Comparison

CapySudoku vs Ember

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

Head to head
About

CapySudoku

This logic puzzle game replaces numbers with adorable capybaras. Solve Sudoku-style grids with unique diagonal rules and unlock fun capybara skins. Enjoy a calming, ad-free experience offline.

Highlights
  • Capybara-themed Sudoku grids
  • Unique diagonal rule
  • Classic to challenging board sizes
  • 3,000 classic levels
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Unlockable capybara skins
  • Offline play
Features
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What if Sudoku wasn't numbers—but capybaras? CapySudoku hands every square to a soft little capybara— one per row, one per column, one per hot-spring zone. No neighbors. Look down the diagonal: only one capybara on that line, too. Sounds easy? Three seconds to learn. Three hours to quit. ◆ WHY IT'S ADDICTIVE • Color zones make the rules click instantly • Classic 5×5 → 13×13 boards that get seriously sharp • One extra rule: no two capybaras on the same diagonal—even far apart • Pure logic—no guessing. That "aha!" hit is the real win ◆ CHILL BY DESIGN • 3,000 classic levels at your own pace • Daily Challenge: same puzzle worldwide • Stuck? Share the board—let a friend crack it • Unlock capybara skins: onsen, snow, sakura & more • Fully offline—play anywhere • 100% ad-free · zero IAP. Calm included For puzzle lovers who want brains, not stress. For capybara fans who want cozy, not chaos. Your first capybara is waiting.

About

Ember

Features
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Ember is a logic puzzle with three rules and no noise, played beside a campfire under a desert night sky. Place one flame in every row, every column and every coloured region. No two flames may touch — not even diagonally. That is the whole game. It is the puzzle known as Queens, or Star Battle: the same rules, two thousand levels deep. EVERY BOARD IS FAIR Each puzzle is checked twice before it reaches you: once to prove it has exactly one answer, and again to prove that answer can be reached by reasoning alone. You will never need to guess. Not once. TWO THOUSAND LEVELS, 6x6 TO 12x12 One ordered campaign, identical for every player, so level 400 means the same board to everyone. Board sizes mix from the very first levels and climb to sprawling 12x12 boards late on — but even the last stretch deals a small board often enough to change the rhythm. THE LAST STRETCH BITES Late levels deal Master boards, where two or three regions have to be weighed together before a single square can be crossed off. Still no guessing, ever — the proof just takes more steps. A TAP IS NOT A CHOICE Tapping a square crosses it out — a note to yourself, costing nothing. Placing a flame is a decision, so it takes a deliberate double tap. Nothing is ever crossed out for you. THREE LIVES A flame placed where one cannot go turns red, costs a life, and settles into a red cross — so a mistake still leaves you something true about the board. HINTS THAT TEACH A hint never simply hands you a square. The board dims to leave only the squares the rule is about, and states that rule in plain words. Tap Apply and the crosses go down one at a time, so you can follow the reasoning as it happens. SOUND WORTH LEAVING ON A quiet theme over falling rain, generated as it plays. It stays well back, respects the silent switch, and steps aside entirely if you are already listening to something else. YOUR PROGRESS FOLLOWS YOU Levels, stars and flawless wins save to your own iCloud, so a new phone picks up exactly where you left off. Nothing is sent anywhere else. WHAT EMBER DOES NOT DO No adverts, anywhere, ever. No subscription. No account to create. No analytics, no tracking, nothing about you collected or sold. It is a small download that plays entirely offline, with no server behind it. LEADERBOARDS, IF YOU WANT THEM Three boards — total stars, flawless wins, and how far through the campaign you have come — run on Apple's own Game Center. Decline the sign-in and nothing is ever sent; the whole game plays exactly the same either way. Every puzzle, every hint and every colour scheme is free. There is nothing to buy, nothing to unlock and nothing held back. Ember asks for no money and no attention. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Full VoiceOver support, a colour-blind mode that separates the regions by lightness rather than hue, light and dark.

Screenshots

CapySudoku4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ember at weekly against CapySudoku's every 2 weeks. CapySudoku's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CapySudoku ships an update every 2 weeks, Ember weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CapySudoku versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapySudokuEmber
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嘉林 陈JOEL BINES

In-app purchases

None

CapySudoku

No in-app purchases

None

Ember

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CapySudoku free?
CapySudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CapySudoku or Ember have ads?
Neither CapySudoku nor Ember shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CapySudoku or Ember?
CapySudoku ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ember weekly. Most recently, CapySudoku was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ember on October 31, 2026.

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