Comparison

Sudoku (No Limits) vs Sven's SudokuPad

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku (No Limits)

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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Sudoku with no limits: every level, every feature, every puzzle – yours from the start. Pick your challenge – Easy, Medium, Hard or Extreme – and solve with an interface that keeps every tool a tap away. Interrupted? Just leave: your puzzle is saved exactly as you left it. Want to see how you compare? Upload your results, check the top scores, or join the weekly Sudoku competition. Features: * 4 difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Extreme * Custom mode: enter any puzzle and solve it in the same familiar interface * 3 input modes: "Digit first", "Cell first" or pop-up * Pencil marks (notes) with automatic fill and erase * Highlighting of the selected digit, plus crosshairs for the current row, column and box * Digit counts show how many of each digit are placed * Smart hints that use logic only – never guesses * Two levels of automatic error checking * Unlimited undo and redo * Night and Day modes * Auto-save * Plays offline – no internet needed to solve * Works on iPhone and iPad * Online results, top scores, history and real-time competitions Free with ads. Prefer no ads? An optional ad-free subscription is available in the app. Questions or suggestions? Contact us at sudoku@genina.com. 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

Sven's SudokuPad

Play your own Sudoku puzzles within an app used by popular Sudoku content creators. Features exclusive new puzzles from renowned Sudoku players. Enjoy a dedicated Sudoku experience.

Highlights
  • Play your own Sudoku puzzles
  • Used by Cracking the Cryptic
  • Exclusive new classic Sudokus
  • Developed by Sven (Cracking the Cryptic webapp developer)
Features
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Sven's SudokuPad finally lets you play your own Sudoku puzzles in the same app as used by Cracking the Cryptic in their videos. Created by Sven, the same developer who has created and improved the Cracking the Cryptic Sudoku webapp over the past year. It also includes a few brand new classic Sudokus created by Simon and Mark exclusively for Sven's SudokuPad.

Screenshots

Sudoku (No Limits)4 screens
Sven's SudokuPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sudoku (No Limits) at 93% against Sven's SudokuPad's 47%. Sudoku (No Limits) also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.3). Sven's SudokuPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Sudoku (No Limits) is free to download; Sven's SudokuPad costs $2.99 up front. Sudoku (No Limits) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. Sven's SudokuPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku (No Limits) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku (No Limits) has 8.5K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Sudoku (No Limits)'s written reviews are positive against 47% of Sven's SudokuPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku (No Limits) ships an update every 7 months, Sven's SudokuPad weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Sudoku (No Limits) versus Sven's SudokuPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku (No Limits)Sven's SudokuPad
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (8.5K ratings) — better3.3 (116 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better47.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.5K — better116
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#77 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergenina.comSven Neumann

Customer experience

Sudoku (No Limits)

All ratings8,456 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,851 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.5%

Sven's SudokuPad

All ratings117 ratings
Positive48.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative36.4%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku (No Limits)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sven's SudokuPad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle progress not saving properly
  • Puzzle instructions not transferring correctly
  • Buttons and controls not working consistently
  • Puzzle library management issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Fog of War puzzles
  • Implement auto-pencil mark elimination
  • Ability to highlight all instances of a number
  • Cloud sync to continue progress on multiple devices
  • Add more color options for accessibility

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sudoku (No Limits)

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free quarterly$0.993 Months
  • Ad-free yearly$2.991 Year
None

Sven's SudokuPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku (No Limits) free?
Sudoku (No Limits) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sven's SudokuPad free?
Sven's SudokuPad costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku (No Limits) or Sven's SudokuPad?
Sudoku (No Limits) is rated higher. Sudoku (No Limits) averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.5K ratings, while Sven's SudokuPad averages 3.3 from 116 ratings.
Do Sudoku (No Limits) or Sven's SudokuPad have ads?
Sudoku (No Limits) shows ads; Sven's SudokuPad does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku (No Limits) or Sven's SudokuPad?
Sudoku (No Limits) ships an update every 7 months, and Sven's SudokuPad weekly. Most recently, Sudoku (No Limits) was updated on November 11, 2026 and Sven's SudokuPad on November 7, 2026.

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