Comparison

Sudoku Lite Version vs Tetsudoku

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Lite Version

Features
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Sudoku — A refined puzzle experience built for iOS. Four handcrafted themes, four difficulty levels, and a Daily Challenge that syncs worldwide. Pure logic, zero clutter. FEATURES • Four difficulties: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert • Daily Challenge — same puzzle for everyone, build your streak • Notes mode — jot candidate digits in warm amber; always visible at a glance • Fill Candidates — reveal legal candidates for every cell in soft gray, distinct from your handwritten notes • Number-first mode — pick a digit, then tap cells to fill them quickly • Hints — step-by-step reasoning nudges when you're stuck • Verify — instantly check for any incorrect entries • Auto-save — leave any time and resume right where you left off DESIGN • Four themes: Paper Dawn · Indigo Drift · Grid Geometric · Midnight Cyan • Icon toolbar with per-button accent colors — clean and intuitive • Adaptive layout for all iPhone and iPad screen sizes • Game Center leaderboards and achievements LANGUAGES English / 繁體中文 / 简体中文 / 日本語 / 한국어

About

Tetsudoku

This app teaches logical Sudoku solving with daily puzzles and detailed hints. It automatically tracks candidates and offers a learn section with fifteen solving strategies. Unlock unlimited custom puzzles and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Daily puzzles (Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert)
  • Logical step-by-step hints
  • Fifteen solving strategies with practice
  • Automatic candidate tracking
  • Custom puzzle generation
  • Solve time and progress tracking
Features
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Every Sudoku has a logical path to the end. Tetsudoku teaches you to find it. Four new puzzles arrive each morning, one per difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert. Twenty more come each week. The archive holds every past puzzle, ready to revisit. Stuck on a move? Most apps hand you the answer. Tetsudoku shows you the next logical step, names the cells involved, and explains the strategy behind it. Head to the Learn section for fifteen solving strategies, each with a full explanation and practice puzzles. Over time, you need fewer hints. Tetsudoku tracks candidates for you. No penciling in numbers by hand: it computes every possible value for every cell automatically. Tap to highlight all cells that can hold a given digit. Find cells with exactly two candidates in one tap. Choose any combination of values and see which cells share them. Less busywork, more solving. Spotted a puzzle in the newspaper? Enter it by hand and solve it right here. Unlock Tetsudoku Unlimited to generate custom puzzles at any difficulty, any time. Stats track your best and average solve times for each difficulty, puzzles finished, and hints used. Watch yourself improve. Easy puzzles are always free. Tetsudoku Unlimited is a single one-time purchase that unlocks Medium, Hard, and Expert puzzles plus unlimited puzzle generation.

Screenshots

Sudoku Lite Version4 screens
Tetsudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku Lite Version at none against Tetsudoku's 1. Sudoku Lite Version also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Tetsudoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 46 months). 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. Tetsudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku Lite Version asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Lite Version ships an update every 46 months, Tetsudoku every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Sudoku Lite Version versus Tetsudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku Lite VersionTetsudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 46 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuang Jui-MingAnodized Software

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku Lite Version

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tetsudoku

One-time1
  • Tetsudoku Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Lite Version free?
Sudoku Lite Version is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tetsudoku free?
Tetsudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sudoku Lite Version or Tetsudoku have ads?
Sudoku Lite Version shows ads; Tetsudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Lite Version or Tetsudoku?
Sudoku Lite Version ships an update every 46 months, and Tetsudoku every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sudoku Lite Version was updated on October 18, 2026 and Tetsudoku on October 19, 2026.

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