Comparison

Sudoku Puzzles · vs Mathdoku Challenge!

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Puzzles ·

Engage your mind with thousands of free classic Sudoku puzzles. This logic game offers multiple difficulty levels and helpful tools like candidate tracking and unlimited undo. Save your progress and track your performance with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Thousands of free Sudoku puzzles
  • Four difficulty levels (easy, normal, hard, expert)
  • Cell candidate tracking
  • Unlimited undo moves
  • Check feature
  • Save uncompleted puzzles
  • Stats tracker for solve times
Features
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Enjoy Sudoku, with thousands of free Sudoku puzzles on one of the best Sudoku games in the app store. If you like logic, number-based puzzles, you will love these classic Sudoku puzzles! About Sudoku Puzzle Game: Every Sudoku puzzle has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing. Fill in the grid such that every row, column and 3x3 box contains all of the numbers from 1 to 9. While solving it’s good to keep in mind that a number cannot appear more than once in a given row, column or 3x3 box. Challenge your Sudoku solving skills with our hard Sudoku puzzles! This Sudoku game offers numerous features to help you solve the puzzles including cell candidate tracking, unlimited undo moves and a “check” feature that lets you know how you’re doing. Our Sudoku game also saves your uncompleted puzzles so you can come back and finish them whenever you want! Work your way up through four levels of difficulty: easy, normal, hard and expert Sudoku. Track your best and average solve times over history with our stats tracker. You can play Sudoku by Razzle Puzzles on your phone and tablet. Enjoy Sudoku online or in offline mode! For support please contact us at support@razzlepuzzles.com or visit RazzlePuzzles.com

About

Mathdoku Challenge!

This game combines Sudoku logic with mathematical operations. Solve puzzles by filling cells with numbers that satisfy row, column, and cage constraints. Offers daily puzzles and purchasable packs to challenge your mind.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-style number placement
  • Mathematical cage operations
  • Logic-based puzzle solving
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Purchasable puzzle packs
  • Varying puzzle sizes
Features
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Do you like Sudoku? How about KenKen (or is it Ken Ken)? Or simply looking for that next game to get you brain going? Then give Mathdoku a try! Mathdoku Challenge! brings an exciting new twist to Sudoku. Step up to the plate and solve problems with your math skills. Face challenging puzzles of varying sizes, leverage the hints you are given, and use logic to find the solution. Mathdoku will stretch your mind, wake you up, and keep you on your toes. Play as many puzzles as you want! Each day, you get even more puzzles to play. Or purchase a puzzle pack to keep the fun going. Puzzles are divided into cages by grouping cells together. Hints for a cage are composed of a target number and an operation. Combining the cells in the cage using the mathematical operation must reach the target number. A number can only be used once per row and column. Use this limitation, hints, and unit cells to find the solution to the puzzles.

Screenshots

Sudoku Puzzles ·4 screens
Mathdoku Challenge!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku Puzzles · at none against Mathdoku Challenge!'s 4. Sudoku Puzzles · also leads on ratings volume (295 vs 15). Mathdoku Challenge!'s advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mathdoku Challenge! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sudoku Puzzles · asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mathdoku Challenge! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku Puzzles · has 295 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Sudoku Puzzles ·'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Mathdoku Challenge!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Puzzles · ships an update every 4 months, Mathdoku Challenge! every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sudoku Puzzles · versus Mathdoku Challenge!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku Puzzles ·Mathdoku Challenge!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (295 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings295 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew MurphyTaylor Geisse

Customer experience

Sudoku Puzzles ·

All ratings295 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

Mathdoku Challenge!

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku Puzzles ·

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Some hard and expert puzzles cannot be solved
  • Occasional crashes and white screen issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to switch between entry modes without going to settings
  • Provide hints and explanations for solving strategies
  • Offer a paid version to remove ads

Mathdoku Challenge!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku Puzzles ·

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Mathdoku Challenge!

One-time4
  • 100 Puzzles$0.99
  • 250 Puzzles$1.99
  • 500 Puzzles$3.99
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  • 1000 Puzzles$6.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Puzzles · free?
Sudoku Puzzles · is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mathdoku Challenge! free?
Mathdoku Challenge! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Puzzles · or Mathdoku Challenge!?
Mathdoku Challenge! is rated higher. Sudoku Puzzles · averages 4.7 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while Mathdoku Challenge! averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Sudoku Puzzles · or Mathdoku Challenge! have ads?
Both Sudoku Puzzles · and Mathdoku Challenge! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Puzzles · or Mathdoku Challenge!?
Sudoku Puzzles · ships an update every 4 months, and Mathdoku Challenge! every 8 days. Most recently, Sudoku Puzzles · was updated on October 29, 2026 and Mathdoku Challenge! on October 24, 2026.

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