Comparison

Sudoku Express vs RobotMania

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

RobotMania

Design, program, and play your own games in a creative physics sandbox. Build robots, vehicles, and entire worlds with realistic physics and endless building possibilities. Share your creations and play games made by a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • Design interactive mini-games and simulations
  • Build robots, vehicles, and worlds
  • Program custom rules and win conditions
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Community sharing and play
Features
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Build. Play. Destroy. RobotMania is a creative physics sandbox where you can design, program, and play your own games just like in Roblox or Minecraft, but with full physics and complete freedom. It is also inspired by Melon Playground, Algodoo, and Incredibots, combining the best of sandbox creativity and realistic physics. Create anything from robots and vehicles to entire worlds and challenges. The only limit is your imagination. Create Your Own Games * Design interactive mini-games, puzzles, and simulations. * Set custom rules, win conditions, and leaderboards. * Compete in community challenges or make your own worlds for others to play. * Combine creativity, engineering, and logic to become both a player and a game developer. Endless Building Possibilities * Build cars, tanks, airplanes, rockets, and spaceships. * Craft houses, castles, cities, and mechanical creatures. * Add motors, thrusters, and weapons like cannons or lasers. * Animate your robots using joints, sliders, and buttons just like real engineering. Powerful Yet Simple Editor * Draw shapes freely and set physical properties like weight, friction, and bounce. * Connect pieces using rotating or sliding joints for realistic motion. * Scale, rotate, and duplicate parts with intuitive touch controls. * Supports multitouch and both portrait and landscape play. Join a Creative Community * Discover and play thousands of creations from other players. * Share your robots, vehicles, and games online. * Like, comment, and compete on global leaderboards. * Follow your favorite creators and get inspired every day. Whether you love building like in Minecraft, creating games like in Roblox, or experimenting with physics like in Melon Playground, Algodoo, and Incredibots, RobotMania gives you the tools to make anything you imagine, from fun mini-games to advanced mechanical inventions. Download RobotMania today and start creating your own world!

Screenshots

Sudoku Express2 screens
RobotMania4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sudoku Express and RobotMania both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of RobotMania's written reviews are positive against 23% of Sudoku Express's. RobotMania also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Sudoku Express's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, 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

RobotMania is free to download; Sudoku Express costs $3.99 up front. RobotMania sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sudoku Express asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sudoku Express against 4.6 for RobotMania. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RobotMania has 751 ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Sudoku Express's written reviews are positive against 84% of RobotMania's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Express ships an update every 6 weeks, RobotMania every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sudoku Express versus RobotMania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku ExpressRobotMania
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (84 ratings)4.6 (751 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews83.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84751 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPheinex, LLCSimon Zvara

Customer experience

Sudoku Express

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

RobotMania

All ratings721 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku Express

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RobotMania

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Objects become unselectable after creation
  • Cannot drag or move objects
  • Drawing blocks stopped working in recent update
  • Triggers are broken or non-functional
  • Music cloning/duplicating issue
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  • Cannot delete numbers in interface
  • Screen moving when trying to draw shapes
  • UI elements too small on iPad
  • App won't work correctly on iPad even with paid subscription
  • 2FA authentication required for sign-in
  • Apple ID sign-in errors for child accounts
  • Projects won't start/load
  • Free version redemption code issues

Requested features

16 requests
  • Multiplayer/co-op challenges
  • Tutorial system for new players
  • Gravity control for objects
  • Trail effects for objects
  • Sound effects and audio triggers
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  • Water physics
  • Grid snap-to feature
  • Larger building canvas
  • Alternative sign-in methods (email, custom accounts)
  • Draggable options window
  • Layer and collision group naming
  • Resizable UI buttons for iPad
  • Pinch-to-resize gesture support
  • Comments/annotation feature
  • Ability to change position/rotation/scale via triggers
  • Follow user functionality restoration

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku Express

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RobotMania

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Supporter7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Express free?
Sudoku Express costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RobotMania free?
RobotMania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Express or RobotMania?
RobotMania is rated higher. Sudoku Express averages 4.5 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while RobotMania averages 4.6 from 751 ratings.
Do Sudoku Express or RobotMania have ads?
Neither Sudoku Express nor RobotMania shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Express or RobotMania?
Sudoku Express ships an update every 6 weeks, and RobotMania every 3 days. Most recently, Sudoku Express was updated on October 24, 2026 and RobotMania on October 25, 2026.

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