Comparison

Sudoku vs SolvoKU

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

SolvoKU

This app helps you solve Sudoku puzzles by providing hints and explanations for each move. You can also generate your own Sudoku grids, though difficulty selection is not yet available.

Highlights
  • Hint mode with explanations
  • Generate custom Sudoku grids
  • Step-by-step solving guidance
  • Candidate removal explanations
Features
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You want to generate your own grid? Or you already have a grid and would like a little help to unblock you? Then SolvoKu is perfect for you! When using hint mode, SolvoKu will not only add a number to the grid. The application will give you explanations of why you can put this number, of why you can remove candidates. Unfortunately for the time being when generating a grid you will get an easy grid most of the time, we are looking for solutions to allow you to select the level of difficulty you want.

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
SolvoKU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku at none against SolvoKU's 1. Sudoku also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.6). SolvoKU's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SolvoKU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Sudoku against 4.3 for SolvoKU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 60% of SolvoKU's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, SolvoKU every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sudoku versus SolvoKU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuSolvoKU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertime4innovation UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Jérôme Diaz

Customer experience

Sudoku

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

SolvoKU

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SolvoKU

One-time1
  • Full access, no ads$0.99

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolvoKU free?
SolvoKU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku or SolvoKU?
Sudoku and SolvoKU are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Sudoku or SolvoKU have ads?
SolvoKU shows ads; Sudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku or SolvoKU?
Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, and SolvoKU every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sudoku was updated on October 5, 2026 and SolvoKU on October 3, 2026.

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