Comparison

Sudoku Master Edition vs Minesweeper Frontier

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sudoku Master Edition

This app offers a comprehensive Sudoku experience with numerous customization options, multiple game modes, and difficulty levels. It features a minimalist design, daily challenges, and Apple Pencil integration for a pen-and-paper feel.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Multiple game modes (Lightning, Mistake, Classic, Zen)
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • Adjustable grid styles
  • Note-taking and highlighting features
  • Apple Pencil integration
  • Daily reminders and auto-complete
Features
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***FEATURED AS APPLE'S GAME OF THE DAY IN 40+ COUNTRIES*** SUDOKU MASTER EDITION is classic Sudoku with a wardrobe. Play across dozens of custom themes, jump into limited-time events, and pick your fight across five difficulty levels from Easy to Master. Beautiful, minimalist, and built to keep you coming back. Whether you're a daily solver or just getting hooked, here's what's inside: THEMES & EVENTS - Dozens of custom themes to make the board truly yours - Exclusive limited-time events with rewards you won't find anywhere else - 13 app icons and 26 hand-picked fonts to match your style - Sleek Dark theme for late-night solving PLAY YOUR WAY - Five difficulty levels, from a gentle Easy to a brutal Master - Lightning Mode for fast, high-energy solving - Zen Mode for a calm, distraction-free pen-and-paper feel - Mistake Mode or Classic Mode, however you like to play - Adjustable grid styles and a modern color palette that's easy on the eyes SMART TOOLS - Highlight Helper to spot your next move - Notes for jotting down possibilities (or secret messages, we won't tell) - Auto-complete and Quick Start to skip the busywork - Daily reminders so you never break your streak - In-app tutorial and help for when you need a hand APPLE PENCIL (compatible iPad & Apple Pencil) - A true pen-and-paper experience: scribble numbers and notes by hand - Built-in Notepad to sketch ideas and erase with a tap - No Pencil? Just toggle the notepad off and play as normal Relaxing original soundtrack by EARLYGUARD, endless customization, and more on the way. Download SUDOKU MASTER EDITION and find your perfect game.

About

Minesweeper Frontier

Features
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Minesweeper without the coin flips. Every classic Minesweeper game eventually hands you a 50/50 and asks you to gamble. This one never does. Each board is built and checked so that logic always has a safe move waiting somewhere. If you are stuck, the answer is on the screen. You just have not found it yet. AN ENDLESS BOARD There are no edges and no fixed grid. Start in the middle and sweep outward in any direction, as far as you want to go. The world is generated around you as you explore, so it never runs out and never makes you wait. The further you travel from where you started, the denser the mines become. Nearby ground is gentle. Distant ground is not. SCORING THAT REWARDS REAL WORK Tapping one cell and watching half the screen open up feels great, but it should not be worth much, and here it is not. Points are weighted by how dangerous each cell actually was when you opened it. A huge cascade earns close to nothing. Picking apart a tight cluster of 3s and 4s pays properly. Your best run is kept, and the counter turns gold the moment you beat it. PLAY IT YOUR WAY Three levels of tap assist, so the busywork is optional: Quick open: tap a satisfied number to clear around it. Auto-flag: flags the mines it can prove, then opens. Auto-clear: after every move, every satisfied number opens itself and cascades onward. SIX THEMES, SIX ICONS Deep, Classic, Neon, Terminal, High Contrast Dark, and High Contrast Light. Each one changes the whole board: tile material, number palette, typeface, and the settings screen itself. Classic is the bevelled grey grid you remember. Terminal comes with scanlines. Every theme has a matching app icon, and you can put any of the six on your home screen. BUILT TO BE PLAYED BY ANYONE Navigation arrows: move the board by tapping, for when dragging is hard. Zoom buttons: no pinching required. Reduce Motion: newly opened areas appear instantly, with no ripple. Highlight a safe cell: after five seconds without a move, a cell that is certain to be safe gets outlined. Flag mines for you: every five seconds, one provable mine is flagged automatically. Show every mine: marks all the mines around you, for players who want the exploring without the risk. Turn on as many as you like. Nothing is locked behind anything. SOUND AND FEEL Every reveal is a soft click, pitched a step higher for each ring the wave travels outward, so opening a large area plays as a run of notes instead of a rattle. Flags get a sound of their own. Haptics follow the same wave. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account, no sign-in. Works offline, always.

Screenshots

Sudoku Master Edition4 screens
Minesweeper Frontier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper Frontier at none against Sudoku Master Edition's 2. Minesweeper Frontier also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Sudoku Master Edition's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sudoku Master Edition sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper Frontier asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Master Edition ships an update every 3 weeks, Minesweeper Frontier daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sudoku Master Edition versus Minesweeper Frontier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku Master EditionMinesweeper Frontier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoolatron StudiosEasy Reps Fitness Inc

Bugs and requests

Sudoku Master Edition

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes after completing puzzles
  • Handwriting recognition issues with certain numbers
  • Saved games disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior when using pencil input
  • Inability to enter wrong numbers
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  • Bugs introduced with recent updates

Requested features

10 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to import custom puzzles
  • More themes and color options
  • Improved undo/redo functionality
  • Ability to differentiate user-entered numbers from pre-filled numbers
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  • Larger game board size
  • Difficulty progression that feels more balanced
  • Hint system that doesn't reveal full solutions
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard features
  • Ability to pause and resume games

Minesweeper Frontier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sudoku Master Edition

One-time2
  • Premium Theme Credit$0.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
None

Minesweeper Frontier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku Master Edition free?
Sudoku Master Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Frontier free?
Minesweeper Frontier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sudoku Master Edition or Minesweeper Frontier have ads?
Sudoku Master Edition shows ads; Minesweeper Frontier does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Master Edition or Minesweeper Frontier?
Sudoku Master Edition ships an update every 3 weeks, and Minesweeper Frontier daily. Most recently, Sudoku Master Edition was updated on October 29, 2026 and Minesweeper Frontier on October 24, 2026.

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