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▻Sudoku App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Too many add interruptions during game!Have love playing sudoku on this app for many years and I think the graphics are superior to any other version. I tolerated the ads as they were few in number and appeared between games. However something has changed!! The ads are now appearing more frequently and during games, completely disrupting the scoring which is timed. It is so frustrating. I am hoping for things to improve but checking out other apps in case they don’t.Version: 7.26
✓ Audio ads - no thank youI never bought the ad free version of you app since you do not seem to care about my complaint that the tile size for selecting numbers is too small and they are too close together for my fingers. It’s frustrating to get penalized because your finger hits an adjacent number in error frequently. Today though. I am ready to dump this app all together, 5 times in a fairly short period of time, an audio ad started playing while I was playing the game, not in between games like the other ads. My phone was muted, but still the sound played, you may think I have no choice but to be bombarded by sound as even when I am choosing to play with my sound off, but I can delete your abusive ap and never download another app created by you. Maybe you will take this seriously, maybe not. I am going to give you a few days to change your policy before I delete it..Version: 7.8
✓ Great app, expert puzzles disappointingI genuinely think this is one of the better sudoku apps out there. I love that the notes are also highlighted when selecting a number, that the numbers on the bottom disappear when all are used, and I like the soft clicking sounds. The only reason I’m giving it 3 stars is because of the quality of the puzzles themselves, namely on expert mode. I’ve gotten to the point where 9 out of 10 expert puzzles aren’t solveable by a sudoku method other than chaining out possible options - or basically guess and check. No XY wing, no swordfish.... just guess and check. It’s so not fun. I’ve even tested this with sudoku solving apps and putting in some of the puzzles. None of the other difficulties have any of these advanced strategies, so the jump from hard mode to expert mode is just introducing the guess and check. It’s a huge bummer..Version: 7.13
✓ Stupid adsI hate these flashing ads. They are so distributed now can’t stand to play this game!.Version: 7.4
✓ Latest update screwed it upI have been using this app for years and years. Recently I’m seeing lot of ads which is hard to close and the only way is to close the app and launch it again. The latest app update have completely stopped it working. The app does open at all, tried reinstalling the app and it’s the same. Hope a new update will be released to make it work..Version: 7.29
✓ Disappointed after updateHave loved this game for years, however the recent upgrade has a small change to the layout which has resulted in the pen/pencil icon sitting half over the last row (iPhone 8) so that you need to be really careful what you’re tapping…. (off-putting when you’re trying to beat your fastest time)..Version: 7.29
✓ Ad trackerLove the game. But my anti virus started detecting an ad tracker on the game about a week ago and saying it is an unsafe site. Coincidentally, the App was updated a week ago. In the past week I have suddenly been getting text messages advertising different things..Version: 7.13
✓ No way to remove numbersSome of these reviews have to be fake. Some don't make sense (this version is free but someone was put off by the price?), but mostly because I can't believe anyone would 5 star a sudoku game that has no way of removing a tile accidentally placed on the board. And THEN I figured out that it's because this is a sudoku game that pretty much doesn't let you make a mistake. Can't really see the point in it, to be honest - actually the worst interpretation of sudoku I've ever come across, with no traditional option at all..Version: 5.4
✓ Formatting ProblemOn iphone 8, the new update makes the timer and switch to pencil icons cover the bottom of the board. 👎🏻.Version: 7.29
✓ Deleted after many good yearsGot an 111 win streak on the hardest setting, but the latest update was disingenuous. The update no longer respects turning off cellular data, so now you get ads even with that setting off. There's nothing wrong with ad supported apps, but bypassing my desired settings to serve them up is shameful. So now your greed means next time I'm on the toilet at home on wifi you won't be getting those extra cents from me, all because you cheated the system..Version: 5.4
