Comparison

SudokuSpire vs Sudoku Clear

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

Head to head
About

SudokuSpire

Features
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Sudoku Spire turns the world's favourite logic puzzle into a roguelike climb. Every board is a fresh, hand-checked sudoku with exactly one solution โ€” fill each row, column, and box, then climb the branching Spire to the next. But now a wrong number costs health, and running out ends the run. The calm of pure deduction, finally with stakes and a reason to dive back in. FAIR BY DESIGN There is no luck here. Every board is procedurally generated and verified to have a single solution, so you can always reason your way to the answer โ€” never guess. Relics change the math in your favour; they never replace deduction with chance. RELICS THAT BEND THE RULES Clear boards to claim relics and stack a build that's yours alone: - Lantern reveals correct cells at the start of every board - Surveyor's Glass hands you a full solved box - Aegis Charm forgives your first mistake - Jeweler's Loupe auto-fills your candidate notes - Second Wind pulls you back from a lethal slip, once per run No two ascents play the same. CLIMB, FALL, CLIMB AGAIN Boards grow from a gentle 4ร—4 up to full 9ร—9, and Wardens at each milestone fight fair but hard โ€” deducing from fewer clues, on bigger grids, or with your notes disabled. Every board you clear banks Shards, even on a failed run, to spend on permanent upgrades: more health, a starting relic, richer rewards. You always climb back stronger. SUDOKU SPIRE PRO (one-time purchase) - Removes all ads - +1 maximum health every run - A free Heartstone relic at the start of every run - +25% Shards from every board Free players can unlock all Pro perks for 30 minutes by watching a short video โ€” and revive once per run the same way. Sudoku Spire shows non-personalized ads only and does not track you across other apps. If you love sudoku but always wished a single solved board led somewhere โ€” this is your climb. Read the grid. Reach the summit.

About

Sudoku Clear

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Sudoku Clear is a focused 9x9 Sudoku app built for readable solving. Start an Easy, Medium, or Hard puzzle, fill cells, use pencil notes, and come back later with your progress saved on this device. The board highlights the selected row, column, box, and matching numbers so each move stays easy to scan. Features: - Standard 9x9 Sudoku puzzles. - 2,250 verified local puzzles: 1,000 Easy, 750 Medium, and 500 Hard. - Pencil notes. - Optional mistake highlighting. - Row, column, box, and same-number highlights. - Erase, undo, redo, and reset. - Local resume without an account. - Local best time and solved count by difficulty. - Offline play. Sudoku Clear does not require login or cloud sync. The first release is designed to stay simple, private, and low-clutter.

Screenshots

SudokuSpire4 screens
Sudoku Clear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku Clear at none against SudokuSpire's 1. Sudoku Clear also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. SudokuSpire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku Clear asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
SudokuSpire versus Sudoku Clear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuSpireSudoku Clear
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian PedersenHARRY KIM

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SudokuSpire

One-time1
  • Sudoku Spire Lifetime$4.99
None

Sudoku Clear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SudokuSpire free?
SudokuSpire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku Clear free?
Sudoku Clear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SudokuSpire or Sudoku Clear have ads?
Both SudokuSpire and Sudoku Clear show ads.

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