Sudoku vs sudo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku
Engage in a classic logic puzzle experience with a vast collection of unique challenges. Enjoy multiple difficulty levels, helpful tools, and the ability to track your progress and compete with friends. Solve puzzles anytime, anywhere, with features designed to enhance your gameplay.
- 1000 unique puzzles
- Four skill levels
- Show incorrect answers
- Smart buttons and notes
- Challenge a friend
- Hints and 'All notes' feature
- Pause and resume gameplay
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Join over 21,000,000 of our fans and download one of our Sudoku games today! Makers of the Best Sudoku Game of 2008, Sudoku (Free), we offer you the best selling Sudoku game for iPhone with great features and 1000 unique puzzles! Sudoku will give you many hours of fun and puzzle solving. Enjoy the challenge of solving Sudoku puzzles whenever or wherever you are using your iPhone or iPod Touch. OPTIONS All options are on by default, but you can turn them off in the Options menu • Show Incorrect :: Shows incorrect answers in red. • Smart Buttons :: Disables the number button when that number is completed on the game board. • Smart Notes :: Removes the number from the notes in the box, column, and row that contains the cell with your correct answer. FEATURES • 1000 unique handcrafted puzzles • ALL puzzles solvable WITHOUT guessing • Four different skill levels • Challenge a friend • Multiple color schemes • "ALL notes": tap the "All notes" button on to show all the possible answers for each square. Tap the "All notes" button off to remove the notes. • Hints: shows the answer for the selected square or a random square when one is not selected • Pause the game at any time and resume where you left off • Best times, progress statistics, and much more Do you want more? Try one of our other versions of sudoku which have all the same great features! * Try Color Sudoku for a fun twist to solving sudoku puzzles. * For advanced puzzle solving, try Expert Sudoku to challenge your sudoku solving skills.
sudo
Enjoy a classic Sudoku experience with a vibrant twist, offering both color and number-based puzzles. Track your performance with detailed statistics and maintain your progress with streaks. This ad-free game provides a clean and engaging way to play.
- Color and number Sudoku puzzles
- Ad-free gameplay
- Progress tracking
- Streaks and statistics
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Sudo is the best way to play sudoku. No ads, ever. With Sudo, you can play sudoku with colors or numbers. Track your progress with streaks and stats.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Sudoku at free against sudo's paid. Sudoku also leads on ratings volume (585 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). sudo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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
Sudoku costs $2.99 and sudo $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
sudo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku has 585 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sudoku ships an update every 3 months, sudo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku | sudo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (585 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 585 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mighty Mighty Good Games | Arjun Mahanti |
Customer experience
Sudoku
sudo
Bugs and requests
Sudoku
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Difficulty level mislabeling
Requested features
4 requests- More puzzles and levels
- Additional color scheme options
- Ability to replay previous puzzles
- Improved timer functionality
sudo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sudoku
No in-app purchases
sudo
No in-app purchases
