Microsoft Sudoku review

Microsoft Sudoku is the strongest pick for players who want a bigger daily routine. Every day it sets 3 Daily Challenges: one Classic, one Irregular with odd-shaped blocks, and one Ice Breaker, where correct numbers send shockwaves that break ice across the board. Outside the dailies you get freshly generated Classic and Irregular puzzles at 6 difficulty levels. Notes update automatically, settings include Block Duplicates and Show Mistakes, and you can enter a square first or a number first. Signing in with a Microsoft account saves progress to the cloud across Apple devices and earns Xbox Live achievements. The free app shows ads. Premium costs $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year, removes ads and opens Daily Challenges from previous months, but it applies to mobile only. That is still the cheapest ad-free plan on this list. We compared documented features and published prices only.

Who it is for

Players who want more than one daily puzzle and a cheap ad-free plan.

Price

Free with ads; Premium is $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year on the US App Store.

You can purchase the Microsoft Sudoku Premium Subscription for $1.99 per Month or $9.99 per Year.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• 3 Daily Challenges each day: Classic, Irregular and Ice Breaker
• Freshly generated puzzles across 6 difficulty levels
• Irregular sudoku with odd-shaped blocks
• Charms theme that uses symbols instead of numbers
• Cloud saves and Xbox Live achievements with a Microsoft account

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Three different daily puzzles instead of one
• Strength: Cheapest ad-free plan on the list
• Strength: Square-first or number-first input
• Weakness: Ads in the free version
• Weakness: Premium only covers mobile and does not transfer to other platforms
• Weakness: Past months of Daily Challenges need Premium

Key facts

• Developer: Microsoft Casual Games
• Modes: Classic, Irregular, Ice Breaker daily
• Premium: $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year
• Difficulty levels: 6

Where it ranks

Microsoft Sudoku is No. 2 in our Best Free Sudoku Games verdict.