Comparison

Vending Sort vs Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Vending Sort

Engage in a fun and addictive puzzle game where you organize items within a virtual vending machine. Exercise your brain with challenging yet relaxing levels, sorting items into their correct slots with simple one-finger controls.

Highlights
  • Sort items into vending machine slots
  • One-finger control
  • Multiple unique levels
  • Challenging yet relaxing gameplay
  • Restart levels anytime
Features
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Vending Sort is a fun and addictive puzzle game! Try to sort the items inside of a vending machine. A challenging yet relaxing game to exercise your brain! HOW TO PLAY: • Tap any item to put it to another slot. • Sort items into groups. • The rule is that you can only put the item to another slot if it is start with the same item and there’re enough space on the slot. • Try not to get stuck - but don’t worry, you can always restart the level at any time. • Make the vending machine perfectly organized! FEATURES: • One finger control. • Multiple unique levels • FREE & EASY TO PLAY.

About

Sudoku

Features
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Sudoku, mastered. Sudoku-ru is the sudoku app you'll actually keep on your home screen. A premium board, a daily challenge that grows your streak, four game modes, and a hint engine that teaches sudoku — not one that just hands you the answer. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Classic 9×9 — the original Mini 6×6 — perfect for a quick run Sudoku X — both diagonals must also contain 1–9 Killer Sudoku — cages with sums replace given clues FIVE DIFFICULTY TIERS Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Evil — every puzzle is uniqueness-verified, so there is always exactly one solution. DAILY CHALLENGE A fresh puzzle every day, seeded so it's the same for everyone. Build your streak, hit your best time, and watch the calendar fill up. A HINT ENGINE THAT TEACHES The hint chain detects Naked Singles, Hidden Singles, Naked Pairs, Pointing Pairs, and X-Wing — and names the technique so you actually learn it, not just the next digit. DESIGNED TO RESPECT YOUR TIME Pencil notes with auto-clear, unlimited undo and redo, peer and error highlighting, mistake limit with a one-time Watch-Ad revive, and iCloud sync so your streak and stats follow you to every device. STATS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Win-rate chart, streak rings, per-difficulty time breakdowns, and a trophy case you unlock as you play. SUDOKU-RU PREMIUM — one-time purchase Remove all ads, unlock every theme, and keep your hint tokens forever. Hint Packs (3, 20, or 100 tokens) are also available as one-time consumables. Sudoku-ru works fully offline, syncs across devices via iCloud, and has no subscriptions.

Screenshots

Vending Sort4 screens
Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vending Sort at fortnightly against Sudoku's every 5 weeks. Vending Sort also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vending Sort sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Sudoku sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vending Sort ships an update fortnightly, Sudoku every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vending Sort versus Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVending SortSudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesPathom Sriaroonthip

Bugs and requests

Vending Sort

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game stuck on certain levels
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Lost progress and unlocks after update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Use earned cash to buy extra moves or slots
  • Auto-restock vending machines
  • More challenging levels
  • Bring back the city feature

Sudoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Vending Sort

One-time14
  • Shuffle Pack$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Shuffle Pack Advanced$2.99
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  • Undo Pack Advanced$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Starter Offer Limited$2.99
  • No Ads Bundle Offer Limited$3.99
  • Mayor Offer Limited$4.99
  • Fun Pack$7.99
  • No Ads Bundle$7.99
  • Big Bundle$8.99
  • Advanced Pack$9.99
  • Mega Bundle$14.99
4 purchases

Sudoku

One-time4
  • 3 Hints$0.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Sudokuru Premium$4.99
Show 1 more
  • 100 Hints$9.99

Questions

Is Vending Sort free?
Vending Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vending Sort or Sudoku have ads?
Both Vending Sort and Sudoku show ads.
Which is updated more often, Vending Sort or Sudoku?
Vending Sort ships an update fortnightly, and Sudoku every 5 weeks. Most recently, Vending Sort was updated on October 19, 2026 and Sudoku on October 12, 2026.

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