HoDoKu Alternatives

HoDoKu is described as 'Sudoku helper written in Java and available in English and German. Generate sudokus in five different and fully configurable difficulty levels. Solve them yourself (with help from HoDoKu's hint system) or let HoDoKu do it for you' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to HoDoKu for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Web-based, Android Tablet and Mac apps. The best HoDoKu alternative is LibreSudoku, which is both free and Open Source. Other HoDoKu like games are Gauguin, KSudoku, Open Sudoku and Sudokubar.

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  1. LibreSudoku icon
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    Open-source Sudoku app designed for customization and ease of use with 6x6, 9x9, and 12x12 boards, four difficulties, extensive stats, history, and the ability to create, import, and save puzzles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
     
    • LibreSudoku is the most popular Android alternative to HoDoKu.

    • LibreSudoku is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HoDoKu.

    • LibreSudoku is Free and Open SourceHoDoKu is also Free and Open Source
    • LibreSudoku is Privacy focusedHoDoKu is not according to our users
  2. Gauguin icon
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    Gauguin is a Sudoku-like game where you solve grids via calculation and logic.

    You can use it to relax or to solve difficult grids to your opinion.

    In classic mode, you solve a 9x9 grid by typing a value from 1 to 9 in each cell such as

    • Each row and column contains each digit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Gauguin is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to HoDoKu.

    • Gauguin is Free and Open SourceHoDoKu is also Free and Open Source
  3. KSudoku icon
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    KSudoku is a free version of the popular logic game Sudoku developed by the KDE community. The game is to fill a nine by nine grid with the numbers from one to nine filling the rows, columns and three by three squares without repeating a value on them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
    • KSudoku is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to HoDoKu.

    • KSudoku is Free and Open SourceHoDoKu is also Free and Open Source
  4. Open Sudoku icon
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    Open Sudoku is a simple open source sudoku game. it's the successor of the discontinued OpenSudoku.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Sudokubar icon
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    Sudokubar brings the classic logic puzzle directly to your macOS menu bar. No need to open a separate application – simply click the icon and start playing instantly!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Soodoku.com icon
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    Soodoku.com is free online sudoku with unlimited puzzles to play 24/7. Soodoku is the best digital sudoku game for your privacy. It has no ads, free of cookies and doesn’t collect user data. Soodoku.com is a free sudoku to play offline: once loaded Soodoku doesn't use WIFI.

    37 Soodoku.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Soodoku.com is the most popular Web-based alternative to HoDoKu.

    • Soodoku.com is Free and ProprietaryHoDoKu is Free and Open Source
    • Soodoku.com is MinimalisticHoDoKu is not according to our users
  7. Sudoku.best icon
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    Play sudoku for free at sudoku.best! Our online game offers both dark and light mode options, as well as five different difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, expert, and master.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. USB Sudoku icon
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    A very small program for playing the original game of Sudoku. Created specifically for use from a USB stick drive. Completely portable. Completely green.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Want to learn to solve sudoku puzzles in minutes? Sudokuplus.net has a wide range of difficulty settings and solving tools to help you build your solving skills from beginner to sudoku advanced player and master sudoku games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    Simple Sudoku makes high quality puzzles that are symmetrical, have a single solution, and do not require trial & error to solve. The user can also choose between five levels of complexity - from Easy to Extreme.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Sudoku (originally called Number Place) is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9x9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  12. Yasminoku icon
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    Yasminoku is a sudoku game, generator and solver created by Joan Alba Maldonado on 25th of July 2006 which has been now improved.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox OS
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Opera
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
     
    • Yasminoku is the most popular iPhone alternative to HoDoKu.

    • Yasminoku is Free Personal and ProprietaryHoDoKu is Free and Open Source
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