Comparison

Cascadou vs CrispSudoku

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

CrispSudoku

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Cascadou4 screens
CrispSudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CrispSudoku is free to download; Cascadou costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cascadou versus CrispSudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCascadouCrispSudoku
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size529 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMachineboy ASChristian Strobele

In-app purchases

None

Cascadou

No in-app purchases

None

CrispSudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cascadou free?
Cascadou costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrispSudoku free?
CrispSudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cascadou or CrispSudoku have ads?
Neither Cascadou nor CrispSudoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cascadou or CrispSudoku?
Cascadou ships an update fortnightly, and CrispSudoku fortnightly. Most recently, Cascadou was updated on October 31, 2026 and CrispSudoku on October 25, 2026.

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