Comparison

Sudoku vs Word VS

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku

This number puzzle game offers endless fun and brain-training benefits. It challenges you to fill grids with numbers 1-9, ensuring each appears only once per row, column, and mini-grid. Regular play enhances logical thinking, memory, and concentration.

Highlights
  • Number puzzle gameplay
  • Logical thinking enhancement
  • Memory improvement
  • Daily challenges
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Error checking and highlighting
Features
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Sudoku - A number puzzle game with endless fun! Sudoku is an interesting puzzle game, and the goal of the game is to place 1 to 9 into each grid so that each number can only appear once in each row, each column and each mini-grid. It is not only easy to get started, but also very beneficial to our brains. There are several benefits of playing Sudoku: Exercise your logical thinking ability to help strengthen your memory. You have to find out the unique number solution of each blank by inference and remember each number solution. Finally, the whole process is a combination of logic and memory Keep your brain away from Alzheimers. The process of Sudoku game is the time of concentration, which can make the brain move and maintain vitality. Learn to quickly change the way of thinking. When you focus on breaking through the Sudoku game, you will immediately make judgments and find new solutions. Can let people calmly forget the trouble, get a sense of accomplishment. When you focus on playing this game and fill all the blanks, You'll get a sense of accomplishment! Playing Sudoku regularly is very beneficial to our brains, such as improving logical thinking ability, improving concentration, memory, observation and imagination, and can get a lot of sense of accomplishment from it! Features: - 3 theme patterns - 9 x9 squares - 4 difficulty levels:Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert Functions: - Daily Challenge. One challenge every day to win monthly trophies. - Automatically checks for errors, remind players of errors with red numbers. - Highlight the same number, to help exclude numeric options. - Hide the number used, prompt the player that the hidden number will no longer appear. - Pause at any time, continue at any time, you can play anytime and anywhere. Enjoy Sudoku, complete it, you'll get a sense of accomplishment!

About

Word VS

Engage in real-time word battles with friends. Challenge opponents to guess a hidden word, strategize based on their moves, and race to be the first to solve it. Track your progress and climb the ranks in this competitive multiplayer word puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Private friend matches
  • Real-time opponent guess tracking
  • Turn-based word guessing
  • Match history and streak tracking
  • Skill-based rating system
  • Dark mode
Features
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Word VS turns the classic word puzzle into a competitive multiplayer experience! Challenge your friends and take turns guessing the same hidden word. Watch their guesses in real time, adjust your strategy, and be the first to solve it to win. How it works: • Create or join a private match • Take turns guessing the word • See your opponent’s guesses instantly • Race to solve it first Features: • Private friend matches • Clean, focused interface • Match history and streak tracking • Skill-based rating system • Dark mode design Word VS is built for friends, families, and anyone who loves word games with a competitive twist. Think fast. Guess smart. Win first.

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
Word VS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sudoku at 705 against Word VS's 7. Sudoku also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Word VS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word VS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku has 705 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku ships an update every 9 days, Word VS every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sudoku versus Word VS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuWord VS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (705 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings705 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperReachJunction Media LimitedMETOYER HOLDINGS L.L.C

Customer experience

Sudoku

All ratings704 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.5%

Word VS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional app crashes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Custom difficulty settings
  • Ability to disable hints/solutions
  • Option to adjust text/number size
  • Dark mode theme

Word VS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

None

Word VS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Word VS free?
Word VS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku or Word VS?
Word VS is rated higher. Sudoku averages 4.8 out of 5 from 705 ratings, while Word VS averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Sudoku or Word VS have ads?
Both Sudoku and Word VS show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku or Word VS?
Sudoku ships an update every 9 days, and Word VS every 11 days. Most recently, Sudoku was updated on November 3, 2026 and Word VS on October 31, 2026.

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