Comparison

Sudoku Mega Bundle vs Sandwich Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Mega Bundle

Explore hundreds of unique Sudoku variations beyond the classic grid. Challenge yourself with diverse puzzle types, difficulty levels, and helpful tools. Enjoy customizable gameplay and track your progress with leaderboards and achievements.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of unique Sudoku variations
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Hints and smart notes
  • Savepoint functionality
  • Zoom and customization options
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Hundreds of unique sudoku varations!!! Including: Killer, Jigsaw, Skyscrapers, 16x16, Samurai, Kropki, Word, Duplex and many more! • Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert difficulties for every game type! • Tons of puzzles guarenteed to have only one solution! • Hints to help when you're stuck, or automatically fill all notes! • Create Savepoints for when you want to make a guess! • Smart notes are automatically removed when placing another cell's correct number! • Easy note taking! Select multiple cells at once! • Zoom in and out of any puzzle to see the numbers better! • Leaderboard and achievements! • Completely customize the game's appearance to your liking! • Current Game Types: 0-9 2-3-4 3D 3D Bishop 3D Black Knight 4-5 4x4 6x6 8x8 10x10 12x12 16x16 16x16 X 37 123 147 12345 Anti Knight Anti Knight Boxless Anti White Knight Jigsaw Anti X Anti X Boxless Ascension Asterisk Atypical Atypical Fractures Big Killer Binary Bishop Black Knight Blackout Blind Killer Boxless Boxless Frame Boxless Pseudoku Brick Butterfly Centers Circular Circular 10 Circular Box Clock Color Columndoku Compressed Consecutive Cross Cube Cube Bishop Cube Black Knight Cube White Knight Deficit Dependency Diamond Digital Disjointed Disjointed Irregular Double Double Cell Double Cube Double Cube Bishop Double Cube Black Knight Double Line Double Ring Doubledoku Doubledoku Bishop Doubledoku Black Knight Doubledoku White Knight Duplex Difference Duplex Plex Duplex Sum Even Extra Space Extra Staircase Flower Fortress Fractured Bridge Fractured Spiral Fractured Staircase Fractured Target Fractured Web Fractures Frame Gattai 3 Gattai 3 Mix NPS Gattai 4 Gattai 4 Mix AMDE Greater Than Greater Than Killer Greater Than Killer Samurai Greater Than Samurai Heptagram Hexadoku Hexagon Hexagram Hexagram Bishop Hexagram Black Knight Hexagram White Knight Isodoku Isodoku Black Knight Isosudoku Jigsaw Jigsaw 6x6 Jigsaw Cube Jigsaw Skyscrapers Killer Killer 16x16 Killer Jigsaw Killer Modulo Killer Parity Killer Product Killer Samurai Killer Skyscrapers Kropki Kropki 16x16 Krychle Krychle 9x9 Layers 4x4x4 Layers 6x6x6 Lean Box Lean Cross Lean Gear Lean Patch Lean Wheel Lean Windoku Little Killer Lucky Seven Mathdoku Min Max Missing Musketry No Touch Nonconsecutive Nonconsecutive Boxless Nonconsecutive Circular Odd Odd Even Big Small Odd Even Big Small Boxless Outside Outside Boxless Palindrome Parquet Block Parquet Block Boxless Parquet Square Parquet Twist Pencil Mark Pentagram Pseudoku Quadruple Quadruple Boxless Queen Regular Samurai Samurai 9-Grid Samurai 9-Grid Kropki Samurai 13-Grid Kropki Samurai 16-Grid Kropki Samurai Kropki Samurai Mix WKSOT Samurai Mix XKJFO Sandwich Scatter Scatter 6x6 Search Nine Search Nine Boxless Sensei Sigma Sigma Circle Skyscrapers Snowflake Snowflake X Sohei Staircase Star Subtwodoku Subtwodoku 6x6 Suguru 5x5 Suguru 6x6 Suguru 7x7 Suguru 8x8 Suguru 9x9 Surplus Swap Symbol Tape Thermo Threedoku Threedoku Mix CFM Tight Fit Touchless Triangle Tricky Tridoku Trinary Triple Triple Mix SVQ Tripledoku Tripledoku Mix OGS Twin Boxes Twodoku Vudoku White Knight White Knight Jigsaw White Knight X Windmill Windoku Wing 3 Wing 5 Word X

About

Sandwich Sudoku

This logic puzzle game challenges you to solve Sudoku grids using clues that indicate the sum of numbers between the 1 and 9 in each row and column. It features hand-crafted levels with hints from expert players.

