Comparison

SudokuSmart vs Sudoku Rabbit

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

Head to head
About

SudokuSmart

Engage with hundreds of number puzzles, master advanced solving techniques, and challenge friends on a global leaderboard. Offers daily, weekly, and monthly tournaments with prizes, plus a helpful step-by-step guide for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Daily and weekly sudokus with global leaderboard
  • Monthly tournaments with prizes
  • Step-by-step solving method helper
  • 750+ permanent levels of all difficulties
  • Scan sudokus from photos
  • Customization options and sandbox tools
Features
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SudokuSmart is the perfect companion for anyone that enjoys number puzzles. Play hundreds of grids, learn the most advanced sudoku methods, and compete with your friends - all for free and without intrusive advertisements. Tailored to all skill levels, there is so much SudokuSmart has to offer: - Daily and Weekly sudokus connected to a global leaderboard -Monthly tournaments with prizes - Helper that provides step-by-step visual assistance on numerous solving methods - 750+ permanent levels of all difficulties, including Alternating-Inference-Chains - Exhaustive settings and customisation options - Sandbox with powerful tools (solving path, auto-solve, candidates, difficulty rating) Possibilities are endless: - Scan a sudoku from Photos and start playing in seconds - Send notification reminders to your friends to maintain their streaks’ - Unlock profile pictures and completion animations - Highlight specific candidates different colours The best part? SudokuSmart will keep improving, fueled by the feedback of players. Start playing now, and get your say in the next big update.

About

Sudoku Rabbit

Enjoy a seamless Sudoku experience with no un-skippable ads and a one-thumb-friendly design. Compete with friends in real-time, tackle daily challenges, and customize your gameplay with endless puzzles and fun options.

Highlights
  • Endless offline puzzles
  • Real-time competitive play
  • One-thumb controls
  • Daily challenges and rankings
  • Profile and gameplay customization
  • Dark theme and hardcore mode
Features
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Sudoku Rabbit is sudoku you can play with one hand. Modern controls let you reach any cell from the bottom half of the screen, so you can solve one-handed, or even with one thumb. Say goodbye to awkwardly stretching across the board, and keep the other hand free for an ice cream cone. Classic controls are still available if you prefer them. Then, turn your daily solve into a real competition. Complete our daily puzzles to see your rank and percentile on the leaderboard the next day. Monthly and yearly seasons add up those percentiles to determine your Sudoku Power. Earn trophies for your rank and cement your place in competitive sudoku history! Four brackets let you compete against players who play the way you do: • Normal: Solve it your way. • Hardcore: Every assist is off. • Blitz: Candidates are already marked. Built for speed. • Masters: Extremely hard. One mistake ends the run. Learn techniques that help you climb the ranks: hidden singles, naked pairs, pointing pairs, box line reduction, X-Wing, Y-Wing, and Swordfish. Hints name the technique and teach you how to apply it, so you can add it to your sudoku arsenal. Additional features: • 250,000 puzzles available offline, so you can play on a plane, a train, or anywhere without a signal. • Share a puzzle seed and see your friends’ live progress as you race to solve them the same puzzle. • Memos update automatically when you place a number, so you never have to stop to erase leftover notes. • Extensive customizable options let you play exactly how you want. • Ask the Great Turtle Sage for a hint when you're stuck, so you can keep solving instead of guessing. • No forced ads, for a smooth, uninterrupted experience. Download today. Sudoku with one hand, and hold your trophies (or ice-cream!) with the other.

Screenshots

SudokuSmart4 screens
Sudoku Rabbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SudokuSmart at none against Sudoku Rabbit's shown. SudokuSmart also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Sudoku Rabbit's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. SudokuSmart sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sudoku Rabbit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku Rabbit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of SudokuSmart's written reviews are positive against 71% of Sudoku Rabbit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SudokuSmart ships an update every 2 weeks, Sudoku Rabbit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SudokuSmart versus Sudoku Rabbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuSmartSudoku Rabbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20 ratings)4.8 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2039 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelix JohnsonZhun Wah Edward Lui

Customer experience

SudokuSmart

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sudoku Rabbit

All ratings36 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative19.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SudokuSmart

One-time1
  • SudokuSmart Pro$3.99
1 purchases

Sudoku Rabbit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99

Questions

Is SudokuSmart free?
SudokuSmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku Rabbit free?
Sudoku Rabbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SudokuSmart or Sudoku Rabbit?
Sudoku Rabbit is rated higher. SudokuSmart averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Sudoku Rabbit averages 4.8 from 39 ratings.
Do SudokuSmart or Sudoku Rabbit have ads?
Sudoku Rabbit shows ads; SudokuSmart does not.
Which is updated more often, SudokuSmart or Sudoku Rabbit?
SudokuSmart ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sudoku Rabbit fortnightly. Most recently, SudokuSmart was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sudoku Rabbit on November 9, 2026.

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