Murder Sudoku GridNoir vs Murder Matrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Murder Sudoku GridNoir
Engage in over 3000 logic puzzles presented as murder mysteries. Solve daily challenges by deducing relationships between suspects, victims, and crime scenes. No guessing required, just pure deduction.
- 3000+ murder sudoku cases
- Themed casebooks
- Daily challenges
- Deductive reasoning gameplay
- Hints and score summaries
- Progress saved locally
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GridNoir turns murder sudoku into a large, living logic puzzle collection. Play 3000+ cases across themed casebooks, from classic crime scenes to cruise ships, hotels, campuses, trains, museums and more. Open a daily challenge, read the suspect cards, inspect the rooms and place each person on the grid. Each suspect belongs in one row and one column. Every clue narrows the possibilities until the victim, the culprit and the crime scene finally make sense. No guessing. No account. Just deduction. Features: - 3000+ murder sudoku cases and daily challenges - Themed casebooks with different locations and suspects - Crime-scene boards with rooms, objects and clue cards - Suspects, victims, rooms, objects and alibis - Helpful hints, score summaries and case-closing results - Optional rewarded ads for extra hints or early case access - Progress saved on your device If you search for crimoku, murdoku, murder sudoku, criminal sudoku, detective puzzles, whodunit games or logic grid puzzles, GridNoir gives you a new case to reason through, one square at a time.
Murder Matrix
Engage in daily murder mystery logic puzzles where you deduce the killer using clues and a grid. It's a brain-teasing challenge perfect for fans of detective stories and logic games.
- Daily murder mystery logic puzzles
- Grid-based clue deduction
- No guessing required
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- No ads or timers
- Verify and undo tools
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Find the Killer. Solve the Case. Welcome to Murder Matrix, the best new way to play murder mystery logic puzzles. If you like board games like Clue or Cluedo, or if you enjoy Sudoku, you will love this brain-teasing challenge. Can you use simple logic to find out who the killer is? HOW TO PLAY: A crime has happened in a sealed house. You get a grid and a list of clues. Your job is to figure out where every suspect was standing. - Use clues like "The Butler was next to the Bookshelf." - Cross off the people who couldn't be there. - The last person left in the room with the victim is the killer! WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: - New Puzzles Every Day: Get a fresh murder mystery logic puzzle every single morning. Keep your winning streak going! - No Guessing Needed: Every puzzle has one right answer. You just need to use your brain to find it. - Easy to Hard: Whether you want a quick 5-minute game or a 20-minute challenge, we have the right level for you. - No Ads, No Timers: Play at your own pace without annoying interruptions. Just pure, relaxing puzzle fun. - Cool Tools: Use the "Verify" button to check your work and the "Undo" button if you make a mistake. PERFECT FOR: If you like Einstein Riddles, zebra puzzles, or just a good detective story, Murder Matrix is for you. It's a great way to keep your mind sharp and feel like a real detective. Inspired by Murdoku, the original puzzle by Manuel Garand. Download Murder Matrix now and solve your first case today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Murder Matrix at none against Murder Sudoku GridNoir's shown. Murder Matrix also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Murder Sudoku GridNoir sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Murder Matrix sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Murder Matrix holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Murder Sudoku GridNoir's written reviews are positive against 75% of Murder Matrix's.
Murder Sudoku GridNoir ships an update every 4 days, Murder Matrix weekly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Murder Sudoku GridNoir | Murder Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (31 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Adrian Amor | Diogo Alves |
Customer experience
Murder Sudoku GridNoir
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In-app purchases
Murder Sudoku GridNoir
- GridNoir Premium$6.99
Murder Matrix
- Sci-Fi Pack$1.99
- Halloween Pack$1.99
- Summer Pack$1.99
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