Sudoku Trials vs Sudoku Mastermind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku Trials
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Sudoku Trials is a sudoku puzzle game for daily boards, weekly trials, and the techniques that solve a grid. Play classic Sudoku from easy to expert. Take on Killer Sudoku, Diagonal Sudoku, and Windoku. A new weekly trial starts every Monday. The Academy teaches each technique in plain language, then gives you unlimited practice boards. • Daily Sudoku puzzle and a rotating weekly trial • Killer Sudoku, Diagonal Sudoku, and Windoku • Academy lessons from naked singles through X-Wing, Swordfish, and XY-Wing • Notes, reveal notes, and hints when you want them • Adventure ladder, Time Attack, and Puzzle Maker • Ranks, medals, and records • Game Center achievements, leaderboards, and cloud save • Light and dark themes Puzzles work offline. A banner may show during play, and a short ad may appear after you finish a puzzle. Remove Ads is a one-time purchase that turns both off.
Sudoku Mastermind
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Discover a new generation of Sudoku: smooth, modern, and fully customizable. Solve infinite grids generated on the fly, from Easy to Extreme, and take on the Daily Challenge to keep your streak going. Choose your play style: enable or disable error detection, highlighting, or draft mode. Light or dark theme, adaptive layout, and Mac keyboard support — everything is designed for comfort, with a clean and modern look. Track your progress with detailed statistics and unlock trophies based on your wins, records, and streaks, while enjoying seamless iCloud synchronization. A single one-time purchase removes ads and unlocks the “Hard” and “Extreme” levels — no account, no subscription, and available across all your devices. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Available in 23 languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku Trials at none against Sudoku Mastermind's 1. Sudoku Trials also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sudoku Mastermind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku Trials asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sudoku Trials ships an update every 9 days, Sudoku Mastermind every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku Trials | Sudoku Mastermind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Barnum | Robin Dufour |
In-app purchases
Sudoku Trials
No in-app purchases
Sudoku Mastermind
- Full access$1.99
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