Versatile Sudoku vs Nine Stones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Versatile Sudoku
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The purpose of Sudoku is to place number (digits) so that each digit appear exactly once in each row, column or tile. Typically a 9ร9 board is used with tile size 3ร3 and and digits 1 to 9 to fill the board with. This applications also supports a simpler puzzle with board size 6ร6, tile size 3ร2 and digits 1 to 6. Some fields are preset and cannot be modified. A puzzle is guaranteed to have a single solution. The application allows 5 levels go difficulty. It offers convenient features helping to solve a puzzle.ย The application also allows to enter your own puzzle and watch how the computer solves it.
Nine Stones
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Nine Stones is Sudoku made calm. No ads, no tracking, no accounts. Just you, a pencil, and nine stones of numbers. Every puzzle you solve places a stone in your garden. Easy puzzles leave pebbles, hard ones leave boulders, and over time your garden grows into a record of every quiet moment you spent here. Four paths: Pebble, Stone, Boulder, Mountain Pencil marks, undo, and gentle hints Day and Moonlit themes Saves every move, so you can pick up right where you left off Your Garden: best times, streaks, and a stone for every solve Fully offline and private. Nothing leaves your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nine Stones at none against Versatile Sudoku's 3. Versatile Sudoku's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Versatile Sudoku sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nine Stones asks for nothing beyond the download.
Versatile Sudoku ships an update weekly, Nine Stones every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Versatile Sudoku | Nine Stones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 โ better | 26.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Glickman | Brooks Scaife Cole |
In-app purchases
Versatile Sudoku
- 25 points$0.99
- 100 points$2.99
- 500 points$5.99
Nine Stones
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Versatile Sudoku free?
Is Nine Stones free?
Do Versatile Sudoku or Nine Stones have ads?
Which is updated more often, Versatile Sudoku or Nine Stones?
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