Real Hitori vs Link!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Hitori
A logic puzzle game where you eliminate numbers in a grid so that remaining cells have unique numbers in each row and column. Filled cells cannot be adjacent horizontally or vertically, and all remaining cells must form a single connected component.
- Eliminate numbers with unique row/column rule
- Filled cells non-adjacent (horizontally/vertically)
- Remaining cells form single component
- Handmade challenging games
- No locked levels
- Autosave game progress
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If you enjoy Sudoku you will love Hitori. Unlike Sudoku, all numbers are given in the grid. The objective is to eliminate numbers by filling in the squares such that remaining cells do not contain numbers that appear more than once in either a given row or column. Filled-in cells cannot be horizontally or vertically adjacent, although they can be diagonally adjacent. The remaining un-filled cells must form a single component connected horizontally and vertically. Real Hitori is a very elegant game, providing fabulous gameplay experience. - Clean board, providing hours of pleasure gameplay; - Handmade unique challenging games. All games and categories were designed to fit a 9x9 board without compromising quality and the need of zooming; - No locked levels. Play whatever you want whenever you want; - Autosave game. You don't need to worry if you don't have much time to play. It will automatically save all unfinished games; - Simple menu context. Your game is just a few clicks away; - No in app music. You can play while listening your own iPod library; - High definition graphics for iPad, iPhone 4/4s/5/6 and iPod Touch;
Link!
Connect identical numbers by drawing paths that fill the entire grid without crossing. Solve over 1800 puzzles across six difficulty levels. Undo moves or clear the board to explore different solutions.
- Connect identical numbers
- Fill the entire grid
- Paths cannot cross
- 1800+ puzzles
- Six difficulty levels
- Undo moves
- Clear board
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Connect matching numbers with paths and fill the whole grid. How to play • Connect each pair of matching numbers. • Paths cannot cross or branch. • Fill every cell to complete the puzzle. • Tap a number to clear its path. Choose from six difficulty levels and 1800 puzzles. Undo a move or clear the board whenever you want to try another route. Your completed puzzles are saved on your device. This software includes work distributed under the Apache License 2.0. https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Real Hitori at none against Link!'s shown. Real Hitori also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 67%) and ratings volume (127 vs 24). Link!'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Real Hitori against 4.6 for Link!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Hitori has 127 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Real Hitori's written reviews are positive against 67% of Link!'s.
Real Hitori ships an update every 15 months, Link! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Hitori | Link! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (127 ratings) | 4.6 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deucher | Shogo Yoshida |
Customer experience
Real Hitori
Link!
Bugs and requests
Real Hitori
Reported bugs
9 issues- Ads start mid-game
- App closes after opening
- Bug in extreme levels (incorrect solutions registered)
- Puzzles 1 and 2 cannot be completed
- Game gets too easy after a while
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- Doesn't register completion for 'Extreme 1'
- Error in Hard #2 puzzle
- Latest update messed up game
- Intermittently closes after opening
Requested features
13 requests- Remove ads option
- Undo button
- Check solution button
- More levels
- Save progress
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- Hints when stuck
- Contact information for developers
- Dark mode option
- Add grids up to 400 for each difficulty level
- Strategy help for harder levels
- Paid version to remove ads
- Check results as you go
- Improve help feature
Link!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Real Hitori
No in-app purchases
Link!
No in-app purchases








