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Sudoku & Variants by Logic Wiz
Logic-Wiz
Play and anytime
Solve classic and 35+ including Killer, Diagonal, and Sandwich . Customize difficulty levels. Track progress and review solutions. Share puzzles via social media.

Woodoku - Wood Block Puzzles
Tripledot Studios Limited
Place blocks, solve , clear grids
Play a logic puzzle game by placing blocks on a 9x9 grid. Fill rows, columns, or squares to clear the board. Drag pieces to the grid and avoid running out of space. Track high scores and challenge yourself with addictive brain training .

Sandwich Sudoku
Nick Carney
Solve puzzles and track your progress
Solve puzzles with additional numbers outside the grid indicating the sum of cells between 1 and 9 in each row and column. Complete puzzles with varying difficulty levels. Track progress and view hints when needed.

Sudoku by Staple Games
Staple Games, LLC
Play and solve puzzles
Solve puzzles by filling 9×9 grids with digits 1-9. Choose from four difficulty levels. Store notes for possible numbers. Use hints to fill missing digits. Complete daily challenges. Clear grids when all numbers are placed.


Block Puzzle - Sudoku Style
Staple Games, LLC
Clear blocks to earn combos and streaks
Play a by placing pieces into a 9x9 grid. Clear lines or 3x3 boxes to remove blocks and earn points. Extend combos and streaks for higher scores. Continue until no more moves are possible.

Thermo Sudoku
Nick Carney
Solve puzzles and track your progress
Solve puzzles with themed grids and thermometer clues. Fill numbers 1-9 in rows, columns, and 3x3 boxes. Digits on thermometers must increase from bulb to tip. Complete 100 puzzles with new challenges added monthly.

Killer Sudoku CTC
Nick Carney
Solve puzzles and track progress
Solve puzzles with cages indicating number sums. Customize difficulty levels and track progress. Access 40 standard puzzles and 15 beginner puzzles. Share solutions and view hints.


Sudoku Puzzle World
NewsLeap, LLC
Play Sudoku with stunning visuals
Play Sudoku with puzzles of varying difficulty: easy, medium, hard, and expert. Solve grids with hints and track progress through game center achievements and leaderboards. Share scores and compete globally. Export puzzles and customize backgrounds.

101-in-1 Games !
Nordcurrent UAB
Play 145 in one
Play a variety of including puzzles, arcade action, racing, sports, cooking, shooting, and sudoku. Access 145 in one . Support multiple languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese.

Sudoku - Classic Sudoku Games
勇 殷
Play , get hints, track progress
Play with puzzles of varying difficulty levels. Use hints, notes, and auto-check features. Complete puzzles without assistance. Track progress across multiple difficulty settings.

Pure Sudoku: The Logic Game
the binary family GmbH
Solve puzzles and track progress
Solve Sudoku puzzles with 6 difficulty levels. Edit numbers, highlight clues, and track progress. Undo moves and check for errors. Sync puzzles across devices.

Miracle Sudoku
Nick Carney
Solve puzzles and track progress
Solve puzzles with minimal starting numbers. Use logical deduction to fill grids. Access 20 new puzzles and 100 total. Track progress and revisit previous puzzles. Share solutions and hints via in- features.


Tetra Block - Puzzle Game
MobilityWare
Drag blocks, solve puzzles, challenge yourself
Play with drag-and-drop blocks. Match rows, columns, or 3x3 squares of 9 to collect star blocks in challenge mode. Earn points in high score mode. Track progress and compete with others.


Sudoku Solver: Hint or Solve
Daniel Anderson
Puzzles and print them
Allows users to input puzzles via image or keypad. Features include solving entire puzzles or individual numbers, creating and printing puzzles, and erasing last entry by shaking.

Sudoku·
Tim O's Studios, LLC
Play Sudoku and solve puzzles
Play Sudoku to challenge your mind with a 9×9 grid. Fill rows, columns, and 3×3 sub-grids with digits 1–9. Choose from easy, medium, hard, or expert levels. Disable numbers after all instances are entered. Use note-taking and hints when needed.
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