Decypher vs King Sudoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decypher
Engage in a team-based word guessing game where players give clues to help their team find specific words. It's a fun challenge to test your vocabulary and deduction skills.
- Team-based gameplay
- Clue giving
- Word finding challenges
- Multiplayer mode
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Challenge yourself and friends with cypher word games! Take turns between teams to give clues, and find your team words. Best of luck!
King Sudoku
Enjoy Sudoku puzzles without intrusive advertisements. This app offers a distraction-free environment with multiple difficulty levels and daily challenges. Save your progress and play offline, anytime, anywhere.
- Zero interrupting ads
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Clean, minimal interface
- Auto-save progress
- Daily Sudoku challenges
- Offline play
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Finally, Sudoku without the constant ad interruptions. King Sudoku lets you focus on what matters - solving puzzles. No forced ads. No pop-up ads breaking your concentration mid-puzzle. No waiting 30 seconds to continue. Ads only ever appear when YOU choose to watch one for a reward - and Premium removes them entirely. WHY KING SUDOKU? Most puzzle apps bombard you with ads every few minutes. We believe your focus shouldn't be for sale. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free experience that lets you get into the flow and stay there. FEATURES: • No forced ads - optional rewarded videos only, never mid-puzzle • Go 100% ad-free with King Sudoku Premium • Multiple difficulty levels from beginner to expert • Daily Sudoku challenges to keep your streak alive • Beautiful themes to match your mood • Auto-save your progress • Works offline - play anywhere, no connection needed • Clean, minimal interface designed for focus Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: King Sudoku at 4.9 against Decypher's 1.0. King Sudoku also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). Decypher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. King Sudoku sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Decypher asks for nothing beyond the download.
King Sudoku holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: King Sudoku has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Decypher ships an update weekly, King Sudoku every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Decypher | King Sudoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chun Wong | Enis shelbaya |
Customer experience
Decypher
King Sudoku
In-app purchases
Decypher
No in-app purchases
King Sudoku
- sub_supporter_yearly$0.991 Year
- King Sudoku Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- sub_patron_yearly$2.991 Year
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- King Sudoku Premium$2.991 Month
- sub_champion_yearly$4.991 Year
- King Sudoku Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- sub_benefactor_yearly$24.991 Year
- King Sudoku Premium$24.991 Year
- sub_icon_yearly$49.991 Year
- sub_legend_yearly$99.991 Year
