*SUDOKU vs Haunted House Hidden Objects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
*SUDOKU
This app is designed for new players to learn Sudoku. It offers a gradual learning curve with small puzzles and visual aids for rules. Progress through nine difficulty levels and master the game with a variety of puzzle sizes and a progress tracker.
- Gradual learning curve
- Visual rule explanations
- Nine difficulty levels
- Multiple puzzle sizes
- Progress tracking view
- 60 free puzzles
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The perfect app for sudoku beginners! Learn to play gradually by starting with tiny puzzles and working your way up. An in-game help feature uses pictures to make the rules easy to understand. The level of difficulty increases gradually through nine different levels. Before you know it, you have learned sudoku! Comes with 60 free puzzles for learning to play. More puzzles are available to buy if you want to keep playing once you have mastered the free puzzles. - Nine levels of difficulty - Pictures that explain the rules - Puzzle book view shows your progress - Three puzzles sizes (4x4, 6x6, and 9x9) - 4500 puzzles available (60 are free) - Great exercise for your brain!
Haunted House Hidden Objects
Explore eerie rooms and find hidden objects in this spooky adventure. Utilize hints and zoom to locate items, with the ability to skip challenging levels and replay them with new object arrangements.
- Multiple haunted scenes
- Numerous hidden items
- Hint and Zoom functionality
- Level skipping option
- Replayable levels with new objects
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Haunted House Hidden Objects is one of the best hidden object games ever created. Enjoy multiple beautiful scenes with lots of hidden items. You goal is to find series of hidden objects on each level. Use Hint and Zoom buttons to find items quickly. If you can not complete any level you can simple skip it and try to complete it later. Completed levels will be unlocked and you can replay them with different hidden objects set. When you complete the game press More Games button to install more hidden object games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: *SUDOKU at 90% against Haunted House Hidden Objects's 0%. *SUDOKU also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Haunted House Hidden Objects sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
*SUDOKU holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: *SUDOKU has 112 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of *SUDOKU's written reviews are positive against 0% of Haunted House Hidden Objects's.
*SUDOKU ships an update every 33 months, Haunted House Hidden Objects every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | *SUDOKU | Haunted House Hidden Objects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (112 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 23 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sarah Pierce | John Smith |
Customer experience
*SUDOKU
Haunted House Hidden Objects
Bugs and requests
*SUDOKU
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on iOS 14.2 and later
- App fails to open on Apple iOS devices
- Installation failures on first attempt
- Game progress issues and slowness
Requested features
8 requests- Landscape orientation mode
- More comprehensive strategy hints
- Automatic pencil feature for note-taking
- Ability to select multiple squares with single number
- Sound muting option for ad audio
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- More detailed rule explanations
- App update for 64-bit compatibility
- Additional puzzle content options
Haunted House Hidden Objects
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
*SUDOKU
- 4x4 Easy Puzzle Pack$0.99
- 6x6 Easy Puzzle Pack$0.99
- 9x9 Easy Puzzle Pack$0.99
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- 4x4 Medium Puzzle Pack$0.99
- 4x4 Hard Puzzle Pack$0.99
- 6x6 Medium Puzzle Pack$0.99
- 6x6 Hard Puzzle Pack$0.99
- 9x9 Medium Puzzle Pack$0.99
- 9x9 Hard Puzzle Pack$0.99
- Mega Puzzle Pack$2.99
Haunted House Hidden Objects
- Hint object$0.99
- Skip level$0.99
- Unlock all levels$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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