Comparison

Sudoku vs Mahjong Ease

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

Mahjong Ease

Features
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Mahjong Ease is a calming Mahjong Solitaire experience designed for relaxing, satisfying play. Match pairs of open tiles, clear the board, and enjoy the tactile rhythm of every move. Play manually at your own pace, use a hint when you need one, or start Auto Play and watch the tiles come together. CLASSIC TILE MATCHING Beautiful Japanese-style mahjong tiles 12 distinctive layouts, including Turtle, Pyramid, Bridge, Fish, Dragon, Butterfly, and more Numbered deals with consistent opening boards Clear tile states and comfortable touch controls Automatic shuffling whenever no matching pair remains RELAXING GAMEPLAY Helpful hints whenever you need them Smooth Auto Play with matching animations Pause Auto Play and continue manually at any time Combo-based scoring that rewards steady matching Multiple table backgrounds, music tracks, and tile sound effects Adjustable music, sound, and haptic feedback PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Mahjong Ease is designed for portrait play and comfortable one-handed use. Your current board, score, time, and progress are saved automatically, so you can close the app and continue later from the same place. Review completed deals, revisit previous boards, track your best scores, and enjoy each layout whenever you want a quiet moment. ABOUT COINS Mahjong Ease never interrupts gameplay with forced ads. Optional rewarded ads can be used to earn coins for selected actions. Hints and automatic shuffles when no pair remains do not require coins. A one-time Premium Pass removes coin requirements for new deals, Auto Play, and manual shuffles. No subscription is required.

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
Mahjong Ease4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sudoku at none against Mahjong Ease's shown. Mahjong Ease's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 11 one-off in-app purchases and Mahjong Ease sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sudoku versus Mahjong Ease: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuMahjong Ease
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConceptis Ltd.NIXLIGHT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

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
Show 1 more
  • Chain strategy explanation

Mahjong Ease

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Sudoku

One-time11
  • 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
  • OddEven Medium 1$1.99
  • Classic Devil 1$2.99
  • Mega Medium 1$3.99
1 purchases

Mahjong Ease

One-time1
  • Premium Pass$4.99

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong Ease free?
Mahjong Ease is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sudoku or Mahjong Ease have ads?
Mahjong Ease shows ads; Sudoku does not.

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