•sudoku vs Sudoku Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
•sudoku
Enjoy a vibrant and engaging sudoku experience with over a million free puzzles. This app offers customizable gameplay options, including different themes, note-taking methods, and the choice to play with or without a timer. Track your progress and compete with others in a visually appealing and challenging environment.
- 1 million free puzzles
- Three puzzle themes
- Customizable note entry
- Optional timer for competition
- Relaxing play mode
- Progress tracking
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Rainbow sudoku with *1 million* free puzzles to play! Heart Sudoku is a beautiful, colorful way to enjoy sudoku. Gems flip into place when you get an answer right. Tap a number to make it glow and solve the puzzle even faster. A rainbow light show celebrates your win! There are lots of options for how to play: two keypads for faster note entry, or one with a note toggle for those who don't use many notes. Turn the timer on to compete with other players, or off to relax, whichever suits your mood. Let auto-note do the busywork for you, or leave it off for a bigger challenge. Be sure to try all three puzzle themes! • 1 million puzzles, five levels. All Free! • Three different puzzle themes • Tracks your averages, records, and more • See how you stack up against other players • Turn off the timer for a relaxing game
Sudoku Cafe
This logic-based puzzle game challenges you to fill a 9x9 grid with numbers from 1 to 9. Follow the rules of Sudoku to ensure no duplicates in rows, columns, or 3x3 subregions. Progress through multiple difficulty levels and test your skills.
- 9x9 grid puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Logic-based gameplay
- Number placement
- Error tracking
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"Sudoku Cafe" is a logic-based puzzle game to fill a 9x9 grid with numbers(1 to 9). From now on, let's enjoy a simple and puzzle game! Once you start, you'll be hooked. HOW TO PLAY • The 9x9 playing board has the nine 3x3 subregions. • Each of the nine 3x3 subregion contains all of the digits from 1 to 9 with no duplicate numbers. • In the 9x9 playing board, each column and row contained the digits 1 to 9 with no duplicate numbers. • If you make mistake more than 3 times, then you lose the opportunity to go the next level. GAME LEVELS • FLASH • EASY • NORMAL • HARD • EXPERT Show your SUDOKU skill. NOTES • Enjoy the game with various devices. • This app contains banner and interstitial ads. E-MAIL • contactus@bitmango.com HOMEPAGE • https://www.bitmango.com FACEBOOK • https://www.facebook.com/BitMangoGames Privacy Policy • https://www.bitmango.com/privacy-policy/ We are trying to improve our games through the user experience on "Sudoku Cafe". Contact us if you have any questions, ideas for improvements or experience any bugs when playing the game: contact@bitmango.com Enjoy "Sudoku Cafe" Thank you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sudoku Cafe at every 3 weeks against •sudoku's every 5 weeks. •sudoku's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 191) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sudoku Cafe sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for •sudoku against 4.7 for Sudoku Cafe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: •sudoku has 1.1K ratings behind it against 191, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of •sudoku's written reviews are positive against 89% of Sudoku Cafe's.
•sudoku ships an update every 5 weeks, Sudoku Cafe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | •sudoku | Sudoku Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.7 (191 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better | 89.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 191 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sarah Pierce | BitMango, Inc. |
Customer experience
•sudoku
Sudoku Cafe
User reviews
•sudoku
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game, fun and addictive
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing design
- 📊 Useful stats and progress tracking
- 🧠 Challenging and mentally stimulating
- 🔍 Helpful features like pencil marks and highlighting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches with timer and stats not working properly
- 📢 Loud and intrusive ads
- 🔍 Difficulty with small touch targets and accidental inputs
- 🔌 Drains battery life quickly
Sudoku Cafe
From 191 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to learn and play for beginners
- 🎨 Clean, attractive graphics and visual design
- 🧠 Great mental exercise and brain stimulation
- ⚡ Smooth, flawless gameplay mechanics
- ✏️ Excellent pencil mark system with number highlighting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game mechanics differ from standard Sudoku (select number first, then square)
- 📺 Excessive advertisements, especially in free version
- ⏱️ Mandatory timer creates pressure and competition
- ❌ Harsh penalty system for mistakes (fail after 3 errors)
- 🎨 Monotone grid design makes sectors hard to distinguish
Bugs and requests
•sudoku
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer keeps crashing or not starting
- Ads prevent returning to the game
- Scores and stats not updating correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Option to turn off timer and comparisons
- Landscape mode support
- More difficulty levels beyond 'extreme'
- Ability to customize colors and themes
Sudoku Cafe
Reported bugs
9 issues- Results screen buttons (home/replay) non-functional after completing puzzle
- Timer starts automatically when ads play, adding unwanted seconds to score
- Theme/tile appearance changes when resuming saved games
- Pencil marks disappear from certain board themes after updates
- Incorrect number validation preventing correct entries
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- Game interface becomes slow and unresponsive
- Number highlighting feature broken in recent versions
- Help page pops up unexpectedly and repeatedly
- In-app purchase not recognized across devices in same household
Requested features
11 requests- Ultra-hard difficulty level beyond expert
- Option to disable timer and mistake notifications
- Ability to turn off penalty system for casual play
- Save game feature to resume later
- Landscape orientation support
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- Option to choose between quitting or saving a game
- Ability to replay puzzles to improve scores
- Puzzle numbering/tracking system
- Rewind/undo move functionality
- More theme options and visual customization
- Option to select cell first, then number
In-app purchases
•sudoku
- Gentle Puzzle Pack #1$0.99
- Easy Puzzle Pack #1$0.99
- Medium puzzle pack #1$0.99
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- Hard puzzle pack #1$0.99
- Extreme puzzle pack #1$0.99
- Gentle puzzle pack #2$0.99
- Extreme puzzle pack #3$0.99
- Extreme puzzle pack #4$0.99
- Premium$1.99
- Mega puzzle pack$3.99
Sudoku Cafe
- 5 Combo Boosters2 variants$0.99
- 5 Hints2 variants$0.99
- 11 Hints$1.99
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- AdFree$1.99
- 23 Hints$3.99
- 50 Hints2 variants$7.99
- 50 Combo Boosters$7.99
