Comparison

Sudoku HD! 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 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.

Highlights
  • Dual keypad entry
  • Smart notes feature
  • Optional auto-notes
  • Optional error checking
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Thousands of puzzles
Features
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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help, the optional smart notes feature automatically deletes values from notes you have entered manually when they are no longer valid.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!

About

:-) Sudoku

A logic-based number-placement puzzle game designed to train your mind. It offers a clean interface with adjustable difficulty levels suitable for all players, from beginners to experts. The game automatically saves your progress, allowing you to pick up where you left off.

Highlights
  • Logic-based number-placement puzzles
  • Three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard)
  • Intuitive interface with impressive graphics
  • Pencil marks for notes
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Undo and Redo options
  • Hints for challenging puzzles
Features
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Sudoku is one of the most popular mind skill fitness apps and is very good to keep your brain trained. This is a simply easy-to-use sudoku game, with fresh and cool interface, very acceptable difficult levels, suitable for sudoku beginner to sudoku expert. With 3 awesome skill levels, intuitive interface, and all the functions right at your super fingertips, this Sudoku game is sure to be your most favorite. Interrupted, boss calling, baby crying, cop watching you?(We won't tell, be safe though) Exit Sudoku:-), and the puzzle is saved exactly as you see it! Totally FREE!! 3 levels - easy, medium, hard Smooth interface and Impressive graphics Pencil marks as notes Auto-save Undo and Redo Hints to help you complete hard ones Selected digit highlighting Incorrect entry highlighting Game Rules: Sudoku is a logic-based number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.

Screenshots

:-) Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: :-) Sudoku at none against Sudoku HD!'s 10. :-) Sudoku also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Sudoku HD!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (771 vs 29). On price 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 HD! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. :-) Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku HD! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku HD! has 771 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Sudoku HD!'s written reviews are positive against 77% of :-) Sudoku's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sudoku HD! versus :-) Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku HD!:-) Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (771 ratings) — better4.0 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings771 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOptime Software LLCLinda Mottley

Customer experience

Sudoku HD!

All ratings707 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative10.2%

:-) Sudoku

All ratings29 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sudoku HD!

One-time10
  • Puzzle Pack - Showa$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack - Kurikara$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack - Subushi$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Puzzle Pack - Miura$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
None

:-) Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku HD! free?
Sudoku HD! 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 HD! or :-) Sudoku?
Sudoku HD! is rated higher. Sudoku HD! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 771 ratings, while :-) Sudoku averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Sudoku HD! or :-) Sudoku have ads?
Sudoku HD! shows ads; :-) Sudoku does not.

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