✓ Good app but...There are some issues that need to be worked out. I've just noticed that despite my phone being on silent, any time a game is finished and a new game begins, the first tile I touch makes a sound. The first time this happened, I double checked and sure enough my phone was silent but perhaps I was hearing things? Nope, it still happens... I also wish the buttons were a little more sensitive. Going back and forth between the notes function and the live tiles, I often click the notes button to turn it on and end up laying a live tile because it didn't actually kick on. Of course when this happens it is typically the wrong tile that goes down and I get a penalty mark. Also with the screen sensitivity, many times I accidentally grab the wrong tile but it's too late and I get a penalty. I wish there was some sort of time delay where if you press the correct tile within like .2 seconds it would let you put that one down and not be penalized. Otherwise this is the best sudoku app I've found in the App Store..Version: 5.4
✓ Repetitive ads annoying and irrelevantOver the 10-15 minutes of each game the same ad loops over and over again. There is no algorithm to stop the same ad wasting the advertising time as well as the player. Trying to sell hearing aids to blind people or BBQ to vegans doesn’t make any sense. Repeating the mis targeted ad makes it worse..Version: 7.7
✓ Latest updateThe UI has shifted to allow ads The buttons now over lay the square on the bottom on Apple SE phone Causes miss clicks.Version: 7.29
✓ Non fonctionnel avec IOS 12.5.7Curieux parce que l’on nous envoie la mise à jour. Possible de la télécharger, mais une fois télécharger elle ne fonctionne pas. Dommage car c’était une application appréciée.Version: 7.30
✓ SudukoAfter the latest down load my sudoku will not open I deleted it and reloaded still not open.Version: 7.29
✓ Love It, but...I’ve had this app for years and have always enjoyed it. I like that you gain points by racing a clock. I’m always trying to better my times and scores. BUT, recently the app has started closing itself mid game, sometimes several times during the game. Prior to closing, it doesn’t save the last couple of moves so when I reopen the app, I need to review the board to see what has been lost, losing time and points. I am playing on an iPhone 7 Plus with 12.3.1 software. Prior to posting this review, I looked through the app for tech support so I could report the problem, but all I could find was an email option. I thought GREAT, however, it opened my email app and listed the game in the subject, but there wasn’t an email address entered on the send line or anywhere to be found in the game app. Thank you!.Version: 7.4
✓ Sizing issues on iphone 14 proThis used to be my favourite sudoku app, however I upgraded my phone and for some reason now the numbers don’t line up with the squares, like the size of the background is bigger than the size of the numbers on the board so it messes with where you think you’re placing the numbers and I haven’t been able to play since, it’s just too hard to look at.Version: 7.29
✓ Stoped workingLove it! Well designed and a pleasure to play. Thank you! However, since last upgrade two weeks ago, I cannot launch the game on my iPad. OS still compatible. So frustrating... today Oct 1, ‘23... so 1 star for now!.Version: 7.29
✓ HonestlyI'm just here to solve puzzles without having to carry around a book, pencil and eraser around with me everywhere. I don't care about "score" how many people really care about keeping score with paper?? And since that's the entirety of the experience I'm looking for I wish to have the option to turn off scoring. There's no compelling reason not to allow one to opt out of this system. None. And I /really/ can't stand that both the score and the time flashes at you every time it goes down, regardless of turning off the time keeping. Having it there seems like it is more denigrating than anything. I'm sorry I'm not solving this fast enough for you like I might have been able to do at one point. Honestly it's so annoying I'll probably try other apps instead. Otherwise it's a really good app though..Version: 5.4
✓ Used to be fun.This app used to be fun and I played it for a long time. However, recently something has happened. Now, there are ads in the middle of a game. Sometimes, there are multiple interruptions during a single move. Not for ads, but it just starts spinning. It is difficult to concentrate on what you’re doing. I’ll try it again ina month or so, but for now, I’m going to give it a pass..Version: 7.30
