Mathdoku Challenge! vs Mathdoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mathdoku Challenge!
This game combines Sudoku logic with mathematical operations. Solve puzzles by filling cells with numbers that satisfy row, column, and cage constraints. Offers daily puzzles and purchasable packs to challenge your mind.
- Sudoku-style number placement
- Mathematical cage operations
- Logic-based puzzle solving
- Daily new puzzles
- Purchasable puzzle packs
- Varying puzzle sizes
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Do you like Sudoku? How about KenKen (or is it Ken Ken)? Or simply looking for that next game to get you brain going? Then give Mathdoku a try! Mathdoku Challenge! brings an exciting new twist to Sudoku. Step up to the plate and solve problems with your math skills. Face challenging puzzles of varying sizes, leverage the hints you are given, and use logic to find the solution. Mathdoku will stretch your mind, wake you up, and keep you on your toes. Play as many puzzles as you want! Each day, you get even more puzzles to play. Or purchase a puzzle pack to keep the fun going. Puzzles are divided into cages by grouping cells together. Hints for a cage are composed of a target number and an operation. Combining the cells in the cage using the mathematical operation must reach the target number. A number can only be used once per row and column. Use this limitation, hints, and unit cells to find the solution to the puzzles.
Mathdoku
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Mathdoku (known as KenKen, Calcudoku) is an arithmetic puzzle that combines elements of sudoku and math. The rules of Mathdoku are complex. If you are new to this puzzle, you are suggested to read the wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KenKen for details. We have different levels of Mathdoku for you to play. We have: - An unlimited number of Mathdoku. - Different level of Mathdoku - Easy Mathdoku puzzle - Normal Mathdoku puzzle - Hard Mathdoku puzzle (very difficult KenKen) - Extremely Hard Mathdoku (very difficult KenKen) - A daily new extremely hard challenging Mathdoku (Daily KenKen) This is the ultimate Mathdoku game for IOS. Play Mathdoku now! As in Sudoku, the goal of each puzzle is to fill a grid with digits so that no digit appears more than once in any row or any column (a Latin square). Grids size is 9×9. Additionally, KenKen grids are divided into heavily outlined groups of cells –– often called “cages” –– and the numbers in the cells of each cage must produce a certain “target” number when combined using a specified mathematical operation (either addition, subtraction, multiplication or division). For example, a linear three-cell cage specifying addition and a target number of 6 in a 4×4 puzzle must be satisfied with the digits 1, 2, and 3. Digits may be repeated within a cage, as long as they are not in the same row or column. No operation is relevant for a single-cell cage: placing the "target" in the cell is the only possibility (thus being a "free space"). The target number and operation appear in the upper left-hand corner of the cage. The objective is to fill the grid in with the digits 1 through 9 such that: Each row contains exactly one of each digit Each column contains exactly one of each digit Each bold-outlined group of cells is a cage containing digits which achieve the specified result using the specified mathematical operation: addition (+), subtraction (−), multiplication (×), and division (÷). Some of the techniques from Sudoku and Killer Sudoku can be used here, but much of the process involves the listing of all the possible options and eliminating the options one by one as other information requires.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mathdoku at none against Mathdoku Challenge!'s 4. Mathdoku also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mathdoku Challenge! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mathdoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mathdoku Challenge! ships an update every 8 days, Mathdoku every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathdoku Challenge! | Mathdoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taylor Geisse | Ting Yeung |
In-app purchases
Mathdoku Challenge!
- 100 Puzzles$0.99
- 250 Puzzles$1.99
- 500 Puzzles$3.99
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- 1000 Puzzles$6.99
Mathdoku
No in-app purchases
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