Comparison

Kaodoku vs Capice !

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

Head to head
About

Kaodoku

This puzzle game offers a unique twist on Sudoku using symbols instead of numbers. Solve grids where only parts of symbols are revealed, requiring strategic deduction. Enjoy a rich puzzle experience with various difficulty levels and helpful hints.

Highlights
  • Symbol-based Sudoku puzzles
  • Partially revealed symbols
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Sophisticated hint system
  • Pencil notes and candidate marks
  • Export and print puzzles
Features
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Kaodokus are a new variation of sudoku with symbols that are only partially given. Originally invented for Belgian Mensa magazine Commensal, kaodokus offer a lot more variety than ordinary sudokus. Instead of numbers, the cells contain smiley faces which can have three possible shapes and three possible mouths. Each of the nine unique combinations has to appear exactly once in each column, row or other marked area just like in a normal sudoku. The big novelty is that in some cells only the mouth or shape is given, leaving the missing part for you to find. You can even ask for grids that initially don't include a single full symbol! This makes the puzzle experience a lot richer, requiring complex strategies combining bits and pieces of information in original ways. Features: - Normal grids completely free, with as many randomly generated puzzles as you like in many different levels of difficulty. - With a single in-app purchase, you can unlock more complex puzzles with extra diagonals, gray squares and chaotic grids which require even deeper thinking combining all those intersecting regions. - Sophisticated hint system which actually suggests possible ways forward using step by step logic. Especially in the beginning this is very helpful since even the easiest kaodoku grids can be daunting for those not used to them. - Activate pencil notes in the settings so you can zoom in and freely draw whatever doodles you like, just like you would on paper. - Alternatively, you can also use standard candidate marks to keep track of the possible symbols in each cell. In very difficult puzzles, the hints function will take these candidate marks into account if they are the only way of making progress. - Share puzzles with others, export them in pdf or png format, or print them on paper to solve them the old-fashioned way. Feel free to publish puzzles in magazines or on websites, as long as you don't remove the kaodoku web address.

About

Capice !

A challenging puzzle game where players swipe tiles to make adjacent tiles of the same color disappear. The objective is to clear all tiles from the board in this unique match-2 experience.

Highlights
  • Match-2 puzzle gameplay
  • Swipe tile mechanics
  • Goal to clear all tiles
  • Challenging difficulty
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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This is a match2 puzzle. Twice as hard as match3. No ads, no in app purchases. Just a surprising puzzle game Swipe the tiles and watch adjacent tiles of the same color vanish. Your goal is to make all tiles disappear. Good luck and have fun.

Screenshots

Kaodoku4 screens
Capice !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kaodoku at 100% against Capice !'s 0%. Kaodoku also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Capice !'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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. Kaodoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Capice ! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaodoku ships an update every 6 months, Capice ! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kaodoku versus Capice !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaodokuCapice !
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichel ColmanMarcelo Pars

Customer experience

Kaodoku

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Capice !

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kaodoku

One-time1
  • Full version of Kaodoku$0.99
None

Capice !

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kaodoku free?
Kaodoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Capice ! free?
Capice ! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kaodoku or Capice ! have ads?
Neither Kaodoku nor Capice ! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaodoku or Capice !?
Kaodoku ships an update every 6 months, and Capice ! every 5 weeks. Most recently, Kaodoku was updated on October 8, 2026 and Capice ! on October 10, 2026.

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