✓ Miserable, money grubbing!First off, let me say that I have loved this game and that this has to be the only game that I actually consistently played. However the pop ups have made my enjoyment of the game non existent....in fact, they only serve to aggravate me to the point that I’ve stopped playing the game for weeks at a time. I frequently give up playing after one or two games because the ads and the pop ups just take so much from my enjoyment of the game that it’s just not worth it. No more. I’ve been playing it for years, and in fact I have paid to be rid of these ads. However after one of your upgrades this fact was apparently lost and in spite of having paid, I am again stuck with ads. This I find not only poor business practice but rather typical of the underhanded manner in which Apple finds ways to take money from unsuspecting customers. I was so desperate to play that I was willing to pay again, just to be free of those ads! However..... when I looked for a way to pay for the game, none was evident, which means the ad revenue is way more than what you get from me when I pay! Well, I’ve had enough. This customer is not satisfied. You’ve taken my money from me and continue to force me to watch ads. Unless you restore my paid up status, I will no longer play this game..Version: 7.8
✓ AdsLike many have said, the pop up ads in the game are ruining the experience. I play with sounds of so I’m not sure what they are because my screen just goes blank like it’s trying to play a video and failing. Regardless, it’s completely distracting when you’re trying to figure out a tile, then you have to figure out where you where before you were interrupted. Also, the timer doesn’t stop while this is happening, so your score is impacted. Look I get it, ads are a part of every free game on the planet. I’ve never had an issue with any of the ads on the game until recently. But ads that are disruptive should not be tolerated and the fact that the developers don’t seem to care based on their comments, is frankly, a little alarming. It’s almost like they don’t care if we play. Fair enough, I don’t care if I play either 🤷🏻♀️.Version: 7.21
✓ Serious increase in the adsI have used this app for years and understand that the ads pay for it. This has changed. Way too many ads and obnoxious PLUS ad tracking. I will delete it once I find one with reasonable ads.Version: 7.26
✓ 7.29 update blocks the squaresThe toggle feature icon that toggles between actually entering a number or making a note now sits on top of the bottom right section making it very hard to enter either a note or a number..Version: 7.29
✓ Time is in the way since last updateTime and pen/pencil now in the way.Version: 7.29
✓ Doesn’t work on IOS 12.5 when it says it works on 12.4 or higherDoesn’t work on IOS 12.5 when it says it works on 12.4 or higher.Version: 7.29
✓ One of the best Sudoku apps, ruined by ad trackingThis is by far my favourite Sudoku app, but unfortunately there is no option to disable tracking, so I have uninstalled it. I’d rather pay for the app than have it on-selling my data..Version: 7.14
✓ Sneaky ad audioI re-downloaded this Sudoku game that I used to play years ago. Minutes into play, I begin hearing a commercial out of “nowhere”. I’m in a place that requires silence and my phone is muted, but still, a commercial at full volume and no way to stop it. I check all my open apps but it wasn’t coming from any of them. As I close them one by one, I discover it’s coming from Sudoku. No option to mute it. I play several other games that serve ads - developers deserve to make money! But to run full length audio commercials at full volume even while a phone’s volume is turned off, and give no option to mute the ad, is rude, obtrusive, and something I’ve never seen in other games. I often play games when there’s a bit of time to kill in places where silence is necessary or expected, like professional settings. I am deleting this app..Version: 7.7
✓ Doesn't deliver a unique solutionI have been playing this on expert mode for some while and have found that in a number of games you get to a point where there seem to be two possible solutions and you have to guess. By using the pencil feature I have been able to find solutions that meet the rules of sudoku but are marked as wrong by the program in favour of an alternative solution. Since the purpose of this game is to deduce the unique solution by logic, presenting us with puzzles that have two solutions renders it a bit pointless ...Version: 5.4
✓ Sick of the ads, uninstallingThere’s constant ads while the game is running. Previously when you solved a grid you get an ad for some game which you’re forced to sit through, now they’ve added a second ad when you hit the play again button. So I’m done, the interface wasn’t ideal for the 12.9” iPad anyway. Terrible use of the real estate. It’s just a bigger version of the phone one. Would have been nice if it supported my keyboard or even the Apple Pencil (hand writing). If there had been an option to buy the game to remove the ads, I’d probably have done that. They just seem greedy now. No innovation, just making the game more annoying to play. Well done..Version: 7.26
