Comparison

Microsoft Sudoku vs Ring Drop

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Sudoku

Enjoy classic and unique Sudoku puzzles with adjustable difficulty. Engage in daily challenges, track your progress, and customize your gameplay with various themes and settings. An optional premium subscription removes ads and unlocks past challenges.

Highlights
  • Classic and Irregular Sudoku modes
  • 6 difficulty levels
  • Daily Challenges with badges
  • Multiple themes and symbol options
  • Note-taking and mistake erasing
  • Cloud save and Xbox Live achievements
  • Progress tracking and statistics
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Relax and keep your mind sharp with a game of Microsoft Sudoku, the world’s best Sudoku app. Classic: Play puzzles you’ve come to love now with 6 difficulty levels to choose from! Elegant, clean and intellectually stimulating. Play at your leisure where every puzzle is freshly generated giving you a never-ending supply of unique classic Sudoku games to play. Irregular: Try a whole new take on Sudoku! Rules are the same but the blocks have irregular shapes. You might not ever go back to the classic way of playing again! It’s cool to be Irregular. Daily Challenges: Play 3 unique challenges every day, collect coins and win badges! Classic, Irregular and an all new Ice Breaker game mode! In Ice Breaker placing correct numbers sends shockwaves across the board that break the ice. Give it a try, it’s a breeze! Features… • Freshly generated puzzles every game across 6 levels of difficulty for Classic and Irregular Sudoku • 3 new Daily Challenges every day • Multiple different themes to choose from. Are you a visual person? Try the Charms theme that uses symbols instead of numbers and can be played in any game mode! • Take notes like you would like you did on paper that get automatically updated each time you fill in a cell. • Made a mistake? No problem just erase it • Sign in with a Microsoft account to earn Xbox Live achievements and save your progress in the cloud across all your Apple devices. • Track your Statistics for all game modes including your Best Time, Average Time, and Games Played. • Customize the way you play with tons of settings including Block Duplicates, Show Mistakes, Show All Notes, and more! • Play by choosing a square first or a number first. Any input method works! • Pick up right where you left off, your classic and irregular puzzle progress is saved when you close the app! Upgrade to Premium on iPhone and iPad. You can purchase the Microsoft Sudoku Premium Subscription for $1.99 per Month or $9.99 per Year. Benefits that come with a Premium Subscription include: • Removing advertisements from your game • Play Daily Challenges from previous months NOTE: Premium Subscription grants premium experience on mobile only. It is non-transferrable to other platforms. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account on confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews monthly or annually depending on the subscription type purchased. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period ($1.99 monthly, or $9.99 annually, depending on the subscription type purchased). You can turn off your auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. If auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, you will not be charged for the next period. All cancellations will take effect at the end of the current period. © Microsoft 2025. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Microsoft Casual Games, the product logos and Sudoku, and the Sudoku logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Acceptance of Microsoft Services Agreement and Privacy Statement are required to play. (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement) Microsoft account registration required for cross-platform play. Game offers in-app purchases. Persistent internet connection required. Features, online services and system requirements may vary by country and are subject to change or retirement over time.

About

Ring Drop

A physics-based puzzle game focused on precise timing and satisfying ring drops. Players tap to create bursts, guiding floating rings onto pegs for a relaxing yet addictive experience. Master your timing to achieve perfect drop streaks.

Highlights
  • Smooth and satisfying physics
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
  • Relaxing and minimal design
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Addictive mechanics
  • Perfect drop streaks
Features
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Drop the rings. Land them perfectly. Feel the satisfaction. Ring Drop is a relaxing yet addictive physics-based puzzle game where timing and precision are everything. Tap to create bursts, guide floating rings, and land them perfectly on the pegs. Features: • Smooth and satisfying physics • Easy to learn, hard to master gameplay • Relaxing and minimal design • Increasing difficulty with challenging levels • Addictive mechanics that keep you playing Master your timing, control the flow, and build the perfect drop streak. Can you land them all?

Screenshots

Microsoft Sudoku4 screens
Ring Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ring Drop at 100% against Microsoft Sudoku's 37%. Ring Drop also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Microsoft Sudoku's advantage is ratings volume (7.5K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Microsoft Sudoku sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ring Drop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ring Drop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Sudoku has 7.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Microsoft Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ring Drop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Microsoft Sudoku versus Ring Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft SudokuRing Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationEmre AKBAS

Customer experience

Microsoft Sudoku

All ratings7,407 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews496 reviews
Positive37.3%
Neutral15.5%
Negative47.2%

Ring Drop

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Sudoku

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily challenge progress not syncing across devices
  • Levels and scores resetting unexpectedly
  • App getting stuck on loading screens
  • Ads hijacking device controls and interrupting background audio

Requested features

5 requests
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
  • More customization options for notes and highlighting
  • Ability to replay past daily challenges
  • Improved undo/redo functionality
  • Autofill or auto-complete options for advanced players

Ring Drop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Microsoft Sudoku

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
None

Ring Drop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Sudoku free?
Microsoft Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ring Drop free?
Ring Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Sudoku or Ring Drop?
Ring Drop is rated higher. Microsoft Sudoku averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.5K ratings, while Ring Drop averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Microsoft Sudoku or Ring Drop have ads?
Both Microsoft Sudoku and Ring Drop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Sudoku or Ring Drop?
Microsoft Sudoku ships an update every 2 months, and Ring Drop every 2 months. Most recently, Microsoft Sudoku was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ring Drop on October 21, 2026.

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