Chess Sudoku
Board · Paid · 4.9 out of 5 from 148 ratings
A premium sudoku game where chess piece movement rules (Knight, King, Queen) add clever logical constraints to classic puzzles.
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GenreBoard
PricePaid
Difficultyhard
Ad intensitynone
In-app-purchase pressurenone
Typical sessionlong
DeveloperNick Carney
Rating4.9 out of 5 from 148 ratings
What players like
- Fresh twist on sudoku with chess-inspired mechanics (Knight, King, Queen variants)
- Excellent solving interface with corner/center notes, coloring, and cell selection tools
- Well-designed puzzles that range from easy to extremely challenging
- Helpful hint system that teaches logic and techniques
- High-quality production from respected YouTube sudoku channel (Cracking The Cryptic)
Common complaints
- Queen sudoku puzzles contain logical errors and rule inconsistencies
- Limited puzzle count; players request more puzzles, especially difficult ones
- UI buttons too small and difficult to tap accurately, hard to toggle colors
- Non-adjacent cell selection for notes is awkward and requires multiple taps
- Notation system is not intuitive for beginners; corner notation for 5 causes confusion
What real reviews say
★★★★ Chess soduku make less sense, queen moves especially I am a chess player so I expected chess soduku to make sense. Queen move ones though clearly have some additional rule. It says no duplicates on the diagonals, but it’s only some diagonals and not the others. For instance in puzzle 2, the 1s x out all the spots in row 5. In puzzle 1, it starts w
★★★★ More puzzles? I love this app!! The chess move limitations add such interesting new patterns and techniques. However, I’ve finished all the knight move puzzles multiple times and am getting bored of them! I’d love to see another update with more puzzles.
★★★ Multiple solutions Puzzles number 30 In the knight sudoku has 2 solutions.
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Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.