Glowfall vs Sudoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glowfall
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Glowfall is a magical lantern-chaining puzzle game about restoring shrines, calming overloaded skies, and mastering beautiful combo runs. Draw paths through matching lanterns, release at the perfect moment, and use special lanterns to turn a crowded sky into a glowing cascade. Every run asks you to read the board, chase the objective, and keep the sky under control before pressure builds too high. FEATURES • Chain lanterns with smooth path-drawing gameplay • Play score, clear, color, and pressure-based objectives • Use prism, calm, and echo lanterns for tactical clears • Discover shrine spirits and bonus moments during runs • Restore the Founder Shrine and bring its light into gameplay • Master harder levels with sky pressure and overload states • Chase clean clears, long chains, and high-score runs • Play at your pace with readable, cozy arcade puzzle action Glowfall is designed for quick sessions that still feel rich: a few moves can become a perfect chain, a risky board can become a recovery, and a dark shrine can slowly come back to life. The sky is filling. Draw the chain. Restore the glow.
Sudoku
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Sudoku, the daily way. A brand-new puzzle every morning, a hint system that actually teaches you, and a clean board that gets out of your way. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned solver, this is Sudoku built to make you better. A PUZZLE EVERY DAY • Fresh Daily Challenge with a calendar to keep your run going • Build streaks and watch your stats climb over weeks and months • Five difficulties, from relaxed Easy to brutal Extreme (Expert & Extreme unlock with Pro) HINTS THAT TEACH, NOT CHEAT Most apps just hand you the answer. This one shows you WHY. Our visual hints highlight the exact row, column, or box to focus on and walk you through real techniques — single candidates, hidden singles, pointing pairs, X-Wings and more — step by step, so next time you spot it yourself. BUILT TO FEEL GREAT • Satisfying animations when you complete a row, column, or box • Smart notes to pencil in candidates • Mistake tracking so you can play safe or push your limits • A How to Play guide that gets you started in seconds PLAY YOUR WAY • Fully playable offline — no signal required • Compete on the Game Center leaderboard, split by difficulty • Available in English, Svenska, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano and Português Train your brain a little every day. Download and start your streak today. Sudoku Pro (optional one-time purchase) unlocks the Expert & Extreme difficulties, Statistics, unlimited Hints and full Daily history. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vinterstudio.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://vinterstudio.com/games/sudoku/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sudoku at none against Glowfall's shown. Sudoku also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Glowfall sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Sudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glowfall ships an update every 4 months, Sudoku every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glowfall | Sudoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Tendon Life | Pehr Andreas Vesterlund |
In-app purchases
Glowfall
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Founder Shrine Pack$3.99
Sudoku
- Sudoku Pro$3.99









