Kudoku vs Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kudoku
This app offers a pure Sudoku experience with a minimalist design and smooth gameplay. Focus on solving puzzles without distractions, whether you're a beginner or an experienced player. Enjoy a calm and satisfying puzzle-solving session anytime, anywhere.
- Minimalist design
- Smooth interactions
- Pure puzzle focus
- Calm gameplay experience
- Endless engagement
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Experience Sudoku the way it was meant to be—simple, elegant, and endlessly engaging. With a beautifully minimal design and smooth interactions, this app lets you focus purely on the puzzle. Whether you're solving your first grid or your thousandth, enjoy a calm and satisfying gameplay experience anytime, anywhere.
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles
This app offers a vast collection of over 100 logic puzzles, including Sudoku, Nonogram, and Minesweeper. It provides interactive tutorials, offline play, and daily challenges. Unlock additional game types and features with an optional Pro subscription.
- 101 puzzle types
- Interactive tutorials
- Offline play
- Daily challenges
- Pro subscription for more games
- Progress tracking
- Unlimited new boards (Pro)
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Sudoku, Nonogram, Minesweeper, Suguru and Numberlink: 101 puzzle types in one ad-free collection. Start with a favorite, then discover your next challenge. Find your kind of puzzle - Enjoy number puzzles? Try Sudoku, Calcudoku and Futoshiki. - Follow number clues in Slitherlink, draw a single loop through the black and white pearls in Masyu, or connect islands in Hashi. - Shade and divide grids in Nonogram, Nurikabe and Shikaku. - Try something different with Minesweeper, Tents and Trees, or Star Battle. Learn by playing Interactive tutorials let you practice unfamiliar rules on the board. Choose from each game's available sizes and difficulties, and play practice puzzles offline at your own pace. New boards are generated so you can keep exploring. Start free, explore more with Pro Generate and play new boards free in 51 game types. The other 50 Pro games each include 5 different free boards, shared across practice and challenges. Pro unlocks unlimited new boards in those games, plus full replay history, advanced replay controls and long-term statistics. Make time for a puzzle Take on the shared daily challenge, review real games in replays, or follow your progress. Online challenges, rankings and cloud features need an internet connection. Included puzzles: Numbers & symbols: Sudoku, Calcudoku, Kakuro, Futoshiki, Binairo, Binairo+, Mathrax, Skyscrapers, Hidoku, ABCD, ABC End View, Hitori, Subsets, Suguru, Ripple Effect, Makaro, Nansuke Loops & connections: Slitherlink, Masyu, Hashi, Yajilin, Shingoki, Gokigen Naname, Spokes, Train Tracks, Signpost, NetWalk, Netslide, Roma, Stitches, Zip, Numberlink, Herugolf, Pencils, Mid-loop, Moon-or-Sun, Satogaeri, Suraromu, Yosenabe, Kuralin, Dotchi-Loop, Nagareru Shading & regions: Nonogram, Mosaic, Nurikabe, Fillomino, Shikaku, Patches, Double Choco, Heyawake, LITS, Norinori, Usowan, Nurimeizu, Dosun-Fuwari, Tapa, Shakashaka, Kurodoko, Palisade, Spiral Galaxies, Map, Yin-Yang, Sashigane, Hebi, Kurotto, Choco Banana, Nurimisaki, Juosan, Chained Block, Tilepaint, Nuritwin, Sto-stone, Tatamibari, Evolomino Placement & clues: Minesweeper, Battleships, Tents and Trees, Akari, Star Battle, Aquarium, Thermometers, Magnets, Kakurasu, Lollipops, Tatebo-Yokobo, Dominosa, Tawamurenga, Black Box, Haunted Mirror Maze, Mastermind Movement & space: 15 Puzzle, Sixteen, Twiddle, Cube, Flip, Flood, SameGame, Inertia, Peg Solitaire, Planarity, Clusters Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles at 4.9 against Kudoku's 3.0. Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). Kudoku's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kudoku ships an update every 3 months, Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kudoku | Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 佳鑫 寿 | BE A MAN PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
Kudoku
No in-app purchases
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles
- Simon Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Simon Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Simon Pro Lifetime$39.99
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