Sudoku vs SudokuWare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Instant Sudoku solutions
- Step-by-step solution construction
- Hint system for guidance
- Intelligent number entry options
- Intuitive user interface
- Error correction without erasing
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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!
SudokuWare
Create, scan, and share Sudoku puzzles with this app. Generate puzzles automatically with adjustable difficulty, or build your own from scratch. Save your favorites and build a personal collection.
- Scan Sudoku puzzles with your camera
- Import Sudoku puzzle images
- Generate puzzles automatically
- Create puzzles from scratch
- Share puzzles with friends and family
- Add notes and get clues
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Sudoku has been one of the most popular puzzles since it was introduced. It uses numbers from 1 to 9, and the goal is to fill a 9x9 grid without repeated numbers. The rule is simple: - You can only use numbers 1 - 9 - You can only use each number once for each column, row, and grid With SudokuWare, you can: - Scan Sudoku puzzles using your camera - Whenever you see one, scan it and play from your phone - Import Sudoku puzzle images - Exchange and share Sudoku puzzles with your family and friends - Generate puzzles automatically - Set the difficulty level, and the app will make one for you - Make your own Sudoku puzzle completely from scratch - This is something you can’t miss if you are an advanced player Make your personal Sudoku collection in your pocket. From casual to head-scratching difficulty, SudokuWare provides all you need to enjoy solving puzzles. - Add note - Get clues - Reset and replay - Set favorites - Create symmetrical or non-symmetrical type puzzles - Save and make your collection Ready, set, go. Let the challenge begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sudoku at none against SudokuWare's shown. Sudoku also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 27 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). SudokuWare's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 56%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sudoku holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 67% of SudokuWare's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, SudokuWare every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku | SudokuWare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | time4innovation UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | EssentialCapture Inc |
Customer experience
Sudoku
SudokuWare
In-app purchases
Sudoku
No in-app purchases
SudokuWare
No in-app purchases









