Sudoku vs Sudoku Compete
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku
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Sudoku : Challenge Attractive Layout, Amazing Graphics, Extraordinary Designed Board, Intuitive User Interface, Ease of Use. This is the Sudoku that you should challenge like you never experience before. Unlimited puzzles with varied level of difficulty to fit your choice. You’ll never regret having this Sudoku Challenge, which is just perfectly challenge your mind, your logical thinking skill, your brain cells! Interrupted? Need a Break? Exit Sudoku Challenge and you’ll get to see your incomplete puzzle is saved and awaiting for your return. Stuck? Need some guide? Simply click on hints and you'll get an answer right away! Useful hints as aid, why not! Feature: - Intuitive Number Pad - Smart Notes - Conflict Checking - Auto Save Mode - Levels of Difficulty - Endless, Randomly Generated Puzzles - Game Timer - Pause/Resume Puzzle - Smart Hints - Auto Disable Fully Filled Number Rules - Every cell in each row, column and nonet (3x3 group of cells) must contain a unique digit from 1 to 9 only once.
Sudoku Compete
Engage in real-time Sudoku battles against friends or random opponents. Earn points for correct fills and lose them for errors. Track your progress and climb the monthly leaderboards.
- Real-time multiplayer battles
- Compete against friends
- Play against random opponents
- Single-player mode
- Monthly leaderboards
- Detailed game statistics
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Compete against your friends in realtime on the same Sudoku board. Be quick, or they'll steal your squares. You get one point for every square you fill in, and you lose two points if you enter a number incorrectly. Let the battle begin. Don't have any Sudoku-playing friends? That's okay, you've still got options. Plan A: get your friends to download Sudoku Compete and cream them with your ultimate Sudoku skills. Plan B: play online against a random opponent. Plan C: play Sudoku the traditional way in single-player mode. Battle for the top places on the monthly leaderboard or just play to keep track of how many games you've completed, your win rate, and lots of other statistics!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku Compete at none against Sudoku's 3. Sudoku's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sudoku Compete asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sudoku ships an update weekly, Sudoku Compete every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku | Sudoku Compete |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alven Kam | Kollin Murphy |
In-app purchases
Sudoku
- Sudoku : Challenge 20 Hints$0.99
- Sudoku : Challenge 50 Hints$1.99
- Sudoku : Challenge 100 Hints$2.99
Sudoku Compete
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sudoku free?
Is Sudoku Compete free?
Do Sudoku or Sudoku Compete have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sudoku or Sudoku Compete?
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