Comparison

Sudoku vs Murder & Method

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku

Features
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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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Murder & Method

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The Society receives the files that even the Yard cannot close. You are its newest candidate. Every case begins with a floor plan, a handful of people and their statements. Each row and each column contains exactly one figure. The murderer is whoever was alone in a room with the victim. Every statement is true. Every case has a solution, and the cards prove it. Everything you need to find it is right in front of you. No guessing. No clock. No luck. Just deduction. HOW TO PLAY • Read the statements. Each card reveals something about where a person was standing. • Reconstruct the scene. Place the figures, eliminate what is impossible and keep track of what remains open. • Ask the Inspector. If you get stuck, three levels of hints are available – each a little more explicit, always based on your own board. • Make your accusation. The Society does not ask for suspicion. It asks for proof. THE LONDON CASEBOOK 120 files. London, 1928–1940. A séance in Chelsea. A boxing hall after midnight. The Underground at night. A diamond office in Hatton Garden. An incident high above the rooftops of St Paul’s. Across twelve years, guests, suspects and victims return again and again. Some names disappear. Others return. The casebook can be browsed chronologically or by file series. The cases lead from your first admission file to the Master Files. The difficulty grows not through ever larger boards, but through what matters: the depth of the deduction. THE PRACTICE ROOM Members also gain access to the Society’s practice room. There, earlier crime scenes are reconstructed with new casts and recombined again and again. No one dies. Everyone learns. AN ILLUSTRATED WORLD Painterly character portraits, illustrated crime scenes and furnishings, and a casebook inspired by the London of the late 1920s and 1930s. Murder & Method is fully available in English, German, Italian, Spanish and French. MEMBERSHIP The ten files of the admission examination are free. Those who pass may join the Society. A single purchase unlocks the remaining 110 files of the London Casebook. Introductory price until 31 December 2026. The regular price applies thereafter. No ads. No subscription. No account. No tracking. No energy. No coins. Fully playable offline on iPhone and iPad. Made in Düsseldorf by Lindhavn Studio.

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
Murder & Method4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku at none against Murder & Method's 1. Sudoku also leads on iOS requirement (15.3 vs 17.0). Murder & Method's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Murder & Method sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Sudoku versus Murder & Method: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuMurder & Method
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAleksei SamsonovJan Hendrik Wergin

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Murder & Method

One-time1
  • Full London Casebook$3.99

Questions

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

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