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Sudoku ′ No ads
Mind The Frog, Inc. · 27,847 ratings · ★ 4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 31 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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"sudoku"
9 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No instructions or examples. I’ve played sudoku for years with another app. But this one has no instructions on how to use it. Or a demo. I have yet to complete an easy game." - Ravin' mad
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"game"
8 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Terrible UI. This game has two options for note mode: either every single time you click on an empty cell it defaults to note mode or every single time you click on an empty cell it leaves note mode. There is no option to just enter note mode with a cli…" - kouru225
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"notes"
6 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Terrible UI. This game has two options for note mode: either every single time you click on an empty cell it defaults to note mode or every single time you click on an empty cell it leaves note mode. There is no option to just enter note mode with a cli…" - kouru225
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"number"
6 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Really poor use of graphics. Compared to other sudoku apps I’ve used, I’m taking twice as long to complete a puzzle. This is primarily due to the apps poor use of graphics. Almost no use of color to differentiate states; notes are hard to see and notes I’ve entered dis…" - TSD-Randy
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"note"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Terrible UI. This game has two options for note mode: either every single time you click on an empty cell it defaults to note mode or every single time you click on an empty cell it leaves note mode. There is no option to just enter note mode with a cli…" - kouru225
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"other"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No instructions or examples. I’ve played sudoku for years with another app. But this one has no instructions on how to use it. Or a demo. I have yet to complete an easy game." - Ravin' mad
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"difficult"
5 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not Hard Enough. I thought this would be difficult when I saw it had Expert and Diabolical levels. It’s far too easy. I’m so disappointed. The apps with in-app purchases heat up my old phone." - 11NotHappy11
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"confusing"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The scoring is confusing. Compared to other apps with ads, the gameplay here just isn’t the same." - DJ Jaybird
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"hard"
4 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Interface is not intuitive. No instructions. Too hard to figure out how to enter values. Doesn’t auto fill in easy moves like the old Enjoy Sudoku app I paid the $2 but never even figured out how to enter a value into a cell. Waste of $2" - JuliaBell5
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No instructions or examples
I’ve played sudoku for years with another app. But this one has no instructions on how to use it. Or a demo. I have yet to complete an easy game.
At least there’s no ads
Wish it gave points or did something when you finally finished it
The scoring is confusing
Compared to other apps with ads, the gameplay here just isn’t the same.
Worsened
After every puzzle now, I get a popup asking me to rate the app. Here’s your rating. I’m uninstalling and will move on to another app. Definitely not the best app, but it sufficed until the dev team decided to pester users with requesting a rating every 2 minutes. Good riddance
Interface is not intuitive. No instructions
Too hard to figure out how to enter values. Doesn’t auto fill in easy moves like the old Enjoy Sudoku app
I paid the $2 but never even figured out how to enter a value into a cell. Waste of $2
I paid the $2 but never even figured out how to enter a value into a cell. Waste of $2
Really poor use of graphics
Compared to other sudoku apps I’ve used, I’m taking twice as long to complete a puzzle. This is primarily due to the apps poor use of graphics. Almost no use of color to differentiate states; notes are hard to see and notes I’ve entered disappear on their own(!); 3x3 grids within the 9x9 are difficult to distinguish; the tiny completion indicator is useless; and they have this new thing it’s called animation - you might consider taking advantage of that to indicate number completion and puzzle completion. On the good side, you don’t get bombarded with ads if you buy it.
money back please
i could not care less if you give refunds maybe its me but i have cancer and neuro encefilitias have a good life i want Mateus wine white in the round bottle for christmas do not call
Hate the way pencil marks work
I enjoyed a different paid Sudoku app for years that was suddenly removed from my new iphone. I tried this after reading other reviews and regret paying for it. Pencil marks just don’t flow at all. It’s taken the enjoyment out of the game.
NICE - But App needs to gray out complete numbers
I wish App would gray out all numbers that are no longer available or needed.
FIX STICKY NOTE SWITCH
Read title, that’s it. Sticky note switch rarely works but when it doesn’t it wrecks the entire board. I’d rather watch an ad than waste time fixing the mistakes this causes. Also your support site is not secured
骗子游戏
完全不值得购买 不值得评分这么来的
Colors are confusing
My prior Sudoku app had too many advertisements but the color scheme was superior to this one.
MANDATORY REVIEW
Do not like constant pop up asking for rate/review when I’ve had the game a couple hours. It’s like Im FORCED to review before I know if I like it or not. So ok 1 star
Cant figure out how to erase a mistake.
Cant figure out how to erase a mistake.
Makes no sense
The top row missing only the number 9, but that column already has a 9. So what number is it supposed to be then? This has happened in another game as well. The code in this soduko app is messed up.
garbage
worst sudoko ever I want my money back
Error on first game
Very first game I attempted to play already had an error making it unsolvable on hard mode.
Yuck
Begins with Medium level. No Beginners level. Difficult to discern blacks. Waste of money
Terrible Sudoku App- Avoid
Avoid all reviews of this App. This is a horrible Sudoku app. While it is difficult it runs terribly. Buyer beware.
这个笔记功能设计的真垃圾！！！！！！！！！！
笔记功能设计的啥啊？完全打乱了人的专注力，有很多不必要的操作，不知道是谁设计的这个app，我都想自己重新开发一款这个app了，如果还没有找到没有广告又好用的（付费都没关系，就是不能打断我的专注力），我就自己开发一个了
Terrible UI
This game has two options for note mode: either every single time you click on an empty cell it defaults to note mode or every single time you click on an empty cell it leaves note mode. There is no option to just enter note mode with a click, make several notes, and then exit note mode with one click. That’s not possible here. The result is that playing this game is endlessly frustrating.
Not Hard Enough
I thought this would be difficult when I saw it had Expert and Diabolical levels. It’s far too easy. I’m so disappointed. The apps with in-app purchases heat up my old phone.
Glitches
I worked eight puzzles. Four of them glitched and gave conflicting answers in the final blocks. Not worth the time.
Poor notes mode
Notes mode flicks on and off. I never know what it’s going to do.
Clunky. Bad graphics.
Very clunky interface.
Ugly and clunky but technically works
My other app switched to a subscription based model so I’m trying out new sudoku apps. This one is bad considering it’s paid. At least it’s cheap. The note-taking interface is clunky and confusing. Instead of just being on or off at the push of one button it’s sometimes on or sometimes off. If you press a square with notes already in it then the note feature is automatically on. It’s just ugly and clunky. It also doesn’t show if you placed a number wrong; matter of preference I guess but I’d rather know right away that I made an error. Anyway I’d give this one star but since it technically functions as a sudoku app, it gets two.
NO CUSTOMER SERVICE
No customer service. Just the minimum basic. Enough to call it Sudoku.
Too time consuming and confusing
Too many buttons to push to fill a cell with the right number and to use the pencil note. Just too confusing. The last Sudoku that I had but I was made to get rid of was MUCH easier and quicker to finish. This one takes too long for a game that is meant for speed.
Evil puzzles design error
Poorly designed “Evil” puzzles have no solutions.
Not Intuitive
As the title says, the controls aren’t intuitive. Are there any tutorials or hints? If so, I haven’t found them yet.
Clunky UI - Game needs an Erase button
The game does not have an "Erase" button which makes it very difficult to use. The user has to constantly toggle the notes icon on and off to switch between a note and a number.
Not the best
Unable to easily modify notes or select numbers quickly. Selected number does not stand out from other numbers, they are all the same color.
Sentiment summary
97%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
1%
Negative (1-2★)