Sudoku· App Reviews

Ive played over 1100 times, so its not horrible, but it has some pretty glaring issues. There is no visible real world clock in-game, just the timer. The game will not connect to Game Center on its own. If you are already connected either manually, or through another game, it will acknowledge that connection, otherwise the feature is useless. The "settings" menu has one setting. You can see your stats, share the game, turn off guidance/notes or... Thats it. No color options, no way to buy the game and remove ads. Statistics are broken. You might play three times and get credited for 6 wins, or you MIGHT get a loss because you looked to see what time it is in the middle of a game. You can listen to music while playing, which should be a huge plus, but... It only works if you are NOT connected to the Internet somehow. That seems weird at first, and I didnt notice right away, but even if you mute the game volume, and youre connected, a video ad will override the mute AND your music to blast the ad at full volume. Then you have to go out and restart the music, which may or may not result in a mystery loss. So its a very basic game, but very nearly overwhelmed by its flaws.

The ads are in between games so they dont take up valuable screen space during play. Color gradations make it easy on the eyes and notes make it easy on the brain. There are difficulty levels to keep it challenging. Nice work!

Awesome puzzles to figure out without the need of a pencil or eraser. Can stop playing a game and return to that point when you pick it up again. Easy to use app. Love it!

Enjoy the different levels and if you get stuck there is a hint. The other games havent had the hint.

Challenging and fun.

Its great to play when you are timed and a pop up comes up you lose time.

Very fun and challenging

Nice looking Sudoku with minimal ads/ interruptions. The hint option is great if you get stuck. The colors are easy on the eyes. Different levels make this game fun for everyone, from beginner to expert!

I liked the game the way you had it , well enough to buy it. But there seems to be no way to get past the ads so Im dumping it. Im going to go look for a different version without all the ads.

This was a fun and challenging app until the recent updates which loaded it with ads. They blink, flash and change to be a constant distraction. No longer fun - using other apps that are just as good without being obnoxious. Had to remove.

But I like it a lot

Pretty good ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

Ads won’t close. Makes it impossible to play.

I’ve enjoyed this for several years but the most recent update triggers ads whenever “hints” is selected. Since I normally do “hard” puzzles, I use “hints” frequently. Having to deal with an ad every time I trashes chain of thought. I will delete the app and try something else

App has ads which is ok, but lately the ad locks up the app and there is no way to X out of it. Used to be able to X out after 30 seconds but now the ads look up the app.

Cool and fun game!

Love Soduko, this version is also for the ad Lover. Win a game, get an ad. Select a new game, get an ad. Change from daily to challenge, get an ad. When there are ad free versions of sudoko out there there is no reason to load this one!

I have tried many digital sudoku games and this is the best I found. If there were a way to gray out numbers that i am working on when taping on the number in column and row so that the user can see more clearly where that number would go in the other it would enhance digital game play greatly.

I’m 71 years old, this game help me stay “sharp” 👍

While I normally consider myself a "solitaire man", at my wife's recommendation, I downloaded your wonderful Sudoku application this evening, and gosh am I impressed! Thank you for all that you do, and I will be sure to look for more of your fine products in the future! Eben Denton

I don’t mind seeing an ad when I open the game, but recently, the Xit button in the ad is directly below some small, white, and nearly translucent printing on my iPhone. The print has icons for signal strength and such. Because the X button is partially hidden, I can’t exit the ad. The only way out is to quit the app. It doesn’t have to move much, but it has to move.

Love this version. It is very challenging and I like the daily challenge button because is moves to each different level. Would be a nice feature to have the daily challenge search for an a unused date on the calendar!!

Like the daily challenge Then start with to the medium, hard and finally expert Just love the set up and it is my daily go to to work the brain cells THANKS,

Just started playing first easy puzzle was great highlights and numbers available for each box was nice at a glance, I’ll write more after I get to next levels. Easy puzzle spot on for beginners!

There is no fluff in the game. All I want to do is play a game. Don’t give me a bunch of side comps or time limit or anything like that. I love it that it’s a horizontal layout. This is my go-to game.

