Lumen Sudoku Killer & X vs ANGO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lumen Sudoku Killer & X
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Five sudoku games in one free app, fully playable offline: Classic, Killer, Sudoku X (both diagonals), Jigsaw (irregular regions) and Odd/Even. 1250 levels in total, 250 per variant, plus a fresh daily grid every morning. FIVE VARIANTS, ONE GAME • Classic: rows, columns and 3×3 blocks. • Killer: sum cages with few given digits, for players who love the math. • Sudoku X: both main diagonals must also contain 1-9. • Jigsaw: the 3×3 blocks give way to nine irregularly shaped regions. • Odd/Even: marked cells only accept odd or even digits. Each variant has its own 250-level ladder, its own accent colour and a one-page "How to play" primer. 1250 LEVELS, A CAREFULLY TUNED CURVE Every grid is generated and checked to have a single unique solution, with difficulty rising smoothly from level 1 to level 250. A global level tracks every win across all five games and moves you up the ranks, from Novice to Grand Master. DAILY CHALLENGE One grid a day, the same for everyone, playable even offline. A monthly calendar keeps track of your wins and feeds your daily streak. 100% OFFLINE No connection needed to play. No account, no sign-up form, no server. Your progress never leaves your device. The app is available in 10 languages. FREE, WITH ADS ONLY IF YOU CHOOSE Two free games a day, on top of the daily challenge, which is always included. Need one more game or a hint? A short rewarded ad, only if you choose to watch one. No banners, no ads interrupting your game. LUMEN UNLIMITED (optional) Unlimited games, zero ads, 3 hints per game. One-time purchase, 3.99, yours forever, no subscription. ACHIEVEMENTS AND LEADERBOARDS Sign in silently to Game Center to unlock 15 achievements and climb 6 leaderboards, one global and one per variant. No sign-up required; the app stays fully playable offline if you would rather skip it. A logic and number puzzle, no wifi needed, from your very first sudoku to expert level.
ANGO
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A line of symbols. The same symbol always means the same letter. Fill in one, and every copy of it opens at once, right across the sentence. ANGO is a classic substitution cipher — a cryptogram, the same kind of puzzle as the newspaper cryptoquote. Tap a symbol, choose the letter you think it stands for, and watch the rest of the line fall into place. AT A GLANCE - Free to start, no subscription - No third-party ads - Your records stay on your device HOW TO PLAY Every letter of a hidden sentence has been swapped for another. Assign a letter to a symbol and every copy fills in together. That is the only rule. THREE FOOTHOLDS - Word shapes: spaces are never enciphered, so the outline of each word stays visible - One-letter words: in English there are only two - Frequency: the most common symbol is usually E, T or A There is no luck involved. Follow the clues and the first letter comes into view. FEATURES - Daily cipher: one message a day, set by the date. Your streak is kept on a calendar - Archive: every message you crack is filed by category, with its meaning, to read again - Ranks: earn points with each solve and rise from Apprentice to Legendary Codebreaker. Harder puzzles count for more - Five difficulties: Easy, Normal, Hard, Brutal and Master, where even the word breaks vanish and letters arrive in blocks of five - Frequency table: see how often each symbol appears - Cascade feedback: see how many places one letter filled, and feel it through haptics - A Japanese kana edition is built in. Switch your device language to Japanese to play it THE MESSAGES - Proverbs: 128 traditional proverbs - Sayings: 121 everyday idioms - Case Files: 112 original lines from small detective stories - Japanese edition: 379 messages Every message is a traditional, public-domain saying or was written for this app. There are no copyrighted quotations or song lyrics. WHO IT IS FOR - Anyone who has worked the cryptoquote in a newspaper - Crossword and word puzzle solvers looking for something new - Readers of detective fiction - Anyone who wants a puzzle decided by reasoning rather than reflexes - Anyone with ten quiet minutes and a coffee PRIVACY - No account, no sign-up, no email address - Solve history, streaks and your archive are stored on your iPhone or iPad only - Your records are never sent to any server - No third-party ads, no tracking - Puzzles are generated on the device, so you can play anywhere, even offline - To show the list in Settings > More apps by TORANKIRITE, and the small promotion in the free version, the app loads public App Store information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ANGO at none against Lumen Sudoku Killer & X's shown. Lumen Sudoku Killer & X's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Lumen Sudoku Killer & X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ANGO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lumen Sudoku Killer & X ships an update every 3 weeks, ANGO monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lumen Sudoku Killer & X | ANGO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexis Cassan | torankirite |
In-app purchases
Lumen Sudoku Killer & X
- Lumen Unlimited$3.99
ANGO
- Premium$4.99
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