Tilemist vs Kirin Sudoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Tilemist
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Tilemist is mahjong solitaire the way it should be: quiet, beautiful, and never interrupted by an ad. Every board is guaranteed solvable. Each deal is built backwards from a winning line, so it can never dead-end. Large, high-contrast tiles. A new daily board that is the same for everyone. ⢠Classic tile-matching solitaire ā tap two matching free tiles to clear them ⢠Every deal can be completed. No dead boards, ever ⢠27 layouts, from a gentle 72-tile Bridge to the classic 144-tile Turtle ⢠Nine themed courses of 300 stages each, with medals at the milestones ⢠A daily board shared by everyone, with streak bonuses ⢠Four tile sets including a high-contrast Night set, and four table backgrounds ⢠Larger tiles, plain numerals instead of artwork, and VoiceOver labels throughout ⢠Optional Game Center leaderboards for daily times, stages and boards cleared ⢠Works fully offline. Nothing collected, nothing tracked, no account ⢠Made for iPad too, in portrait or landscape No ads. Ever. The only purchases are optional coin packs, and you never need one to finish a board. Tile-matching solitaire. No gambling and no real-money play.
Kirin Sudoku
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Kirin Sudoku is a clean, ad-free Sudoku app that works fully offline. Puzzles are generated on the fly inside the app, so there's always a fresh puzzle waiting ā anytime, anywhere. ā Nothing you don't need ⢠No ads, no in-app purchases ⢠No internet connection required ā play in airplane mode ⢠No account, no personal data collected ā Unlimited puzzles ⢠Standard 9Ć9 Sudoku generated on the spot, each with a guaranteed unique solution ⢠Four difficulty levels: Easy / Normal / Hard / Expert ā Comfortable play ⢠Highlights the same row, column, box, and matching digits of the selected cell ⢠Shows how many of each digit remain on the number pad ⢠Pencil marks (notes), auto-removed when you place a digit (can be turned off) ⢠Fill Notes: write candidates into every empty cell at once ⢠Sweep: select a placed digit to clear it from the pencil marks in its row, column, and box ⢠Unlimited undo / redo ⢠Mistake highlighting: conflicting cells shown in red (can be turned off) ⢠Save & Load: mark a position before trying a guess, then jump back with one tap ⢠Auto-fill: near the end, when only a few cells remain and the answer is settled, fill them all at once ā Progress and stats ⢠Timer (can be hidden) ⢠Completions, best time, and average time per difficulty ⢠Auto-save: close the app and pick up right where you left off ⢠Start the next game straight from the pause menu ā Look and feel ⢠Three themes: Giraffe (default) / Light / Dark, plus follow-system ⢠Portrait and landscape, on iPhone and iPad ⢠English / Japanese ā How to play 1. Tap "New Game" and choose a difficulty 2. Tap a cell, then tap a digit on the number pad 3. Not sure yet? Switch to note mode with "Note" and jot down candidates 4. Fill every cell without conflicts to solve the puzzle! Sudoku is a logic puzzle: fill the 9Ć9 grid with digits 1ā9 so that no digit repeats in any row, column, or 3Ć3 box. New to Sudoku? Start with Easy. Looking for a challenge? Try Expert. Feedback and bug reports: customer-hotline@lichtenlab.com Privacy policy: https://lichtenlab.com/kirin-sudoku/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kirin Sudoku at none against Tilemist's 5. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tilemist sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Kirin Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tilemist | Kirin Sudoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toru Kitajima | Rikuten Lab |
In-app purchases
Tilemist
- 500 Coins$1.99
- 1,400 Coins$4.99
- 3,000 Coins$9.99
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- 6,500 Coins$19.99
- 18,000 Coins$49.99
Kirin Sudoku
No in-app purchases
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