Comparison

Sudoku vs Versatile Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku

Instantly solve Sudoku puzzles with this app. It provides full solutions and step-by-step guidance to help you understand how to reach the answer. Features include hints and intelligent entry options for a smooth user experience.

Highlights
  • Instant Sudoku solutions
  • Step-by-step solution construction
  • Hint system for guidance
  • Intelligent number entry options
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Error correction without erasing
Features
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DESCRIPTION Find the solution for your Sudoku at a split of a second! Our Sudoku solver offers not only a full solution for several levels of difficulty but also a step-by-step construction to reach the ultimate solution. Why this solver? - guarantees fast solutions - it stays a tricky puzzle game due to “hints” - fast entries through intelligent options - intuitive design USING THIS SOLVER Start the App and an empty board will show up. Through the intuitive user interface is it possible to enter your own numbers – fill in numbers in some cells and the other free cells will only show numbers that can be considered for your special Sudoku. By having chosen a wrong number, you do not need to erase all entries. Just mark the wrong number and choose a right one or erase the wrong entry. After your selection of numbers, your own created Sudoku will be shown. A step-by-step solution follows. By clicking the button “hint”, an arbitrary cell with a number will be indicated. This number brings you one step closer to your solution. From now on it won´t be possible to enter more numbers. By touching another free cell, the right number will appear. Now you can compare your number. In this way you will also come closer to your own solution. The button “solution” will give you the whole solution for your Sudoku. Variations of solutions are possible. We, the team of TIME4INNOVATION, hope that we can help to solve very tricky puzzle games and we would be glad to get a feedback!

About

Versatile Sudoku

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The purpose of Sudoku is to place number (digits) so that each digit appear exactly once in each row, column or tile. Typically a 9×9 board is used with tile size 3×3 and and digits 1 to 9 to fill the board with. This applications also supports a simpler puzzle with board size 6×6, tile size 3×2 and digits 1 to 6. Some fields are preset and cannot be modified. A puzzle is guaranteed to have a single solution. The application allows 5 levels go difficulty. It offers convenient features helping to solve a puzzle.  The application also allows to enter your own puzzle and watch how the computer solves it.

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
Versatile Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku at none against Versatile Sudoku's 3. Sudoku also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 10.0). Versatile Sudoku's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). 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. Versatile Sudoku sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, Versatile Sudoku weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sudoku versus Versatile Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuVersatile Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.1 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertime4innovation UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Michael Glickman

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Versatile Sudoku

One-time3
  • 25 points$0.99
  • 100 points$2.99
  • 500 points$5.99

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Versatile Sudoku free?
Versatile Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sudoku or Versatile Sudoku have ads?
Neither Sudoku nor Versatile Sudoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku or Versatile Sudoku?
Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, and Versatile Sudoku weekly. Most recently, Sudoku was updated on October 5, 2026 and Versatile Sudoku on October 2, 2026.

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