Comparison

Bricksta vs Magic Spell Sudoku

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

Head to head
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Bricksta

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Stack the bricks and spread them to make the biggest blasts!

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Magic Spell Sudoku

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Step into the tower and sharpen your mind with Magic Sudoku, a wizard-themed sudoku game where every puzzle has exactly one solution and can be solved by logic alone. You never have to guess. DIFFICULTY GRADED BY TECHNIQUE Puzzles are ranked by the hardest technique they need, not by how many clues they have, so each tier feels right: • Novice: box scanning • Apprentice: singles • Adept: pairs and pointing • Sorcerer: X-Wings, triples, skyscrapers and kites • Archmage: XY-Wings, XYZ-Wings, W-Wings, fish and quads THE DAILY TRIAL Everyone gets the same puzzle each day. The challenge rises through the week. Keep your streak going, browse the calendar, replay past trials from the archive and share your results with friends. CAST SPELLS Earn mana by solving, then spend it on spells: • Insight: a hint that teaches. It names the next logical step, highlights the cells involved and explains why it works. • Reveal: shows the correct digit for a cell. • Scry: marks every wrong digit on the board. • Arcane Sight: fills in all your notes at once. SOLVE YOUR WAY • Notes that clean themselves up when you place a digit • Unlimited undo and redo • Highlighting of the selected row, column and box, and of matching digits • Counts of each digit still to place • Digit-first input • Pause, which hides the board • Hardware keyboard support on iPad • Three mistake modes: reveal mistakes as you go, show only rule conflicts, or turn checking off • Optional Wards: three mistakes and the trial ends, unless you buy a Second Chance with mana MASTER THE ARCANE ARTS Open the Grimoire for lessons on 20 solving techniques. Each lesson uses a real worked example from the puzzles in the game. GROW YOUR POWER Earn XP to climb the wizard ranks. You can also unlock 20 achievements, follow your statistics for each tier, and spend mana on five themes, including the light Vellum and Frost themes. MADE FOR EVERYONE Magic Sudoku has VoiceOver labels on every cell, error markers that are safe for colour-blind players, Reduce Motion support and Dynamic Type in the app's controls. NO ADS. NO PURCHASES. Mana can only be earned by playing. There is nothing to buy and nothing gets in your way. It's just you and the puzzle.

Screenshots

Bricksta4 screens
Magic Spell Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Spell Sudoku at none against Bricksta's shown. Bricksta's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bricksta ships an update daily, Magic Spell Sudoku every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Bricksta versus Magic Spell Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrickstaMagic Spell Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammet Ali YasarChristopher Dornan

In-app purchases

None

Bricksta

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Spell Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bricksta free?
Bricksta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Spell Sudoku free?
Magic Spell Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bricksta or Magic Spell Sudoku have ads?
Bricksta shows ads; Magic Spell Sudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Bricksta or Magic Spell Sudoku?
Bricksta ships an update daily, and Magic Spell Sudoku every 13 months. Most recently, Bricksta was updated on October 5, 2026 and Magic Spell Sudoku on October 13, 2026.

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