Comparison

Sudoku Epic 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 Epic

This app offers a variety of Sudoku puzzles, including classic 9x9, mini, Wordoku, and Killer Sudoku. It provides daily challenges and thousands of puzzles to exercise your brain. Play offline and utilize helpful features like auto notes and hints.

Highlights
  • Five Sudoku game modes
  • Thousands of free puzzles
  • Killer Sudoku
  • Wordoku
  • Daily puzzles
  • Play offline
  • Hints and auto notes
Features
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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!

About

Sudoku

Engage your mind with a captivating Sudoku experience featuring a beautiful interface and intuitive controls. Choose from three distinct game modes to challenge yourself and improve your logic skills. Perfect for unwinding and brain training in your spare time.

Highlights
  • Three Sudoku game modes
  • Refreshing game interface
  • Simple and comfortable operation
  • Brain exercise
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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This is an absolutely fascinating Sudoku game with an extremely beautiful game interface and simple and comfortable operation. In your free time, start a game of Sudoku and choose the right difficulty. In addition to letting you feel relaxed, you can exercise your brain and become a Sudoku genius. Features: 1.There are three Sudoku game modes. Each has a different challenge. 2.Fascinating refreshing game interface. 3.Simple and comfortable operation. If you like Sudoku, you will love our game!

Screenshots

Sudoku Epic4 screens
Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sudoku Epic and Sudoku both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Sudoku Epic's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sudoku's. Sudoku Epic also leads on ratings volume (411 vs 88). Sudoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sudoku Epic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sudoku sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku Epic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 411 and 88 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Sudoku Epic's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Epic ships an update monthly, Sudoku every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sudoku Epic versus Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku EpicSudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (411 ratings) — better4.6 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings411 — better88
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKristanix ASXiaoxiong Yang

Customer experience

Sudoku Epic

All ratings412 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.4%

Sudoku

All ratings87 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Sudoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sudoku Epic

One-time1
  • Premium Edition$2.99
2 purchases

Sudoku

One-time2
  • Hints$2.99
  • No ads$2.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Epic free?
Sudoku Epic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Epic or Sudoku?
Sudoku Epic is rated higher. Sudoku Epic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 411 ratings, while Sudoku averages 4.6 from 88 ratings.
Do Sudoku Epic or Sudoku have ads?
Sudoku Epic shows ads; Sudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Epic or Sudoku?
Sudoku Epic ships an update monthly, and Sudoku every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sudoku Epic was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sudoku on November 3, 2026.

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