# Sudoku :)

> Sudoku Logic Puzzle Card Game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id398990729](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id398990729)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id398990729`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Maple Media Apps, LLC
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (59,046 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.10.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2011-02-18
- **Size:** 147 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sudoku/id398990729)
- **Website:** [https://maplemedia.io/](https://maplemedia.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://maplemedia.io/privacy/](https://maplemedia.io/privacy/)

## Description

## Train Your Brain with Sudoku :)

Sudoku :) is a classic Japanese logic puzzle game for iPhone and iPad, offering an engaging way to exercise your mind anytime. Choose from **Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert** difficulty levels, whether you’re new to Sudoku or an experienced player.

Customize your experience with background colors and emoji number grids. Helpful features include duplicate highlighting, unlimited undo and redo, note-taking for possible numbers, and autosave so you can pause and resume whenever you like. Track your progress with completion statistics, top times, leaderboards, and achievements. A membership option provides ad-free gameplay and additional customization features.

## Rankings

- #5,518 — Overall
- #93 — media

## Review summary

Sudoku :) is a long-running, addictive puzzle with a clear, user-friendly board and helpful features like number highlighting. Reviewers praise its challenging puzzles and reliable feel, with many years of use. The main downsides are intrusive ads in the free version and a subscription-based monetization that some users dislike; many would prefer a one-time payment. Updates have worsened visibility with color changes, and some introduced bugs or removed distinguishing between initial and entered numbers. Accessibility concerns and frequent update prompts also pop up in reviews.

### Pros

- Addictive, brain-stimulating Sudoku with long-term appeal.
- Clear, distraction-free board and user-friendly interface.
- Helpful features like number highlighting and drafting that aid solving.
- Challenging puzzles and a reliable, consistent experience that keeps players returning.
- Option to remove ads via a paid subscription for an ad-free experience.

### Cons

- Intrusive, pervasive ads in the free version, including full-screen interruptions.
- Unwanted monetization shift to a yearly subscription; many prefer a one-time payment.
- Color and visibility issues introduced by updates: harder-to-see colors and loss of distinction between initial and entered numbers.
- Updates sometimes introduce bugs or regressions (unresponsive buttons, reset issues, prompts).
- Accessibility concerns and aggressive update prompts.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id398990729)