ECHO vs SudokuOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECHO
This puzzle game challenges you to cooperate with recordings of your past actions. Solve intricate levels by coordinating with your "echoes" to overcome obstacles and complete complex sequences.
- Time-loop gameplay
- 100 campaign levels
- Daily puzzles
- Endless Zen mode
- Time challenge mode
- Offline play
- Live synthesized music
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Your echoes are your teammates. ECHO is a time-loop puzzle: every run is recorded, and when you press ECHO, your past self replays it - step by step, loop after loop. Hold plates for each other, open doors across time, and thread paths no single runner could ever take. EASY TO LEARN, DEEP TO MASTER - 100 campaign levels across ten decades, from gentle first steps to choreographed finales - Mechanics that weave together: chained doors, counter-doors, double doors, fragile floors, beat walls, paradox boards and mirror echoes that replay your run backwards - Handcrafted signature levels where every single step must be planned FOUR WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign: 100 levels with a carefully tuned difficulty curve - Daily puzzle: one fresh board every day - keep your streak alive - Zen: endless generated puzzles in six difficulties - Time challenge: how many boards can you solve in one run against the clock? MADE WITH CARE - Completely offline: no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection - Music is synthesized live on your device - no two sessions sound the same - Home-screen widget that grows with your streak - and hides a secret level - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Available in 7 languages ECHO is free and complete from the first minute. The only purchases are voluntary tips for the developer - they unlock nothing. Your past self is waiting.
SudokuOS
Solve Sudoku puzzles with five difficulty levels on your iPhone or iPad. Utilize notes, candidates, hints, and an erase function. Track your progress with ratings and charts, and enjoy automatic saving for uninterrupted gameplay.
- Five difficulty levels
- Notes and candidate filling
- Hint and erase functions
- Progress tracking and rating
- Automatic game saving
- Customizable accent colors and haptics
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Play Sudoku on your iPhone or iPad. Choose from five difficulty levels and solve each puzzle at your own pace. Use notes, fill in candidates for individual cells, get help from a hint or erase an entry. After completing a puzzle, view your rating and progress chart. Settings shows your solved puzzle count and best time. Your current game is saved automatically on your device, so you can close the app and continue later. Choose from six accent colours and adjust the haptic feedback setting. No internet connection or account is needed to play. The app contains no ads, in-app purchases or subscriptions.
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Verdict
ECHO and SudokuOS are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ECHO ships an update every 3 days, SudokuOS every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECHO | SudokuOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Hesseldieck | Seidelapps |
In-app purchases
ECHO
No in-app purchases
SudokuOS
No in-app purchases








