Comparison

Marble Sudoku vs Sortyard

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

Head to head
About

Marble Sudoku

This logic puzzle game reimagines classic Sudoku with colorful marbles on a wooden board. Enjoy various game modes, helpful tools, and offline play for a calming brain-training experience.

Highlights
  • Relaxing Sudoku with colorful marbles
  • Classic logic as a color puzzle
  • Offline play
  • Daily challenges
  • Four game modes
  • Smart Sudoku tools
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Marble Sudoku is a relaxing Sudoku puzzle game where classic number logic becomes a calm color puzzle. Place glossy marbles on a wooden board, use notes and smart hints when you need them, and solve offline at your own pace. Designed for quick breaks, deep focus, and quiet brain training, Marble Sudoku blends familiar 9x9 Sudoku rules with soothing visuals, gentle sounds, subtle haptics, and satisfying marble placement. PLAY YOUR WAY • Classic: the timeless Sudoku experience, from Easy to Expert • Countdown: race the clock and earn time with correct moves • Boulder Garden: solve around stone obstacles and break them from the board • Mosaic: a jigsaw Sudoku mode with irregular regions instead of standard 3x3 boxes • Daily Challenge: return each day for a fresh puzzle and keep your streak alive SMART SUDOKU TOOLS Use pencil notes, smart hints, validation, undo, and optional auto-erase for wrong moves. Turn assistance on when you want gentle guidance, or keep it minimal for a pure classic Sudoku challenge. RELAX AND TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Sudoku helps train memory, focus, logic, and problem-solving. Marble Sudoku keeps the experience calm and tactile, so each puzzle can feel less like pressure and more like a quiet ritual. PLAY OFFLINE OR COMPETE ONLINE Enjoy Sudoku anywhere without an internet connection. When you are online, track your stats, unlock achievements, climb monthly leaderboards, and compete for a permanent spot in the Hall of Fame. MAKE THE BOARD YOURS Choose different marble styles, use a colorblind-friendly palette, show your country flag, set your username, and enjoy multi-language support. FEATURES • Relaxing Sudoku with colorful marble pieces • Classic number logic presented as a calm color puzzle • Offline play with no internet required • Daily challenges and streak tracking • Four game modes: Classic, Countdown, Boulder Garden, and Mosaic • Jigsaw Sudoku-style irregular regions in Mosaic mode • Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert difficulty levels • Pencil notes, smart hints, undo, and optional mistake help • Monthly global leaderboards, achievements, and detailed stats • Colorblind-friendly marble palette • Smooth animations, soothing sounds, and subtle haptic feedback Whether you want a simple Sudoku puzzle before bed, a hard logic challenge, or a relaxing brain game you can return to every day, Marble Sudoku gives the classic puzzle a fresh and peaceful twist. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sortyard

Engage in a challenging track-sorting puzzle game where strategic moves are crucial. Progress through increasingly complex levels that require foresight and careful planning to achieve the cleanest solution.

Highlights
  • Limited track space challenges
  • Color blocking mechanics
  • Clean solution scoring
  • Interactive rule introduction
  • Gradually increasing complexity
  • Optional iCloud synchronization
Features
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Every move matters: tracks have limited space, colors can block one another, and the cleanest solution earns the best result. Learn the rules through a short interactive introduction, then take on yards that gradually grow in size and complexity. Later puzzles require careful planning, temporary moves, and a good eye for what comes next. Optional iCloud support keeps your game synchronized across your devices. Sortyard is free to play with no forced ads and no requirement to be online while playing.

Screenshots

Marble Sudoku4 screens
Sortyard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sortyard at none against Marble Sudoku's shown. Sortyard also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Marble Sudoku sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sortyard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Marble Sudoku against 5.0 for Sortyard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Sudoku ships an update every 2 months, Sortyard every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Marble Sudoku versus Sortyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble SudokuSortyard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuma Play UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Bradford Foley

Customer experience

Marble Sudoku

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sortyard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Marble Sudoku

Subscriptions2
  • Marble Sudoku - Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Marble Sudoku Yearly Subscription$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Marble Sudoku Lifetime Premium$14.99
3 purchases

Sortyard

One-time3
  • 200 Tickets$0.99
  • 1,500 Tickets$3.99
  • 10,000 Tickets$19.99

Questions

Is Marble Sudoku free?
Marble Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sortyard free?
Sortyard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marble Sudoku or Sortyard?
Marble Sudoku and Sortyard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Marble Sudoku or Sortyard have ads?
Marble Sudoku shows ads; Sortyard does not.
Which is updated more often, Marble Sudoku or Sortyard?
Marble Sudoku ships an update every 2 months, and Sortyard every 5 days. Most recently, Marble Sudoku was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sortyard on October 24, 2026.

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