Comparison

Sudoku Sublime vs Sudoku Forge

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Sublime

Enjoy a pure Sudoku experience with no ads, pop-ups, or tricks. Solve thoughtfully designed puzzles at your own pace with two grid sizes and five difficulty levels. Compete with yourself or others on leaderboards and enjoy a calm, focused experience that works offline.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Offline play
  • 6x6 and 9x9 grid sizes
  • Five difficulty levels
  • Daily Challenges
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Hints and error highlighting
Features
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Finally. Sudoku without the spam. No ads interrupting your flow. No pop-ups begging for subscriptions. No coins, no lives, no tricks. Just you and the puzzle. Pure Sudoku. Nothing else. We built the Sudoku app we wished existed: clean, beautiful and respectful of your time. Solve thoughtfully designed puzzles at your own pace, take on the daily challenge, chase your personal bests and enjoy a calm, focused experience that works even offline. WHAT YOU GET • Two grid sizes: Classic 9×9 and Mini 6×6 for shorter sittings • Five difficulty levels, from Beginner to Expert, graded by the techniques each puzzle actually needs • Daily Challenges: a new 9×9 and 6×6 puzzle every day, the same for everyone • Every puzzle has exactly one solution, reachable by logic alone • Points that reward harder puzzles and quick finishes • Your own leaderboard, plus optional Game Center leaderboards • A beautiful, distraction-free interface • Hints that explain the next step, and error highlighting • Dark mode and subtle haptic feedback No ads. No tracking. No internet required. Remember what Sudoku is supposed to feel like.

About

Sudoku Forge

Solve challenging 9x9 grids where each dotted cage must sum to its target number, with no repeats in rows, columns, boxes, or cages. Offers four difficulty levels, daily challenges, and smart tools like pencil marks and hints. Enjoy a beautiful dark design and track your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Cage Sudoku puzzles
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Pencil marks
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Progress tracking
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Challenge yourself with cage sudoku — the ultimate number puzzle. Fill the 9×9 grid with digits 1-9, where each dotted cage must sum to its target number. No repeats in any row, column, box, or cage. FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Easy — Plenty of given digits to get you started • Medium — Fewer clues, bigger cages • Hard — Minimal help, complex deduction required • Expert — Empty grid, pure logic DAILY CHALLENGES A new puzzle every day. Track your streak and compete with yourself. Difficulty rotates throughout the week. SMART TOOLS • Pencil marks for tracking candidates • Unlimited undo/redo • Hints when you're stuck • Error highlighting (toggleable) • Number-first input mode DESIGNED TO RESPECT YOUR TIME • No ads during puzzles. Ever. • No timers pressuring you • No lives or energy systems • Remove all ads for a one-time $5.99 purchase BEAUTIFUL DARK DESIGN Clean, modern interface with color-coded cages for instant readability. Three visual themes to match your style. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Per-difficulty statistics • Win rate and best times • Streak tracking • Daily challenge calendar From Forge Hut — crafted puzzle experiences.

Screenshots

Sudoku Sublime4 screens
Sudoku Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku Sublime at none against Sudoku Forge's 1. Sudoku Sublime also leads on device support and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Sudoku Forge's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price and rating 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. Sudoku Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku Sublime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sudoku Sublime against 5.0 for Sudoku Forge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Sudoku Sublime versus Sudoku Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku SublimeSudoku Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJDMI Kft.The Forge Hut, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku Sublime

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sudoku Forge

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Sublime free?
Sudoku Sublime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku Forge free?
Sudoku Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Sublime or Sudoku Forge?
Sudoku Sublime and Sudoku Forge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.

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