Comparison

Colorma vs Sudoku Ember

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

Head to head
About

Colorma

This puzzle game tests your color perception and creativity. Place tiles to create gradients and solve intricate challenges on unique grids. It offers hundreds of levels with vibrant visuals and calming soundtracks for both beginners and masters.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of unique levels
  • Place color tiles
  • Create stunning gradients
  • Intricate grid challenges
  • Vibrant visuals
  • Relaxing soundtracks
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Colorma is here! Think you've mastered the world of color? Think again! Colorma, an innovative puzzle game, challenges your perception and creativity like never before. Place color tiles, create stunning gradients, and conquer intricate challenges on grids that bend and twist like a crossword puzzle. Decoys, clones, and keyless levels will test your spatial reasoning and unlock your inner color wizard. Immerse yourself in a world of vibrant hues, calming soundtracks, and hundreds of meticulously hand-crafted levels. Whether you're a beginner blending your first palette or a master crafting intricate gradients, Colorma offers endless challenge and relaxation. Features - Hundreds of unique levels - Beautiful and immersive visuals - Relaxing and meditative soundtracks - Sharpens your focus and creativity - Cloud saving and achievements Enjoy a colorful adventure!

About

Sudoku Ember

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Sudoku should feel like a satisfying conversation with logic—not a fight with the interface. Sudoku Ember is a calm, private place to solve, learn, and steadily become better. Every puzzle is generated on your device and checked for a unique solution under its real rules. LEARN THE MOVE, NOT JUST THE ANSWER • A proof-based Coach explains the logic before revealing a digit • Four free Academy foundations, plus six advanced Pro lessons • Technique mastery connects lessons with your real puzzle results • Five difficulty levels move from a gentle start to a focused challenge SOLVE YOUR WAY • Fresh Beginner, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert puzzles • Classic, Diagonal, Killer, Thermo, and Arrow rules • Cell-first or persistent digit-first input • Smart candidates, notes, erase, undo, and matching highlights • Replay any of the last 28 Daily Ember puzzles, share spoiler-free results, and optionally join the Game Center leaderboard BRING ANY PUZZLE Paste an 81-cell grid or scan a printed puzzle. Free players can import three puzzles each week; Pro removes the limit. Recognition and validation happen on device, with an editable review before play. Apple Pencil input and an adaptive layout make Sudoku Ember at home on iPad too. PRIVATE AND CALM No account, ads, or third-party analytics SDK. iCloud sync is off by default and can use your own Apple account when enabled; the full game works offline. Beginner, Easy, Medium, Daily Ember, four Academy foundations, three weekly imports, basic history and System, Light and Dark themes are free without ads. Free players also receive three final Coach reveals each day, while undo is always unlimited. Sudoku Ember Pro unlocks Hard and Expert, every non-Classic variant, six advanced lessons and their full Coach explanations, performance trends and sorting, unlimited imports and hints, plus Ember, Ocean and Forest palettes. Choose yearly with a 7-day trial for eligible new subscribers, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Colorma4 screens
Sudoku Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sudoku Ember at none against Colorma's shown. Colorma's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Colorma sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sudoku Ember sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorma ships an update every 2 weeks, Sudoku Ember fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Colorma versus Sudoku Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColormaSudoku Ember
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogisk Studio Inc.PETRO VAKULENKO

Bugs and requests

Colorma

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to continue or choose a level
  • Inability to get clues/hints to pass certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color palettes and level variety
  • Data/progress sync across devices
  • Detailed level completion stats
  • Ability to replay completed levels

Sudoku Ember

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Colorma

One-time10
  • 15 Hints$2.29
  • 30 Hints$3.79
  • Hex Level Packs$3.99
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  • Buy Me a Coffee$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Square Level Packs$7.99
  • Special Bundle$7.99
  • Hex Level Packs$7.99
  • Unlimited Hints$9.99
  • Special Bundle$14.99
6 purchases

Sudoku Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Sudoku Ember Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Sudoku Ember Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Support Tip$2.99
  • Medium Support Tip$4.99
  • Large Support Tip$9.99
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  • Sudoku Ember Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Colorma free?
Colorma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku Ember free?
Sudoku Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colorma or Sudoku Ember have ads?
Colorma shows ads; Sudoku Ember does not.
Which is updated more often, Colorma or Sudoku Ember?
Colorma ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sudoku Ember fortnightly. Most recently, Colorma was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sudoku Ember on October 29, 2026.

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