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Sudoku.com - Number Games
Easybrain Ltd · 1,818,560 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 61 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"game"
32 negative reviews mention this · 52% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Malicious ads. The amount of falsely advertised games with no close button is getting ridiculous. There is no way to close one of the ads and only gives you the option to go to the App Store. Which is an automatic 2-3 star reduction for me. Don’t try to f…" - happyxblazin
2
"sudoku"
14 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. I like sudoku and this app certainly delivers. I do not appreciate being given 4 ads over the course of one puzzle that I could have solved in 5 minutes. It made my desire to continue playing drop severely." - Lil Jimbob 3
3
"play"
14 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. I like sudoku and this app certainly delivers. I do not appreciate being given 4 ads over the course of one puzzle that I could have solved in 5 minutes. It made my desire to continue playing drop severely." - Lil Jimbob 3
4
"every"
13 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ad Machine. Game play- fun…but you rarely get to play for more than a couple minutes in a row. Never had so many ads in a game. It’s ridiculous. You want to throw an ad at us after we finish a puzzle, fine. But scores of them during one puzzle, someti…" - Robbed56
5
"ridiculous"
11 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Malicious ads. The amount of falsely advertised games with no close button is getting ridiculous. There is no way to close one of the ads and only gives you the option to go to the App Store. Which is an automatic 2-3 star reduction for me. Don’t try to f…" - happyxblazin
6
"number"
9 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Update Ruined It. Too many ads. Changed gameplay and removed ability to lock in a number." - chinabluec
7
"getting"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Malicious ads. The amount of falsely advertised games with no close button is getting ridiculous. There is no way to close one of the ads and only gives you the option to go to the App Store. Which is an automatic 2-3 star reduction for me. Don’t try to f…" - happyxblazin
8
"without"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "just a ridiculous amount of ads. can’t even get through a game without seeing ads. so dumb!" - dhisjzbwksbwk
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"middle"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads blocking gameplay. Got an ad in the middle of my game? Never happened before and deleting because the game is unplayable now. I hope you’re happy with your greed!" - Nœthænks
10
"annoying"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many ads. Literally every time you complete a number or complete a square it plays an ad it’s actually very annoying. Just put it before, 50%, and after it should not be this frequent 😭" - mythicalwolfie
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Worst sudoku ever
This thing is filled with so many ads you won't be able to focus on playing at all. That too gambling and bitcoin ads!!!
Update Ruined It
Too many ads. Changed gameplay and removed ability to lock in a number.
just a ridiculous amount of ads
can’t even get through a game without seeing ads. so dumb!
Used to be great
You cannot complete a single game of sudoku without being blasted with like 5 ad breaks used to be back when the app first came out no ads now it flooded with them used to be a really good time killer now it just waste your time
Unplayable with Ads
I had this game a while back and loved it. I redownloaded it today to get back into Sudoku, and its ads galore. I even got hit with an ad mid-game. The most hilarious part is they want to charge $17.99 for no ads. I encourage you to find a different app for your brain puzzles, because unfortunately, this one is horrible.
Too many ads
This app use to be enjoyable and one of my favorites. However, there are too many ads now and not just when you finish a level, but several throughout the levels too. Most of the ads do not have a timer or an “x” to exit and I almost always have to exit the app just to get out of the ad. Very disappointing!
Not worth it
The ads are too much and some are explicit . Definitely don’t let a young child get ahold of your device while playing this game . The game itself is fun but not worth it with the ads
Can’t close ads!
I love sudoku but when one of the ads come up, I can’t close it and return to my game once the ad is complete. I have to completely close the app and restart to continue with my game. 😡
Ads blocking gameplay
Got an ad in the middle of my game? Never happened before and deleting because the game is unplayable now. I hope you’re happy with your greed!
Infinite pop-up adds!!
Too many ads. Way too many ads! Not challenging. Traps one into having to go through many levels without easily getting past all of the ads.
Too many ads
TOO many ads
Full of ADS
Very bad ton of ads, that open every 10 seconds
Ads
So the game is fun but what ruins it are the ads because you’re playing in the middle of game
Ads pop up during game play
Right when you’re about to place a number, ads pop up, interrupting concentration as far as where you’re next move was. As soon as I find an app I used to play, I will delete this one. The one I used to play allowed you to play through to the end of game, then the ads came. They get you hooked before they pull the ads in the middle of the game trick. Would not recommend this game
More add time than play time
Garbage
Ads ads ads ads ads ads ads ads ads ads . . .
Just erased this stupid game. TOO MANY STUPID ADS. Don’t mind some in the beginning and some at the end but interrupting between every two or three successful moves is RIDICULOUS. AND for your information your little “thanks for my opinion” and pseudo apology does not make your greed right.
Ads non-stop.
Ads after every row or column. And you have to wait forever to close them. Developer will reply and say they care about feedback, but it keeps getting worse, not better.
Annoying ads
This game would be fine if it didn’t play an ad after every single number getting cleared. Finally got sick of it and deleted the game. Do better
Too many ads
Too many ads. They literally pop up in the middle of the game and are very hard to get out of the way.
5 ads per game!!