✓ Good for a few minutes, but flaws become noticeable.First off I got about 25 hours of play time on this the last year so this is by no means a first players impression. Let me say right off the bat this is a fun game but it is also too easy. Right now my fastest expert is 1:59 and that is due to the UI limitation of having to select each number and each tile vs just sticking with the last number you used. This brings me to my next point. The scoring system makes no sense. For 3 months my highest score was a Hard puzzle complete in 6 minutes mean while my under 3 minute expert puzzles were always 6-9 thousand points under the score. That was even after solving all numbers in direct descending order. Frankly if you're playing for the score it might as well be "Whose Line is it Anyway". A global leaderboard would be nice and get rid of that dumb cheer, man is it annoying..Version: 5.4
✓ Mugs GameI consider my self fairly bright but this App has me beaten. I also object to the. Pop-up ‘help’ screen for the terminally thick. The idea seems simple, click to select square, whole screen turns red. Does that mean there is something wrong? The cursor indicator shows a pencil. Great let’s set this square to indicate it might be a 7. 7 fills the square with a big 7. Ok lets try that again, I’ll just remove said 7. I re-enter said 7. Doesn’t work. I’ll find the delete or rubber or eraser button. No sign of one. I know, let us assume it is the pen icon which does guide marks. No. That all adds up to high blood pressure and too much time wasted on something simple..Version: 6.2
✓ Near impossible to play with so many adsThe last update just made this game so annoying to play with so many ads.Version: 7.26
✓ Bad changes to the timer!Recently this app has added advertisements to their game. I do not mind and I understand the want to monetize their “free” game. However, why does the timer to the game run behind a new game? I have sent them multiple emails informing them of this and was told “We will investigate” but so far there has been no change. Most of the time it is just 25-45 seconds, however tonight when I was allowed to X out of the advertisement the timer was at 2:05 BEFORE I EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO BEGIN THE GAME. When the game is based on completing the number board based on time this is very frustrating and makes the game I play to relax not worthwhile so I will be deleting the app and looking into another Sudoku game. It’s a shame because I have been playing this game for years AND I have friends at People Fun. LOL.Version: 7.26
✓ Newest update botched it.Had this app for about a decade now. Newest update made it unusable to the point it no longer opens. It was nice while it lasted I guess..Version: 7.29
✓ Was good until latest updateLatest update changed the scale of display or something on my older phone now the time and pencil are overlapping the board area. Also ads sometimes won’t close and I have to quit the app and re-launch.Version: 7.29
✓ Used to love itI fully understand that the developers wish to use ads to generate revenue for the game, however, it is super annoying when the ad comes on in the middle of a game now..Version: 7.29
✓ App forces personalised adverts or you cannot useThis app has started forcing personalised adverts or you cannot use it. Thanks. I don’t mind ads but I don’t want you to force them on me. If you can’t make it non forced, then I cannot watch any adverts at all. Disappointing. Update: As Developer states you can press the “Allow button” which then takes you to the decision page. I would suggest the developer stick to “OK” or some other terminology to move past this first screen. You have chosen to purposely make it this way and it is confusing by design..Version: 7.14
✓ Terrible gameTerrible game,.Version: 6.7
✓ SudokuApp was working fine on my ipad until i downloaded update. Now it does not work at all..Version: 7.30
✓ Needs better spacingI'm 80 years old and like this program with one major exception for us older players. When setting possibilities, the numbers are well spaced out and easy to us. Wen actually trying to put a final number into a square the numbers are crammed together and it's very easy to hit the wrong number and end up with an unintended error. There are occasional problems with the app calling a correct response wrong. An example of this is a matrix only one open space and the app calling the only missing number an error. It doesn't happen often but it does happen. Another problem is that some puzzles don't contain enough information for thee user to solve it logic sudoku is supposed to be a game of logic not ones guessing ability. I totally dislike the new looks - all of them. All the lights and colors are very distracting. Please make one of the look options the original look. There are 2 bugs that bother me in the new version: 1. The pen switches from the note to the entry mode without being touched. This usually happens after several note entries are rapidly made 2. False errors - you put in a number and get an error. You enter the same number a second time and it's accepted..Version: 7.8
