Math Puzzle Games - Crossmath® vs Sudoku - Brain Puzzle Games

How do Math Puzzle Games - Crossmath® and Sudoku - Brain Puzzle Games compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Math Puzzle Games - Crossmath®	Sudoku - Brain Puzzle Games
Genre	Board	Board
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	variable
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	low
Typical session	short	medium
Rating	4.9 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	253,503	304,635
Reviews say	What players like Brain training with logic puzzles like Sudoku Multiple difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert) Daily Challenge mode for consistent engagement Common complaints Ads appear after every 1-3 minute game, making ads longer than gameplay Impossible-to-close deceptive ads that require app restart Intrusive mid-game ad interruptions	What players like Smooth gameplay and polished interface 5000+ puzzles across multiple difficulty levels Helpful features like hints, notes, and undo/redo Common complaints Excessive ads between games and mid-gameplay interruptions Long, unskippable ads that frustrate players Misleading ads pretending to be app updates

Math Puzzle Games - Crossmath® — A math crossword puzzle game that trains your brain with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division challenges across multiple difficulty levels. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) Sudoku - Brain Puzzle Games — A relaxing yet challenging Sudoku puzzle game with thousands of handcrafted puzzles, undermined by aggressive ad monetization. (rated variable difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-07. Last updated 2026-08-07.