Comparison

Poodoku vs Alibi

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

Head to head
About

Poodoku

A cozy logic puzzle game blending Sudoku mechanics with a whodunit mystery. Solve daily puzzles by deducing suspect locations based on clues to find out who had an accident. Offers multiple difficulty levels and a full archive for offline play.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Full puzzle archive
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Streak tracker
  • Mark cells with X
  • Light/dark mode
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Poodoku is a cozy logic-puzzle whodunit for the whole family. Someone pooped in the house. You have a small cast of suspects, a floor plan, and a handful of clues. Read each clue, place each suspect in the right room, and the last empty square is the poop — the room it's in reveals the culprit. Every day brings three fresh puzzles — Easy, Medium, and Hard — across a 365-day archive so you can catch up whenever life gets busy. When you're ready to level up, Hard+ teasers open the trickiest 5-room grids. WHAT MAKES IT TICK Poodoku borrows the "one per row, one per column" backbone from sudoku or queens and pairs it with logic clues from a whodunit — "I was on the sofa," "I was beside the plant," "I was in the same room as Milo." Every puzzle is uniquely solvable through pure deduction. No luck. No shortcuts to the answers. FEATURES • New puzzles every day + full archive • Three difficulties every day, plus Hard+ bonus grids • Interactive tutorial that teaches the whole clue vocabulary • Streak tracker with an optional 7pm reminder • Mark cells with an X while you think • Drag-and-drop, auto-mark, and candidate-location hints — pick the input style that fits you • Light + dark mode, storybook art, big-tap targets • Optional Cats Pack: swap the default cast for 20 hand-drawn cat suspects FAMILY FRIENDLY Poodoku's puzzles are kid-approachable without dumbing anything down. It's the kind of game a 7-year-old and a grown-up can solve together on the couch. Cute art, gentle stakes ("someone had an accident"), no violence, no ads. QUIET, RESPECTFUL DESIGN • No ads, ever • No account required, we respect your privacy and don't sell your information • No urgency timers, no lives to refill, no dark patterns • One-time purchases only — no subscriptions • Play offline; the archive ships in the app If you enjoy Sudoku, KenKen, Nurikabe, Picross, or a good whodunit, Poodoku will feel like home.

About

Alibi

Engage in deductive reasoning with this murder-mystery logic puzzle. Cross-reference suspect statements to place them on a floor plan and identify the killer. Features multiple difficulty levels and diverse case scenarios.

Highlights
  • Murder-mystery logic puzzles
  • Deductive reasoning gameplay
  • Multiple difficulty tiers (Easy, Medium, Hard)
  • Diverse floor plans and characters
  • Hints that teach reasoning
  • Retry attempts for incorrect solutions
Features
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Someone in this house is lying. Alibi is a murder-mystery logic puzzle. Every suspect gives a statement about where they stood — a row, a column, a room, a piece of furniture, who they were standing next to. None of them lie. Cross-check the statements, place every suspect on the floor plan, and one truth falls out: the suspect who shared the victim's room is the murderer. No timers. No luck. Just deduction. HOW IT PLAYS • Read each suspect's statements from the case deck • Place them square by square on the floor plan • Every case is generated with exactly one solution and verified before you see it — it can always be reasoned out • Name the murderer, then watch the board reveal who you placed right and who you missed THREE TIERS, THREE KINDS OF THINKING • Easy — 5 suspects and direct clues only. Correct placements confirm themselves while you learn the ropes. • Medium — 7 suspects, plus negative clues ("there was no chair next to her") and suspects who name each other. • Hard — 9 suspects on the largest floor plans, with the trickiest clue mixes. TEN FLOOR PLANS, TWELVE SUSPECTS A lakeside villa, a riverboat, a grand hotel, an art museum, a penthouse and more — each with its own rooms, furniture and geometry. Twelve illustrated characters rotate through the cases as victim or suspect. HINTS THAT TEACH Stuck? Reveal a suspect and Alibi places one for you — along with the exact clues that pin them to that square. The hint shows you the reasoning instead of just handing over the answer. GOT IT WRONG? Retry up to twice per case. The solution stays sealed while you still have attempts. ALIBI PRO • All 10 floor plans • Hard mode • Unlimited daily cases • Unlimited reveals, and no ads Play five free cases every day, or go Pro. No account, no sign-up — your cases live on your device. Available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, for iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Poodoku4 screens
Alibi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Alibi at 5.0 against Poodoku's 4.5. Poodoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Poodoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alibi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alibi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Poodoku versus Alibi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoodokuAlibi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.526.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNuthatch Networks LLCCarlos Ramos

Customer experience

Poodoku

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alibi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poodoku

One-time1
  • Cats Pack$1.99
2 purchases

Alibi

Subscriptions2
  • Alibi Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Alibi pro annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Poodoku free?
Poodoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alibi free?
Alibi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poodoku or Alibi?
Alibi is rated higher. Poodoku averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Alibi averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Poodoku or Alibi have ads?
Alibi shows ads; Poodoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Poodoku or Alibi?
Poodoku ships an update weekly, and Alibi weekly. Most recently, Poodoku was updated on November 5, 2026 and Alibi on October 31, 2026.

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