Comparison

SudokuTournament+ vs Drain Brain

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

Head to head
About

SudokuTournament+

Features
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Enjoy Sudoku with no ads. Keep your brain sharp and active while having fun. Play solo at your own pace or challenge yourself against other sudoku lovers around the world by playing in a monthly tournament! Millions of people play sudoku every day to stimulate their minds and enjoy solving puzzles. The SudokuTournament+ app has thousands of sudoku puzzles in many different difficulty levels to help keep your mind active, unwind from stress, and challenge yourself. The SudokuTournament+ app has classic sudoku puzzles from easy to diabolical difficulty levels so you can choose whether you want a more relaxing game to pass the time, or a more challenging game to test your mind’s sharpness. Take a break from daily life and engage your brain and focus to remove distractions. Play the same puzzle with your friends by simply sharing the puzzle’s unique code. You and multiple fiends can all play the same puzzle at the same time! Improve your solving skills and speed by playing in a monthly tournament and being matched with sudoku players of a similar level. Track your wins and losses each month and increase your level over time as you play matches. Track your solo play progress with easy to understand statistics and compare with world players through achievements and leaderboards. We developed new insightful visuals to view your progress and improvement statistics by viewing your own historical game progress, as well as comparing your achievements and stats with worldwide players on leaderboards through Apple Game Center. Play across multiple devices with cloud save. The SudokuTournament+ app has many features to assist in playing the game such as hints, matching numbers highlighting, preventing unneeded notes and more. These can all be turned off at your discretion. This engaging sudoku app has: - Show if numbers are placed incorrectly - Lock correctly placed numbers to not be changed - Highlight matching numbers and note numbers - Prevent placing note if number is already in row, column or box - Clear unneeded notes once a number placed correctly - Hide number buttons when all of that number has been placed - View in-depth statistics and compare to world leaderboard players - Light/dark mode - Choose from many different colored background colors - Daily challenges and awards for completing a full month of challenges - Offline play - No ads *Tournament play requires an internet connection

About

Drain Brain

A retro-styled puzzle game where players connect pipes on a grid to create a path for flowing liquid. Score points by filling pipes and race against the clock to fix dead ends before the flow stops. Features include various pipe types, a smart queue, and bombs to correct mistakes.

Highlights
  • Pipe connection puzzles
  • Retro LCD handheld style
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Smart queue system
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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Connect pipes before the flow catches up in Drain Brain, a retro-styled puzzle game inspired by classic LCD handhelds! Place pipes on a grid to create a path from start to goal. Once the countdown ends, liquid begins flowing through your creation. Every pipe it fills scores points, but if the flow hits a dead end, you've got seconds to fix it or it's game over! Features: • 7 pipe types including cross pipes that can score twice! • Smart queue system with 5 upcoming pieces! • 3 bombs per level to fix mistakes! • Progressive difficulty that speeds up as you advance! • Game Center leaderboards and achievements! • Original soundtrack by Nobonoko! • Themes, and more! Easy to learn. Hard to master. Each level pushes you faster. How far can you go?!?!?!

Screenshots

SudokuTournament+4 screens
Drain Brain3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drain Brain at Free against SudokuTournament+'s $1.99. SudokuTournament+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Drain Brain is free to download; SudokuTournament+ costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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SudokuTournament+ versus Drain Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuTournament+Drain Brain
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSyntaxity Inc.Symbolic Software

In-app purchases

None

SudokuTournament+

No in-app purchases

None

Drain Brain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SudokuTournament+ free?
SudokuTournament+ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drain Brain free?
Drain Brain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SudokuTournament+ or Drain Brain have ads?
Neither SudokuTournament+ nor Drain Brain shows ads.

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