Comparison

Variplace vs ナンプレ京APP

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

Head to head
About

Variplace

Engage with a classic logic puzzle game featuring over 7000 problems across various modes like Classic, Mini, Diagonal, Jigsaw, and Mixed. Enjoy an intuitive interface, auto-save, and helpful input features for a stress-free experience.

Highlights
  • Over 7000 problems
  • Multiple game variants (Classic, Mini, Diagonal, Jigsaw, Mixed)
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Offline play supported
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Continuous input and pencil marks
  • Undo & Redo
Features
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7,450 puzzles, from Classic to Jigsaw—all free to play. Explore 5 puzzle types, from beginner levels to advanced challenges. Play offline, with pencil marks, automatic note clearing, and Undo/Redo. ▽About Variplace Choose from Classic, Mini, Diagonal, Jigsaw, and Mixed puzzles. Use pencil marks to track possible numbers, highlight matching numbers, and undo or redo your moves. Play at your own pace, online or offline. ________________________________ You can play extensive variety (variant) Number Place problems! All problems are high quality. - Classic (9x9) - Mini (6x6) - Diagonal - Jigsaw - Mixed (Diagonal & Jigsaw) ________________________________ Great features. - Auto save. - Enter numbers or pencil marks continuously. - Highlight matching numbers. - Automatically clear unnecessary pencil marks when you enter a number. - Undo & Redo. - Check for conflicting numbers. - Beautiful sound effects. - Play while listening to your own music. - Rate each puzzle (Liked / Not for me) after you solve it. - Contact us from the settings screen. ________________________________ Difficulty - First step - Second step - Beginner - Easy - Normal (Medium) - Advanced - Super Advanced - Incredible - Spark (puzzles that call for solving techniques, Classic) No in-app purchases. All puzzles are free to play. Contains ads.

About

ナンプレ京APP

Enjoy a vast collection of free Sudoku puzzles with varying difficulty levels, from easy to super hard. This app offers detailed technique explanations and a comfortable, user-friendly interface. Play offline at your own pace and track your solving times.

Highlights
  • 300+ puzzles per level (1-8)
  • Super hard puzzle levels
  • Detailed technique explanations
  • Offline play
  • Memo and coloring functions
  • Unlimited hints
  • Time tracking
Features
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The official app for "Sudoku Kyo", the famous browser version of sudoku that you can enjoy free. You can enjoy the app offline for free. There are 300 puzzles for each of levels 1-8 + 300 additional super hard puzzles for each of levels 1-8. We are looking forward to all of you sudoku fans giving it a try. A large collection of sudoku techniques has also been added. Only Sudoku Kyo has this many explanations of techniques. The browser version of "Sudoku Kyo" has a lot of good sudoku puzzles that can be solved just in time without using temporary placement, and the puzzles have been carefully sorted into different levels from easy to hard, so it has been highly rated by many users. In addition, we have succeeded in creating super hard puzzles by producing unique AI, which is based on our research of sudoku puzzles. While the majority of the difficult puzzles that are generally sold can be solved using just basic techniques, "Sudoku Kyo" brings together a variety of super difficult sudoku puzzles, which have revolutionized existing ones, such as using the XYZ-Wing technique after having used the the swordfish technique twice. [Puzzles] 300 new puzzles for each of Levels 1 to 8, all of which can be solved naturally, without duplicates and without temporary placement. In addition, 300 difficult sudoku puzzles for each of Levels 1 to 8 have been added. [Difficult sudoku puzzles] These are also problems that can be solved with logic. However, it requires technique, and if it is a general collection of difficult puzzles, it is about that of levels 1-2 of difficult Sudoku problems. In other words, it should be a difficult problem that you have never experienced. This is a super hard puzzle that looks easy, but that won't be easy to solve. Please give it a try! [Comfortable to use] It is easy to use, and just as comfortable to use as the browser version. It has a memo function, coloring, redo, unlimited hints, and the time it takes for you to solve it is also recorded. [Play it offline and at your own pace] You can solve puzzles with the Sudoku Kyo APP offline and at your own pace. You can use it in the bits of spare time you have, or on your way to work or school, and enjoy solving difficult puzzles in your own time (ad packets are used to display advertisements). [How to use] Double tap to input confirmed numbers and memo numbers. Cell color and text color can be set. The function of each button is C: Clear the cell ←: Redo Copy and Paste: Copy and paste memos. Start again: Start the puzzle again from the beginning. Pause/Go back: Save where you are during a game (auto-save is also available) Hint: Displays cells that are incorrect in red. Next move: Randomly tells you the next move. [Techniques used in the Sudoku Kyo APP] Hidden Singles Naked Pairs/Triples Hidden Pairs/Triples Naked/Hidden Quads Pointing Pairs Box/Line Reduction X-Wing Simple Colouring Y-Wing Swordfish XYZ Wing BUG X-Cycles XY-Chain 3D Medusa Jellyfish Unique Rectangles Fireworks SK Loops Extended Unique Rect. Hidden Unique Rect's WXYZ Wing Aligned Pair Exclusion Exocet Grouped X-Cycles Empty Rectangles Finned X-Wing Finned Swordfish Altern. Inference Chains Sue-de-Coq Digit Forcing Chains Nishio Forcing Chains Cell Forcing Chains Unit Forcing Chains Almost Locked Sets Death Blossom Pattern Overlay Method Quad Forcing Chains

Screenshots

Variplace4 screens
ナンプレ京APP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ナンプレ京APP at 4.8 against Variplace's 4.4. Variplace's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ナンプレ京APP holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 70% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Variplace ships an update every 2 months, ナンプレ京APP every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Variplace versus ナンプレ京APP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVariplaceナンプレ京APP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (18 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFifol Co.,Ltd.ARASHIYAMA DESIGN GARAGE LLC.

Customer experience

Variplace

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral16.4%
Negative13.1%

ナンプレ京APP

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Variplace

No in-app purchases

None

ナンプレ京APP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Variplace free?
Variplace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ナンプレ京APP free?
ナンプレ京APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Variplace or ナンプレ京APP?
ナンプレ京APP is rated higher. Variplace averages 4.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while ナンプレ京APP averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Variplace or ナンプレ京APP have ads?
Both Variplace and ナンプレ京APP show ads.
Which is updated more often, Variplace or ナンプレ京APP?
Variplace ships an update every 2 months, and ナンプレ京APP every 5 weeks. Most recently, Variplace was updated on November 6, 2026 and ナンプレ京APP on November 3, 2026.

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