Sudoku vs smallhours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku
Engage your logical thinking with a vast collection of Sudoku puzzles. This app offers unlimited challenges across various difficulty levels, with auto-error checking to help you track progress. It's designed for both beginners and experienced players seeking brain-teasing entertainment.
- Unlimited puzzles
- Varied difficulty levels
- Auto-error checking
- Progress tracking
- Immersive experience
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Ready to challenge your logical thinking? Welcome to Sudoku Zen, where puzzle enthusiasts discover an immersive experience. Delve into a diverse collection of puzzles, ranging from easy to challenging levels. Exercise your mind, solve Sudoku, and indulge in the rich features of our app. Key Features: - Unlimited puzzles for endless enjoyment - Varied difficulty levels catering to all skill levels - Auto-error checking ensuring accuracy and progress tracking - And more awaits! Whether you're a novice or a seasoned Sudoku solver, our app offers the ultimate challenge. Download now to put your skills to the test and immerse yourself in hours of brain-teasing entertainment.
smallhours
A mesmerizing color puzzle game where you combine and transform colors to capture tiles. It offers a Zen-like experience or a skill-building challenge, with daily leaderboards, custom puzzles, and multiplayer modes.
- Combine and transform colors
- Capture every tile
- Daily Challenge Leaderboard
- Create custom puzzles
- Two-player turn-based duel
- AI game assistant
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Combine and transform colors to capture every tile. Choose your favorite way to upgrade your brain - practice a state of Zen or improve your focus and skill. Reach the Leaderboard on the Daily Challenge, create and configure your own puzzles, challenge your friends to beat your score or win a two-player turn-based duel, and build your skills with the AI game assistant!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku at none against smallhours's 6. Sudoku also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. smallhours sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sudoku against 5.0 for smallhours. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Sudoku ships an update every 5 days, smallhours every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sudoku | smallhours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adem Oztas | Thinking Source Group LLC |
In-app purchases
Sudoku
No in-app purchases
smallhours
- 10 undos$0.99
- 25 undos$1.99
- Remove Ad Banner$2.99
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- 50 undos$2.99
- Assist Mode$4.99
- Pro Plan$5.99
Questions
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