Introduction

Relax and Solve with EaseSudoku: A Calm, Beautiful Sudoku

EaseSudoku is a native Sudoku game for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, crafted around a warm, distraction-free design and thoughtful quality-of-life features that keep you focused on the puzzle.

Every puzzle is generated with a guaranteed unique solution across four difficulty levels, plus a deterministic Daily Puzzle that’s the same for everyone each day. Play your way with pencil-mark notes, unlimited undo/redo, and smart, technique-based hints that explain why a number fits — not just what it is.

Stay in flow with same-number highlighting, auto-clearing notes, a pause that hides the board, and gentle haptics and sound. Track your progress with per-difficulty statistics, win streaks, and trend charts, pick a color theme that suits your mood, and even type in puzzles from a newspaper to solve or play. Whether you have three minutes or thirty, EaseSudoku makes every puzzle a pleasure.

Changelog

Version 1.1

Feature release!

Added features:

• Hint technique overlay:
  • Hints briefly highlight the cells that justify the deduction, so you learn the technique
• Auto-fill pencil marks:
  • A single “Fill” action pencils every legal candidate into all empty cells, in one undoable step
• Timer visibility & record pace:
  • Option to hide the timer, with a bolt indicator when you’re on pace to beat your best time
• Color themes:
  • Choose between Warm Sand, Slate, and Forest palettes, each with light and dark variants
• Smart entry mode:
  • Standard, Notes-first, or Smart entry that places a number only when it’s the only candidate
• Mistake-display options:
  • Highlight rule conflicts, check against the solution, or turn highlighting off
• Win screen share & replay:
  • Share your result or replay the same puzzle from its original clues
• Statistics history & charts:
  • Trend chart of recent completion times per difficulty
• Daily puzzle widget:
  • Home Screen widget showing today’s daily puzzle status

Version 1.0

First release!

Added features:

• Puzzle generation:
  • Unique-solution puzzles across Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert
  • Deterministic Daily Puzzle, the same for everyone each day
  • Custom puzzle entry — type in a puzzle to validate, play, or auto-solve
• Solving aids:
  • Pencil-mark notes with a 3×3 candidate layout
  • Unlimited undo and redo
  • Smart, technique-based hints (naked and hidden singles) with explanations
  • Same-number and row/column/box highlighting
  • Auto-clear notes when a number is placed
• Gameplay:
  • Live mistake highlighting and an optional 3-strikes limit
  • Pause and resume, obscuring the board
  • Number-pad completion badges as each digit is finished
• Progress:
  • Per-difficulty statistics — games played, won, best time, streaks
  • Auto-save and resume in progress
• Design:
  • “Warm Sand & Ink” theme with light, dark, and system appearance
  • Native SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Haptics and sound feedback