Last updated on February 7th, 2026 at 02:51 am
Futoshiki Puzzle Game – Board Game Review
Futoshiki Puzzle Game is a Board/Education/Puzzle game from KEREM BAYDOGAN, first launched in 14th July 2015.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 459+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Futoshiki Puzzle Game Stand Out
If you were seduced by sudoku, prepare for futoshiki fever – The Guardian
Futoshiki may look straightforward, but the experienced puzzler knows not to be fooled by appearances.
A simple and challenging puzzle game that will enhance your mental flexibility! With beautiful graphics and killer features, Futoshiki Free is the best brain-teaser puzzle for iPhones and iPads.
DUAL KEYPAD ENTRY
Two separate keypads, one for entries and one for notes, allow you to enter values quickly and easily. No more tedious switching between entry mode and note mode to complete your puzzle.
MULTIPLE PUZZLE SIZES AND DIFFICULTY LEVELS
Six puzzle size, from 4×4 to 9×9, Four difficulty levels, from easy to extreme, ensure that you will be able to find a puzzle that matches your skill level. Top class puzzles with selectable level of difficulty. With 6,000 total puzzles, you won't run out of puzzles any time soon.
ONLINE LEADERBOARDS
Thanks to Game Center, you can now rank and compare futoshiki scores against friends and other puzzle lovers.
ERROR CHECKING
The error checker tells you when you have entered an illogical value, allowing you to catch errors early and preventing needless frustration.
GAME FEATURES
- Thousands of puzzles in 4 different difficulty settings.
- Six different puzzle size, from 4×4 to 9×9.
- Game Center support for leaderboards.
- Great statistics that help track your progress.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
- Futoshiki is a universal app, it works on iPhones, iPods and iPads seamlessly.
- Futoshiki has graphics for Normal, Retina and even Retina-HD displays. No blurry graphics. Everything is crystal clear. Download now to see it with your own eyes.
WHAT IS FUTOSHIKI
- Futoshiki is a grid puzzle similar to Sudoku in that each column and row must contain exactly one instance of each number.
- The only difference being that in between some squares there are less-than and greater-than symbols that act as clues.
- At the beginning only some squares are revealed, the player must discover the rest.
- Each puzzle has an unique solution and no guessing is required to discover it.
- It is very popular in Japan, England, China and several other countries.
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This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Futoshiki Puzzle Game is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 11th November 2025
Recent improvements include:
Fixes an issue preventing previously purchased full-access users from restoring access.
Download & Availability
Futoshiki Puzzle Game is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Futoshiki Puzzle Game on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We've used many futoshiki apps and THIS ONE is the BEST.
Versions of this game are thin on the ground, but this one is the best. That said, we do have some gripes. First, it kills our phone battery. Even with no ads, itll go down 20% in 10 minutes which is ridiculous for such a simple app. Second, we like to play to calm down before bed, but if we make a mistake, the error sound makes us practically jump out of our skin. We wish it wasnt so harsh so we could keep sounds on.
This game is simple and fun. Im surprised its not more popular.
After playing other Futoshiki apps we like this one best. We really enjoy solving the puzzle even though we are not very good at it. This is our first review. Thanks for a great game! Xo.
Smooth operation and lots of free games.
This is a terrific game providing hours of game play. We would pay to have a save feature and a check feature. If you like sudoku, you should definitely try this. Update: we find ourselves playing this game so often we paid to remove ads even though the ads didnt bother us. We just felt like we owed something to the developers. If we could make one suggestion for improvement it would be to change the error buzzer sound to something that wouldnt scare the bejeezus out of us when we forget to turn the volume down. We dont make a lot of mistakes but DO occasionally hit the wrong button.
Was just diagnosed with autism at the age of 66. At least for us, female and in love with numbers, if life gets way beyond our comprehension 3 games of Futoshiki and Ive calmed way down. Thanks.
