Comparison

Sudoku SE vs Flex Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku SE

Engage in a classic number-placement puzzle with handcrafted challenges across four skill levels. Features include error highlighting, smart note-taking, and hints to aid your solving. Compete with friends and track your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted puzzles
  • Four skill levels
  • Show incorrect answers
  • Smart buttons and notes
  • All notes feature
  • Hints available
  • Challenge a friend
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Top 100 free app for over a year. Rated "Best Sudoku Game of the Year" by Apple. Rated #9 Game of the Year by Apple. Rated #24 App of the Year by Apple with over 10,000 apps competing! With unique handcrafted puzzles across four different skill levels, Sudoku (Free) is a great introduction to the fun and puzzle solving challenge of Sudoku. 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 • Multiple color schemes • Unique handcrafted puzzles • Four different skill levels • Challenge a friend • ALL puzzles are solvable WITHOUT guessing • 4 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! * Look for our paid edition of Sudoku with 800 puzzles and more unique color schemes. * Or try Color Sudoku for a fun twist to solving sudoku puzzles. * For advanced puzzle solving, try Expert Sudoku to challenge your sudoku solving skills.

About

Flex Sudoku

Engage with challenging Sudoku puzzles of various sizes, from classic 9x9 to larger 16x16 and 25x25 grids. Load pre-made games, create your own, and utilize a built-in solver and note-taking features to enhance your solving experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple Sudoku grid sizes (4x4 to 25x25)
  • Load thousands of built-in games
  • Enter and solve your own games
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Built-in Sudoku solver
  • Note-taking and hint system
  • Track game statistics
Features
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Challenge yourself by playing more complex version of sudoku. You can try the classic 9x9, or more complex 16x16 or 25x25. You can even try 4x4 version for fun. Here is what you can do with the game: 1. Play classic, 16x16, 25x25 or 4x4 size sudoku game. 2. Play by loading thousands of built in games or enter your own game. 3. Choose the degree of difficulty of these games. 4. A sudoku solver is built in and can be used for solving any game you are playing. 5. Enter Notes while solving the game or using mutliple levels of hints to help you with the game. 6. Keep track of number of games played, minimum, maximum and average time to complete the game.

Screenshots

Sudoku SE4 screens
Flex Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sudoku SE at 4.6 against Flex Sudoku's 3.1. Sudoku SE also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 8). Flex Sudoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku SE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku SE has 1.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Sudoku SE's written reviews are positive against 50% of Flex Sudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku SE ships an update every 5 weeks, Flex Sudoku every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sudoku SE versus Flex Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku SEFlex Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better3.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMighty Mighty Good GamesJatinder Gogna

Customer experience

Sudoku SE

All ratings1,875 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews513 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.7%

Flex Sudoku

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku SE

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Resume function not always working
  • Crashes when continuing a game
  • Input sometimes doesn't register correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to input own puzzles
  • Automated entry for last remaining possibility

Flex Sudoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku SE

No in-app purchases

None

Flex Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku SE free?
Sudoku SE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flex Sudoku free?
Flex Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku SE or Flex Sudoku?
Sudoku SE is rated higher. Sudoku SE averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Flex Sudoku averages 3.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Sudoku SE or Flex Sudoku have ads?
Sudoku SE shows ads; Flex Sudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku SE or Flex Sudoku?
Sudoku SE ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flex Sudoku every 2 months. Most recently, Sudoku SE was updated on November 6, 2026 and Flex Sudoku on November 3, 2026.

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