Samurai Sudoku vs hexris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samurai Sudoku
Experience a unique Sudoku challenge with five interconnected grids. Apply standard Sudoku rules to each 9x9 grid, filling numbers to ensure each row, column, and region has one of each digit. Offers multiple difficulty levels and puzzle variations.
- Five overlapping Sudoku grids
- Five difficulty levels
- Various Sudoku types (Gattai, Butterfly)
- Hint feature with conflict checking
- Highlight same numbers
- Autosave progress
- Record best completion times
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Samurai Sudoku puzzle contains five overlapping sudoku grids. The basic sudoku rules apply to each 9 x 9 grid. Basic Rule: Fill numbers in the board such that every row, column and region contains one occurrence of each number. **** Samurai Sudoku features **** # Content - 5 difficulty levels - Various types of Sudokus, including Gattai (3 overlapping sudoku grids), Butterfly (4 overlapping sudoku grids), etc. # Features - "Hint" auto fills the board with memo that has no direct conflicts with other numbers - Highlight same numbers as you select a number on board - 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 If you have encountered any problem, please send an email to brightskygames@me.com
hexris
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A block puzzle game with a twist — play on a hexagonal grid!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hexris at none against Samurai Sudoku's 24. hexris also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Samurai Sudoku sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. hexris asks for nothing beyond the download.
Samurai Sudoku ships an update every 2 months, hexris every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samurai Sudoku | hexris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (383 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 383 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanley Lam | Xusheng Li |
Bugs and requests
Samurai Sudoku
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when watching required videos
- Weekly puzzle videos fail to load
- Game freezes mid-puzzle with no progress saved
- Purchased puzzles disappear after app updates or reinstalls
- Ad screens block gameplay with no visible close button
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- Unresponsive number input requiring multiple taps
- App locks up permanently in certain situations
- Video orientation mismatch on horizontal device orientation
- Occasional glitches requiring app restart
- Multiple solutions recognized as single correct answer
Requested features
10 requests- Auto-fill feature for candidate notes/pencil marks
- Pause button for games in progress
- Left-handed mode option
- Highlight vertical and horizontal lines for easier solving
- Ability to create and submit custom puzzles
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- Larger puzzle sizes and more complex variations
- Clue system that provides one hint at a time
- Screen lock to prevent auto-dimming during gameplay
- Bundled subscription option instead of individual pack purchases
- Auto-generate puzzles instead of hard-coded content
hexris
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Samurai Sudoku
- Diagonal Samurai Pack$1.99
- Samurai Beginner Pack$1.99
- Samurai Median Pack$1.99
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- Samurai Advanced Pack$1.99
- Samurai Expert Pack$1.99
- Samurai Beginner Pack 2$1.99
- Samurai Advanced Pack 2$1.99
- Samurai Basic Pack$1.99
- Samurai Gattai-3 Pack$1.99
- Butterfly Sudoku$1.99
- Flower Sudoku$1.99
- Gattai-3 Diagonal Pack$1.99
- Sudo-Kurve$1.99
- Twodoku$1.99
- Tridoku$1.99
- Samurai Median Pack 2$1.99
- Jigsaw Samurai Pack$2.99
- Anti Diagonal Samurai Pack$2.99
- Cross Sudoku$2.99
- Gattai-3 Anti Diagonal Pack$2.99
- Samurai Sudoku$3.99
- Sohei Sudoku$3.99
- 30 Days of All Puzzles$5.99
- 90 Days of All Puzzles$14.99
hexris
No in-app purchases
