Murder Sudoku vs Murder Matrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Murder Sudoku
Engage in bite-sized logic puzzles that transform whodunit mysteries into detective work. Use deduction and clues to solve crime scenes, identify suspects, and reveal the killer. Enjoy pure logic challenges with no guessing required.
- Sudoku-style deduction
- Hand-illustrated crime scenes
- Endless logic cases
- Pencil note-taking
- Offline play
- Short, satisfying sessions
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Sudoku meets murder mystery puzzles. Murder Sudoku: Tiny Crimes turns whodunit mysteries into bite-sized logic puzzles. Every case gives you a grid of rooms, a victim, a handful of suspects, and a set of clues. Use deduction to work out where everyone was at the moment of the murder. The rules are simple, the cases are not. No two people can share a row or column, every clue is true, and there is exactly one correct solution. Solve the board and the mystery resolves itself: the suspect left alone with the victim is your culprit. No guessing. No luck. Just clues, logic, and a quiet little crime waiting to be cracked. FEATURES - Sudoku-style row and column deduction, reimagined as detective work - Cozy, hand-illustrated crime scenes full of suspects, rooms, and props - Endless cases, from gentle warm-ups to fiendish expert whodunits - Competitive leaderboards to race other detectives - Pencil notes to track your theories as the case comes together - Pure logic puzzles, every case solvable by reasoning alone - Short, satisfying sessions perfect for a coffee break or a commute - Play fully offline, anywhere - One-time purchase to remove ads. No subscriptions, ever If you love whodunit mysteries, detective games, logic grids, brain teasers, or a clever Sudoku variant, Tiny Crimes hands you a fresh case to crack one clue at a time. Follow the clues. Place the suspects. Find the killer. Can you crack every case?
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 the work of 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's shown. Murder Matrix also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Murder Sudoku's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 15) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Murder Matrix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Murder Matrix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Murder Sudoku has 161 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Murder Sudoku's written reviews are positive against 100% of Murder Matrix's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Murder Sudoku | Murder Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (161 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Alejandro Jimenez Rico | Diogo Alves |
Customer experience
Murder Sudoku
Murder Matrix
In-app purchases
Murder Sudoku
- 10 Hints$0.99
- 8 Hints$1.99
- 20 Hints$3.99
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- Unlock Magic Dungeon$4.99
- Unlock Farmyard$4.99
- Unlock Grove in Pink$4.99
- Unlock Dead Man's Cove$4.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- 50 Hints$5.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
- 100 Hints$10.99
Murder Matrix
- Summer Pack$1.99
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