We especially enjoy the Adjacent variation. Its hard to believe that some players are approaching 20 million points. The higher levels are very challenging and time consuming. Im not sure we agree with one reviewer who stated that all levels can be won by logic alone. We sometimes use the guess strategy to see how far we can go without an error and backtrack when necessary, but only when we feel we have to. Kudos to the devs for such an elegant app.
We find this game challenging but a lot of fun. Highly recommended.
Wish it would automatically remove penciled numbers that are found. Wastes lots of time to erase the penciled numbers. But love this game.
This has a nice interface and is easy to use. We would like it to remove pencil marks automatically in the rest of the row and column when a cell is filled in.
We read through the other reviews before writing this one. We agree with the players who say they wish the app would automatically erase pencil marks for any number whose correct location has been found and entered. Its kind of a useless time effort to go through and erase those now erroneous pencil marks. We feel that the reply youve been giving them doesnt actually address what were asking for. Thank you again for a great number puzzle though. Im loving it.
Great logic game. Good interface. Except ads obliterate part of keys. A wee bit too pricey to remove ads AND unlock levels.
Our only complaint is that the coresponding pencil marks arent automatically removed from the row/column when we put a definite answer in.
We dont like the fact that you cant check to see if you made any mistakes. We also had a lot of difficulty sending this in. It took us well over 20 times before it would accept a nickname.
The developer has fixed every complaint from users. So far every game is winnable without the frontal assault of trial-and-error.
Love this game! We wish that once a number is plugged in, then all the notations for that number would automatically be eliminated instead of manually doing it 1 box at a time.
We like it, but we wish the numbers would cancel out the pencil marks.
We enjoyed the game until ads started popping up on top of the numbers. The ads block the numbers making it impossible to play the game. Very disappointing.
We loved this app but since the upgrade, it no longer saves your game… So if you dont have time to finish it then you have to start over every time. Also, it used to do a quick green highlight of a completed row or set of numbers that no longer happens. For us not saving the game makes it difficult because we often play it when trying to kill time while waiting in a line or at the bank etc… Now its annoying cause we feel like Ive been playing the same level for a week because we keep getting interrupted and when we go back to the game, we need to start over. Its making us look for another Futoshiki app.
Guess where am we playing this game right now? You got it.
Well made and intuitive. Great app for a great logic game.
Liked: the various levels, second keyboard w note numbers. Dislike: screen seemed small. The menu button cut into the number grid and the left side looked cut off as well.
Fun game. Good for passing time when waiting for appointments.
We love this game, and this is a great app. As a previous review mentioned, the background is off center which makes it very difficult to see the < / > symbols. We have an iPhone X.
This app is exactly what we were looking for, but unfortunately it is so very broken. Nothing is centered the way its supposed to be on screen so you cannot see half of anything. We have an iPhone 7+ so Im not sure if this is happening because it hasnt been optimized for our phone specifically or if the developer just stopped caring. Very disappointing.
Only app of this game we've seen that has notes.
Since we're sudoku player we found this game really addicting!! It uses sudoku rules somehow as it's a logic game, but the special about futoshiki that it's more challenging than sudoku.. For those who love logic intellectual games this game is the best for you.
We can't stop playing this! We gave 4 stars b/c if u don't finish the puzzle and close the app, the partially completed puzzle is not saved and u have to start over again. We couldn't find a way to save the unfinished puzzles on the app. We spent about :30 on a 9×9 puzzle last night then went to sleep. This morning, it was restarted from the beginning. That would be our only complaint. Otherwise, it's the best gaming app we've come across.
Very nice interface, great visual effects. We like this puzzle a lot and it's being more pleasure with this app. The only downside is its icon which almost looks like the same as Pocket's.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.1.0
- Size: 112.70 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, RU, ZH, ES, TR
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: KEREM BAYDOGAN
Last updated: 11th November 2025 | Genre: Board, Education | Developer: KEREM BAYDOGAN