Comparison

Samurai Sudoku vs Minesweeper Brainteaser

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Minesweeper Brainteaser

Features
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Minesweeper, done properly for the iPhone and iPad. Uncover every square that isn't a mine. Each number tells you how many mines touch it — the rest is deduction, nerve, and how fast you can do both. FOUR LEVELS Beginner (9×9, 10 mines) to ease in. Intermediate and Expert when you want a real one. Or build your own board, up to 16×26, and set the mine count yourself. BUILT FOR ONE FINGER Tap to dig, hold to flag — or flip the switch and have it the other way round. Both work one-handed. Tap a number whose mines are all flagged to open everything around it in one go. Pinch to zoom in on a tight corner. YOUR FIRST TAP IS ALWAYS SAFE Mines are placed after you touch the board, never before, so no game ends on move one. That opening tap clears an area rather than a lone number. IT REMEMBERS Best time, win rate, current streak and best run, kept separately for every difficulty. Put it down mid-game and it is exactly where you left it when you come back — the clock stops when you do. ALSO • Light and dark • Haptics you can turn off • Question marks, chording and flag-all, each optional • VoiceOver support • Plays fine with no connection Minesweeper is free with ads. There is a banner on the menu and an occasional ad between games — never on the board while you are playing. No account, no sign-up, nothing collected. Your statistics stay on your device.

Screenshots

Samurai Sudoku4 screens
Minesweeper Brainteaser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper Brainteaser at none against Samurai Sudoku's 24. Minesweeper Brainteaser also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Samurai Sudoku's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Samurai Sudoku sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper Brainteaser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samurai Sudoku ships an update every 2 months, Minesweeper Brainteaser every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Samurai Sudoku versus Minesweeper Brainteaser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamurai SudokuMinesweeper Brainteaser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (383 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings383 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamThale Anette Stirler

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

Minesweeper Brainteaser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

24 purchases

Samurai Sudoku

One-time24
  • 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
None

Minesweeper Brainteaser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samurai Sudoku free?
Samurai Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Brainteaser free?
Minesweeper Brainteaser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Samurai Sudoku or Minesweeper Brainteaser have ads?
Both Samurai Sudoku and Minesweeper Brainteaser show ads.
Which is updated more often, Samurai Sudoku or Minesweeper Brainteaser?
Samurai Sudoku ships an update every 2 months, and Minesweeper Brainteaser every 2 days. Most recently, Samurai Sudoku was updated on October 23, 2026 and Minesweeper Brainteaser on October 10, 2026.

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