Comparison

Sproutdoku vs Owldoku

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

Head to head
About

Sproutdoku

A logic puzzle game where you plant sprouts in a grid following specific rules. It offers a growing garden of levels, helpful tools, and a global leaderboard. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging brain-training experience.

Highlights
  • Grid logic puzzles
  • Sprout planting mechanics
  • 100 hand-tuned levels
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Timed challenges
  • Hint and sprout tools
  • Offline play
Features
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Meet Sproutdoku — a fresh take on grid logic puzzles. Plant a sprout in every row, every column and every color patch. Simple to learn in seconds, surprisingly deep to master. THREE SIMPLE RULES • One sprout per row and column • One sprout per color patch • Sprouts can never touch — not even diagonally Every level has exactly one solution, and you can always find it with pure logic. Mark impossible cells with an X, drag to mark whole lines, and take back marks freely with unlimited undo. But choose carefully where you plant: three wrong sprouts and the level is lost! A GARDEN THAT GROWS WITH YOU • 100 hand-tuned levels, from cozy 4×4 beds to sprawling 9×9 gardens • A gentle interactive tutorial teaches you everything in one minute • Difficulty peaks: special HARD and SUPER HARD levels mark your climb • Timed challenges appear as your skills bloom — beat the clock for bonus points, or extend time when a puzzle gets thorny HELPFUL GARDEN TOOLS • Hint: highlights cells the rules already rule out — the logic stays yours • Sprout: plants one correct sprout when you are truly stuck • Unlimited undo for your pencil marks, always free MORE TO LOVE • An adorable sprout buddy cheers you on • Climb the global leaderboard • Your progress is saved automatically — no account, no sign-up • Play offline, anywhere • Colorful, hand-crafted design that is easy on the eyes Fans of sudoku, Queens-style puzzles, star battle and binary logic grids will feel right at home — and anyone can pick it up in seconds. Sproutdoku is free to play. It contains ads and optional in-app purchases, including a one-time option to remove interstitial ads. Ready to grow your brain?

About

Owldoku

Features
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A logic puzzle you solve by reasoning, never by guessing. Every board is a grid split into coloured regions. Place one owl in each colour, one in each row, one in each column — and no two owls may touch, not even diagonally. That is the whole rule set. What grows is not the rules but what you can deduce from them. 614 LEVELS, IN ORDER The levels run as one path from a 5×5 you will solve in a minute to 10×10 boards that ask for real technique. Each is checked to have exactly one answer, so a board is always solvable by reasoning alone. HINTS THAT TEACH Stuck boards are where a puzzle game loses people. Tap the hint and Owldoku dims the board to the squares the argument is about, outlines the row, column or colour under discussion, and says in one sentence why the move follows. Eight techniques, each introduced by a board built to need it. The hint shows its reasoning; you can close it and find the move yourself. BUILT TO BE READ • Colour-blind mode draws the region borders as outlines, not hues • Two themes, light and dark • Tap for a cross, double-tap for an owl, drag to rule out a run of squares • Correct owls lock in place, so a solved part of the board stays solved • Your progress saves itself, mid-board included PLAYS OFFLINE No account, no sign-in, no network needed to play. Optionally, you can send anonymous notes on where you got stuck, which is what we use to tune the difficulty curve — the game is identical whether you do or not, and you can change your mind in Settings at any time.

Screenshots

Sproutdoku4 screens
Owldoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Owldoku at none against Sproutdoku's 7. Owldoku also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sproutdoku sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Owldoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sproutdoku ships an update every 11 days, Owldoku every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Sproutdoku versus Owldoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSproutdokuOwldoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (34 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayScoutHNH CO. LTD.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Sproutdoku

One-time7
  • Handful of Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Sack of Coins$7.99
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  • Chest of Coins$14.99
  • Vault of Coins$29.99
  • Hoard of Coins$54.99
  • Treasure of Coins$99.99
None

Owldoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sproutdoku free?
Sproutdoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Owldoku free?
Owldoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sproutdoku or Owldoku have ads?
Sproutdoku shows ads; Owldoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Sproutdoku or Owldoku?
Sproutdoku ships an update every 11 days, and Owldoku every 3 days. Most recently, Sproutdoku was updated on November 6, 2026 and Owldoku on October 29, 2026.

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