Sven's SudokuPad App Reviews

Please fix the cage bug - cage color is being changed from black to white, so cages are invisible. This bug has been in the app for a long time. Please fix!

There’s no question that Sven’s app is the best Sudoku app available to download. But unfortunately it’s not the best Sudoku app available. That would be Sven’s web version of the app. Over the past year, that app has consistently received more and more improvements, enhancements, and features, while those of us who downloaded the iOS version have been left behind. It’s gotten to the point where I no longer even bother opening the app any longer to play CTC puzzles, because playing on the web is

I thought it’d be a copy of the CTC web app. And the puzzles I’d create, I’ll be able to share it as link of the web app. Turns out it’s its own thing! The other party has to own the app as well to be able to play the puzzles I created.

There is no fog in the fog of war puzzles and as simon would say… that’s cheating!

It is a great companion app for Cracking the Cryptic fans. However, compare to Cracking the Cryptic app, Mac support fo this app is dismal. I can't even use keypad to enter numbers. Cracking the Cryptic app (written by the same person) at least has some support for Mac but this one needs the same level of care.

This is by far, the best sudoku app out there, but it is in desperate need of an update. I don’t even use it anymore, just the web app. I wish Sven would update this and the one in Steam.

I've had a lot of fun using this app, it makes solving sudokus much easier. However the web version still has more features that I hope will be implemented like being able to use letters, and cage sums calculators etc. Also please add more colors!

This continues to be, by far, my favorite method for solving sudokus. The newer features of the web version (e.g., letter tool, enhanced pen features, killer cage calculator) make it even better and I wish some of these made it to the iOS version as well.

This app allows you to upload hand crafted puzzles from all over the internet, especially those from Cracking the Cryptic. It’s still evolving, though, so some older puzzles won’t check quite right, or the rules for variants won’t be complete. But the ability to load up and try truly unusual variant puzzles is great, and the interface is solid, with options for how to mark that should satisfy most solvers. A great supplement to Cracking the Cryptic’s other collections.

Very easy to enter classic sudoku puzzles and solve them, and to solve any sudoku puzzle that has been entered into it that you have a link for, including variants. I love the way the solve interface works, too. Outstanding.

Great app for solving sudokus. I wish the timer would automatically pause when exiting the app or locking your phone though.

I love this app and the YouTube channel so much!!! The one thing I would prefer is to have an account system so I can share progress and puzzles between the Steam version and the app version.

It would be nice if the app supported nonstandard sudoku rules.

Just a warning this update deleted all of my existing puzzles :(

1.3.1.1 update deleted all my existing puzzles. I was building up a nice library so its a bit sad. Still a great app overall and hopefully future updates won’t have the same problem.

Love the app and what you’ve done with it. One thought, there’s a lot of color blind solvers out there and having an option for lightly patterned grays would be wonderful. Dots, stripes, crosshatch, zigzag, you get it.

All of a sudden no way to input pencil marks?

I love using this to solve the CTC puzzles from YouTube.

Now that they added support for playing puzzles from CtC I’m very pleased with this app!

Typical great app from the Cracking the Cryptic folks