Comparison

Cozy Solitaire vs Savage Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Cozy Solitaire

Enjoy a peaceful card game experience with no interruptions. Customize your game with various themes and card backs. Offers daily goals and achievements for a rewarding play session.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and no micro-transactions
  • Klondike and FreeCell Solitaire
  • Optional in-app purchase for 3 extra game modes
  • Extensive customization options (card backs, backgrounds, card fronts)
  • Daily goals and achievements
  • Undo and hint features
  • LoFi soundtrack
Features
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Relax and enjoy Solitaire with absolutely no ads or micro-transactions. Cozy Solitaire was designed specifically to give you a relaxing and cozy solitaire experience. What makes Cozy Solitaire unique? Most solitaire apps are cluttered with ads, making playing anything but relaxing. Besides just being ad-free, Cozy Solitaire also has a fresh look that can be customized to fit your preferences. The effects and animations were created to be satisfying, without overdoing it. Lastly, Cozy Solitaire gives you an encouraging message every day when the daily goal is completed. FEATURES: No ads: Absolutely no ads or micro-transactions. Pay once and enjoy, ad-free forever. Klondike and FreeCell Solitaire included: Choose between Klondike or FreeCell Solitaire. Play 1 card draw or 3 card draw. Choose between winnable or random deals. Yukon, Spiderette, and Golf Solitaire available: The game includes 1 in app purchase to add 3 extra game modes for $1.99 USD. This purchase is completely optional and adds Yukon, Spiderette, and Golf Solitaire. If you don't want to be bothered by seeing the in-app purchase, you can even toggle it off in the settings menu. Customization: Customize to your heart’s content with over 150 different card backs. Choose between a variety of different backgrounds and card fronts to fit your unique taste. Backgrounds include plain colors and a selection of relaxing animated backgrounds. You can even customize the animation that plays when you win a game. Simple user interface: Enjoy a simple user interface that was thoughtfully designed to be easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. Satisfying experience: Sound effects and subtle vibrations make for a satisfying experience. Achievements: Complete a variety of achievements to unlock more card back designs. Daily Reward: Every day there will be a daily goal to complete to unlock an encouraging message for the day, similar to cracking open a fortune cookie at your favorite Chinese restaurant - so satisfying and cozy! Undo and hint: Use the undo button to go back up to 100 moves. Use the hint button if you get stuck and need help. Personalized Settings: Personalize the settings to suit your preferences. Play in left-handed mode, turn on dark mode, adjust the sound effect, ambience, and music levels, turn vibrations on or off, and show or hide the top user interface. LoFi Soundtrack: Lofi beats provide the perfect background music as you play. This chill soundtrack is great for a cozy and relaxing experience. You can also turn the music off if you prefer to play in silence. Download today!

About

Savage Sudoku

Experience a classic number puzzle with a bold, customizable style. Choose from five difficulty levels, unlock premium animated themes, and enjoy smart hints that teach solving techniques. Personalize your gameplay with unique celebration animations.

Highlights
  • Five difficulty levels
  • 23 premium animated themes
  • 17 celebration animations
  • Smart hint system
  • Notes mode
  • Cross-device progress sync
Features
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Savage Sudoku brings bold style to the classic number puzzle. Whether you're a casual solver or chasing your fastest Expert time, every game looks and feels exactly how you want it. FIVE DIFFICULTIES From Easy warm-ups to Master-level gauntlets with a single mistake limit — there's a challenge for every mood. Track your personal best time for each difficulty and keep pushing it lower. PREMIUM THEMES Transform the board with 23 themes across 5 packs. Classic glassmorphism, rich Spectrum Dark and Light palettes, animated Elemental themes with living color cycles, and Neon Nights — a full-spectrum RGB afterglow that never stops moving. CELEBRATION ANIMATIONS Finishing a puzzle earns a celebration. Choose from 17 animations across 5 packs: confetti, fireworks, lightning, stars, snow, meteors, balloons, and more. Preview any animation before you buy. SMART HINTS Stuck? Hints teach you the technique — naked singles, hidden singles, and more explained step by step. Hint limits keep the challenge intact on harder difficulties. NOTES MODE Track candidate numbers in any cell, undo any move, and solve at your own pace. Themes, celebrations, and progress restore across devices. One purchase unlocks the full pack — forever.

Screenshots

Cozy Solitaire4 screens
Savage Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Savage Sudoku at Free against Cozy Solitaire's $1.99. Savage Sudoku also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Cozy Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (297 vs 8) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Savage Sudoku is free to download; Cozy Solitaire costs $1.99 up front. Cozy Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Savage Sudoku sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Savage Sudoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cozy Solitaire has 297 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Cozy Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Savage Sudoku's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Cozy Solitaire versus Savage Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCozy SolitaireSavage Sudoku
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (297 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings297 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size373 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMulberry Tree Games, LLCMICHAEL JARED SEARS

Customer experience

Cozy Solitaire

All ratings288 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.7%

Savage Sudoku

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cozy Solitaire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cards not registering correctly in FreeCell
  • Game freezing after auto-complete
  • Incorrect card display in foundation piles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More background animations and themes
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to turn off haptic feedback
  • Faster card movement and auto-complete
  • Additional solitaire game modes (e.g. Pyramid, Tri-Peaks)

Savage Sudoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cozy Solitaire

One-time1
  • Extra Game Modes$1.99
8 purchases

Savage Sudoku

One-time8
  • Firework Pack$0.49
  • Party Pack$0.49
  • Nature Pack$0.49
Show 5 more
  • Ambient Pack$0.49
  • Spectrum Dark$0.99
  • Spectrum Light Theme Pack$0.99
  • Elemental$1.49
  • Neon Nights$2.99

Questions

Is Cozy Solitaire free?
Cozy Solitaire costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Savage Sudoku free?
Savage Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cozy Solitaire or Savage Sudoku?
Savage Sudoku is rated higher. Cozy Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 297 ratings, while Savage Sudoku averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Cozy Solitaire or Savage Sudoku have ads?
Neither Cozy Solitaire nor Savage Sudoku shows ads.

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