Comparison

ChalkFive vs Sudoku Endless Puzzle

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

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ChalkFive

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Five in a Row that looks so good, you'll play it just for the visuals. ChalkFive is classic Five in a Row with a visual style you won't forget. Pick one of five distinct themes and every game feels different. FIVE VISUAL THEMES - Blackboard โ€“ chalk on a dark board. Nostalgic, calm, perfect. - Wood โ€“ symbols carved into timber. Warm and natural. - Stone โ€“ chiselled into rock. Hard and determined. - Paper โ€“ pen on a blank sheet. Clean and simple. - Neon โ€“ glowing lines in the dark. For those who play day and night. A SHARP AI OPPONENT Three difficulty levels. On hard, the AI means business โ€” don't underestimate it. TWO PLAYERS Play with someone on the same device. Perfect for travel. BOARD SIZE 3ร—3 / 5ร—5 / 7ร—7 / 9ร—9 โ€” and on tablet an extra 15ร—15 for epic battles. NO ADS. NO INTERNET. Fully offline. No distractions. Just the game.

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Sudoku Endless Puzzle

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Sudoku Endless Puzzle is sudoku that never resets to a blank grid. You play the bottom three rows. Fill all 27 cells correctly and the band pops: the six rows above slide down, a freshly generated band drops in from the top, and the run continues. The board is always 9x9, always mid-game, always one band away from the next one. Every band is generated to be solvable by logic alone โ€” no guessing, ever. Early bands need nothing harder than a naked single; by level seven you are leaning on hidden singles, and pairs and locked candidates show up after that. The clue count is chosen two clears ahead, so difficulty rises with you instead of jumping. The first three bands are untimed. After that a band clock starts and tightens as you climb through five stages, from START to EVIL. Three mistakes also end the run. You score for every correct entry, plus a band bonus that grows with your level and multiplies for every consecutive band you clear without a mistake or a hint โ€” up to 3x. Clean play compounds; a single slip resets the streak. FEATURES - Endless falling-band sudoku, no level cap and no blank restarts - Every band logically solvable, verified before it ever reaches you - Difficulty that climbs with your level, chosen two clears in advance - Combo multiplier that rewards clean bands, up to 3x - A band clock from the fourth band on, tightening across five difficulty stages - Pencil notes, undo, erase, and hints you earn as you reach each new stage - Plays offline โ€” no account, no sign-in; only the ads need a connection - Your run is saved after every move, so you can stop mid-band and come back Free, with ads. A small banner sits along the bottom of the screen while you play, and a full-screen ad can appear between runs, never in the middle of one and never more than once every 90 seconds. Optional videos can win back a mistake when a run ends, earn a hint when you are out, add 60 seconds when the band clock runs out, or catch an extra lifebuoy. Optional in-app purchases: hint packs (10, 35 or 150 hints) and Remove Ads, which turns off the banner and the ads between runs. Reward videos stay available either way.

Screenshots

ChalkFive4 screens
Sudoku Endless Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChalkFive at none against Sudoku Endless Puzzle's 4. ChalkFive also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Sudoku Endless Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ChalkFive asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ChalkFive versus Sudoku Endless Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkFiveSudoku Endless Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiri LebedaZero Four Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ChalkFive

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sudoku Endless Puzzle

One-time4
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 35 Hints$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • 150 Hints$9.99

Questions

Is ChalkFive free?
ChalkFive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku Endless Puzzle free?
Sudoku Endless Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChalkFive or Sudoku Endless Puzzle have ads?
Sudoku Endless Puzzle shows ads; ChalkFive does not.

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