✓ Stay awayThis is one of the worst apps for ads I’ve ever seen . If you have no internet connection while playing, a pop-up ad comes up and you can’t get out of it; forcing you to close the app and restart it. Punishing people for not having a internet connection so they don’t have to deal with ads is not cool, deleted it off of my phone!!.Version: 7.30
✓ Too many adsI've had this app for many years and the ads that now pop up between every game are very annoying. Makes me not want to play anymore. It never used to be this way..Version: 5.4
✓ 5 star game except bottom numbers overlap and cause mistakesUpdate many months later--the overlapping numbers you must tap at the bottom of the screen is still an issue!! I hate loosing points because of touching a neighboring button that overlaps the button i want to touch!!! These number buttons are too small on an iPhone 6+ I love this game except that the numbers on the bottom overlap each other causing the incorrect number to be selected very often thereby lowering the score. It would be better to stack them (which will cost vertical space), or make them smaller in one row, but with definite clear space between each button. I'm using an iPhone 6 plus, which has a large screen, but those overlapping buttons are maddening. I always try fir no mistakes games so it is very maddening..Version: 6.2
✓ Ads taking up too much of the game timeThe game was great when no pop-up ads were blocking starting a new game. Then 5 second ads started appearing after completed games, with a lagged start, but it was tolerable with 5 seconds. In the latest update it’s 30 second adverts between games, with lagged start. It’s a hard no for me, off to find a new sudoku app. Still giving it 2 stars because it used to be a good sudoku-app..Version: 7.21
✓ Sudoku Ad placement is incredibly annoying!Remove ads.Version: 7.29
✓ Enjoy it BUT....The bottom ads that are animated are a pain. I will never buy them for that reason alone, and some of the products are an insult to intelligence. There are bugs too that make the game annoying. The hesitation on placing numbers and the occasional long pauses need fixing..Version: 7.30
✓ Mediocre, with too many tapsThis game looks nice, but play is frustrating. This version of Soduku has a scoring system that is meaningless. You're rewarded more for completing higher numbers first, but the randomness of the board at start makes for nothing but random scores. The quicker you solve, the more points you're supposed to make, but I consistently get lower scores on quicker solves. It’s all about what you’re presented with and n the board first. For instance, a 7-minute completion on Expert where there are no 9’s to start yields a 78,000 point score, but a 12-minute one resulted in an 81,000 point score, all because there were more 9’s on the board to start. It's frustrating and silly and random. I’ve taken to just restarting the moment I see few 9’s and 8’s at the start of the game. Should that really be the way to score high? Likewise, switching between modes to write possible solutions often results in accidentally trying a guess rather than a penciled in possibility. Switching modes also adds time, which (in theory, if the scoring system worked) should produce lower scores. It'd be much better to have the possibilities up top, and the real guesses below. All in all, a pretty game that functions only marginally..Version: 7.9
✓ Won’t load anymore.What happened? The programme won’t load anymore..Version: 7.29
✓ Still...Still no painting of pencil-note possibles? Years back it was like this. The design is good, it's still a polished production. BUT. In execution it is screamingly laborious because of how possibles have to be entered - touch the square, touch the value, back and forth, back and forth, repeat, repeat. Abandoned this game ages back, reinstalled it to see if that's been tackled.... No, it has not. Simpler versions lacking this game's polish offer this facility, but not this one... Looks like another uninstall is on the way. Add this one feature, it'd be close to perfect..Version: 7.18
✓ Ads don’t closeFun game. Well laid out. Would suggest a faster response while on a run inputting numbers. Maybe have a toggle in the options that you can turn off animations. Also. Very annoying. When you’ve finished a game an ad pops up to download another one of the developers games. That’s fine. What’s not fine is that it won’t close when you click on the X. You have to force close the app and reopen it. Or click on the ad. But then it’s still there when you go back in..Version: 7.30
✓ I would like to know the criteria for scoring.There is no incentive to reach the maximum score since we do not know what that is, or the strategies that might work..Version: 7.18
