Sudoku· vs Gonga
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sudoku·
Engage your mind with a classic Sudoku puzzle game. Enjoy a clean interface and multiple difficulty levels. Track your progress and compete with others.
- Daily Challenge
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Note taking
- Hint system
- Highlight incorrect values
- Individual statistics
- Game Center leaderboard
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Pass the time while you challenge your mind with this classic Sudoku game. The clean, simple layout makes it easy to play for hours at a time. The objective is simple, fill the 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, row, and the nine 3×3 sub-grids contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. Sudoku· features: - Daily Challenge - Four levels (easy, medium, hard, and expert) - Disable numbers once all 9 instances are entered - Note taking ability - Hint (fill in missing number when you are stuck) - Highlight Incorrect Values - Auto Reveal all potential notes - Individual statistics - Game Center with Leaderboard and Achievements Download today for mind-challenging fun.
Gonga
A card game based on Gin/Rummy where players aim to be the last one remaining by discarding cards. The objective is to get rid of all your cards first to make opponents add their hand value to their score. Offers adjustable opponent skill levels and adheres to traditional Cypriot game rules.
- Gin/Rummy card game mechanics
- Multi-hand scoring
- Elimination gameplay
- Adjustable opponent skill levels
- Traditional Cypriot rules
- Offline play
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Gonga is a game based on Gin / Rummy played with 10 cards for points over multiple hands. Be the last player left in the game! In each hand you play, get rid of all your cards first so your opponents have to add their hand value to their score. If your score hits the table target, you're out of the game. Play against up to 3 opponents with beginner or expert skill level. Follows the traditional Cypriot game for the table target, jokers, and number of decks depending on the number of players. There are no adverts and no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sudoku· at Free against Gonga's $2.99. Sudoku· also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Gonga's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). On in-app purchases, 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
Sudoku· is free to download; Gonga costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gonga holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku· has 17K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Sudoku·'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Gonga's.
Sudoku· ships an update every 2 months, Gonga every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sudoku· | Gonga |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (17K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim O's Studios, LLC | Kinygos Ltd |
Customer experience
Sudoku·
Gonga
Bugs and requests
Sudoku·
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes or crashes after updates
- Timer issues due to ads
- Difficulty closing ads or navigating UI
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Option to pay for ad-free version
- Ability to pause and restart games
- More detailed performance tracking
- Customizable color themes
Gonga
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sudoku·
No in-app purchases
Gonga
No in-app purchases
