Comparison

Y vs Sudoku Solver (en)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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 ;-)

Screenshots

Y4 screens
Sudoku Solver (en)4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sudoku Solver (en) sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Y asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Y versus Sudoku Solver (en): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYSudoku Solver (en)
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris Yunkerxis int. ag

In-app purchases

None

Y

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sudoku Solver (en)

One-time3
  • Levels$0.99
  • Solverstrategies$1.99
  • Complete Version$1.99

Questions

Is Y free?
Y is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku Solver (en) free?
Sudoku Solver (en) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Y or Sudoku Solver (en) have ads?
Neither Y nor Sudoku Solver (en) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Y or Sudoku Solver (en)?
Y ships an update every 9 months, and Sudoku Solver (en) weekly. Most recently, Y was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sudoku Solver (en) on October 10, 2026.

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