Chessdoku vs Sleepy Cats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chessdoku
This logic puzzle game combines Sudoku-style placement with chess piece attack rules. Solve over 1,500 unique puzzles across five distinct game modes, with a daily challenge for all players. Enjoy a pure, offline experience with no ads or tracking.
- Sudoku-style piece placement
- Chess piece attack logic
- Five unique game modes
- 1,500 puzzles
- Daily challenge
- Offline play
- Hint system with deductions
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Place the given chess pieces so every row and column holds exactly one piece — and no piece threatens another. That's Chessdoku: the discipline of Sudoku, the geometry of chess. NO GUESSING, EVER Every puzzle is generated by a built-in deduction engine and verified solvable by pure logic. Stuck? The hint doesn't just drop a piece — it explains the deduction you could have made. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY - Classic — open square boards, from a gentle 4×4 to the deep end - Panorama — wide boards that bend your instincts - Fortress — frozen pawn walls cut the lines, so extra pieces fit - Command — you place the pawns, and your pieces need them - Torus — borderless boards where attacks wrap around the edges 300 levels in each mode — 1,500 puzzles in all. EVERY DAY, ONE PUZZLE A daily challenge seeded from the date, identical for every player on Earth. Keep your streak alive and share your result, spoiler-free. THINK WITH YOUR HANDS Cross off dead squares with the X tool, pencil-mark individual piece options Sudoku-style, long-press any piece to see exactly what it attacks, and let the app prove it the moment a position becomes unwinnable. FREE TO PLAY The daily challenge, the tutorial, and a generous run of free levels — including the first 100 in Classic — are free to everyone. One optional purchase unlocks all 1,500 levels and every Quick Play preset — no subscription, ever. YOURS, OFFLINE No account. No ads. No tracking. Puzzles are generated on your device and your progress never leaves it. Seventeen handcrafted board themes, including a colorblind-friendly high-contrast set.
Sleepy Cats
A logic puzzle game where you tap cats to send them to sleep in the correct order. Discover unique cat behaviors and challenging puzzle mechanics across thousands of levels. Collect adorable cats and furniture for your cozy Dream Loft.
- Tap to match numbers and send cats to sleep
- Unique cat behaviors and puzzle mechanics
- Thousands of logic puzzles
- Collect cats and furniture
- Unlockable Dream Loft
- Available in 9 languages
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Sleepless nights. Little sparks of insight. Sleepy Cats is a logic puzzle about finding the right order to send every cat to sleep. MATCH THE NUMBER Tap a cat when its number matches the number of cats directly above, below, left and right. The sleeping cat disappears, and the others move with gravity. Every move changes what comes next across 2000 puzzles. CURIOUS CATS, CLEVER TWISTS Meet cats that sleep together, look only sideways or vertically, wear pajamas, or stay anchored in place. Other cats change how counting and movement work. Learn new rules gradually, then discover how they combine. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE There is no time limit. Undo a move, restart or use a hint to try another idea. You can leave a puzzle for later and try another, except in some introductory stages. MAKE ROOM FOR CATS Clear different puzzles to collect adorable cats and furniture. Clear 250 puzzles to unlock the Dream Loft. Enjoy soft illustrations, gentle music and a cozy home for your collection. AVAILABLE IN 9 LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French and German. Change the language in Settings. Contains ads. Hints use rewarded ads when available; hints can still be used when an ad is unavailable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleepy Cats at none against Chessdoku's 1. Sleepy Cats also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Chessdoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Chessdoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sleepy Cats asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chessdoku ships an update every 5 weeks, Sleepy Cats every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chessdoku | Sleepy Cats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matt Falk | Takeru Ito |
Customer experience
Chessdoku
Sleepy Cats
In-app purchases
Chessdoku
- Unlock Everything$4.99
Sleepy Cats
No in-app purchases









