Comparison

DieDoku vs ECHO

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

Head to head
About

DieDoku

This app offers a unique 6x6 puzzle experience using dice instead of numbers. It's designed for both beginners learning sudoku fundamentals and experienced players seeking a fresh challenge. Enjoy daily puzzles, timed challenges, and a solo journey mode to keep your mind sharp.

Highlights
  • Dice-based 6x6 sudoku puzzles
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Timeless Journey progression
  • Full sudoku toolkit (notes, hints, undo)
  • Solo and friend comparison modes
  • Collectible DieCats
Features
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DieDoku is a fast, fresh twist on sudoku — a mini 6×6 puzzle game that uses dice instead of numbers. Solve compact puzzles that are quick to play, satisfying to master, and perfect for daily brain exercise. How to play: Fill each row, column, and 2×3 block with dice representing the numbers 1–6. Each value appears exactly once per row, column, and block. New to sudoku? DieDoku is smaller, friendlier, and more visual making it a fun and easy way to learn sudoku fundamentals and techniques. Experienced sudoku player? Translating between dice faces and numbers adds a clever mental twist that challenges your speed and sharpens your focus. FEATURES • Full mini-sudoku toolkit: Notes, Hints, Undo, and error-free solving • Every puzzle has exactly one solution • All puzzles (Easy, Medium, Hard) are solvable by logic—no guessing required GAME MODES • Timeless Journey — progress through 12 levels from easy to hard. Play at your own pace with no timers, perfect for learning or relaxing. • Daily Challenge — play 4 fresh timed puzzles every day across multiple difficulties. Solve all four to earn a chance at unlocking a new DieCat, a collectible creature from the world of DieDoku. PLAY SOLO OR WITH FRIENDS • Race for your fastest solve times or play casually • Follow friends and compare times to see who solved it faster Whether you’re a sudoku master or just love quick, satisfying logic puzzles, DieDoku delivers a delightful, visually playful way to keep your brain sharp every day.

About

ECHO

This puzzle game challenges you to cooperate with recordings of your past actions. Solve intricate levels by coordinating with your "echoes" to overcome obstacles and complete complex sequences.

Highlights
  • Time-loop gameplay
  • 100 campaign levels
  • Daily puzzles
  • Endless Zen mode
  • Time challenge mode
  • Offline play
  • Live synthesized music
Features
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Your echoes are your teammates. ECHO is a time-loop puzzle: every run is recorded, and when you press ECHO, your past self replays it - step by step, loop after loop. Hold plates for each other, open doors across time, and thread paths no single runner could ever take. EASY TO LEARN, DEEP TO MASTER - 100 campaign levels across ten decades, from gentle first steps to choreographed finales - Mechanics that weave together: chained doors, counter-doors, double doors, fragile floors, beat walls, paradox boards and mirror echoes that replay your run backwards - Handcrafted signature levels where every single step must be planned FOUR WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign: 100 levels with a carefully tuned difficulty curve - Daily puzzle: one fresh board every day - keep your streak alive - Zen: endless generated puzzles in six difficulties - Time challenge: how many boards can you solve in one run against the clock? MADE WITH CARE - Completely offline: no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection - Music is synthesized live on your device - no two sessions sound the same - Home-screen widget that grows with your streak - and hides a secret level - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Available in 7 languages ECHO is free and complete from the first minute. The only purchases are voluntary tips for the developer - they unlock nothing. Your past self is waiting.

Screenshots

DieDoku4 screens
ECHO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DieDoku at 5.0 against ECHO's 4.0. DieDoku also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). ECHO's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DieDoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DieDoku ships an update every 6 days, ECHO every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DieDoku versus ECHO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDieDokuECHO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher SzetoLucas Hesseldieck

In-app purchases

None

DieDoku

No in-app purchases

None

ECHO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DieDoku free?
DieDoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECHO free?
ECHO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DieDoku or ECHO?
DieDoku is rated higher. DieDoku averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while ECHO averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do DieDoku or ECHO have ads?
DieDoku shows ads; ECHO does not.
Which is updated more often, DieDoku or ECHO?
DieDoku ships an update every 6 days, and ECHO every 3 days. Most recently, DieDoku was updated on October 24, 2026 and ECHO on October 22, 2026.

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