Y vs Sudoku Solver (en)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y
This classic puzzle game challenges you to rearrange shuffled tiles on a grid. You can use numbered tiles or your own photos from your device. The grid size is adjustable, and you can easily reshuffle the board with a shake.
- Numbered grid or photo tiles
- Use photos from camera or library
- Adjustable grid sizes (3x3 to 6x6)
- Shake to re-scramble
- Classic Fifteen Puzzle gameplay
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Y-Tiles is an iPhone version of the classic handheld Fifteen Puzzle tile game. The goal is to unscramble a grid of shuffled tiles using the touchscreen. The tiles can be either a numbered grid or an iPhone photo. Features: - Tile board can be numbered grid, photo, or both - Use photo from camera, library, or included selection - Configurable grid from [3 x 3] to [6 x 6] - Shake iPhone to re-scramble the tile board
Sudoku Solver (en)
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Dear Sudoku Friend You've found a Sudoku in a Newspaper, that is driving you mad, because it seems to be unsolvable? You want to participate on prize competition found in various Magazines and Newspapers, but you don't have the time to solve each and everyone manually? You have created your own Sudoku and want to check if it can be solved? Then this is your Application. Our 'Sudoku Solver' delivers the requested solution within seconds, just enter the known numbers into the grid and have it solved. If you like you may solve the Sudoku on the device itself using the 'play-mode'. Once you see the solution you can transfer it, where ever needed ;-)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Y at none against Sudoku Solver (en)'s 3. Sudoku Solver (en)'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Sudoku Solver (en) sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Y asks for nothing beyond the download.
Y ships an update every 9 months, Sudoku Solver (en) weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y | Sudoku Solver (en) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Yunker | xis int. ag |
In-app purchases
Y
No in-app purchases
Sudoku Solver (en)
- Levels$0.99
- Solverstrategies$1.99
- Complete Version$1.99









