Letterlike vs Sudoku Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Letterlike
Embark on a solo roguelike word adventure with procedurally generated challenges. Create words to score points, unlock upgrades, and conquer bosses. Enjoy endless replayability with New Game Plus and offline play.
- Roguelike word gameplay
- Procedurally generated runs
- Word creation for points
- Progressive gem upgrades
- Offline play
- New Game Plus mode
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Play the demo for free at playletterlike.com or by clicking the Developer Website link below. Prepare for endless possibilities with Letterlike, a roguelike word game! SOLO WORD GAME Designed to be played alone, but specific runs can be replayed by friends using a shared seed! MAKE WORDS, SCORE POINTS Advance through rounds and stages by making longer words and scoring more points! ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Letterlike offers procedurally generated runs with random items and random bosses to provide for endless possibilities! PROGRESSIVE UPGRADES Gain special gems throughout the game to gain powerful upgrades for each run! ONE-TIME PURCHASE We are dedicated to making Letterlike ad-free without any in-app purchases so your purchase goes a long way! FREE UPDATES Any updates to Letterlike (including expansions of items and bosses) will always be free! NEW GAME PLUS Unlimited fun playing again with new game plus PLAY OFFLINE The entire game is available offline to be enjoyed on the go! By downloading the Letterlike App, you agree to the Letterlike Privacy Policy (https://playletterlike.com/privacy), Terms and Conditions (https://playletterlike.com/terms), and Apple Terms of Sale
Sudoku Lab
Engage with over 50,000 unique Sudoku puzzles and a practice mode featuring 24 distinct strategies. Utilize a 'Forward' command to automate simple moves and a three-stage hint system to guide your strategic thinking. Enjoy offline play with no internet connection required and a commitment to user privacy.
- 50,000+ unique Sudoku puzzles
- Practice Mode with 24 strategies
- Automated 'Forward' command
- Three-stage hint system
- Offline play, no internet needed
- Private, no data collection
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50,000+ unique puzzles. Convenient Practice Mode with 24 strategies so far, with more coming. “Forward” command to auto-perform trivial actions (solve Naked or Hidden Singles), so that you can concentrate on the strategy. Three-stage Hint system with the first stage just giving you the strategy name, so you can have another look at the board. No Internet connection is ever needed. After you install the app :) Private - no tracking, no data collection of any kind. No adds!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sudoku Lab at Free against Letterlike's $4.99. Sudoku Lab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Letterlike's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (122 vs 1). On 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
Sudoku Lab is free to download; Letterlike costs $4.99 up front. Sudoku Lab sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Letterlike asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sudoku Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letterlike has 122 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Letterlike ships an update every 4 days, Sudoku Lab every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Letterlike | Sudoku Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (122 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #43 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronald Lee | Vlad Feinstein |
Customer experience
Letterlike
Sudoku Lab
Bugs and requests
Letterlike
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or freezes on some devices
- Inconsistent letter distribution
Requested features
4 requests- Save progress and resume games
- Leaderboards and social features
- More visual customization options
- In-game dictionary or word definitions
Sudoku Lab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Letterlike
No in-app purchases
Sudoku Lab
- Basic Strategies$0.99
- Advanced Strategies$1.99
- Master Strategies$2.99
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- All Strategies$4.99
