Comparison

Sudoku vs CrispSudoku

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Six Sudoku variations
  • No ads
  • Weekly bonus puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Graphic puzzle previews
  • Unlimited hints and undo
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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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

About

CrispSudoku

Features
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CrispSudoku is a polished, ad-free Sudoku game with real depth — five rule variants, six grid sizes, and a built-in tutor that explains how to solve every board. PLAY YOUR WAY • Five variants: Classic, Jigsaw (irregular regions), Sudoku-X (diagonals), Killer (summed cages) and Thermo (digits climb along each thermometer) • Six grid sizes: 4×4, 6×6, 8×8, 9×9, 10×10 and 12×12 • Four difficulties, from Easy to Expert • A new Daily Challenge every day — the same board for everyone LEARN AS YOU PLAY • "Explain the solve" walks through any board step by step, naming each technique (naked singles, hidden singles, locked candidates, X-wing and more) • "Next logical step" hints tell you what to play next, and why • Every puzzle gets an honest difficulty rating based on the hardest technique it actually requires THOUGHTFUL TOUCHES • Pencil-mark notes, unlimited undo, and live conflict highlighting • A mistake limit that scales with difficulty • Per-difficulty hint budgets, so hints stay meaningful • Beautiful themes you unlock as you play • Achievements, streaks and detailed statistics PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection • Every puzzle is guaranteed to have exactly one solution CrispSudoku is free software, open source under the GNU AGPL-3.0.

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
CrispSudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrispSudoku at none against Sudoku's 10. CrispSudoku also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CrispSudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku ships an update every 3 months, CrispSudoku fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sudoku versus CrispSudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuCrispSudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConceptis Ltd.Christian Strobele

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

CrispSudoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sudoku

One-time10
  • 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
None

CrispSudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrispSudoku free?
CrispSudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sudoku or CrispSudoku have ads?
Neither Sudoku nor CrispSudoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku or CrispSudoku?
Sudoku ships an update every 3 months, and CrispSudoku fortnightly. Most recently, Sudoku was updated on November 10, 2026 and CrispSudoku on November 10, 2026.

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