Sudoku Master Edition vs Dharahara Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku Master Edition
Engage in classic Sudoku with a vast array of customization options. Enjoy daily challenges, limited-time events, and five difficulty levels. Features smart tools and a pen-and-paper experience with Apple Pencil support.
- Dozens of custom themes
- Limited-time events
- Five difficulty levels
- Lightning and Zen Modes
- Highlight Helper
- Apple Pencil support
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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.
Dharahara Stack
Rebuild a famous historic tower by carefully stacking stone floors. Master precise drops to achieve height, alignment, and time goals across various challenges. Explore a living Kathmandu Valley and learn facts about the tower's history.
- Stack stone floors with crane mechanics
- Multiple build journeys and free climb modes
- Daily challenges with unique wind patterns
- Dynamic Kathmandu Valley environment
- Learn historical facts about the tower
- Save and share tower creations
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Rebuild the Dharahara — Kathmandu's famous white tower, also known as Bhimsen Stambha, first completed in 1832 — one swinging floor at a time. A crane swings each stone floor over the tower. Tap to drop it. Land it close to the centre and your tower stands tall; land it badly and it starts to lean. Simple to learn, calm to play, and surprisingly hard to master. BUILD JOURNEY Ten heights from 9 to 63 storeys. Each one has three medals: finish the tower, keep it 85% aligned, and beat the time goal. Earn them on separate attempts; every medal you win stays yours. FREE MODE Keep climbing as high as you can. Perfect drops build a combo and multiply your score. Rise past the rooftops, through the clouds, and toward the stars. TODAY'S NINE A new wind pattern every day. Nine storeys, one shared challenge, your best time on a seven-day calendar. A LIVING KATHMANDU VALLEY Snow peaks of the Himalaya, a city full of rooftops and pagodas, prayer flags in the breeze. The valley moves from morning to golden sunset to a night of glowing windows, following your phone's clock. LEARN THE STORY Every time a tower falls, discover a real fact about the Dharahara — from its 213-step staircase to its rebuilding after the 2015 earthquake. KEEP YOUR TOWERS Save a picture of every completed tower in your personal album, or share it with friends. - No ads, no account, no tracking - Works fully offline - Gentle haptics and a quiet soundscape
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dharahara Stack at daily against Sudoku Master Edition's every 5 weeks. Dharahara Stack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Sudoku Master Edition's advantage is ratings volume (7.9K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sudoku Master Edition sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Dharahara Stack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dharahara Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku Master Edition has 7.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sudoku Master Edition ships an update every 5 weeks, Dharahara Stack daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku Master Edition | Dharahara Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoolatron Studios | ANUJ JOSHI |
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
Dharahara Stack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sudoku Master Edition
- Premium Theme Credit$0.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
Dharahara Stack
- Mudra$1.99
- Mudra$3.99
- Silver Thaili$5.99
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- Gold Thaili$7.99
Questions
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