Sudoku vs Ripple Effect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku
Engage your mind with a variety of Sudoku puzzles, including classic and unique variations like Diagonal, Irregular, and OddEven. Offers a no-ads experience with features to aid gameplay and track progress. Perfect for logic puzzle enthusiasts seeking a mental challenge.
- Six Sudoku variations
- No ads
- Weekly bonus puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Graphic puzzle previews
- Unlimited hints and undo
- Dark Mode support
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Play six different Sudoku variations in a single app! Start with classic Sudoku grids and advance to Diagonal Sudoku, Irregular Sudoku and OddEven Sudoku - each with a different look and a unique twist of brain challenging logic. Huge brain-bashing Mega Sudoku puzzles, also known as Monster Sudoku, are offered for iPad only. With its diverse variations and straightforward no-frills game design, Conceptis Sudoku brings a new dimension to Sudoku mobile gaming - on both iPad and iPhone. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Sudoku contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 160 free Classic Sudoku and Sudoku variant puzzles • Variants include Mini, Diagonal, Irregular, OddEven and Mega • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Multiple difficulty levels from very easy to extremely hard • Grid sizes up to 16x16 • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually selected, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited hints • Show conflicts during gameplay • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Pencilmarks feature for solving hard puzzles • Autofill pencilmarks mode • Highlight Excluded Squares option • Lock number on keypad option • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Conceptis Sudoku variations have also become popular under other names such as Sudoku by Dave Green, Sudoku 12x12, Sudoku 16x16, Jigsaw Sudoku, Nonomino Sudoku, Squiggly Sudoku, Sudoku X and many more. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220
Ripple Effect
A logic puzzle game where you fill rooms with numbers according to specific row and column separation rules. It offers over 500 levels across various sizes and difficulties, with features like automatic error highlighting and progress saving.
- Over 500 levels
- 5 board sizes
- 5 difficulty levels
- Automatic wrong number highlighting
- Autosave progress
- Best completion time recording
- Game Center Achievements
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Ripple Effect is a logic puzzle with simple rules. The puzzle consists of a rectangular board divided into "rooms". Each room must be filled with each of the numbers from 1 to the number of cells in the room. If two identical numbers appear in the same row or column, at least that many cells with other numbers must separate them. For example, if two 4s appear in the same row, then they must be separated by at least 4 cells. **** Ripple Effect features **** # Content - 5 different sizes of board - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - Highlight wrong number automatically - Autosave the process of unfinished levels - Record best completion time for each level # Challenge - Game Center Achievements - Try to complete as many levels as possible
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sudoku at 4.8 against Ripple Effect's 4.0. Sudoku also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 4). 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 Ripple Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sudoku holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku has 1.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 80% of Ripple Effect's.
Sudoku ships an update every 3 months, Ripple Effect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku | Ripple Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.4% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| 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 | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conceptis Ltd. | Stanley Lam |
Customer experience
Sudoku
Ripple Effect
Bugs and requests
Sudoku
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Lack of color blind support
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- More free/variety puzzle packs
- Ability to discard used puzzles
- Hint feature to help when stuck
- Ability to highlight numbers in different colors
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- Chain strategy explanation
Ripple Effect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sudoku
- Classic Easy 1$0.99
- Diagonal Medium 1$1.99
- Irregular Medium 1$1.99
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- Classic Medium 1$1.99
- Classic Hard 1$1.99
- Diagonal Hard 1$1.99
- Irregular Hard 1$1.99
- OddEven Hard 1$1.99
- Classic Devil 1$2.99
- Mega Medium 1$3.99
Ripple Effect
- Upgrade to Full Version$0.99









