Comparison

Sudoku· vs Apparent Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily Challenge
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Note taking
  • Hint system
  • Highlight incorrect values
  • Individual statistics
  • Game Center leaderboard
Features
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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.

About

Apparent Sudoku

Experience classic Sudoku puzzles without any distractions. This app offers a clean interface, multiple difficulty levels, and advanced features like pencil marks and smart highlighting. Track your progress and compete globally with Game Center leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Game Center Leaderboards
  • 50,000+ puzzles
  • Clean, intuitive interface
  • Pencil marks and smart highlighting
  • iCloud sync
  • iPad Apple Pencil support
Features
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Take a break, clear your mind, and solve the puzzle of the day. Apparent Sudoku pairs classic Sudoku with a calm, carefully made experience on iPhone and iPad. Version 2.5 lets you race your friends on every puzzle. FOUR DAILY CHALLENGES • The Daily: solve the day's board and keep your streak. • Daily Mini: a quick, nearly complete puzzle. • Daily X: every row, column, box and diagonal holds all nine digits. • The Twist: replay the Daily's board with one extra rule. It unlocks when you finish the Daily. RACE YOUR FRIENDS • See your Game Center friends' times on every puzzle you've both played: before you start, while you play and when you finish. • New games start on a puzzle a friend has solved, and the clock shows the next friend to beat. • Send a friend your time in a tap, see who's ahead this week, and keep a record against each friend. • Challenge friends on each Daily, and share any puzzle as a head-to-head race. • Each hint adds 30 seconds, so everyone gets a time. PLAY YOUR WAY • Choose a cell and then a digit, or pick up a brush and fill cells with a single tap. • Add pencil marks and erase mistakes easily. • On iPad, write right on the board with Apple Pencil. • On iPhone Duo, the board and keypad each take their own half, and your game carries across as you open and close it. • Larger text, VoiceOver, Increase Contrast and Reduce Motion are supported throughout. • Try Hardcore, 3 Strikes or Zen in regular games. A NEW LOOK Paper, ink and one bold color for each difficulty. Every Daily has its own geometric composition, and your win card shows the order you finished the boxes. UNLOCK SUDOKU PRO A one-time purchase unlocks the full library of 51,400 puzzles, Extreme difficulty and more board styles, including shapes, fruit and Wordoku, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No ads and no tracking. No account needed to play. Game Center and iCloud are optional. Your puzzle times are shared with your Game Center friends, and you can turn off Share My Times anytime. Feedback is optional and sent only when you tap Send.

Screenshots

Sudoku·3 screens
Apparent Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sudoku· at 4.7 against Apparent Sudoku's 3.4. Sudoku· also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (17K vs 10). Apparent Sudoku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Apparent Sudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sudoku· asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku· holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku· has 17K ratings behind it against 10, 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 43% of Apparent Sudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku· ships an update every 2 months, Apparent Sudoku every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sudoku· versus Apparent Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku·Apparent Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17K ratings) — better3.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim O's Studios, LLCApparent Logic, LLC

Customer experience

Sudoku·

All ratings17,294 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews397 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative24.4%

Apparent Sudoku

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

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

Apparent Sudoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku·

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Apparent Sudoku

One-time1
  • Sudoku Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Sudoku· free?
Sudoku· is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apparent Sudoku free?
Apparent Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku· or Apparent Sudoku?
Sudoku· is rated higher. Sudoku· averages 4.7 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Apparent Sudoku averages 3.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Sudoku· or Apparent Sudoku have ads?
Sudoku· shows ads; Apparent Sudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku· or Apparent Sudoku?
Sudoku· ships an update every 2 months, and Apparent Sudoku every 10 days. Most recently, Sudoku· was updated on October 28, 2026 and Apparent Sudoku on October 26, 2026.

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