Comparison

Calm Sudoku vs Dicera

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

Head to head
About

Calm Sudoku

Enjoy a peaceful Sudoku experience with daily puzzles and a vast library. This app offers honest difficulty levels, helpful tools, and a quiet interface designed for focus. It's private by default, with all data stored locally.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Three honest difficulty levels
  • Pencil notes with auto-cleanup
  • Undo and conflict highlighting
  • Warm light and dark themes
  • Full VoiceOver support
Features
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Calm Sudoku is a quiet place to play. One-time purchase. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. No tracking. Just Sudoku — offline, on your iPhone and iPad. A new daily puzzle every day, free forever, plus a generous starter library to work through at your own pace. Unlock the complete catalog once and keep every puzzle, including everything added in future updates. THREE HONEST DIFFICULTIES Easy, Moderate, and Challenging — each tuned by the solving techniques it actually requires, so the levels feel genuinely distinct. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, NOTHING YOU DON'T - Pencil notes with automatic cleanup - Undo, erase, and duplicate-conflict highlighting - Check and reveal when you want a hand - Fill in all notes to skip the bookkeeping - Best times and a simple history BUILT TO FEEL QUIET - A dominant board and calm, restrained controls - Warm light and dark themes - No lives, no streak pressure, no notification nagging - An optional daily note when today's puzzle is ready — off unless you turn it on ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN - Full VoiceOver support - Dynamic Type - Reduce Motion - Hardware keyboard input on iPad - Adaptive iPhone and iPad layouts PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your device — Data Not Collected. Your purchase restores across your devices through your Apple ID. Download free, play the daily forever, and unlock the rest whenever you like.

About

Dicera

Embark on a roguelike dice adventure inspired by Yahtzee. Build decks of mythological cards, discover divine blessings, and survive curses to create powerful combinations. Every roll and choice shapes your destiny.

Highlights
  • Mythological Joker Cards
  • Divine blessings and curses
  • Roguelike dice adventure
  • Strategic deck building
  • Unique combinations and combos
  • Unlock new possibilities
Features
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Roll the Dice of Olympus! Enter a world where ancient gods, legendary relics, and fate itself shape every roll. Build powerful decks of mythological Joker Cards, discover divine blessings, survive dangerous curses, and create game-breaking combinations in this unique roguelike dice adventure inspired by Yahtzee. Collect powerful Joker Cards Roll, reroll, and master the perfect strategy Discover relics from the gods of Olympus Find blessings, treasures, and lucky events Survive curses and challenging encounters Create incredible synergies and endless combos Earn Moon Coins and unlock new possibilities Every run is different. Every choice matters. Will you earn the favour of the gods and ascend to Olympus?

Screenshots

Calm Sudoku4 screens
Dicera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calm Sudoku at Free against Dicera's $2.99. Calm Sudoku also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Dicera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Calm Sudoku is free to download; Dicera costs $2.99 up front. Calm Sudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dicera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calm Sudoku against 5.0 for Dicera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calm Sudoku has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calm Sudoku ships an update every 8 days, Dicera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calm Sudoku versus Dicera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalm SudokuDicera
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnas BouzoubaaFabian Ungricht

Customer experience

Calm Sudoku

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dicera

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calm Sudoku

One-time1
  • The Complete Library$4.99
None

Dicera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calm Sudoku free?
Calm Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dicera free?
Dicera costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calm Sudoku or Dicera?
Calm Sudoku and Dicera are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Calm Sudoku or Dicera have ads?
Neither Calm Sudoku nor Dicera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calm Sudoku or Dicera?
Calm Sudoku ships an update every 8 days, and Dicera every 5 days. Most recently, Calm Sudoku was updated on November 10, 2026 and Dicera on October 31, 2026.

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