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I’m adduced to the challenge of sudoku, but this app is the only one that lets me put incorrect answers on. All the others were no challenge at all because I would put a number down in a spot that it even looked like it could belong, and if it wasn’t right it wouldn’t even let me. This one we can have the real challenge!

I love your game, it’s great thank you. I’m 80yrs young.

It allows you to fill with pencil marks if you wish to save time. I have been looking for one that would have that setting, Thanks!

DELETED! This is another app I’ve had forever that I enjoyed but now it’s absolutely destroyed by obnoxious ads. It always had ads, but now they pop up so often and blast sound at me I can’t put up with it anymore. Don’t know how the app game works but I’d guess there are people out there buying out popular free apps from the developers and then driving the app into the ground with ads.

I enjoy the games, the ads are very annoying.

Love it…Definitely will help my mind.

The app works fine. My only complaint being it’s too easy. I do only the “expert” level and finish most puzzles between 10 and 15 minutes. Needs to be a bit more challenging.

Great Game!!

Easy to use. Choose your level.

Why put the delete ad x on top of the battery icon? I’m stuck

Don’t fall for iPad survey. This app has bad advertisers- Don’t use this app.

This game is really good for your brain and I really enjoy it!

Much easier to play

Very challenging but fun.

The game causes me to think with a new challenge each play.

Easy to use game but crashes after 14.5 update

I enjoy the game a lot

This is a very good version of sudoku. It is relaxing and easy on the eyes! My new favorite!

Love the game, hate the sound effects

Political adds... Goodbye game.

This game is awful! Seriously, nothing but ads. Never even finished a game, it wouldn't let me!

Good for waiting on something/someone.

Lots of variety

Love this Sudoku app. It’s my go to app when I want to play. I have two others but this one seem to work the sudoku algorithm just right. Having said all that, there’s still a few things that need fixing. Like others have noted, the game clock should not start until the game starts. Having it start while it’s making you watch an add is dishonest. And just today I’ve found I can’t mute the sound when the ad comes on. I thought it was my iPhone so I rebooted it but I still can’t mute the sound. And the ads always ignore your sound settings and blast themselves full volume. This means you can’t use it anywhere you want.

Sudoku is a nice relaxing game when you are tired or stressed and need to take a break from tv, work, social media, or any other distractions! Its very helpful for me!

I love to enjoyed the sudoku game and make my brain wake up!

I would like to see a no adds version. Then l would give it 5 stars

I really don’t need obnoxious political propaganda. Time to boycott?

After trying nearly all of the free sudoku apps, I have rested on this one as my favorite for actual game play. The puzzles are well-designed, and even the hard and expert puzzles are actually solve-able without notes or hints if you’re good enough. That said, it is not without its faults. I don’t mind ads, but they are a little excessive, (and it is a bit jarring to see somewhat threatening NRA ads constantly). And frustrating that the clock starts on your game while you are still in the ad. The timer works fine on individual games, but the app does not accurately compile data for you to see if you are beating your own times. The “winner” screen is visually and functionally buggy and pretty useless. Despite all of this, I still play it daily for the good games. Though I imagine there will be a day when one too many NRA ads send me over the edge and I delete it forever and go buy a sudoku book.

Great for a presleep distraction that settles me for a good sleep! I don’t like the occasional bug that crashes and freezes the game completely for no apparent reason and requires a total reinstall with a loss of all data.

Very challenging!!!! Great game

MANY (maybe all) of the issues I read about in these reviews before trying the game have been corrected by settings to leave things as is or do the opposite. For example you can turn off the “Disable invalid note buttons” so no more filtering of just the valid numbers for the selected cell. Some of the settings are worded awkwardly but that’s because they retained the existing functionality, which overall is the norm. Also, during games the ads appear in their own designated space and not full screen so they don’t interrupt the game. And I absolutely LOVE that I can access older Daily Challenge games so no sweat if I miss a day. I’d like to see a Pause and a Restart button. Having the numbers in 2 rows is a bit awkward for me; I’d prefer all in one row so 5 and 6 are right next to each other. They really should offer an option to pay some small amount for no ads. Now that the issues have been resolved, users would pay a few bucks for that.

Game definitely fun

There’s one after every game it’s annoying