Highlights
  • 100 hand-crafted levels
  • Sum clues between 1 and 9
  • Hints from expert players
  • Multiple themes
  • Logic and basic math challenges
Features
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***** AUGUST UPDATE ***** 10 new puzzles, all 100 puzzles are out now! ------------------------------------- Presented by Cracking The Cryptic, YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, here is the brand new "Sandwich Sudoku" game that has become an internet sensation! In Sandwich Sudoku, the puzzle is presented with extra numbers outside the grid next to each row and column. These numbers indicate the SUM of cells sandwiched between the 1 and the 9 in that row/column. The logic required to solve the puzzles will appeal to anyone who enjoys normal Sudoku and a bit of basic maths. Each puzzle here has been lovingly hand-crafted by Mark Goodliffe and Simon Anthony, the hosts of Cracking The Cryptic. They've even included their own hints on each puzzle to help if you get stuck. Mark and Simon have both represented the UK many times in the World Sudoku Championship. “I love it!” Alex Bellos, author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland Features: 100 hand-crafted levels Many themes to choose from Hints written by Mark and Simon!

Screenshots

Sudoku Mega Bundle4 screens
Sandwich Sudoku3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sudoku Mega Bundle at Free against Sandwich Sudoku's $4.99. Sudoku Mega Bundle also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 128). Sandwich Sudoku's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Sudoku Mega Bundle is free to download; Sandwich Sudoku costs $4.99 up front. Sudoku Mega Bundle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sandwich Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sudoku Mega Bundle against 4.9 for Sandwich Sudoku. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku Mega Bundle has 2.9K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Sudoku Mega Bundle's written reviews are positive against 82% of Sandwich Sudoku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Mega Bundle ships an update every 2 months, Sandwich Sudoku monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sudoku Mega Bundle versus Sandwich Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku Mega BundleSandwich Sudoku
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (2.9K ratings)4.9 (128 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews82.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better128
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB62 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGammaLateral LLCNick Carney

Customer experience

Sudoku Mega Bundle

All ratings2,889 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.9%

Sandwich Sudoku

All ratings128 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative9.7%

User reviews

Sudoku Mega Bundle

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Variety of games
  • 👍 Customizable options
  • 🚀 Challenging puzzles
  • 👍 User-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💸 Intrusive ads
  • 🔒 Locked difficulty levels
  • 🔒 Inability to close ads

Sandwich Sudoku

From 128 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent, handcrafted puzzles
  • 👍 Intuitive and functional tools
  • 👍 Great variety of difficulty
  • 👍 Satisfying gameplay experience
  • 👍 Clean and polished UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App freezes and loses progress
  • 🐛 Battery drains quickly
  • 🐛 UI can be confusing/tedious
  • 🐛 Hints are sometimes cryptic/unclear
  • 🐛 Puzzles not always unlocked in order

Bugs and requests

Sudoku Mega Bundle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes after update
  • Ads causing game to freeze or redirect
  • Incorrect puzzle solutions
  • Pencil marks not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to input game seed
  • Option to turn off zoom
  • Ability to modify color of lines in Killer Sudoku
  • Addition of 6x6 Killer Sudoku
  • Ability to take notes in pencil mode without errors

Sandwich Sudoku

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App freezes and loses progress
  • Game progress not shared across devices
  • Forces single orientation on iPad
  • Update makes things frustrating (welcome message, hint messages)
  • Landscape mode UI resizing issues
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  • Drains battery massively
  • Fixed list of puzzles, no new ones
  • Non-unique solutions found

Requested features

22 requests
  • Bookmark latest puzzles
  • Separate corner and center pencil marks
  • Option to turn off automatic deletion of 'possibles'
  • Explanation for random numbers in circles
  • Sort puzzles by difficulty
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  • Unlock puzzles in difficulty order
  • Sync progress across devices (iCloud/similar)
  • Dark mode
  • Resume last puzzle feature
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • Apple Pencil support for writing in squares
  • Detailed step-by-step walkthroughs for hints
  • Add traditional Sudoku mode
  • Moveable hint/number guide windows
  • Reset puzzle records
  • In-app purchase for more puzzles
  • Time comparison to other players
  • Button to show options outside sandwich totals
  • Video tutorial for UI
  • Horizontal play on iPad with controls offset
  • More color schemes
  • Buttons divided between actions, modes, and objects

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sudoku Mega Bundle

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$1.991 Month
One-time2
  • Get 20 Hints$0.99
  • Get 50 Hints$1.99
None

Sandwich Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku Mega Bundle free?
Sudoku Mega Bundle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sandwich Sudoku free?
Sandwich Sudoku costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Mega Bundle or Sandwich Sudoku?
Sandwich Sudoku is rated higher. Sudoku Mega Bundle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Sandwich Sudoku averages 4.9 from 128 ratings.
Do Sudoku Mega Bundle or Sandwich Sudoku have ads?
Sudoku Mega Bundle shows ads; Sandwich Sudoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Mega Bundle or Sandwich Sudoku?
Sudoku Mega Bundle ships an update every 2 months, and Sandwich Sudoku monthly. Most recently, Sudoku Mega Bundle was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sandwich Sudoku on November 6, 2026.

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