Comparison

Line Sweeper vs MultiSudoku

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

Head to head
About

Line Sweeper

This puzzle game challenges you to create a single, continuous loop by strategically placing lines. Numbered tiles indicate how many adjacent spaces must be part of the path, with a "check" function to help identify errors. It offers over 500 levels across five difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Create a single continuous loop
  • Numbered tiles guide path placement
  • Over 500 levels
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • "Check" function highlights wrong lines
  • Autosave unfinished levels
  • Record best completion times
Features
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Linesweeper is puzzle similar to Minesweeper. Your aim is to create a single continuous non-intersecting loop. The numbered tiles can't be passed through. The number means how many of the 8 surrounding tiles should contain some part of the solution path. Linesweeper is originally invented by Jak Marshall. **** Linesweeper features **** # Content - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - "Check" function can highlight wrong lines - option to enable automatically highlight wrong lines - Automatically indicate correct numbers - 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

About

MultiSudoku

This app offers a variety of challenging Sudoku puzzles with different overlapping grid configurations. It provides a no-ads gaming experience with features to help track progress and sharpen logic skills. Enjoy hours of intellectual challenge with continuously updating content.

Highlights
  • Multiple Samurai Sudoku variations
  • Progress previews for all puzzles
  • Weekly bonus free puzzle
  • No ads
  • Unlimited hints and undo
  • Dark Mode support
  • iCloud backup and restore
Features
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Play six different Samurai Sudoku variations in a single app! Start with the easier 2-Grid puzzles and advance all the way to the huge challenging 8-Grid puzzles. Each variation has a different overlapping grid configuration and provides a unique twist of brain challenging logic. With its diverse variations and straightforward no-frills game design, MultiSudoku 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, MultiSudoku contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 104 free MultiSudoku puzzles • Variations include puzzles with 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 overlapping grids • 2-Grid Combo variation combines Diagonal, Irregular and OddEven puzzles • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Multiple difficulty levels from easy to hard • 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 MultiSudoku have also become popular under other names such as Samurai Sudoku, Combined Sudoku and Gattai Nanpure. 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

Screenshots

Line Sweeper4 screens
MultiSudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MultiSudoku at none against Line Sweeper's shown. MultiSudoku also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MultiSudoku sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MultiSudoku holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MultiSudoku has 2.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Line Sweeper's written reviews are positive against 93% of MultiSudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, MultiSudoku every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Line Sweeper versus MultiSudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine SweeperMultiSudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamConceptis Ltd.

Customer experience

Line Sweeper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

MultiSudoku

All ratings2,367 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.3%

Bugs and requests

Line Sweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MultiSudoku

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Occasional errors in puzzle setup

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to compare times with other players
  • More free puzzles or lower-cost puzzle packs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Sweeper

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
26 purchases

MultiSudoku

One-time26
  • 2-Grid Easy 1$0.99
  • 3-Grid Easy 1$0.99
  • 3-Grid Hard 1$1.99
Show 23 more
  • 3-Grid Medium 1$1.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Easy 1$1.99
  • 3-Gird Hard 16$1.99
  • 2-Grid Hard 1$1.99
  • 4-Grid Hard 1$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Hard 1$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Medium 1$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Hard 2$2.99
  • 2-Grid Combo - Very Hard 1$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid Hard 27$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Hard 4$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Medium 2$2.99
  • 2-Grid Combo - Very Hard 15$2.99
  • 2-Grid Combo - Very Hard 14$2.99
  • 2-Grid Combo - Hard 14$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Hard 28$2.99
  • Mixed-Grid - Hard 3$2.99
  • 5-Grid Medium 1$3.99
  • 5-Grid Hard 1$3.99
  • 5-Grid Hard 2$3.99
  • 5-Grid Hard 27$3.99
  • 5-Grid Hard 30$3.99
  • 8-Grid Hard 2$4.99

Questions

Is Line Sweeper free?
Line Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MultiSudoku free?
MultiSudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Line Sweeper or MultiSudoku?
MultiSudoku is rated higher. Line Sweeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while MultiSudoku averages 4.8 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Line Sweeper or MultiSudoku have ads?
Line Sweeper shows ads; MultiSudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Line Sweeper or MultiSudoku?
Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, and MultiSudoku every 3 months. Most recently, Line Sweeper was updated on October 1, 2026 and MultiSudoku on October 26, 2026.

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