Comparison

™ Sudoku vs Solid Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

™ Sudoku

Engage your mind with a classic logic puzzle game. Offers a wide range of difficulty levels and helpful tools to assist or challenge players. Enjoy a seamless digital experience of paper-and-pencil Sudoku anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Auto-error detection
  • Manual solving mode
  • Hint system
  • Note-taking functionality
  • Undo feature
  • Mini Sudoku support
Features
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Sudoku Master: A Mind-Engaging Puzzle Adventure! Dive into the world of Sudoku Master, the ultimate game for both puzzle beginners and Sudoku savants! Whether you're seeking a mental workout or a relaxing pastime, Sudoku Master provides an immersive experience, replicating the classic joy of paper-and-pencil Sudoku in a sleek digital format. Embark on a journey through various levels, from beginner-friendly puzzles to mind-bending expert challenges. With millions of Sudoku grids across four difficulty settings – easy, medium, hard, and expert – there's a puzzle for every mood and skill level. Sudoku Master is crafted with exceptional features to enhance your gameplay. Opt for helpful guides like auto-tracking, automated controls, and duplicate highlights, or embrace the thrill of solving puzzles unaided in our manual mode. The choice is yours – tailor the challenge to your preference! Key Features: * Auto-Error Detection or Manual Mode for self-spotting mistakes * Hints available (with a minor time penalty for a balanced challenge) * A vast library of puzzles across varied difficulty levels * Note-taking functionality to strategize and track possible solutions * Easy Undo feature for stress-free corrections * Supports 4x4 Mini Sudoku – perfect for beginners * Share puzzles with friends to spark a friendly competition * Leaderboards and achievements to see how you rank globally * Sleek, user-friendly interface for seamless gameplay * Save and load features to pick up right where you left off Transform your device into a brain-boosting puzzle hub with Sudoku Master. Available for play anytime, anywhere – challenge your intellect and unwind with a grid today!

About

Solid Sudoku

Enjoy a classic 9x9 logic puzzle experience with a daily challenge. This app offers a calm, paper-styled interface playable entirely offline. Unlock the full game with a one-time purchase or subscription.

Highlights
  • Classic 9x9 Sudoku puzzles
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Offline play
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Notes mode for pencil marks
  • Hint system
  • Full undo/redo functionality
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A sudoku, not a platform. Solid Sudoku is a classic 9×9 sudoku with a daily challenge — a calm, paper-styled logic puzzle, fully playable offline. Open the app, pick a difficulty, play. Try everything free for 7 days. One small unlock keeps the whole game. No ads, ever. Nothing else to buy. A REAL LOGIC PUZZLE Every puzzle is generated on your device and always has exactly one solution — solvable by deduction, never by guessing. Four difficulty levels run from a gentle Easy to a properly stubborn Expert. DAILY CHALLENGE One puzzle a day, identical for every player in the world. Solve today's grid and see how your time stacks up — an anonymous percentile against everyone else who played. No account. No usernames. Just the number. THE TOOLS YOU'D ACTUALLY USE • Notes mode for pencil marks — cleared automatically when you fill the cell • 3 hints per game. A hint adds 30 seconds to your adjusted time, so a solved grid still means something • Full undo and redo — the move history even walks back hints and mistakes honestly • Smart highlighting for the selected row, column, box, and matching numbers • The number pad counts down how many of each digit are left DESIGNED LIKE PAPER The whole aesthetic is called Clean Paper: a warm white page, clues that look printed, your entries in soft blue ink. A fresh puzzle page every game, with a touch of retro pixel charm at launch. NO INTERNET REQUIRED Fully playable offline. On a plane. In a basement. Puzzles are generated on your device — no WiFi, no cellular, no waiting for a server. Even today's Daily Challenge works offline; only the percentile needs a connection. Your game saves itself and resumes exactly where you left off. ONE HONEST UNLOCK The whole game is free for 7 days — every difficulty, every tool, nothing held back. If it earns a spot on your home screen, one unlock keeps it: a small yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. No ads, ever. Nothing else to buy. No account, no sign-in — purchases use anonymous store IDs, there's no ad tracking, and your data is never sold. A LITTLE STOIC CALM Stoic quotes from Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca rotate through the app. A small moment of philosophy before the logic starts. SUDOKU FEATURES • Classic 9×9 sudoku with four difficulties: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert • Daily Challenge — the same seeded puzzle for everyone, every day • Unique-solution puzzles, generated instantly on device • Pause-aware timer — pausing never costs you time • Three mistakes and the round is over — gentle stakes, honest wins • Auto-save and resume across launches • Full hardware keyboard support on iPad — arrows, digits, shortcuts The whole game, right here. Pick a difficulty. Fill the grid. That's it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sudoku.doorgames.io/privacy/

Screenshots

™ Sudoku4 screens
Solid Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Solid Sudoku at 5.0 against ™ Sudoku's 4.4. Solid Sudoku also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). ™ Sudoku's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ™ Sudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solid Sudoku sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solid Sudoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ™ Sudoku has 121 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of ™ Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solid Sudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

™ Sudoku ships an update every 8 months, Solid Sudoku every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
™ Sudoku versus Solid Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter™ SudokuSolid Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (121 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVM Mobile TeamDoorGames, LLC

Customer experience

™ Sudoku

All ratings121 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

Solid Sudoku

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

™ Sudoku

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
2 purchases

Solid Sudoku

Subscriptions1
  • Full Version (Annual)$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is ™ Sudoku free?
™ Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solid Sudoku free?
Solid Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ™ Sudoku or Solid Sudoku?
Solid Sudoku is rated higher. ™ Sudoku averages 4.4 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Solid Sudoku averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do ™ Sudoku or Solid Sudoku have ads?
Neither ™ Sudoku nor Solid Sudoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ™ Sudoku or Solid Sudoku?
™ Sudoku ships an update every 8 months, and Solid Sudoku every 4 days. Most recently, ™ Sudoku was updated on November 6, 2026 and Solid Sudoku on November 5, 2026.

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