Maze Pool vs Sudoku Origin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maze Pool
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Every ball slides until it hits a wall. Can you get each one into the pocket of its color? Maze Pool is a calm, clever sliding puzzle. Swipe a ball and it rolls all the way until something stops it. Plan your moves, use the other balls as blockers, and sink every ball into its matching pocket. • 750 handcrafted levels – every one designed and tested by hand • 350 levels free to play • New ideas as you progress: portals, colored gates, switches, magnets and the tricky cue ball • Stuck? A hint shows you the next move, and your progress still counts • Play levels in any order within a pack – skip a tough one and come back later • Restart instantly and undo moves – no timers, no pressure • Easy packs for kids and beginners • Plays offline – no Wi-Fi needed HOW TO PLAY • Swipe a ball to send it rolling • It only stops when it hits a wall or another ball • Each ball must end in the pocket of the same color • Colored gates, portals and magnets only react to balls of their color If you enjoy ice-sliding puzzles, Sokoban, or brain teasers that make you think a few moves ahead, Maze Pool is made for you. Swipe the first ball and see how far you can get!
Sudoku Origin
Enjoy a classic Sudoku experience offline with multiple difficulty levels and daily challenges. Features guided hints, pencil notes, and a Zen Mode for relaxed play. Track your progress with statistics and earn awards.
- Offline play
- Six difficulty levels
- Daily challenges
- Guided hints
- Pencil notes
- Zen Mode
- Statistics and awards
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Sudoku Origin is a classic sudoku game that works completely offline. No Wi-Fi, no signal, no problem: every puzzle is generated on your device, so the game plays exactly the same on a plane, on the subway, or in a waiting room with one bar of service. WHAT YOU GET - Six difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Master and Extreme - A new Daily Challenge every day, with a streak that counts your consistency - A full calendar archive, so a missed day is never lost - Guided hints that explain the technique instead of just filling in the square - Pencil notes, optional auto-check, and one-tap undo - Autosave and a Continue card that drops you back exactly where you stopped - Statistics with a heatmap of your playing history - Awards and medals for the milestones worth remembering - Zen Mode for untimed, pressure-free play - Landscape layout and full iPad support - Cloud backup, so your progress follows you to a new device HONEST ABOUT MONEY Sudoku Origin is free to play. If you want the ads gone, there is a single purchase that removes them for good. No subscription, no weekly plan, no paywall in front of the puzzles. Available in 20 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sudoku Origin at weekly against Maze Pool's every 23 months. 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
Both are free to download. Maze Pool sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Sudoku Origin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Maze Pool ships an update every 23 months, Sudoku Origin weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maze Pool | Sudoku Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexandru Calauz | allion llc |
In-app purchases
Maze Pool
- 50 Hints$0.99
- 50 Speed Boosts$0.99
- 50 Undo Moves$0.99
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- Permanent speed$1.99
- All Map Packs$3.99
- Disable Ads$3.99
- Disable Ads + All Map Packs$5.99
- Unlock Everything$6.99
Sudoku Origin
- Remove Ads$9.99









