Comparison

Accessible Sudoku vs Eldershyft

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

Head to head
About

Accessible Sudoku

Enjoy Sudoku on any device with customizable grid sizes and difficulty levels. Designed for offline play with a clean interface and full VoiceOver compatibility. Offers a vast number of patterns for endless puzzling.

Highlights
  • Multiple grid sizes (4x4 to 25x25)
  • Customizable fill-in levels
  • Over 20,000 patterns
  • Offline gameplay
  • VoiceOver compatibility
  • Simple, clean interface
Features
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Accessible Sudoku Play huge grids on small devices. In this version you can Choose to play 4,9,16 or 25 grid sizes. Choose the number of cells to fill in. Features The 4 grid size has over 280 patterns. The 9,16 and 25 grid sizes have 20,000 patterns Designed to be played offline. No in-app purchases. Built to be easy to play but hard to put down. Simple clean interface. 100% VoiceOver compatible. All feedback very welcome to info@woodsideapps.com @John Sturt / Woodside Apps 2024

About

Eldershyft

A unique match-3 puzzle game where you move entire paths on a hexagonal board to create cascades and combos. Build a mystical island, tame beasts, and choose your strategy to achieve high scores or complete challenges.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal board path movement
  • Cascading matches and combos
  • Endless and Challenge modes
  • Beast management and island building
  • Stackable bonuses and abilities
  • Full VoiceOver support
  • Color-blind and high contrast settings
Features
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Eldershyft is a match-3 puzzle game with unique gameplay. Instead of swapping individual tiles, you move entire paths across a hexagonal board in 6 directions, opening up cascades, combos, and strategies. Set before the days of Eldermyth, you take control of the Curator of Lands to build the mystical Island whilst trying to tame the Beasts that have followed you from your realm. 

As you grow stronger, will you choose to focus your powers on board manipulation, Beast management or score multipliers? Or, maybe a combination of them all! Two ways to play - Endless Mode: Push for the highest score on the world leaderboard. Survive as long as possible as enemy pressure escalates and the Island becomes more complex - Challenge Mode: Settle the Island by reaching level 5 on each land type in the least amount of turns possible. Each turn counts even more in this mode Deep strategy. Pure puzzle - Cascading matches and board refill from 6 directions reward planning and positional awareness - Ever changing board from multiple different mechanics at play - A rich progression system with stackable bonuses, passive and consumable abilities, and permanent multipliers - No timers. No pay-to-win. Pure strategic depth Fully accessible - Complete VoiceOver support with full gameplay narration, accessible drag-and-drop path building, as well as colour-blind and high contrast settings Try for free before purchasing the full game!

Screenshots

Accessible Sudoku3 screens
Eldershyft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Eldershyft at Free against Accessible Sudoku's $0.99. Eldershyft also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Accessible Sudoku's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Eldershyft is free to download; Accessible Sudoku costs $0.99 up front. Eldershyft sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Accessible Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eldershyft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Accessible Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 50% of Eldershyft's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accessible Sudoku ships an update every 5 months, Eldershyft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Accessible Sudoku versus Eldershyft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccessible SudokuEldershyft
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB7 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperJohn SturtKIERAN HARTNETT

Customer experience

Accessible Sudoku

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Eldershyft

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Accessible Sudoku

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Eldershyft

One-time2
  • Rival Curators$1.99
  • Full base game unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Accessible Sudoku free?
Accessible Sudoku costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eldershyft free?
Eldershyft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Accessible Sudoku or Eldershyft?
Eldershyft is rated higher. Accessible Sudoku averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Eldershyft averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Accessible Sudoku or Eldershyft have ads?
Neither Accessible Sudoku nor Eldershyft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accessible Sudoku or Eldershyft?
Accessible Sudoku ships an update every 5 months, and Eldershyft every 3 weeks. Most recently, Accessible Sudoku was updated on October 24, 2026 and Eldershyft on October 8, 2026.

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