OpenSudoku Alternatives

OpenSudoku is described as 'The developer marked this project as "no longer being actively maintained" on 2016-04-06, so you should rather use it's succesor Open Sudoku' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to OpenSudoku for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, iPad, Windows and Web-based apps. The best OpenSudoku alternative is LibreSudoku, which is both free and Open Source. Other OpenSudoku like games are Gauguin, KSudoku, Simple Sudoku and Open Sudoku.

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The developer marked this project as "no longer being actively maintained" on 2016-04-06, so you should rather use it's succesor Open Sudoku.

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OpenSudoku alternatives page was last updated Jan 26, 2025
  1. LibreSudoku icon
     3 likes

    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.

    43 LibreSudoku alternatives
    LibreSudoku
Open-Source , Free , Powerful , Material You

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Single player
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Data export/import
    6.  Export to TXT
    LibreSudoku iconOpenSudoku Icon

    LibreSudoku VS OpenSudoku

    Is LibreSudoku a good alternative to OpenSudoku?
     
    • LibreSudoku is the most popular Android alternative to OpenSudoku.

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

    • LibreSudoku is Free and Open SourceOpenSudoku is also Free and Open Source
    • LibreSudoku is Privacy focusedOpenSudoku is not according to our users
  2. Gauguin icon
     2 likes

    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.
    42 Gauguin alternatives
    Gauguin screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Android Tablet

    Gauguin Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Works Offline
    Gauguin iconOpenSudoku Icon

    Gauguin VS OpenSudoku

    Is Gauguin a good alternative to OpenSudoku?
     
    • Gauguin is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to OpenSudoku.

    • Gauguin is Free and Open SourceOpenSudoku is also Free and Open Source
  3. KSudoku icon
     2 likes

    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.

    36 KSudoku alternatives
    KSudoku screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    KSudoku Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    KSudoku iconOpenSudoku Icon

    KSudoku VS OpenSudoku

    Is KSudoku a good alternative to OpenSudoku?
     
    • KSudoku is the most popular Linux alternative to OpenSudoku.

    • KSudoku is Free and Open SourceOpenSudoku is also Free and Open Source
  4.  5 likes

    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.

    36 Simple Sudoku alternatives
    Simple Sudoku screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The last version (4.2) is from April 2007.

    OpenSudoku Icon

    Simple Sudoku VS OpenSudoku

    Is Simple Sudoku a good alternative to OpenSudoku?
     
    • Simple Sudoku is the most popular Windows alternative to OpenSudoku.

    • Simple Sudoku is Free Personal and ProprietaryOpenSudoku is Free and Open Source
  5. Open Sudoku icon
     3 likes

    Open Sudoku is a simple open source sudoku game. it's the successor of the discontinued OpenSudoku.

    42 Open Sudoku alternatives
    Open Sudoku screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Open Sudoku Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Single player
    3.  Works Offline
    Open Sudoku iconOpenSudoku Icon

    Open Sudoku VS OpenSudoku

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  6. Sudoku (PFA) icon
     1 like

    Privacy Friendly Sudoku is a logic puzzle game. The goal is to fill the complete board with numbers. Every number may only occur once in every column, row and subsection.

    10 Sudoku (PFA) alternatives
    Sudoku (PFA) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Sudoku (PFA) Features

    1.  Ad-free
    Sudoku (PFA) iconOpenSudoku Icon

    Sudoku (PFA) VS OpenSudoku

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  7. nsudoku icon
     3 likes

    A Sudoku game made with ncurses.

    34 nsudoku alternatives
    nsudoku screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    nsudoku Features

    1.  Command line interface
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.3) is from June 2015.

    nsudoku iconOpenSudoku Icon

    nsudoku VS OpenSudoku

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  8. HoDoKu icon
     7 likes

    HoDoKu is a 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.

    33 HoDoKu alternatives
    Normal view

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer updated, but last version, 2.2.0, released in July 2012, it's fully working and can be still downloaded from the official website.

    HoDoKu iconOpenSudoku Icon

    HoDoKu VS OpenSudoku

    Is HoDoKu a good alternative to OpenSudoku?
     
    • HoDoKu is the most popular Mac alternative to OpenSudoku.

    • HoDoKu is Free and Open SourceOpenSudoku is also Free and Open Source
  9. Yasminoku icon
     4 likes

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

    42 Yasminoku alternatives
    Yasminoku screenshot 1
    Yasminoku screenshot 2
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    Yasminoku screenshot 3

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox OS
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Opera
    • Chromium
    • Firefox

    Yasminoku Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Opera extension
    3.  Safari extension
    4.  Browser extension
    5.  Multiple languages
    Yasminoku iconOpenSudoku Icon

    Yasminoku VS OpenSudoku

    Is Yasminoku a good alternative to OpenSudoku?
     
    • Yasminoku is the most popular Web-based & iPhone alternative to OpenSudoku.

    • Yasminoku is Free Personal and ProprietaryOpenSudoku is Free and Open Source
  10. Sudoku Portable icon
     2 likes

    Sudoku Portable is the entertaining and addictive Sudoku puzzle game packaged as a portable app, so you can play on the go.

    33 Sudoku Portable alternatives
    Sudoku Portable screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Sudoku Portable Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2012.

    Sudoku Portable iconOpenSudoku Icon

    Sudoku Portable VS OpenSudoku

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  11. USB Sudoku icon
     1 like

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

    32 USB Sudoku alternatives
    USB Sudoku screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    USB Sudoku Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2015.

    USB Sudoku iconOpenSudoku Icon

    USB Sudoku VS OpenSudoku

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  12. Get Sudoku icon
     1 like

    Get Sudoku is an interactive sudoku solver.

    39 Get Sudoku alternatives
    Get Sudoku screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Get Sudoku Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    Not updated since 2016 from SourceForge.net.

    Get Sudoku iconOpenSudoku Icon

    Get Sudoku VS OpenSudoku

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