Comparison

Sudoku (Full Version) vs Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku (Full Version)

This app offers a digital Sudoku experience with multiple difficulty levels and input modes. It includes features like pencil marks, intelligent hints, and auto-saving, allowing you to track progress and compete with others online.

Highlights
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • 3 input modes
  • Pencil marks with auto fill/erase
  • Highlighting options
  • Intelligent hints
  • Online progress tracking
  • Real-time competitions
Features
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You won’t be looking for a paper puzzle ever again! With 4 difficulty levels, intuitive interface, and all the functions right at your fingertips, this Sudoku app is sure to be your favorite. Interrupted? Exit Sudoku, and the puzzle is saved exactly as you see it! Want to know how you stack up against other Sudoku players? Upload your results to our servers and see for yourself, or take part in a weekly Sudoku competition. Features: * 4 difficulty levels * 3 input modes: "Digit first", "Cell first", popup * Pencil marks (a.k.a. Notes) with auto fill / erase option * Selected digit and various other highlighting options * Show digit counts option * Auto-save * Unlimited Undo and Redo * Intelligent hints that use only logic * Two levels of automatic error checking option * Submit results and track progress online * Top scores and History * Real time competitions Please contact our support team at sudoku@genina.com if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about improving this Sudoku app. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Genina-135806803144543 Follow us on X: @GeninaDotCom Or visit us online: http://www.genina.com/apps/sudoku/ Enjoy! PS The use of this application is governed by the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) located here - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/, and is subject to our Privacy Policy located here - http://www.genina.com/pages/privacy/privacy.jsf

About

Sudoku

This number puzzle game offers endless fun and brain-training benefits. It challenges you to fill grids with numbers 1-9, ensuring each appears only once per row, column, and mini-grid. Regular play enhances logical thinking, memory, and concentration.

Highlights
  • Number puzzle gameplay
  • Logical thinking enhancement
  • Memory improvement
  • Daily challenges
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Error checking and highlighting
Features
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Sudoku - A number puzzle game with endless fun! Sudoku is an interesting puzzle game, and the goal of the game is to place 1 to 9 into each grid so that each number can only appear once in each row, each column and each mini-grid. It is not only easy to get started, but also very beneficial to our brains. There are several benefits of playing Sudoku: Exercise your logical thinking ability to help strengthen your memory. You have to find out the unique number solution of each blank by inference and remember each number solution. Finally, the whole process is a combination of logic and memory Keep your brain away from Alzheimers. The process of Sudoku game is the time of concentration, which can make the brain move and maintain vitality. Learn to quickly change the way of thinking. When you focus on breaking through the Sudoku game, you will immediately make judgments and find new solutions. Can let people calmly forget the trouble, get a sense of accomplishment. When you focus on playing this game and fill all the blanks, You'll get a sense of accomplishment! Playing Sudoku regularly is very beneficial to our brains, such as improving logical thinking ability, improving concentration, memory, observation and imagination, and can get a lot of sense of accomplishment from it! Features: - 3 theme patterns - 9 x9 squares - 4 difficulty levels:Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert Functions: - Daily Challenge. One challenge every day to win monthly trophies. - Automatically checks for errors, remind players of errors with red numbers. - Highlight the same number, to help exclude numeric options. - Hide the number used, prompt the player that the hidden number will no longer appear. - Pause at any time, continue at any time, you can play anytime and anywhere. Enjoy Sudoku, complete it, you'll get a sense of accomplishment!

Screenshots

Sudoku (Full Version)4 screens
Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku at none against Sudoku (Full Version)'s 2. Sudoku also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). Sudoku (Full Version)'s advantage is ratings volume (8.4K vs 702). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 (Full Version) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sudoku (Full Version) against 4.8 for Sudoku. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku (Full Version) has 8.4K ratings behind it against 702, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Sudoku (Full Version)'s written reviews are positive against 96% of Sudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku (Full Version) ships an update every 5 months, Sudoku every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sudoku (Full Version) versus Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku (Full Version)Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.4K ratings)4.8 (702 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.4K — better702
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergenina.comReachJunction Media Limited

Customer experience

Sudoku (Full Version)

All ratings8,397 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,821 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.4%

Sudoku

All ratings702 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.5%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku (Full Version)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sudoku

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional app crashes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Custom difficulty settings
  • Ability to disable hints/solutions
  • Option to adjust text/number size
  • Dark mode theme

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sudoku (Full Version)

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free quarterly$0.993 Months
  • Ad-free yearly$1.991 Year
None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku (Full Version) free?
Sudoku (Full Version) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku (Full Version) or Sudoku?
Sudoku (Full Version) and Sudoku are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8.4K and 702 ratings respectively.
Do Sudoku (Full Version) or Sudoku have ads?
Both Sudoku (Full Version) and Sudoku show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku (Full Version) or Sudoku?
Sudoku (Full Version) ships an update every 5 months, and Sudoku every 9 days. Most recently, Sudoku (Full Version) was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sudoku on September 21, 2026.

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