Sudoku HD! vs Sudoku Epic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku HD!
Experience Sudoku with a feudal Japan theme and stunning graphics. This app offers dual keypads for efficient input, smart note-taking features, and optional error checking. Enjoy multiple difficulty levels and thousands of puzzles.
- Dual keypad entry
- Smart notes feature
- Optional auto-notes
- Optional error checking
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Thousands of puzzles
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Take a journey to feudal Japan with Sudoku Free HD. With beautiful graphics and killer features, Sudoku Free HD is the best Sudoku app available for the iPad. DUAL KEYPAD ENTRY Two separate keypads, one for entries and one for notes, allow you to enter values quickly and easily. No more tedious switching between entry mode and note mode to complete your puzzle. SMART NOTES The optional auto-notes feature enters all of the notes into the puzzle for you and keeps them updated as you solve. If you don't want that much help, the optional smart notes feature automatically deletes values from notes you have entered manually when they are no longer valid. ERROR CHECKING The optional error checker tells you when you have entered an incorrect or illogical value, allowing you to catch errors early and preventing needless frustration. MULTIPLE DIFFICULTY LEVELS Five difficulty levels, from easy to insane, ensure that you will be able to find a puzzle that matches your skill level. With 3,000 total puzzles, you won't run out of puzzles any time soon. Download Sudoku Free HD for free today and start playing Sudoku the way it was meant to be played!
Sudoku Epic
This app offers a comprehensive Sudoku experience with five distinct game modes, including classic 9x9, mini, Wordoku, Killer Sudoku, and daily challenges. It provides thousands of puzzles and various difficulty levels to sharpen your logic and problem-solving skills.
- Five Sudoku game modes
- Thousands of free puzzles
- Killer Sudoku mode
- Wordoku mode
- Daily new puzzles
- Play offline
- Hints and auto notes
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Sudoku Epic is a free sudoku game with five different sudoku games in one: Regular 9x9 puzzles, 6x6 mini, Wordoku (also known as Letter Sudoku), Killer Sudoku and daily soduko challenges. Killer Sudoku is an exciting mix of sodoku and kakuro. Wordoku is played with letters instead of numbers, and the puzzles contain words that function as hints. With thousands of puzzles and challenging goals, Sudoku Epic is the perfect app for exercising your brain! Features: • Five Sudoku game modes! • Thousands of free sudoku puzzles! • Killer Suduko: For expert puzzle solvers! • Wordoku: Find the hidden word! • Get new puzzles daily! • Auto notes • Play offline with no wifi! • Complete goals! • Five difficulty settings! • Get hints!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sudoku Epic at 4.8 against Sudoku HD!'s 4.5. Sudoku Epic also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Sudoku HD!'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Sudoku HD! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Sudoku Epic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sudoku Epic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 707 and 411 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Sudoku HD!'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Sudoku Epic's.
Sudoku HD! ships an update every 6 months, Sudoku Epic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku HD! | Sudoku Epic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (707 ratings) | 4.8 (411 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 707 — better | 411 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | Kristanix AS |
Customer experience
Sudoku HD!
Sudoku Epic
User reviews
Sudoku HD!
From 707 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🤓 Challenging puzzles
- 🎶 Relaxing music
- 💻 Great interface
- 🧠 Keeps mind active
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🔄 Crashes and freezes
- 🎨 Dislike new layout changes
- 🤦♂️ Penalizes for mistakes
- 🔒 Cannot revert to old version
Sudoku Epic
From 411 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging and addictive
- 👍 Great variety of puzzles and difficulty levels
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 👍 Helpful features like pencil marks and hints
- 👍 Excellent for improving cognitive skills
Room to improve
- 🔍 Aggressive and intrusive ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🔍 Ads interfere with gameplay by running the timer
- 🔍 Lack of landscape mode support on tablets
Bugs and requests
Sudoku HD!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzles marked as completed when they are not
- Crashes when trying to play 'insane' level puzzles
- Purchases not restoring across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Allow resetting of puzzles
- Provide level selection options
- Automatically clear notes when number is entered
- Add landscape mode support
Sudoku Epic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unsolvable puzzles due to rendering errors
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to lock in confirmed numbers
- Option to display current time of day
- More variety in puzzle formats beyond Sudoku
- Daily challenge or leaderboard features
In-app purchases
Sudoku HD!
- Puzzle Pack - Showa$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Kurikara$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Subushi$0.99
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- Puzzle Pack - Miura$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Kasagi$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Ishizu$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Sakai$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Genpei$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Norada$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Meiji$0.99
- Puzzle Pack - Taisho$0.99
Sudoku Epic
- Premium Edition$2.99








