Comparison

Coldoku vs Magic Grid Box

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

Head to head
About

Coldoku

This logic game offers a colorful twist on classic Sudoku, replacing numbers with distinct shapes and hues. The objective is to arrange these elements so that each unique color and shape appears only once per row and column. It's designed as an engaging brain exercise for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Color and shape-based gameplay
  • Logic puzzle mechanics
  • Single-player brain game
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Almost everyone knows it and has certainly played it before. Sudoku is a logic game that is usually played on paper and with the numbers 1 to 9. Coldoku, on the other hand, is a great variation of the classic Sudoku. The main difference is that colors and shapes are used instead of numbers. The aim of Coldoku is to place the playing cards in such a way that each color and shape appears only once in all rows and columns. Coldoku is a brain game for children, teenagers and adults.

About

Magic Grid Box

Features
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Magic Grid Box is a calm, friendly logic puzzle for phones and tablets. Fill every grid so that each symbol appears exactly once in every row and every column - a Latin square, the same idea behind Sudoku, but with playful picture symbols instead of numbers. Designed to be relaxing and completely frustration-free, it is a great fit for kids and grown-ups alike. There is no failure state: if a symbol would break the rule, it simply springs back, so the grid can never end up wrong. FEATURES - 5 themed boxes: Sport, Farm, Pirates, Vehicles and Cosmos - 100 hand-tuned levels - 4x4 grids to start, 5x5 grids to master - Two ways to play: drag and drop, or tap a symbol then tap a cell - Gentle, juicy feedback and a satisfying fusion animation on every solve - Unlock the next box as you progress - Plays in portrait and landscape, on phone and tablet NO PRESSURE, NO TRACKING - No ads - No in-app purchases - No accounts and no internet required - play fully offline - No data collected - your progress is saved only on your device Sit back, think it through, and enjoy the quiet satisfaction of a perfectly filled grid.

Screenshots

Coldoku4 screens
Magic Grid Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

Coldoku and Magic Grid Box are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Coldoku versus Magic Grid Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColdokuMagic Grid Box
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin RosenthalAlexander Lemken

In-app purchases

None

Coldoku

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Grid Box

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coldoku free?
Coldoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Grid Box free?
Magic Grid Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coldoku or Magic Grid Box have ads?
Neither Coldoku nor Magic Grid Box shows ads.

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