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Whether you're a seasoned Sudoku enthusiast or just beginning your journey, our colorful Sudoku game offers an engaging approach to mastering the art of Sudoku solving.\n\nDesigned with approachability in mind, this Sudoku adventure infuses the traditional challenge with a colorful twist. Delve into the world of logic and strategy as you immerse yourself in this delightful puzzle experience. And guess what? If you're feeling nostalgic for the simplicity of the classic black and white gameplay, you can still customize your gameplay to fit the Black & White classic look and experience. Unravel the mysteries of the grid with ease and embark on a colorful journey to become a Sudoku master!\n\nJust start easy! Truly train your brain to understand new sudoku puzzle logic without complication or the strain of looking at black and white grids. Start training by playing smaller sudoku puzzles and harness the power of color and your brain will make more logical decisions! And as you become a sudoku puzzle solving master, adjust your difficulty to hard for a break from the now too-easy sudoku puzzles from your sudoku infancy!\n\n-Color Helps Your Eyes and Brain\nBlack and white sudoku puzzle grids can be stark and hurt those eyes. Our gentler color grid puzzles are easy on the eyes, and help your brain strategize faster!\n\n-Smaller Puzzles Give You a Big Boost\nA largely blank 9x9 classic sudoku grid can be a scary thing. We start you out on smaller puzzles until you get the hang of logic and can start to formulate strategy!\n\n\n-Difficulty Levels Keep You Training\nYour brain will soon become a sudoku color master and while you can continue to enjoy solving sampler sudoku puzzles, you can always check Settings for Hard mode! We believe in you, but we like to play to just relax too ;)\n\n-Weekly Events Bring Unique Challenges\nComplete unique holiday puzzles, travel to 53 unique destinations in our new Travel Events, and complete puzzles to earn watering cans and water your Garden—all while discovering new ways to play Sudoku! \n\n-Sudoku Veterans Welcome\nIf you don’t want your hand held or you prefer a classic black and white sudoku grid, you can always access good old fashioned original sudoku from the play menu.\n\nIf we don’t make Sudoku the easiest game to learn or better understand, color us confused :P","facts":{"developer_id":284117362,"developer_url":"http://www.mobilityware.com","first_released":"2021-04-02T07:00:00Z","support_url":"http://www.mobilityware.com/support.php","privacy_url":"https://mobilityware.com/privacy-policy.php","website_url":"http://www.mobilityware.com/","app_version":"1.8.1","release_notes":"This update includes back end performance improvements and bug fixes.","rating_current_version":4.81702,"rating_count_current_version":32436,"star_counts":[251,140,693,3104,28172],"genres":["Games","Puzzle"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","IT","JA","PT","ZH","ES"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T18:08:13.146Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-17T01:42:13.389Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-15T01:51:53.189Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-13T05:49:56.525Z","placed_at":"2026-10-13T01:41:07.213Z","scored_at":"2026-10-22T20:56:13.773Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Sudoku puzzle game with colorful grids, adjustable difficulty, themed events, and an optional classic black and white…","what_is":"Sudoku by MobilityWare+ is a version of the classic number puzzle game with colored grids. 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