Comparison

Pro vs SpaceCorp

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

Head to head
About

Pro

This app offers a unique Sudoku experience with Apple Pencil support for drawing numbers and a step-by-step solver. Create your own puzzles, enjoy Zen mode for focused play, and tackle challenging puzzles from a renowned creator.

Highlights
  • Apple Pencil drawing and input
  • Step-by-step solver with explanations
  • Puzzle author mode for creation
  • Zen mode for distraction-free play
  • Light & Dark mode support
  • Gameplay customization options
  • Includes puzzles by Arto Inkala
Features
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Pro:Sudoku is a fresh take on the traditional Sudoku game. This doesn't mean this app is just yet another Sudoku app. Pro:Sudoku brings powerful features to make your Sudoku puzzling even more fun and entertaining. Some of the features include: * Support for Apple Pencil: Draw your numbers with Apple Pencil on iPad just like with Pen on Paper. Need to correct a mistake? Just draw an X over the number you want to remove and it will be gone. It's that easy! This feature is powered by handwriting recognition done with on-device intelligence, which means no data is taken anywhere to be processed. Plus you can play with Pro:Sudoku from anywhere, even with no connectivity. You can also input and clear pencil notes in your cells. * Keyboard support: If you prefer to play with keyboard and trackpad on iPad, you can do it with Pro:Sudoku. * Step-by-Step Solver: Got stuck with a puzzle? Pro:Sudoku comes with a solver to help you move ahead. The solver will also explain why that step can be taken, to help you understand advanced solving techniques. (Note that "diabolical"-level techniques are not yet supported.) * Puzzle Author mode: So you can create your own puzzles and share them with friends. * Full undo/redo support, including for changes made by the solver. * Zen mode: Tap on the chevron next to the puzzle board to move the on-screen controls completely out of view. This option lets you focus entirely on your puzzle when playing with Apple Pencil. * Light & Dark: Pro:Sudoku respects your system light/dark setting to make sure your puzzle solving always matches your current environment. * Gameplay Options: Tap on a cell in the puzzle board to have Pro:Sudoku highlight other cells according to your options: You can change whether cells in the same column/row/group, or cells with the same number are highlighted. You can also set whether Pro:Sudoku should highlight mistakes or let you figure them out by yourself. You can also change the color used for numbers drawn in with Apple Pencil or placed with the on-screen controls. * Challenges: Puzzles created by the famous Finnish mathematician and Sudoku puzzle creator Arto Inkala are included with Pro:Sudoku, so you can test your puzzle solving skills against the hardest known puzzles.¹ No Apple Pencil? You can still play with the on-screen controls on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, or even mix pencil-drawn strokes and numbers placed with controls on iPad. Pro:Sudoku is under active development and even more exciting features will be unveiled soon. ¹ Arto Inkala's puzzles are used under permission.

About

SpaceCorp

Lead humanity's expansion into space, building bases, mining resources, and exploring distant star systems. This turn-based strategy game offers a complete sci-fi experience playable in under an hour, featuring a card-driven system and various game modes.

Highlights
  • Build bases on Moon and Mars
  • Survey Saturn's rings
  • Explore Europa's oceans
  • Send generational colony ships
  • Card-driven hand management
  • Multiple game modes
  • Three distinct eras of play
Features
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Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, explore the vast oceans of Europa, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri and beyond, all in one sitting! SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game, playable in 60 minutes or less! Using a clever card-driven, hand-management system, SpaceCorp plays in under 60 minutes, and has many exciting game modes, from playing against aggressive AI's to playing against a devious, hand-crafted, card-driven automa. It also includes optional era situation cards to add additional variety. Do you have what it takes to lead mankind into the future? ------------------------------- In SpaceCorp, the player explores and develops outer space over three eras. The player controls an Earth-based enterprise seeking profit by driving the expansion of humanity into the Solar System and nearby stars. In SpaceCorp you can … - Assemble a spaceport at a Lagrange Point. - Launch an exploration mission to Mars. - Mine asteroids. - Earn profit from exotic resources discovered on the Jovian moons. - Discover microbial life in the subsurface oceans of Charon. - Decode exo-DNA to develop radiation resistant human pioneers. - Undertake a mission to Alpha Centauri in a generation ship. - Break through technological barriers to achieve faster-than-light travel. - Establish a colony in the Tau Ceti star system. - Each of the three eras is played on a different map: - The first era, Mariners, covers exploration and development out to Mars. - In Planeteers, players settle the outer solar system. - In Starfarers, players send missions to nearby star systems and establish interstellar colonies. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a digital adaptation of the award-winning board game by the same name released in 2018 by John Butterfield and GMT Games. It was nominated for the "2018 Golden Elephant Award" on Board Game Geek, along with Root and Brass: Birmingham. Other award winners on Board Game Geek include Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Dune: Imperium. As a fast-playing, tight strategy game, SpaceCorp is perfect for players looking to get their strategy game fix in short time frames. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: Ventures is an expansion for SpaceCorp under development, and planned for release in Fall of 2025. In SpaceCorp: Ventures, players will be able to play as any one of 14 different rival corporations, each with their own powers, abilities, and motivations, leading to very dynamic games and ever changing strategies.

Screenshots

Pro4 screens
SpaceCorp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpaceCorp at 4.1 against Pro's 3.5. SpaceCorp also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On 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

Pro costs $4.99 and SpaceCorp $6.99 up front. SpaceCorp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpaceCorp holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpaceCorp has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pro's written reviews are positive against 72% of SpaceCorp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro ships an update every 2 months, SpaceCorp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pro versus SpaceCorp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProSpaceCorp
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.1 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews72.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruno Philipe Resende SilvaLogix Interactive LLC

Customer experience

Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

SpaceCorp

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%

Bugs and requests

Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SpaceCorp

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when starting the game
  • Tutorial doesn't work consistently

Requested features

2 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Improved tutorial experience

In-app purchases

None

Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SpaceCorp

One-time1
  • Ventures Expansion$4.99

Questions

Is Pro free?
Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpaceCorp free?
SpaceCorp costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pro or SpaceCorp?
SpaceCorp is rated higher. Pro averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SpaceCorp averages 4.1 from 23 ratings.
Do Pro or SpaceCorp have ads?
Neither Pro nor SpaceCorp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro or SpaceCorp?
Pro ships an update every 2 months, and SpaceCorp weekly. Most recently, Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and SpaceCorp on October 14, 2026.

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