This app used to be good but now yo can’t even play a game without seeing 5 ads!!! I get it if you want to show one a game but 5 is ridiculous. It’s almost as if I’m seeing an add every couple numbers inputted. There must be better sudoku game then this now I will start looking for one
Too many ads!
I open my game ad , I win a puzzle ad, finish a sequence of numbers ad, do not download unless you wanna play ad simulator
Absurdly Intrusive Ads
Absolutely floored at how intrusive the ads are in this app. I can’t even finish a game without getting an ad that has no obvious way to close, no progress bar indicator for the duration. I get that ads support free games but cmon man, this is borderline predatory.
Absolute trash app. Don’t let the 4.8 star rating fool you.
Absolute trash app. Don’t let the 4.8 star rating fool you.
Ads Galore
Wayyyyyy to many ads to even play the game. Every move ends with 1-2 min ads. I had to switch back to paper copy since I know those require ads. Smh
Too many ads
Every 5 seconds there’s an ad - way more than there used to be
Adds
After every move you get a add
Too many ads
After the ad pops up there’s no way to close out. It’s ridiculous you can’t play a game without 100 ads. Find another way to make money. I’ll be deleting.
SO MANY ADS
Unbelievable amount of ads in this game their greed is unfathomable. No way you need this many ads to keep a simple game like sudoku running
Way too many ads
Ads when you start a game, randomly in the middle of solving it, and again when you finish. Ridiculous. And if you want to pay the get rid of ads? Almost twenty dollars. Download literally any other sudoko app - this one has gone to trash.
Ads too annoying
Can’t bypass the ads to play the game. HORRIBLE experience
Can’t close ads
Some ads don’t have a close button, so you have to force the app closed. Even with AI, their developers can’t code.
Way too many ads in the middle of a game too.
Way too many ads in the middle of a game too.
Ads
Can’t close ads on iPhone. I have to shut the app down and restart it. It’s one thing to display them but another to force them this way. Uninstalling it soon!
SO MANY ADS
At first I enjoyed the games, there was ads here and there but they were tolerable. However recently I have been getting increasingly more adds to the point that I'm getting a ad very minute or even more. Its ridiculous.
Ads are absurd.
I had three pop up ads in the middle of my game. I am debating developing my own Sudoku app cause these all are trash. I just want to play the game I don’t care about all of these children games it forces you to do before being able to close the ad. Terrible terrible TERRIBLE.
No Dark Mide
Why on Earth isn’t there a simple dark mode feature? It’s 2026 and I care about my eyes?!?
Too many annoying ads
Not sure why I seem to be facing too many ads on this app (other reviewers seem fine), but right now, this seems really bad
fumbled the bag
i used this app for years and loved it, particularly for how simple and straightforward it is. then they updated it and added a bunch of extra bull like points, which is so ridiculous for sudoku. not to mention the ridiculous amount of ads. such a shame because i really loved this app for years
Malicious ads
The amount of falsely advertised games with no close button is getting ridiculous. There is no way to close one of the ads and only gives you the option to go to the App Store. Which is an automatic 2-3 star reduction for me. Don’t try to force people to do things they don’t want to do.
Too many ads
I like sudoku and this app certainly delivers. I do not appreciate being given 4 ads over the course of one puzzle that I could have solved in 5 minutes. It made my desire to continue playing drop severely.
Need harder puzzles
Good app but the extreme levels are still pretty doable. I want to do a sudoku that I'm staring at for hours in order to solve.
Ads out of control
It’s one thing to have ads, but this one is ridiculous. It interrupts game play multiple time and plays the same ad over and over. Then to top it off, often times it redirects you to a web site where ads start popping off because you’ve went to their site.
Fun app ruined
Fun app ruined by ads that are broken and highjack your screen
Ad Machine
Game play- fun…but you rarely get to play for more than a couple minutes in a row.
Never had so many ads in a game. It’s ridiculous. You want to throw an ad at us after we finish a puzzle, fine. But scores of them during one puzzle, sometimes every 30 seconds is maddening and just makes me not want to play it. This one is going in the delete file.
Never had so many ads in a game. It’s ridiculous. You want to throw an ad at us after we finish a puzzle, fine. But scores of them during one puzzle, sometimes every 30 seconds is maddening and just makes me not want to play it. This one is going in the delete file.
I was going to download
Ads. Enough said
Why am I getting an ad for finishing a full number
Unfortunately this app has now implemented a system where when you complete a full set of one number, for example you place a #7’s, you play an ad. I can understand between games, but mid game is too much, it makes me lose concentration and flow and ruins the experience. Disappointing
Ads
too many
Too many ads
Literally every time you complete a number or complete a square it plays an ad it’s actually very annoying. Just put it before, 50%, and after it should not be this frequent 😭
Ads
I don’t mind the ads, but seriously dislike the changing and video ads when trying to play. This is why we have no ability to focus.
Fun but too many ads
I really do enjoy the game, but there’s too many ads that pop up. I will be deleting this app
Nice interface but ads make the game unplayable for me
The interface is very clean and nice to use but I get pop up ads during gameplay which breaks me away from my mental focus. The ads are also hard to skip and force you to open the App Store. Can’t stand ads like that so I will be uninstalling until the issue is fixed.
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Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
2%
Negative (1-2★)