Comparison

Downforce vs Big Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Downforce

Engage in fast-paced, top-down arcade racing with up to 20 cars on classic circuits. Master drafting, boost, and braking to outmaneuver rivals. Enjoy offline play, daily challenges, and car customization.

Highlights
  • 20-car grid races
  • Multiple race modes (Race, Time Trial, Hot Seat)
  • Two-thumb control scheme
  • Realistic driving effects (drafting, tyre smoke)
  • Five classic circuits
  • Daily challenges and coin rewards
  • Car upgrades and customization
Features
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Twenty cars. One braking point. Who blinks first? Downforce is a top-down arcade racer for quick, fierce races. Line up on a full 20-car grid, draft down the straights, fire your boost and fight your way to the front across five classic circuits. RACE MODES • Race: take on up to 19 AI rivals over one to five laps • Time Trial: chase your own ghost and shave off every tenth • Hot Seat: pass the phone between 2–4 drivers for local bragging rights FEEL THE DRIVE • Two-thumb controls: slide to steer, hold to accelerate, flick up to boost • Drafting, tyre smoke, skid marks, sparks and collision damage • A recurring named rival who keeps score of every meeting FIVE CIRCUITS Monza, Silverstone, Suzuka, Spa and Monaco. Fast sweepers, technical esses and a tight street circuit along the harbour, each with its own racing line to learn. COME BACK EVERY DAY • A new daily challenge with a coin reward • Keep your streak alive day after day • Optional reminder at 6pm, off unless you turn it on BUILD YOUR CAR Spend prize money in the Garage on engine, gearbox and tyre upgrades, then pick your livery colours and pattern. FAIR BY DESIGN No ads, no account, no tracking, and it plays fully offline. Every circuit and Hard difficulty can be earned just by racing. A single optional purchase, Full Access, unlocks them all straight away and adds Hot Seat multiplayer. No subscription.

About

Big Sudoku

This app offers a variety of Sudoku puzzles, from classic 9x9 to larger Samurai and 16x16 grids. It provides tools to help with bookkeeping, like auto pencil marks, without giving away solutions. Enjoy daily challenges and track your progress with streak-building features.

Highlights
  • Multiple Sudoku grid sizes (9x9, Samurai, 16x16)
  • Four difficulty levels per puzzle type
  • Auto pencil mark feature
  • Daily puzzles for all styles
  • Streak tracking and rewards
  • Offline play
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Sudoku that actually lasts. Samurai Sudoku and 16×16 "Super" Sudoku for when you want a puzzle that takes more than a few minutes — and classic 9×9 Sudoku for when you just want a quick one. These are proper puzzles. The Samurai and Super Sudokus come in four levels of difficulty and none of them are trivial. If you complete one, you will have genuinely solved it. There are no cheats and no hints to carry you past a square you're stuck on. The 9×9 Sudokus come in the same four levels, from a gentle warm-up to genuinely fiendish. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • 9×9 — the classic, quick and satisfying • Samurai — five overlapping 9×9 grids for a much longer solve • 16×16 "Super" — a giant grid using numbers and letters (0–F) HELP WITH THE LEGWORK, NOT THE THINKING The app takes care of the bookkeeping so you can concentrate on the puzzle: • Auto pencil marks that fill in and update every possible number for each square • Highlight every square a chosen number could go in, so patterns jump out But nothing here shortcuts the mental process — the solving is still all yours. A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY DAY • A fresh daily puzzle for each of the three styles, every single day • Build and protect completion streaks, and earn streak freezes as you go • Over 1,800 puzzles across dozens of packs, plus the daily challenges BUILT FOR HOW YOU PLAY • Everything auto-saves, so keep several puzzles on the go at once • Play completely offline — no connection needed • Light and dark themes • Made for pen-and-paper traditionalists too: share an image of any puzzle to print and solve the hard way, with no on-screen assistance BIG PUZZLES, ANY SCREEN Because these grids are large, the app is at its best on a tablet or a large-screen phone. But every grid pinch-zooms, so with a little patience you can play on almost any device. An optional ad-free purchase removes ads entirely. Purchases are subject to Apples Standard Terms & Conditions which can be viewed here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Downforce4 screens
Big Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Big Sudoku at 5.0 against Downforce's 4.0. Big Sudoku also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Downforce's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Big Sudoku sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Downforce asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Sudoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Downforce ships an update every 5 weeks, Big Sudoku weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Downforce versus Big Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDownforceBig Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerross cowenDerrick Huth

In-app purchases

None

Downforce

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Big Sudoku

Subscriptions2
  • Ad Free 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Ad Free 1 Year$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Downforce free?
Downforce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Sudoku free?
Big Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Downforce or Big Sudoku?
Big Sudoku is rated higher. Downforce averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Big Sudoku averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Downforce or Big Sudoku have ads?
Big Sudoku shows ads; Downforce does not.
Which is updated more often, Downforce or Big Sudoku?
Downforce ships an update every 5 weeks, and Big Sudoku weekly. Most recently, Downforce was updated on October 25, 2026 and Big Sudoku on October 20, 2026.

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