Comparison

Kaodoku vs QuadPuzzler

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

QuadPuzzler

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Embark on a road trip like no other! Navigate roads to reach the farmhouse, conquer the jungle, dash across the beach, enjoy the circus and more.  Piece together the path with puzzle tiles, but hurry – the quad never stops moving! Quad Puzzler is a puzzle game from SmartGames, comes with 60 challenges across 5 off-road worlds and will definitely test your building speed! Will you become the World’s Smartest Gamer?

Screenshots

Kaodoku4 screens
QuadPuzzler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kaodoku at Free against QuadPuzzler's $1.99. Kaodoku also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). QuadPuzzler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Kaodoku is free to download; QuadPuzzler costs $1.99 up front. Kaodoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QuadPuzzler asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kaodoku versus QuadPuzzler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaodokuQuadPuzzler
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichel ColmanSmartGames LIVE Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kaodoku

One-time1
  • Full version of Kaodoku$0.99
None

QuadPuzzler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kaodoku free?
Kaodoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuadPuzzler free?
QuadPuzzler costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kaodoku or QuadPuzzler have ads?
Neither Kaodoku nor QuadPuzzler shows ads.

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