Comparison

Sudoku vs Line Escape

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku

Enjoy a peaceful, classic Sudoku experience with multiple difficulty levels and helpful tools. Track your progress with daily challenges and local saves, all without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Six difficulty levels
  • Candidate notes and hints
  • Mistake checking
  • Daily challenges
  • Local saves and statistics
  • Offline play
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Slow down. Start with one number. Sudoku Zen creates a calm, uncluttered space for classic Sudoku on iPhone. Whether you are learning the rules or taking a focused break, choose a puzzle and solve it at your own pace. SIX LEVELS OF CLASSIC SUDOKU Choose Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Master, or Extreme at any time. Every generated puzzle has a unique solution. Highlight related cells and matching numbers, and see how many of each number remain. TOOLS THAT SUPPORT YOUR THINKING Add candidate notes, erase entries, and undo moves. Automatically remove matching notes from related cells after a correct entry. Use free hints that explain logical singles when available, or reveal a cell when needed. Turn mistake checking on or off, with an optional three-mistake limit. Hide the timer or pause whenever you need a break. A DAILY CHALLENGE Play a consistent puzzle for each day based on your device’s local date. Return to past dates from the calendar and track your monthly progress. Keep every Daily Challenge separate from your Classic game. LOCAL SAVES AND USEFUL STATISTICS Automatically save numbers, notes, undo history, and active play time on your device. Continue your Classic game or any unfinished Daily Challenge later. Review completed games, best scores, mistake-free wins, best times, and average times. MAKE IT YOURS Use the app in English or Simplified Chinese. Choose Light, Dark, or System appearance. Adjust haptics, timers, highlighting, automatic note cleanup, and mistake checking. LOCAL PROGRESS AND OFFLINE PLAY No account required. No in-app ads or in-app purchases. Core Sudoku gameplay is available offline. Keep your puzzles, preferences, and game statistics locally on your device. Sudoku Zen does not currently provide cloud sync. Uninstalling the app or erasing device data may permanently remove local progress and statistics. A little patience. A moment of clarity.

About

Line Escape

Features
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Find a little clarity, one move at a time. Line Escape is a calm, fully offline arrow puzzle. Every board is a small knot of folded lines, and your goal is simple: clear the board by removing the arrows in the right order. Each arrow leaves the board through its own exit path — but only when nothing stands in its way. Plan ahead, avoid mistakes, and clear all 30 levels at your own pace. A PUZZLE THAT FITS YOUR PACE • 30 hand-built levels that grow from simple to satisfyingly tricky • No ads, no timers, no rush — just you and the board • Fully offline: play on a plane, in the subway, or anywhere without a connection • Your progress is saved on your device, so unlocked levels, best stars, and an unfinished game are always there when you return HOW TO PLAY 1. Look at the board. Every arrow is a folded line with its own exit direction. 2. Tap an arrow whose exit path is clear. It slides out of the board and makes room. 3. Blocked arrows stay put, and each mistake costs one of your three lives. 4. Clear every arrow to win. Finish with fewer mistakes to earn up to 3 stars per level. 5. Stuck? Hints point to an arrow that can move right now, and a long press shows any arrow's exit path and blockers. TOOLS THAT HELP, NEVER PUNISH • Unlimited hints — use them freely, stars are never reduced • Direction guidance: long-press any arrow to preview its path • Zoom in up to 3× on larger boards • Pause and resume anytime; your game is saved automatically • Sound and haptic feedback you can switch on or off PROGRESS THAT STAYS YOURS • Beat a level to unlock the next one; replay any unlocked level to chase a better result • Best results are never lowered by replays — your 3 stars stay 3 stars • Up to 100 recent game records, stored locally on your device • English and 简体中文 interfaces, with system-language support Line Escape never asks for an account. Your progress, settings, and records stay on your device, and the whole game works without the internet. Just pick it up, breathe, and find the way out — one arrow at a time.

Screenshots

Sudoku4 screens
Line Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sudoku and Line Escape are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sudoku versus Line Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudokuLine Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB24 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAbigail Harmon SpencerClaude Archie Hartley

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku

No in-app purchases

None

Line Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Line Escape free?
Line Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sudoku or Line Escape have ads?
Neither Sudoku nor Line Escape shows ads.

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