Cascadou vs CrispSudoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cascadou
A deckbuilding roguelike where poker hands trigger chain reactions. Plan sequences, use stickers to break rules, and unleash satisfying cascades. Survive seven days by creating high-scoring hands and upgrading your deck with collectible items.
- Deckbuilding roguelike gameplay
- Collect and combine 120 stickers
- 8 unique card types for combos
- Permanent upgrades with 10 badges
- Multiple play modes for all skill levels
- Daily Challenges and special stages
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A uniquely satisfying deckbuilding roguelike where poker hands topple into each other like dominoes. Plan the perfect sequence, break the rules with powerful stickers, and unleash cascades of pure joy! Each round raises the target score. With limited moves per round, you need to create the biggest scoring hands to survive seven days. Upgrade your 52‑card deck with collectible stickers, earn permanent badges, and discover special cards that open new ways to play. A new game mode debuts on iOS: Freeswap Run: Move cards freely, but you only have 4 chances to play! FEATURES The full, complete Cascadou game now available on the go! 120 stickers to collect, combine, and experiment with 8 card types that help you create wild combos 10 badges that permanently upgrade your run Auto saves game each round Multiple play modes for beginners and advanced players Daily Challenges: Chill Mode (free swaps, chase the longest chains) and Solitaire (remove all 52 cards in 20 moves or less) Morning, Afternoon, and Night stages with optional challenges and big rewards 20 rounds plus a tough final level that tests your deck and your skill Secrets to uncover and new modes and stickers to unlock Bronze, Silver and Gold medals to earn for each play mode Handcrafted art and music by solo developer machineboy from Norway High replayability with endless deck, sticker, and badge combos So take off your shoes, kick back, and soak in the delightful chain reactions of Cascadou!
CrispSudoku
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CrispSudoku is a polished, ad-free Sudoku game with real depth — five rule variants, six grid sizes, and a built-in tutor that explains how to solve every board. PLAY YOUR WAY • Five variants: Classic, Jigsaw (irregular regions), Sudoku-X (diagonals), Killer (summed cages) and Thermo (digits climb along each thermometer) • Six grid sizes: 4×4, 6×6, 8×8, 9×9, 10×10 and 12×12 • Four difficulties, from Easy to Expert • A new Daily Challenge every day — the same board for everyone LEARN AS YOU PLAY • "Explain the solve" walks through any board step by step, naming each technique (naked singles, hidden singles, locked candidates, X-wing and more) • "Next logical step" hints tell you what to play next, and why • Every puzzle gets an honest difficulty rating based on the hardest technique it actually requires THOUGHTFUL TOUCHES • Pencil-mark notes, unlimited undo, and live conflict highlighting • A mistake limit that scales with difficulty • Per-difficulty hint budgets, so hints stay meaningful • Beautiful themes you unlock as you play • Achievements, streaks and detailed statistics PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection • Every puzzle is guaranteed to have exactly one solution CrispSudoku is free software, open source under the GNU AGPL-3.0.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CrispSudoku at Free against Cascadou's $4.99. On update cadence, ads, 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
CrispSudoku is free to download; Cascadou costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cascadou | CrispSudoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 529 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Machineboy AS | Christian Strobele |
In-app purchases
Cascadou
No in-app purchases
CrispSudoku
No in-app purchases
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