Comparison

Sudoku Club vs Sudoku Classic

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Club

Experience the classic pen-and-paper Sudoku with a digital twist. Enjoy distraction-free gameplay, customizable assistance, and a vast library of puzzles. Track your progress and personalize your play style with various modes and themes.

Highlights
  • Pen-and-paper feel
  • Distraction-free and Game modes
  • Customizable assistance
  • Scratchpad overlay
  • Game statistics and rewards
  • 50,000+ unique puzzles
  • Light/Dark and color modes
Features
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Sudoku Club is pen-and-paper-first. It gives you the Sudoku experience you know and love from real paper. Simple, intuitive, direct. Just pick up your pencil and start writing. Distraction-free. Ad-free. Write to fill in. Scribble over to erase. Tap for note-taking. That’s it. :: Play distraction-free or with Suspense Choose from 2 different play modes: - If you want your experience calm and distraction-free, PAPER MODE is for you. Results are shown when finished. If you need feedback on the way there, you'll get it. - If you like the thrill of potential doom, try GAME MODE. It counts your mistakes—make three and you have to start again. :: Meaningful assistance Decide for yourself how much help you need — from none at all to - number-highlighting - auto-filled notations - auto-deleted notations :: Introducing: The Scratchpad If things get too complicated, you can overlay your Sudoku with a seethrough scratchpad. :: Game Statistics and Rewards Keep track of your achievements. See if you can beat your personal best. All statistics are grouped by used assistance methods. :: 50,000+ unique puzzles Sudoku Club contains 50,000+ uniquely generated and evaluated Sudoku puzzles on 5 difficulty levels from beginner to professional, based on human solvability measures. :: Customize Your Style - Light/Dark mode - Color modes - Outline style modes :: Customize Your Screen Sudoku Club works great with Split Screen. You can have your music player or podcast app next to your Sudoku. Convenient! :: Sudoku Pass-and-Play Create a user profile for every Sudoku lover in your house. :: Ad-free Get a pack of sudoku plays; play unlimited for year or for a lifetime. However you decide — Sudoku Club is free of ads. :: iCloud-Synced Your game progress is saved in your private iCloud. Of course, you can always play offline. :: Track-free, Link-free Sudoku Club does not collect your data. :: Wrist-obstruction-free Sudoku Club is designed for handwriting. Apple Pencil or compatible stylus is recommended. Place your wrist anywhere, even on the grid. Alternatively, you can use a passive stylus or your finger. Sudoku Club is currently only available for iPad. Sudoku Club members will be the first to know when the iPhone app is ready! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sudokuclub.ekkehardpetzold.de/privacyEN.html

About

Sudoku Classic

Engage your mind with a classic logic puzzle game. Offers beautifully crafted boards across multiple difficulty levels, with smart hints to guide your progress. Track your performance and enjoy a seamless experience with cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Beautiful handcrafted boards
  • 6 playing levels
  • Smart hints
  • Weekly Challenge
  • Cloud Sync
  • Performance tracking
  • Unlimited Undo/Redo
Features
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Classic Sudoku by Logic Wiz is a free entertaining logic game and brain training app, joining a family of Sudoku and Logic games developed by Logic Wiz. The puzzles are beautifully handcrafted and divided into 6 playing levels from Beginner to Master. The app comes with a great interface and tools for novice and professional solvers. Smart hints show the next logical step to overcome hurdles and help you become a better player. The Logic Wiz Sudoku free app was chosen as the Best Sudoku app and the Best Brain Training app. About Sudoku: Sudoku is a logic number game. The objective is to fill a 9x9 board with the digits 1 to 9, so that no digit appears twice in a row, column and 3x3 box. Puzzle Features: * Beautiful handcrafted boards. * Unique solution to each puzzle. * All boards designed and created by Logic-Wiz. Game Features: * Smart Hints to help and teach. * Weekly Challenge. * Gallery game view. * Play multiple games concurrently. * Cloud Sync - Synchronize your progress over multiple devices. * Keep Screen Awake. * Light and Dark Theme. * Sticky digit mode. * Remaining cells of a digit. * Select multiple cells at once. * Select multiple cells at distributed locations of the board. * Multiple pencil marks styles. * Double notation. * Auto remove pencil marks. * Highlight matching digits and pencil marks. * Multiple error modes. * Performance tracking for each puzzle. * Statistics and Accomplishments. * Unlimited Undo/Redo. * Various cell marking options- highlights and symbols * Track and improve solving time. * Board preview. * Reset Level * Mobile Phones and Tablets.

Screenshots

Sudoku Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sudoku Club at none against Sudoku Classic's shown. Sudoku Classic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (391 vs 31). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Sudoku Club sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Sudoku Classic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sudoku Club against 4.8 for Sudoku Classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku Classic has 391 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Sudoku Club's written reviews are positive against 91% of Sudoku Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Club ships an update every 3 months, Sudoku Classic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sudoku Club versus Sudoku Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku ClubSudoku Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings)4.8 (391 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better90.7% of reviews
Number of ratings31391 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEkkehard PetzoldLogic-Wiz

Customer experience

Sudoku Club

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

Sudoku Classic

All ratings391 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.3%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku Club

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sudoku Classic

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Puzzles disappearing from the library
  • Ads that cannot be closed or skipped

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import custom puzzles
  • Save and resume unfinished puzzles
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Offline mode for no ads

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sudoku Club

Subscriptions1
  • Annual subscription$3.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Sudokus$0.99
  • 500 Sudokus$2.99
  • 1000 Sudokus$3.99
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  • Lifetime Unlimited Access$6.99
3 purchases

Sudoku Classic

One-time3
  • Logic Wiz Classic Sudoku promo$5.59
  • Logic Wiz Classic Sudoku Spec.$5.59
  • Logic Wiz Classic Sudoku$6.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Club free?
Sudoku Club is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku Classic free?
Sudoku Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Club or Sudoku Classic?
Sudoku Classic is rated higher. Sudoku Club averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Sudoku Classic averages 4.8 from 391 ratings.
Do Sudoku Club or Sudoku Classic have ads?
Sudoku Classic shows ads; Sudoku Club does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Club or Sudoku Classic?
Sudoku Club ships an update every 3 months, and Sudoku Classic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sudoku Club was updated on July 28, 2026 and Sudoku Classic on September 21, 2026.

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