Satori Sudoku

The classic puzzle game of Sudoku on your iPhone or iPod touch. Whether you are a novice or an advanced player, Satori Sudoku provides endless hours of challenging puzzles.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	$0.99	Kevin Kozan	iPhone, iPad, iPod

FEATURES
- Game generator capable of producing millions of unique puzzles.
- Multiple levels of difficulty.
- Ability to 'pencil mark' a cell with possible answers.
- Game state automatically saved and resumed.
- Highlight mode that shows all valid cells for a selected number.
- Auto mode that shows only the valid numbers for a selected cell.
- Show errors mode that marks invalid answers.
- Option to disable auto-lock (screen dimming).
- If you get stuck and want to start over, simply shake your iPhone / iPod touch.
- Auto-fill for pencil marks / notes.
- Game timer
- Best times.

Reviews

Incorrect Puzzles!
SwimmerDude1911

Terrible sudoku app. The interface is nice, but it doesn't generate correct puzzles. Not one of the puzzles I have played had only one solution, and if the puzzles aren't correct, what's the point of playing the game? Also, you have to tap the number twice in order to select it for a space, which is very annoying.

Multiple solutions
Zefyr

The interface is fine, but the puzzle generator creates puzzles with multiple solutions, which most sudoku experts consider to be broken puzzles.

Wonderful
Lethann

My first review was only 2 stars due to the now fixed "broken puzzle" problem. The controls are easy to use and nothing becomes obstructed. Pencil marks are awesome. My only wish was that the verify feature would work mid-way through the puzzle not just at the end. Oh, and Shacallie or whatever, I think you got your apps mixed up because Satori has always been this price. Well worth it and beats the free app tons.

Not There Yet
fiona's daddy

In order for a $1.99 app to compete with the free ones out there doing the same thing, it needs to have a little more robust functionality, and this one doesn't quite deliver. For starters, the difficulty ratings are inconsistent and indistinguishable between "normal" and "difficult", and even on the most difficult level, the puzzles are far to easy for the advanced Sudoku puzzler. Users serious enough to pay expect a higher degree of difficulty and to leave the free apps to the ameteurs. This app could also benefit from some simple scoring/timekeeping elements for the competitive player to track their personal bests. An undo button would be nicer than the cheater elements, so you can backtrack to before your mistake was made instead of just cheating to see the answer. Finally, something at the end of a successfully completed puzzle would be nice rather than the bland statement "congratulations, you solved the puzzle." The overall UI is good so I think this one has promise but needs some work on the features.

Multipule solutions
Lethann

I purchased this App listening to how well the interface was, dismissing the reports of broken puzzles. Sadly I should have listened. Every puzzle I've gotten since purchase have had multipule solutions. Very disapointing. The interface is quite well done, but the broken puzzles rob all fun and make the game frustraiting. It looks like they come up with the puzzle by taking a full puzzle and pull X random numbers depending on difficulty. You can't do that and guarentee solvable puzzles. Don't buy this unless it is updated. I regret buying it. All I can hope for is a future update that makes it playable.

Nice interface, but 2 of 2 broken puzzles
mostundudelike

As most other users have noted, the puzzles don't have a single answer, which means that the game is not useful after a point. The interface is excellent and I really hope they fix the logic bugs. I can't recommend this one until it's fixed.

No Unique Answer
Auriconis

The interface is great, but the fact that there's no unique answer totally ruins the game for me. It totally ruins the fun if I have to randomly guess answers and have them work pretty much every time. All in all, not a great app.

Love the interface
Saoirse1916

I really like the way this version of Sudoku was designed -- I agree with the multiple solutions gripe which is why I didn't rate it 5 stars, but other than that it's very well done.

Problem fixed -- now it's really quite nice
Daveed V.

Version 1.1 appears to address the problem with puzzles not having a unique solution, which now makes the game very usable. Things I like: - Clear and clean board with very readable digits (the subtle white/gray shading is a nice touch). - Very straightforward interface: single tap a digit to add/remove a "pencil mark:, double-tap to put/remove in the actual value. The "keypad" is always in the same position and doesn't cover the board. So far, the most fluid approach I've seen to Sudoku input. - Explicit "check this solution" button (I prefer that over the game automatically checking when I enter my last digit, in case I mistype). Things I miss: - A timer. Notable features: - "Auto" mode disables keypad buttons when first-order analysis makes a value invalid. - "Highlight": For a given digit, show all locations that could allow that digit after first-order analysis. All-in-all quite a nice implementation for $1.99. I think it deserves four stars. With an added timer and perhaps a little polish on the non-board part of the interface, I could give it five stars.