✓ Fun, but ads?Fun to keep your mind active, but the ads are constant and have zero to do with me — usual showcasing a different game over and over. In the US, I purchased the IAP to have no more ads; in Canada, I cannot see where to pay again for the same privilege. Worse, the ad roll finishes, and there’s already 25 seconds on the clock!.Version: 7.28
✓ Too many adsToo many ads between games and they run too long before being able to close them.Version: 7.30
✓ ScreenScreen glitches for example, as I write as I’m unable to see the print I’ve been playing this game for a very long time now parts of the game are overlapping the puzzle..Version: 7.29
✓ Deleted because it is SO millennialIt’s a good implementation of the game. But when you open the game, there’s a bunch of cheering and yelling in the background like it’s a spacex launch. You go back to the main menu? The same. Click into a new game before the cheering is done? Don’t worry. It will follow you. Are the developers in such desperate need of approval that they need an approval soundtrack? Didn’t get enough participation trophies as kids? Here’s the thing. First time you hear it, it’s fine. The hundredth time you hear it it has just built up to the point of rage. So, the devs ability to turn out a good game? Gold star. Ability to keep their customers coming back to see their ads and therefore pay their salaries? Let’s just say that life doesn’t give out participation trophies. Deleted. Moving on after more than 100 games. I’m sure I can find another soduko on the App Store..Version: 7.21
✓ Avoid Version 7.4This used to be an enjoyable game, but the June 8, 2019 release, version 7.4, is extremely unstable, with very frequent crashes, display bugs, and very rapid battery drain. I also notice that my iPhone gets very warm when I play this version. Previous versions had none of these problems. If you have an older version, skip version 7.4. If you don’t already have this game, wait until at least the next version before installing. After having this game on several devices over the years, I decided to delete it from my iPhone because of its continued poor behavior. Version 7.4 is one of the worst app updates I’ve encountered. March 2023 Update: the gameplay of this app is quite good, but the ads in the app are obnoxious, with intrusive audio and distracting, hard to dismiss videos. Once again, a decent app gets ruined by aggressive advertising..Version: 7.21
✓ After the update, ads appear before ur timed game startsSuper annoying! You have no chance of advancing to a higher score now. Scoring system wouldn’t consider u have no mistakes..Version: 7.26
✓ My titleI didn’t want the title I have and now I can’t get rid of it.Version: 7.28
✓ Scoring very inconsistentI’ve had this app for some time now and usually turn to it for a quick blast to pass the time. I enjoy it and will continue to play it, however I rate it three stars for two reasons, both of which have been mentioned by previous reviewers. Firstly, there have been a few occasions where I select the correct number for the correct box and it says it’s incorrect, only for me to select it again and it’s correct. Secondly, the scoring is very inconsistent, absolutely no idea how it works. I can complete a game in record time (for me) with no mistakes, and I score a good few thousand below my previous attempt with several mistakes which took 2-3 minutes longer. Only minor niggles which don’t stop me returning to the game, but wish they didn’t happen..Version: 7.12
✓ Ads were getting worse.It started as a cool app. Seeing a single page ad was tolerable, but then came ads that bypassed the silent phone feature and blare out. The developers ended up stopping that, but then came two clicks to stop and ad, then video clip ads. So, it ended up faster to close the app and restart it. Good until they started adding features like having to develop a self pic. I don’t want to do that, so not I get this request popup every time I restart the app. Arrrgh, I just want to play. I would possibly notice the ads more if they didn’t consume my time so much..Version: 7.9
✓ InvasiveI loved this app and had it everywhere for many years. Now however the ads pop up and freeze my screen on my devices, very annoying and disruptive so I am uninstalling it. Too bad you can’t go back to being not quite so greedy and invasive..Version: 7.26
✓ What has happened?After years of playing and sitting through a LOT of ads, the developer has decided to do the most infuriating of all updates, and allow the advertisers to play their ads disregarding the users selected volume control. So now instead of sitting quietly on the train putting up with the advert, often watching the commercials and even wondering if I should hit that button, it suddenly and uncontrollably blasts noise to all of those around me. The embarrassment is dreadful. I can’t play it any more and I am sorry about that..Version: 7.21
✓ Version 7.29Since this update Sudoku no longer opens on my iPad..Version: 7.29
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