Comparison

puzzling.com vs AniMoku

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

Head to head
About

puzzling.com

Engage your mind daily with a variety of classic puzzles like Crosswords and Sudoku. Access thousands of puzzles and an ad-free experience with a VIP subscription. Track your progress and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Classic puzzle variety
  • Thousands of puzzles with subscription
  • Ad-free VIP experience
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Smart search filters
  • Help and tutorial videos
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Keep your mind active with new puzzles every day. · The dream team of classic puzzles: Crossword, Sudoku, Picture Cross, Codeword, Word Search, and dozens more. · Download free and enjoy a new page of puzzles every morning and evening. · Subscribe at any time to access thousands of puzzles, ad-free. · Smart search filters help you find puzzles of your preferred type, genre or difficulty. · Learn to play new puzzles with extensive online help and videos. · Track your progress and earn trophies and rewards. Whether you're looking for a new challenge or to relax with a familiar old favorite, you can find it all in the puzzling.com app. ■ Subscribe for VIP access With a puzzling.com VIP subscription, you'll get free, unlimited access to all the puzzles on your Morning and Evening pages each day, including all previous days' pages. You can also browse puzzling.com's growing library of Themed Issues (puzzle books), using replenishing VIP keys to unlock puzzles and expand your collection. What's more, as a subscriber you won't be interrupted by ad breaks between puzzles. (Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions through your iTunes and App Store Account Settings. On cancelling a subscription, you will continue to be subscribed until the end of the current billing period.) ■ Product support Please select the [HELP] option from the menu if you require assistance. Can't access the app? You can also contact us by email: support@puzzling.com Terms of use: https://www.puzzling.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzling.com/privacy/ ■ Latest news WEB: www.puzzling.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/getpuzzling BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/puzzling.com

About

AniMoku

Experience a delightful twist on classic Sudoku with this game that replaces numbers with adorable animal characters. Its engaging design makes puzzles fun and approachable for all ages, offering a unique visual approach to strategic thinking.

Highlights
  • Playful animal character puzzles
  • Engaging and fun design
  • Visual Sudoku twist
  • Note Magnifier feature
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Ditch the numbers and find your Zen with the world’s most adorable Sudoku challenge! AniMoku replaces cold digits with a charming cast of cute animals for a fun, visual twist on classic Sudoku. Features: Playful Solving: Solve puzzles by placing a cast of nine adorable animal characters instead of digits. Engaging Design: Adorable animals make the game approachable and fun for all ages. Unique Views: Features like the “Note Magnifier” let you see your collected animal notes in crisp detail.

Screenshots

puzzling.com4 screens
AniMoku2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AniMoku at 100% against puzzling.com's 36%. AniMoku also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 18). puzzling.com's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. puzzling.com sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AniMoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AniMoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: puzzling.com has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of puzzling.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of AniMoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

puzzling.com ships an update every 2 months, AniMoku every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
puzzling.com versus AniMoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpuzzling.comAniMoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (38 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppyNation Ltd.Michael Pearson

Customer experience

puzzling.com

All ratings38 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral27.3%
Negative36.4%

AniMoku

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

puzzling.com

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Coin Pack$2.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Large Coin Pack$9.99
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  • Extra Large Coin Pack$19.99
None

AniMoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is puzzling.com free?
puzzling.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AniMoku free?
AniMoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, puzzling.com or AniMoku?
AniMoku is rated higher. puzzling.com averages 4.5 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while AniMoku averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do puzzling.com or AniMoku have ads?
Both puzzling.com and AniMoku show ads.
Which is updated more often, puzzling.com or AniMoku?
puzzling.com ships an update every 2 months, and AniMoku every 10 days. Most recently, puzzling.com was updated on September 27, 2026 and AniMoku on September 18, 2026.

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