Sven's SudokuPad vs Betweenle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sven's SudokuPad
Play your own Sudoku puzzles within an app used by popular Sudoku content creators. Features exclusive new puzzles from renowned Sudoku players. Enjoy a dedicated Sudoku experience.
- Play your own Sudoku puzzles
- Used by Cracking the Cryptic
- Exclusive new classic Sudokus
- Developed by Sven (Cracking the Cryptic webapp developer)
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Sven's SudokuPad finally lets you play your own Sudoku puzzles in the same app as used by Cracking the Cryptic in their videos. Created by Sven, the same developer who has created and improved the Cracking the Cryptic Sudoku webapp over the past year. It also includes a few brand new classic Sudokus created by Simon and Mark exclusively for Sven's SudokuPad.
Betweenle
A word guessing game where players deduce a hidden word by entering guesses and receiving feedback on its alphabetical position. Utilize clues like dots to narrow down the possibilities within a limited number of attempts.
- Guess the secret word
- 14 guess limit
- Alphabetical dictionary
- Before/after word placement feedback
- Orange dot proximity indicator
- Daily and unlimited modes
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Can you guess the secret word hidden between other words? You have 14 guesses to do it. Dictionary is sorted in Alphabetical Order. Entering word tells you if secret word is placed in dictionary before or after entered word. Orange dot tells you if secret word is closer to top or bottom word. Play daily mode and share score with your friends or enjoy unlimited mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Betweenle at Free against Sven's SudokuPad's $2.99. Betweenle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 116). Sven's SudokuPad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On in-app purchases 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
Betweenle is free to download; Sven's SudokuPad costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Betweenle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Betweenle has 1.7K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Sven's SudokuPad's written reviews are positive against 56% of Betweenle's.
Sven's SudokuPad ships an update weekly, Betweenle every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Sven's SudokuPad | Betweenle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (116 ratings) | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews | 55.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 116 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #139 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sven Neumann | Michal Gorny |
Customer experience
Sven's SudokuPad
Betweenle
User reviews
Sven's SudokuPad
From 116 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great user interface
- 🚀 Convenient for solving Cracking the Cryptic puzzles
- 👍 Fantastic app for Sudoku fans
- 👍 Supports various Sudoku notations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Lacking features compared to web version
- 🔍 Outdated and not well-maintained
- 🔍 Missing support for Sudoku variants
Betweenle
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Creative and clever word game
- 💡 Great for coffee dates and friendly competition
Room to improve
- 🐛 Easy to get stuck on random words with no option to give up
- 🔍 Lack of a way to share scores without revealing hints
- 🔒 No option to pay for ad-free version
Bugs and requests
Sven's SudokuPad
Reported bugs
4 issues- Puzzle progress not saving properly
- Puzzle instructions not transferring correctly
- Buttons and controls not working consistently
- Puzzle library management issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Fog of War puzzles
- Implement auto-pencil mark elimination
- Ability to highlight all instances of a number
- Cloud sync to continue progress on multiple devices
- Add more color options for accessibility
Betweenle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard input can be slow to react
- No landscape mode option, only portrait
Requested features
3 requests- Add a quit/give up option for stuck levels
- Implement a way to quickly share scores without revealing hints
- Offer a one-time purchase to remove ads
In-app purchases
Sven's SudokuPad
No in-app purchases
Betweenle
No in-app purchases
