Comparison

Sudoku vs Master Sudoku

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

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Sudoku

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Why You’ll Love Sudoku: 1. Improves Memory & Cognitive Skills: Enhances mental clarity and focus, enhances your attention to detail, and short-term memory 2. Relaxing & Fun: A delightful pastime for people seeking mental stimulation 3. Friendly Design: Designed with a user-friendly interface, perfect for all players 4. A Social Activity: challenge your friends or play with family members Game Features: • 4 Difficulty Levels: Choose your level, from Easy to Expert, and progress at your own pace. • Offline Play: Play anywhere, anytime – no internet connection required. • Unlimited Mistakes: Take your time and make as many mistakes as you need. • Hints: Get helpful suggestions to guide you through challenging puzzles. • Notes: Keep track of possible numbers in each cell to make solving easier. • Achievements: Track your progress and earn rewards for your accomplishments. • Hundreds of Puzzles: Enjoy a variety of puzzles that will challenge and engage you. • Undo Move: Mistakes happen – undo any move and keep going. • Auto Save: Never lose your progress – the game automatically saves your session. • Statistics: Monitor your performance and celebrate milestones. • Night Mode: Play comfortably at night with a relaxing dark theme. How to play Classic Sudoku: 1. Grid Structure: Sudoku is played on a 9x9 grid, subdivided into nine smaller 3x3 grids (blocks). Each Sudoku game board has several cells that are already filled. The more cells are initially filled, the easier the game is. The fewer cells are initially filled, the harder the game is. 2. Objective: Fill the entire grid with digits from 1 to 9. 3. Number Placement: • Each row must contain each digit exactly once. • Each column must contain each digit exactly once. • Each 3x3 block must contain each digit exactly once. 4. No Guessing: Each puzzle has a logical solution that can be reached without guessing. So, download Sudoku today and experience the benefits of a game that sharpens your mind, improves memory, and provides hours of fun!

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Master Sudoku

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Master Sudoku: Push Your Brain to the Limits! Master Sudoku is a free Sudoku game app designed for those who want to experience classic puzzles while simultaneously pushing their mental skills to the next level. With thousands of unique puzzles, an intuitive interface, and smart help features, this app offers the best logic puzzle experience on the market. Why Master Sudoku? Master Sudoku isn't just another number placement game. It'll become a daily ritual to sharpen your mind, increase your focus, and keep your brain active. Unlimited Puzzles: Our app boasts a massive, constantly updated puzzle library. You'll encounter fresh puzzles at every level every day. Easy to Use: Its clean and minimalist design keeps you distraction-free. Its easy-on-the-eyes themes and large, readable fonts allow you to play comfortably for hours. Offline Playability: Enjoy puzzles anytime, anywhere, without needing an internet connection. Whether on a plane or the subway, the joy of Sudoku is always with you! Game Levels and Difficulties There are five carefully crafted difficulty levels to suit every level of player: Easy: Perfect for beginners and those who want to learn the rules of Sudoku. Helps you develop basic reasoning skills. Medium: The starting point for most players. Offers a quick mental workout and a relaxing experience. Difficult: A real challenge for those already familiar with Sudoku. Requires more complex strategies. Expert: The most challenging puzzles are here! Designed for seasoned Sudoku masters. Only the best can succeed at this level. Daily Challenge: A specially selected puzzle, updated daily. Earn unique rewards by solving them and prove your worth. Master Sudoku offers a range of smart tools to enrich your experience and accelerate your learning process: Smart Hint System: When you get stuck, instead of taking you straight to the answer, it shows you the best logical step for your current puzzle and explains how to find it. Learn Sudoku solving techniques! Error Highlighting: Instantly highlights a number you've placed incorrectly. (Optionally disabled.) Note Mode (Pencil): Take notes of possible numbers in cells. Bring the real paper-and-pencil experience to digital. When you place a number, the corresponding notes are automatically cleared. Duplicate Highlighting: Easily catch errors by automatically highlighting repeated numbers in the same row, column, or 3x3 area. Auto-Save: Had to quit a puzzle? Don't worry, your progress is automatically saved, and you can pick up where you left off. Statistics Tracking: Track your progress by tracking the total number of puzzles you've solved, your best times, and your average solution speed. What is Sudoku? Sudoku, which means "numbers must be odd" in Japanese, is a number placement puzzle that involves filling a 9x9 grid with numbers from 1 to 9. Each number must be used only once in each row, column, and 3x3 subgrid. It's a perfect brain exercise! Download now and start training your mind with thousands of logic puzzles!

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
Master Sudoku3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Master Sudoku at none against Sudoku's shown. Master Sudoku also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.3). On price, 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

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Sudoku versus Master Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuMaster Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksei SamsonovSerhat Cakr

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

None

Master Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master Sudoku free?
Master Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sudoku or Master Sudoku have ads?
Sudoku shows ads; Master Sudoku does not.

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