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Now you can take your favorite Japanese game wherever you go. Give your mind a workout with advanced difficulty, or play easier levels to exercise your brain. The Sudoku :) app offers access to many fun features.\n\nGame features:\n● Play Sudoku games with four different difficulty settings: Easy, Medium, Hard & Expert\n● Personalize your gameplay with custom background colors\n● Switch numbers to emojis for a fun new way to play\n● Highlight duplicates to avoid repeating numbers in rows, columns & blocks\n● Use unlimited Undo & Redo actions\n● Stop & resume the game anytime with Autosave\n● Track your scores & completion times against top Sudoku players with leaderboards and achievements\n● Keep track of possible numbers in the grid with Note-taking \n● See your progress with Logic Puzzles Completed and Top Completion Times\n\nWith user-friendly boards, this Sudoku puzzle game is rated one of the top brain games. Whether you are new to this classic puzzle game or you’ve been playing for years, give yourself a fun & challenging game experience with Sudoku :) everywhere you go.\n\nDownload Sudoku :) on your iPhone & iPad today\n\nWe hope you enjoy playing Sudoku :) Questions or feedback, please email us at contact@maplemedia.io for fast & friendly support.\n\nBrought to you by Maple Media. Visit us at https://maplemedia.io.\n\nTerms of Service and Subscription Terms:\nhttps://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/\n\nPrivacy Policy:\nhttps://maplemedia.io/privacy/\n\n- Level up your Sudoku experience with the Sudoku Membership subscription! Enjoy Ad-free game play, customize with unique backgrounds and mix it up with the new Emoji grid!\n- Once subscribed, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase if you subscribe\n- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period\n- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the subscription's renewal\n- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.","facts":{"developer_id":1289801633,"developer_url":"https://maplemedia.io/","first_released":"2011-02-18T08:31:52Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"1.10.10","release_notes":"A new version of Sudoku is here! 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