Conspire vs Sudoku Scanner and Solver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Conspire
This app allows you to collect and collaborate on crossword puzzles with friends. Import puzzles from newspapers or online, then work on them together in real-time or asynchronously. Answers sync across devices, and progress is merged seamlessly.
- Crossword puzzle collection
- Import puzzles from print or web
- Real-time collaboration with friends
- Asynchronous puzzle merging
- Cross-device answer synchronization
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Welcome to Conspire, the crossword scanning and crossword sharing app. Collect your crossword puzzles together in one place so that you can always have them with you, and so that you can collaborate on them with your friends, even when you're not able to be in the same place at the same time. You can import crosswords into Conspire either from a printed newspaper or from the internet. Once imported you can invite your friends to work on your crossword with you. Answers that you type appear on their device. What they type appears on yours. If you can't be online together then Conspire will carefully merge the answers that you and your friends have entered.
Sudoku Scanner and Solver
Instantly scan and solve Sudoku puzzles from physical sources like newspapers and magazines using your device's camera. Import puzzles from your gallery, enter numbers, add notes, and get hints. An optional Pro upgrade allows viewing solutions in real-time through the camera.
- Scan Sudoku from paper
- Import puzzles from gallery
- Real-time solving on device
- Enter numbers and notes
- Get hints and help
- View solution via camera (Pro)
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Scan and solve sudoku from newspapers, magazines and the likes directly on your iPhone or iPad! * Scan * Use the amazing 4K live preview to capture accurate representations of your sudoku from magazines or newspapers. Import directly from the device gallery to use screenshots from your digital subscriptions. * Solve * Once you have scanned your sudoku, it is available for solving on your device. Enter numbers, add notes or get hints and help from the app. * View solution * If upgraded to the Pro version, you can even view the solution through the camera while scanning. Peek over your feel sudoku solver's shoulder and instantly tell them what to type! * EULA * https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sudoku Scanner and Solver at 5.0 against Conspire's 3.5. Sudoku Scanner and Solver also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Conspire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Sudoku Scanner and Solver sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Conspire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sudoku Scanner and Solver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conspire has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Conspire ships an update every 2 months, Sudoku Scanner and Solver fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Conspire | Sudoku Scanner and Solver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matthew Finn | Havnør |
Customer experience
Conspire
Sudoku Scanner and Solver
In-app purchases
Conspire
No in-app purchases
Sudoku Scanner and Solver
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Quarterly$4.993 Months
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
- Sudoku Scanner Pro$39.99
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