Comparison

Sudoku vs Gambit

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

Gambit

Features
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Gambit is a beautiful, calm chess app for players who love the game itself. The Timeless Chess Club. Play, learn, and analyse — all in one place. No banners shouting at you. No leaderboard treadmill. Just chess, the way it was meant to be played. — PLAY STOCKFISH AI — Challenge Stockfish 18, the strongest open chess engine in the world. Eight skill levels from 1000 ELO (beginner) to 3000 ELO (legend). Plays fully offline, on-device — no internet, no waiting. — ONLINE MULTIPLAYER — Real-time matches with players worldwide. ELO matchmaking pairs you fairly. Pick your time control: 3+0, 5+0, 10+0, or 15+10. Climb the rating, claim the monthly leaderboard. — PASS AND PLAY — Hand the device across the table. Two players, one board. The classic over-the-board feel, with a clock and clean move history. — THEMED PUZZLES — Sharpen tactics with rated puzzles by theme: pins, forks, skewers, discovered attacks, mate-in-2, mate-in-3, endgames. Earn rating, track progress. — DEEP GAME ANALYSIS — Replay any match move-by-move with the Stockfish evaluation graph. Every move classified — Brilliant, Great, Best, Inaccuracy, Mistake, Blunder. See exactly when you went wrong, and why. — FRIENDS, BY QR CODE — Add a friend by scanning their QR. No usernames, no email lookup. Challenge them, get notified when they're online. — MONTHLY AWARDS — Top of the leaderboard each month wins premium days, exclusive themes, and a place in the Hall of Champions. — THE CLUB AESTHETIC — Fraunces serif, brass accents, ink-and-cream palette. Designed by people who care about how chess looks and feels — not just whether it works. — PREMIUM — Gambit is free to play. Upgrade to Premium for an ad-free experience, the gold avatar frame, full match history, every theme unlocked, and unlimited puzzle attempts. Monthly or yearly via Apple subscription. — EVERYTHING IN ONE APP — • Stockfish 18 AI — 8 levels, ~1000–3000 ELO, fully offline • Online multiplayer with ELO and time controls (3+0, 5+0, 10+0, 15+10) • Pass-and-play on one device • Themed puzzles with rating progression • Move-by-move analysis with eval graph and classification • Replay any past match (PGN-based scrubber) • Friends via QR code, with push notifications • Monthly leaderboard and awards • 10 languages — fully localized • Apple Sign-In, Google Sign-In, or email • iPhone and iPad — FOR THE PLAYERS WHO MAKE TIME FOR CHESS — Gambit is a place to play that feels like a real chess club: quiet, considered, beautifully made. Welcome to the Club. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
Gambit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku at none against Gambit's 2. Sudoku also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.1). Gambit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months 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. Gambit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, Gambit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sudoku versus Gambit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuGambit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertime4innovation UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Aziz Kurt

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gambit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gambit free?
Gambit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sudoku or Gambit have ads?
Neither Sudoku nor Gambit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku or Gambit?
Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, and Gambit every 2 months. Most recently, Sudoku was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gambit on November 5, 2026.

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