Murder Sudoku vs 3D Gomoku
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?
3D Gomoku
Experience the classic game of five-in-a-row in a dynamic 3D environment. Place stones on a glowing lattice or on uniquely shaped surfaces, with options for single-player against AI or local multiplayer. Enjoy a visually engaging and mentally stimulating challenge.
- Continuous 3D lattice mode
- Wrapped Surface mode
- Depth-cued rendering
- Free board rotation
- Single-player vs AI
- Local two-player hot-seat
- Undo last move
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3D Gomoku takes the classic game of five-in-a-row off the flat board and into space. Place your stones across a glowing three-dimensional lattice and be the first to line up five in any direction — across, up, down, or along any of the thirteen diagonals that only exist in 3D. Depth cueing fog brightens the lines nearest you and dims the ones far away, so the board always reads clearly no matter how you rotate it. Spin the lattice freely to scout threats from every angle. When you want something stranger, switch to Wrapped Surface mode. Here the board is bent around a parametric 3D shape — a sphere, an oval, a pear, a torus, a twisted torus, a lobed torus, or an organic blob. Rows and columns wrap around the surface and some seams even flip, so a line can leave one edge and reappear somewhere you didn't expect. Tap "New Shape" to generate a fresh surface every game. FEATURES • Continuous 3D lattice mode — five in a row through real 3D space, 13 winning directions • Wrapped Surface mode — play Gomoku bent around spheres, tori, and twisting ribbons • Depth-cued rendering — fog and focus highlight the action wherever you look • Free rotation — orbit the board to see every line • Two ways to play — local two-player hot-seat or single-player vs the computer • A thoughtful AI opponent that attacks and defends • Undo your last move (works against the computer too) • Clean, glowing dark interface • Fully offline — no account, no ads, no tracking Simple to learn, deep to master. Whether you want a quick match against a friend on one device or a tense duel with the AI on a twisting torus, 3D Gomoku gives the oldest line-up game a brand new dimension.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 3D Gomoku at none against Murder Sudoku's 12. 3D Gomoku also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Murder Sudoku's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Murder Sudoku sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. 3D Gomoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
Murder Sudoku ships an update every 5 days, 3D Gomoku every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Murder Sudoku | 3D Gomoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (233 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 233 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alejandro Jimenez Rico | Leonid Iogansen |
Customer experience
Murder Sudoku
3D Gomoku
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
- 1,200 Gems$9.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
- 100 Hints$10.99
3D Gomoku
No in-app purchases









