Mister Sudoku vs Polyominoes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mister Sudoku
This app offers a vast collection of Sudoku puzzles in various types and difficulties, from traditional 9x9 to more complex variations. It includes helpful features like pencil marks, smart hints, and mistake detection to enhance the solving experience. Play offline and track your progress with the built-in timer.
- Extensive Sudoku game selection
- Multiple game types (Killer, Jigsaw, X, etc.)
- Various difficulty levels and sizes
- Automatic/Manual Pencil Marks
- 'SMART' Hints and mistake detection
- Offline play functionality
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Enjoy our extensive selection of sudoku games, with types / difficulties and sizes to suit everyone ranging from first timers to seasoned experts. Whether you prefer the traditional 9x9 Sudoku, or something a little bit more exotic like Jigsaw / Killer, we have games to suit your every desire and whim. GAME TYPES / DIFFICULTIES • Wide array of game types to choose from (Standard / Killer / Jigsaw / X / Hyper / CentreDot / Asterix / Offset) • Multiple difficulty levels (up to 9) and sizes. Suitable for everyone from beginners to experts • All games can be solved using logic techniques. No guessing is required! • Each game has only one single solution • Huge selection of games (65,000+) PENCIL MARKS / 'SMART' HINTS • Automatic / Manual Pencil Mark modes • 'SMART' Hints to guide / teach you • Mistake detection / correction USABILITY • Designed by Sudoku players for Sudoku players! • Easy to use interface • Optimised for fewer touches / clicks • Minimal distractions. No distracting graphics • Game Timer keeps track of your playing time • Works OFFLINE, so can be used anywhere Download ‘Mister Sudoku’ today and experience Sudoku the way it was meant to be experienced!
Polyominoes
This tile-placement puzzle game offers engaging gameplay for all ages. Strategically place colored tiles to cover more of the board than your opponents. Enjoy solo play or challenge up to three friends in this easy-to-learn yet difficult-to-master game.
- Easy to learn gameplay
- Challenging strategy
- Solo play against AI
- Multiplayer with friends
- Higher difficulty levels
- Tile-placement mechanics
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It only takes a minute for anyone to learn how to play Polyominoes, but it is challenging enough to keep both kids and adults engaged for hours. Each player has a rack of colored tiles to play on the board. Play your first tile at any corner of the board. After that, each tile you play must touch a corner of a tile of the same color, without touching an edge of that color. Win by covering more of the board than your opponents. Play progresses around the board until there are no places left to play. Polyominoes is simple to learn, but game strategy is difficult to master and game play is unpredictable. Play by yourself against the game, or with up to three of your friends. Need even more of a challenge? Higher difficulty levels are available through in-app purchase. Polyominoes Terms of Use: https://polyominoes.app/terms-of-use
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Verdict
Mister Sudoku and Polyominoes both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Mister Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 50% of Polyominoes's. Polyominoes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Mister Sudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Polyominoes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mister Sudoku against 4.8 for Polyominoes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Mister Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 50% of Polyominoes's.
Mister Sudoku ships an update every 4 months, Polyominoes monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mister Sudoku | Polyominoes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (108 ratings) | 4.8 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ludoware | Steven Harris |
Customer experience
Mister Sudoku
Polyominoes
Bugs and requests
Mister Sudoku
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes at the end of games
- Freezing issues
- Scoring/ranking not working properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
7 requests- Larger board sizes (16x16, 25x25)
- Pause button
- Offline score tracking
- Calculator feature for killer sudoku
- 9x9 killer sudoku
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- More difficult puzzle levels
- Ability to delete saved games
Polyominoes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mister Sudoku
- Mister Sudoku 'Full Version'$2.99
Polyominoes
- Polyominoes Premium$3.991 Year
