Comparison

Versatile Sudoku vs Nine Stones

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

Head to head
About

Versatile Sudoku

Features
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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 9ร—9 board is used with tile size 3ร—3 and and digits 1 to 9 to fill the board with. This applications also supports a simpler puzzle with board size 6ร—6, tile size 3ร—2 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.

About

Nine Stones

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Versatile Sudoku4 screens
Nine Stones4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Versatile Sudoku sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nine Stones asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Versatile Sudoku versus Nine Stones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVersatile SudokuNine Stones
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael GlickmanBrooks Scaife Cole

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Versatile Sudoku

One-time3
  • 25 points$0.99
  • 100 points$2.99
  • 500 points$5.99
None

Nine Stones

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Versatile Sudoku free?
Versatile Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nine Stones free?
Nine Stones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Versatile Sudoku or Nine Stones have ads?
Neither Versatile Sudoku nor Nine Stones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Versatile Sudoku or Nine Stones?
Versatile Sudoku ships an update weekly, and Nine Stones every 7 months. Most recently, Versatile Sudoku was updated on November 3, 2026 and Nine Stones on October 31, 2026.

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