Comparison

STutor vs Sudoklue

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

Head to head
About

STutor

This app assists in solving Sudoku puzzles by offering three levels of hints and employing five logical solving strategies. It allows manual puzzle entry or input via an 81-character string, with options to save, recall, and manage puzzles. The app validates entries against its solution and displays possible numbers for incorrect moves.

Highlights
  • Three levels of hints
  • Five logical solving strategies
  • Manual puzzle entry
  • 81-character string input
  • Puzzle saving and management
  • Entry validation against solution
  • Display of possible numbers
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STutor (for SUDOKU TUTOR) is a no-nonsense sudoku solving APP that can display three level of hints while you are solving a puzzle. There are no AD's; no "in-APP-purchases". Just a program to help you advance your Sudoku solving skills. STUTOR solves puzzles using 5 strategies following a logical sequence of methods. The sequence and methods are described in five (5) HELP screens. STUTOR is most appreciated when it displays clues for solving those pesky Friday/Saturday more advanced puzzles. No more disappointing unsolved puzzles. Puzzles are entered manually in a Sudoku grid or by entering (or pasting) an 81 character string. Puzzles can be saved, recalled, changed, deleted, and reordered in the Archive. Upon pressing any of the bottom buttons (except clr), STUTOR will validate and solve the puzzle. Any subsequent user entries will be compared with the solution. A valid entry is entered into the puzzle. If the entry does not correspond to the solution, all the "possibles" or minis are displayed for that cell. If minis are already displayed, the entered number is removed from the minis. Swiping more that two cells in a row will display minis in the row. Ditto for a column or a group. Swiping through more than two rows, columns or groups will display all minis. The "hint" button toggles between a text only hint and one that also displays a clue on the puzzle. The STEP button displays all hint details and alters the puzzle accordingly.

About

Sudoklue

Learn to solve any Sudoku puzzle with step-by-step, math-free instructions. Input puzzles from external sources or generate your own, with adjustable difficulty levels. Master solving techniques and receive detailed hints and analysis.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step solving instructions
  • Math-free approach
  • Input puzzles from any source
  • Generate custom puzzles
  • Learn primary solving techniques
  • Detailed hints and analysis
  • Virtual pencil for notes
Features
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Sudoklue will teach you how to solve any puzzle with step-by-step, easy to follow instructions — using absolutely no math. Input a puzzle from a newspaper or have Sudoklue create one for you, choosing from five levels of difficulty. Bored with other Sudoku apps? Sudoklue can generate true expert-level puzzles & teach you all the solving techniques needed to solve them, step by step! With Sudoklue, puzzle and logic complexity can remain basic, or if you choose - can climb up into "pull your hair out" levels. Features: – Work on puzzles from any newspaper, magazine, or book – Create your own, one of a kind puzzles – Learn all of the primary solving techniques – Get detailed and easy to understand hints – Get a complete puzzle analysis and difficulty rating – Solve any Sudoku – Virtual pencil for making notes – Includes full Undo/Redo – Verify your current work with the tap of a button – Fill all pencil marks with the tap of a button Sudoklue will give you as much or as little help as you like. It will teach you, step by step, how to use logic to solve any puzzle you can find!

Screenshots

STutor4 screens
Sudoklue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: STutor at $0.99 against Sudoklue's $7.99. STutor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Sudoklue's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 28 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

STutor costs $0.99 and Sudoklue $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STutor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoklue has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of STutor's written reviews are positive against 79% of Sudoklue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STutor ships an update every 28 months, Sudoklue every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
STutor versus Sudoklue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTutorSudoklue
Price$0.99 — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings169 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CarlsonMartysoft LLC

Customer experience

STutor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sudoklue

All ratings69 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

STutor

No in-app purchases

None

Sudoklue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STutor free?
STutor costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoklue free?
Sudoklue costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STutor or Sudoklue?
STutor is rated higher. STutor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sudoklue averages 4.8 from 69 ratings.
Do STutor or Sudoklue have ads?
Neither STutor nor Sudoklue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STutor or Sudoklue?
STutor ships an update every 28 months, and Sudoklue every 6 months. Most recently, STutor was updated on September 21, 2026 and Sudoklue on September 24, 2026.

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