Sudoku World vs Tectonic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku World
Play an unlimited number of randomly generated Sudoku puzzles with various new puzzle types and difficulty levels. Enjoy multiplayer challenges, track your progress, and utilize smart tools for an enhanced experience.
- Unlimited randomly generated puzzles
- Multiple Sudoku variants (X, Super, Jigsaw, 16x16, Samurai)
- Multiplayer mode
- Five difficulty levels
- Save/Load puzzles
- Smart note-taking and eraser
- Customizable backgrounds
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This is an awesome Sudoku app game that allows you to play an unlimited amount of sudoku puzzles on your iOS devices. 【 Features 】 ⊲ There is no possibility to get twice the same puzzle since they are randomly generated. ⊲ Added new kinds of sudoku puzzles: X Sudoku, Super Sudoku, Jigsaw Sudoku, 16x16 Sudoku and Samurai Sudoku. ⊲ Added multiplayer mode of sudoku game: You can play/challenge sudoku game with your friends and other sudoku player on line. ⊲ Support !!!!!! GAME CENTER !!!!!!!, 25 Leaderboards and 20 achievements. ⊲ Five levels of difficulty. ⊲ Load/Save puzzle from/to the application database. ⊲ Statistic, it saves every finished puzzles automatically, that allows you to keep tracking your best played records for each level, you can restart it whenever you want to re-challenge it. ⊲ Pause/Resume which allows you are able to take a short break from the puzzle. ⊲ Undo/Redo the selected number. ⊲ Smart note, automatically put the related note on the field, or put all notes for all fields or clear them all with only one tap. ⊲ Auto/manual check for incorrect numbers. ⊲ Smart eraser to let you remove number on the field clearly and easily. ⊲ Hint, to provide you a easy way to find out current single note field, certainly a little penalty is required :-). ⊲ Keep device from sleeping, your iPhone/iPod no longer sleep while you are thinking in a puzzle. ⊲ Smart coloring fields, allows you to see the relation of each fields while tapping on it. ⊲ In game progress indicator, to show you current progress with a bar interface. ⊲ Compatible with iOS12.0 iPod, iPhone device, Retina Display for iPhone 6/7/8/X/XS (Max) support. ⊲ Customize your own background by picking up an photo from your own album. Any reviews and ratings are all appreciated, your comments are making this sudoku app become better!!
Tectonic
Engage in a unique and addictive number puzzle game. Assign numbers to cells within outlined zones based on zone size and adjacency rules. Enjoy multiple difficulty levels and offline play.
- Addictive number puzzle gameplay
- 6 difficulty levels
- Offline play supported
- 24 achievements to unlock
- Cross-app credit usage
- Mobile and tablet compatible
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Try PuzzleLife's Tectonic app for mobile and tablet now for FREE! Enjoy this UNIQUE and addictive number puzzle experience- both fun and challenging! GET HOOKED ON THE ADDICTIVE TECTONIC EXPERIENCE · Make an account and receive 500 FREE CREDITS for more free puzzles. · Play all 6 difficulty levels for free and improve as you play. · Play whenever you want and continue to play even when you're not online. · To become a true Tectonic expert complete all 24 achievements. · Login and use your credits for all PuzzleLife apps of your choice. · Available for mobile and tablet. Playing Tectonic is EASY and FUN. A Tectonic puzzle contains several zones outlined in bold, ranging in size from 1 to 5 cells. You must assign all the cells a number according to how many have been outlined for that zone, so that all 1-cell zones contain only a 1, two-cell zones contain a 1 and 2, three-cell zones contain a 1, 2 and 3 and so on. A number cannot ever touch the same number - horizontally, vertically nor diagonally. Want more puzzles? Thousands of Tectonic puzzles are available in 6 difficulty levels, in both small and large grid sizes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tectonic at none against Sudoku World's shown. Tectonic also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.6). Sudoku World's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 39). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Sudoku World sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tectonic sells 9 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 — 4.7 for Sudoku World against 4.8 for Tectonic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku World has 1.5K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Sudoku World's written reviews are positive against 82% of Tectonic's.
Sudoku World ships an update every 4 months, Tectonic every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Sudoku World | Tectonic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) | 4.8 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — 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 |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Chaohsien Lee | Keesing Media Group B.V. |
Customer experience
Sudoku World
Tectonic
Bugs and requests
Sudoku World
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or crashes frequently
- Progress/scores not saving properly
- UI elements overlapping or hard to use
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to turn off/customize certain features
- Improve save/resume functionality
- Optimize performance on older devices
- Add more customization options (themes, layouts, etc.)
Tectonic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sudoku World
- Disable Ads$1.99
Tectonic
- 500 Free creditsFree
- 1000 Credits$0.99
- 1500 Credits$0.99
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- 2250 Credits$1.99
- 3500 Credits$1.99
- 5000 Credits$3.99
- 7500 Credits$3.99
- 12000 Credits$6.99
- 15000 Credits$6.99
Questions
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