Comparison

Match It vs Apparent Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Match It

An engaging educational game designed to enhance children's visual, problem-solving, and cognitive skills. It features interactive matching activities with colorful images and sounds, rewarding progress with stars and awards.

Highlights
  • Visual spatial skill development
  • Problem-solving activities
  • Cognitive skill enhancement
  • Interactive matching games
  • Rewards and star ratings
  • Alphabet, animal, and shape learning
Features
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Match it is a fun educational game for kids. This app has been developed to improve Visual Spatial Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Cognitive Skills and confidence through activities such as identifying pictures, words, letters of the alphabet, colours, animals, vehicle names and much more. Match it uses colourful designs, pictures and sounds to make it fun and interactive. On this app, kids can play matching games involving colours, shapes, animals etc. and with touch and trace, it's simple and easy to use! its all there and its fun to do with beautiful images. After completing all the matches, the child receives star ratings, applause and awards for certain achievements. How to play: Just draw line between two images and the correct match will be connected with the line. App Features: • A simple and easy to understand game. • Listen to the words by clicking object • Images keep changing to extend the learning and keep the child interested. • Interactive designs and sounds to make playing fun! • Rewards achievements the more times you play • Receive a ‘Star’ after a level has been completed • Really helpful for learning Alphabets, Animals, Birds, Flowers, Shapes, Colours, Vehicles, Fruits, Vegetables Do experience this app and be part of the fun learning play of your child first stage!!

About

Apparent Sudoku

Experience classic Sudoku puzzles without any distractions. This app offers a clean interface, multiple difficulty levels, and advanced features like pencil marks and smart highlighting. Track your progress and compete globally with Game Center leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Game Center Leaderboards
  • 50,000+ puzzles
  • Clean, intuitive interface
  • Pencil marks and smart highlighting
  • iCloud sync
  • iPad Apple Pencil support
Features
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Enjoy the timeless puzzle game of Sudoku with a clean, distraction-free experience. Apparent Sudoku is designed for puzzle lovers who want to focus on what matters: the game itself. No ads, no analytics tracking, no third-party code—just pure Sudoku. FEATURES: • Four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Extreme • Game Center Leaderboards - compete globally for best times • 50,000 puzzles with technique-based difficulty grading • Clean, intuitive interface optimized for iPhone and iPad • Pencil marks (notes) for tracking candidate numbers • Smart highlighting shows related cells and matching numbers • Game timer to track your solving speed • Statistics tracking: best times, median times, and win percentage • Undo support to correct mistakes • iPad Apple Pencil support with Scribble • iCloud sync keeps your progress across all devices • Fun celebration animations when you win • The Daily: a shared daily puzzle with streaks, a completion calendar, spoiler-free sharing, and a daily leaderboard • Hints: a free nudge whenever you're stuck; solve hint-free for a Perfect SUDOKU PRO: Upgrade once to unlock the full puzzle bank of 50,000+ puzzles across all difficulty levels. Your purchase works on all your iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices. Perfect for relaxing, challenging your mind, or passing the time. Whether you're a Sudoku beginner or an expert, Apparent Sudoku has puzzles for every skill level. Support indie development—made with love by a solo developer.

Screenshots

Match It4 screens
Apparent Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Apparent Sudoku at Free against Match It's $0.99. Apparent Sudoku also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 38 months). Match It's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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

Apparent Sudoku is free to download; Match It costs $0.99 up front. Apparent Sudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Match It asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Match It ships an update every 38 months, Apparent Sudoku every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Match It versus Apparent Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch ItApparent Sudoku
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—3.4 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRAYO INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITEDApparent Logic, LLC

Customer experience

Match It

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Apparent Sudoku

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Match It

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Apparent Sudoku

One-time1
  • Sudoku Pro$5.00

Questions

Is Match It free?
Match It costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apparent Sudoku free?
Apparent Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Match It or Apparent Sudoku have ads?
Neither Match It nor Apparent Sudoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Match It or Apparent Sudoku?
Match It ships an update every 38 months, and Apparent Sudoku every 3 weeks. Most recently, Match It was updated on October 8, 2026 and Apparent Sudoku on October 20, 2026.

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