Battle Sudoku vs Genius Square
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battle Sudoku
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Play Sudoku in single player classic mode or networked with friends. Features: - Easy, Medium, Hard, Pro and Extreme difficulties. - Board assistance feature (Optional show errors and marking up to 4 potential numbers per square) - Ability to quickly continue a single in play game or to continue a game after failing to beat a timer - Top 10 lists for each difficulty (Classic mode) - Two Games Modes (Classic and Battle Royale) - Basic fixed themes to provide some variety of board styles and visuals. - Music (optional). Providing some arcade style fun to Sudoku. - Water effect (optional). Adds a small zen visual effect when playing. - Experimental Network Play (up to 9 players). Includes local network discovery AND the ability to manually enter a host IP address. Limited to port 7777 and no relay or NAT punch-through services at this time so one player must choose to host a game. Player difficulties can be carried across so that a HARD player and an EASY player can compete together on the same board (but different given tiles). - Basic multilingual support
Genius Square
This logic puzzle game challenges players to strategically place colorful blocks within a 6x6 grid, avoiding black squares. Compete against the clock to achieve faster times and improve your personal best scores.
- 6x6 grid puzzle
- Block placement challenges
- Avoid black squares
- Beat the clock
- Personal best tracking
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To complete the puzzle you simply have to place all the blocks in the 6x6 square, and you can't use the black squares. Beat the clock, and your personal best times!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Genius Square at Free against Battle Sudoku's $3.99. Genius Square also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Genius Square is free to download; Battle Sudoku costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Battle Sudoku ships an update every 6 months, Genius Square every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on May 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battle Sudoku | Genius Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 2.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Rafferty | Alex Goulder |
In-app purchases
Battle Sudoku
No in-app purchases
Genius Square
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Battle Sudoku free?
Is Genius Square free?
Do Battle Sudoku or Genius Square have ads?
Which is updated more often, Battle Sudoku or Genius Square?
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