Comparison

Sudoku Trials vs Sudoku Mastermind

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Trials

Features
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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.

About

Sudoku Mastermind

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sudoku Trials4 screens
Sudoku Mastermind4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sudoku Mastermind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku Trials asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Sudoku Trials versus Sudoku Mastermind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku TrialsSudoku Mastermind
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick BarnumRobin Dufour

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku Trials

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sudoku Mastermind

One-time1
  • Full access$1.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Trials free?
Sudoku Trials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku Mastermind free?
Sudoku Mastermind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sudoku Trials or Sudoku Mastermind have ads?
Both Sudoku Trials and Sudoku Mastermind show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Trials or Sudoku Mastermind?
Sudoku Trials ships an update every 9 days, and Sudoku Mastermind every 4 months. Most recently, Sudoku Trials was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sudoku Mastermind on October 30, 2026.

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