Comparison

Sudoku Express vs Neonimo

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Express

Enjoy a classic Sudoku experience with a clean, minimalist interface designed for focused puzzle-solving. Customize your game with multiple color and font options. Offers over 1,000 unique puzzles across easy, medium, and hard difficulties for extended gameplay.

Highlights
  • Minimalist flat UI design
  • Easy noting system
  • Multiple color schemes
  • Font selection for customization
  • 1,001 unique puzzles per difficulty
  • Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels
Features
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The classic Sudoku game at its best for iOS! A version for those who just want to solve the puzzles. A minimalist, flat UI design and easy noting allow you to focus on the point of the game, which is solving the puzzles! Multiple color schemes and font selections allow you to customize the experience to your preferences. With 1,001 unique puzzles each for the included Easy, Medium and Hard puzzles, you will be challenged for hours, days and weeks.

About

Neonimo

A real-time puzzle strategy game where players place tetrominoes to build paths, form buildings, and claim technology. Enjoy quick, strategic matches suitable for all ages, with various game modes against AI or friends.

Highlights
  • Real-time puzzle strategy
  • Tetromino placement
  • Building and territory claiming
  • Versus mode (local multiplayer)
  • Challenge mode (AI)
  • Dungeon Run mode
  • Responsive soundtrack
Features
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Neonimo is a real-time puzzle strategy game where players place tetrominoes to build a path to their opponent’s base, forming buildings, claiming technology, and cutting off their opponent along the way. Neonimo is… Strategic Neonimo packs a plethora of strategic and tactical decisions into a compact package. Use your pieces to create economic buildings, claim territory and technology, and disrupt your opponent’s plans. Approachable Neonimo’s simple interface lets players of all ages experience the challenge of a deep strategy game. Games take less than five minutes: Squeeze in a single game during a break, or pack many matches into a single session! In-between real-time and turn-based At the start of the game, players have plenty of time to plan out their first few moves. But as their economies ramp up, the rate of play steadily increases as the game builds up to its dramatic conclusion. VERSUS MODE – Play against your friends on the same screen in a local real-time strategy game like none other. CHALLENGE MODE – Climb the ladder facing an increasingly difficult AI. DUNGEON RUN MODE – Play against the AI in a series of matches while acquiring new technology after each successive victory. PRACTICE MODE – Jump in and play against an AI. TUTORIAL MODE – 5 small introductory games that teach you all the basics. Responsive soundtrack based on the pace of each match. Scott Hoffer – Executive Producer Ben Costrell – Design and Programming Chris Williams – Design and Programming Jack Schlesinger – Audio and Programming Edanur Kuntman – Art

Screenshots

Sudoku Express2 screens
Neonimo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sudoku Express and Neonimo both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Neonimo's written reviews are positive against 23% of Sudoku Express's. Neonimo also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Neonimo is free to download; Sudoku Express costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sudoku Express against 4.4 for Neonimo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Sudoku Express's written reviews are positive against 75% of Neonimo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Express ships an update every 6 weeks, Neonimo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sudoku Express versus Neonimo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku ExpressNeonimo
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (85 ratings) — better4.4 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPheinex, LLCChris Williams

Customer experience

Sudoku Express

All ratings84 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral30.8%
Negative46.2%

Neonimo

All ratings34 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku Express

No in-app purchases

None

Neonimo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku Express free?
Sudoku Express costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neonimo free?
Neonimo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Express or Neonimo?
Sudoku Express is rated higher. Sudoku Express averages 4.5 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Neonimo averages 4.4 from 34 ratings.
Do Sudoku Express or Neonimo have ads?
Neither Sudoku Express nor Neonimo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Express or Neonimo?
Sudoku Express ships an update every 6 weeks, and Neonimo every 4 days. Most recently, Sudoku Express was updated on November 6, 2026 and Neonimo on November 2, 2026.

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