Comparison

CoKu vs Ripple Chess

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

Head to head
About

CoKu

A modern take on Sudoku, this puzzle game replaces numbers with colors. Solve challenges by ensuring no repeated colors in rows, columns, or blocks. Unlock tools and progress through various difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Color-based Sudoku gameplay
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Mini Game modes
  • Draw Mode for custom boards
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Unlockable tools and bonuses
  • Dark mode optimization
Features
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Welcome to CoKu, where classic Sudoku meets color-based strategy in a clean, modern puzzle experience. This latest build adds Daily Challenge, new Mini Game modes for quick sessions, and Draw Mode so you can create your own colorful boards. It also includes smoother gameplay, UI polish, and performance improvements. Instead of numbers, CoKu uses colors. Complete every row, column, and block with no repeated color in any section. It is easy to learn, visually clear, and satisfying to master. As you play, you earn stars by completing puzzles and can earn time bonuses for faster solves. Use stars to unlock helpful tools and improve your performance over time. CoKu includes Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels so you can choose a pace that fits your style, from relaxed practice to advanced challenge. The experience is designed to feel responsive and polished, with intuitive touch controls, haptic feedback, dynamic scoring, and progress tracking in a dark-mode-optimized interface.

About

Ripple Chess

Features
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Every move creates ripple waves that push enemy pieces across the board.

Screenshots

CoKu3 screens
Ripple Chess3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ripple Chess at none against CoKu's 3. Ripple Chess also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 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. CoKu sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ripple Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CoKu versus Ripple Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoKuRipple Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank J GuzzoneChim Lam Chu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CoKu

One-time3
  • 500 Stars$0.99
  • 2,500 Stars$2.99
  • 5,000 Stars$4.99
None

Ripple Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoKu free?
CoKu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ripple Chess free?
Ripple Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CoKu or Ripple Chess have ads?
Neither CoKu nor Ripple Chess shows ads.

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