Comparison

Pixfulness vs Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Pixfulness

A relaxing pixel art puzzle game where you drag and drop colored pixels to complete gray silhouettes on a grid. Designed for focus and calm, it offers a simple, account-free experience with no tracking.

Highlights
  • Pixel art puzzles
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Calm and focused gameplay
  • No accounts or tracking
  • Simple grid-based challenges
Features
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Pixfulness is a small, satisfying pixel puzzle game built for quiet focus. Each puzzle starts as a gray silhouette on a 24 by 24 grid. Your colored pixels sit in a playful pile at the bottom like a palette. Drag pixels into place, breathe, take your time, and watch the picture click together. Pixfulness keeps things simple on purpose: no accounts, no tracking, just pixel art and a calm little moment.

About

Sudoku

Features
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Sudoku - the classic logic puzzle, thoughtfully redesigned for iPhone. Whether you're solving your first grid or chasing a personal best, Sudoku - CellMate delivers a clean, distraction-free experience built around one thing: the pure satisfaction of logical deduction. FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS Progress from Easy (35+ clues) to Expert (fewer than 22 clues). Every puzzle is algorithmically verified to have exactly one solution no guessing required, ever. SMART TOOLS, ZERO CLUTTER · Notes Mode pencil in candidates and plan several moves ahead · Smart Hints a precise nudge in the right direction, never a spoiler · Unlimited Undo experiment freely and step back with a single tap · Mistake Limit three mistakes per game keep you sharp without the frustration · Pause & Resume your game is saved automatically, down to the last move MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS A clean statistics dashboard tracks your best times per difficulty, win streak, success rate and all-time score. Watch yourself improve, one puzzle at a time. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS No flashy animations. No interruptions. A calm, minimal interface that stays out of your way — just you, the grid and the numbers. PLAY ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Works fully offline. On a flight, on the subway or in a quiet moment at home — whether you have three minutes or three hours, a puzzle is always ready. Download Sudoku - CellMate and give your brain the workout it deserves.

Screenshots

Pixfulness4 screens
Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pixfulness at none against Sudoku's shown. Pixfulness also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixfulness ships an update daily, Sudoku every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixfulness versus Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixfulnessSudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWonder MaruBerk HAYTA

In-app purchases

None

Pixfulness

No in-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixfulness free?
Pixfulness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixfulness or Sudoku have ads?
Sudoku shows ads; Pixfulness does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixfulness or Sudoku?
Pixfulness ships an update daily, and Sudoku every 5 days. Most recently, Pixfulness was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sudoku on October 25, 2026.

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