Comparison

Essential Sudoku vs Sudoku Logica Lite

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

Head to head
About

Essential Sudoku

A minimalist and clean logic-based number puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch. It offers a pure sudoku experience with no ads, in-app purchases, or distracting features. Enjoy straightforward gameplay focused solely on solving puzzles.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
  • No tracking
  • No hints
  • No timers
  • Pure sudoku gameplay
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Solve sudoku puzzles on your iPhone or iPod touch. This is a clean, simple, minimalist sudoku app: • No ads • No in-app purchases • No tracking • No hints • No timers • No themes • No leaderboards • No achievements • No clutter Enjoy! (c:

About

Sudoku Logica Lite

This logic puzzle game offers a vast collection of uniquely solvable Sudoku puzzles with adjustable difficulty. It features logical explanations and training games to help users learn various strategies, suitable for both beginners and advanced players.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
  • Offline play supported
  • 1,000 unique Sudoku puzzles
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • 4 help levels
  • 14 learning strategies
  • Logical explaining help
Features
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The operation of Sudoku Logica Lite is very simple and it is suitable for beginners as well as for advanced because of the four help levels, the five difficulty levels, the logical explaining help and the 14 strategies of the training games. Thus, there is the necessary challenge for every taste! The most important features: · Ad-free and without in-app purchases · Does not require an Internet connection · 1,000 different Sudoku puzzles - all uniquely solvable · 5 difficulty levels and 4 help levels selectable · The higher the difficulty level, the more difficult strategies are required to solve a Sudoku puzzle · Training games with and without detailed instructions for each of the 14 strategies - ideal for learning the strategies · Logical explaining help available at any time, also in the form of explanatory tips for the current problem · Same digits are highlighted to make patterns easier to see · Pencil notes that are automatically erased when a digit is set · Automatic saving · Marking of incorrectly set digits possible · Undo and redo function, e.g. to fix the marked errors Ideal for hours of puzzle fun and share your favorite Sudokus with your friends!

Screenshots

Essential Sudoku4 screens
Sudoku Logica Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sudoku Logica Lite at Free against Essential Sudoku's $3.00. Sudoku Logica Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Essential Sudoku's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Sudoku Logica Lite is free to download; Essential Sudoku costs $3.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku Logica Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Essential Sudoku has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Essential Sudoku ships an update every 4 months, Sudoku Logica Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Essential Sudoku versus Sudoku Logica Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEssential SudokuSudoku Logica Lite
Price$3.00Free — better
Rating4.8 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCyberMoaiMichael Hund

Customer experience

Essential Sudoku

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sudoku Logica Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Essential Sudoku

No in-app purchases

None

Sudoku Logica Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Essential Sudoku free?
Essential Sudoku costs $3.00, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku Logica Lite free?
Sudoku Logica Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Essential Sudoku or Sudoku Logica Lite?
Sudoku Logica Lite is rated higher. Essential Sudoku averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Sudoku Logica Lite averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Essential Sudoku or Sudoku Logica Lite have ads?
Neither Essential Sudoku nor Sudoku Logica Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Essential Sudoku or Sudoku Logica Lite?
Essential Sudoku ships an update every 4 months, and Sudoku Logica Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Essential Sudoku was updated on October 23, 2026 and Sudoku Logica Lite on October 24, 2026.

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