Last updated on June 9th, 2023 at 02:30 pm
Sandwich Sudoku
Sandwich Sudoku is one of the best $4.99 to play game in the App Store.
Developed by Nick Carney, Sandwich Sudoku is a Puzzle game with a content rating of 4+.
It was released on 19th August 2019 with the latest update 1st September 2020
Whether you are a fan of Puzzle, Board, games, you will find this game interesting and will absolutely like it.
Rating
128 people have rated 3
You can download the game Sandwich Sudoku from APP STORE.
Description
***** AUGUST UPDATE *****
10 new puzzles, all 100 puzzles are out now!
Presented by Cracking The Cryptic, YouTube’s most popular Sudoku channel, here is the brand new "Sandwich Sudoku" game that has become an internet sensation!
In Sandwich Sudoku, the puzzle is presented with extra numbers outside the grid next to each row and column. These numbers indicate the SUM of cells sandwiched between the 1 and the 9 in that row/column. The logic required to solve the puzzles will appeal to anyone who enjoys normal Sudoku and a bit of basic maths. Each puzzle here has been lovingly hand-crafted by Mark Goodliffe and Simon Anthony, the hosts of Cracking The Cryptic. They’ve even included their own hints on each puzzle to help if you get stuck. Mark and Simon have both represented the UK many times in the World Sudoku Championship.
“I love it!”
Alex Bellos, author of Alex’s Adventures in Numberland
Features:
100 hand-crafted levels
Many themes to choose from
Hints written by Mark and Simon!
Updated on 1st September 2020
10 new puzzles, all 100 puzzles are out now!
Sandwich Sudoku Reviews
The mechanics of this app are beyond fantastic. The puzzles range from rudimentary to challenging. The array of settings provided are plentiful to accommodate any sudoku solvers needs. We hope they some day create a sequel to the Sandwich Sudoku app!!! We tried the chess sudoku and was let down in comparison. We find this style more rooted in deduction based reasoning and critical thinking when comparing the two.
Im spending way too much time on these, but having a blast! We wish the corner and center pencil marks were separate like they are on classic sudoku app. In this app, if you change one, the other changes too. Might as well not pretend they have different functions.
We have been enjoying this and other Sudoku apps by this maker. However, sometimes when we get stuck and look at the hints, the hint is not explained well. Cant get past the hint let alone the puzzle unless we just accept the ultimate result of the hint (i.e. The stated hint result is to place a specific number in rXcY). We understand there are word space limitations, but we suggest improvements in the hints as this is a way of learning. Also, the game does NOT identify what level you are in after you initially select a level or when closing. So when you stop and want to come back to it, what level/game were you on? There is no indication such as do you want to continue with… Or icon depicting a partially completed puzzles. Frustrating.
Theres a fixed list of puzzles that dont seem to be in any particular order, so theres no way to set up a difficulty or do new puzzles. The interface is completely inscrutable; just a bunch of unlabeled buttons with meaningless symbols. This is clearly a quickly hacked together Unity project meant to make a quick buck.
After discovering Cracking the Cryptic on YouTube recently, we went on a sudoku binge. They completely renewed our puzzle passion and we learned a ton of new tricks for expert puzzles. So we were easily able to justify spending $5 on their app to support them. Like the headline says, it has incredible puzzles! We really enjoy the challenges and the fresh feel to them. Our biggest complaint is the interface and the hints. For comparison: the sudoku. Com app has a MUCH better hint system. We actually learned some new logic processing from it. This app is wordy and doesnt show hints that apply to your specific notes. And we wish we could press-and-hold a number to lock it (also like the other app) If they could incorporate a better hint system and better entry (instead of opening the menu, toggling, exiting) it would be a flawless app!
We dont rate many apps, but this app will become an exception for us. This app is fantastic and will capture Sudoku fans interest for hours. The puzzles are intuitive and all contain a logical process compared to standard computer generated Sudoku puzzles. Well done.
We would give $5 bucks and get nothing in return just to support CTC, so maybe we are a bit biased. With that said, the controls are super easy to use, the premise is explained well, and hints follow a natural progression to guide you through if you need it. Along with the tons of levels of various difficulties, the amount of gameplay options you have to fine tune it to your skill level is insane. Cant wait to grind through the rest of these levels.
We’ve been playing a normal sudoku app for a while and got pretty bored of the puzzles. These are so challenging and so much fun. They are also fun to play again and again as you learn different strategies. We also love the interface compared to other sudoku apps. Its really easy to use once you get the hang of it! Worth the money!
Recently been watching Cracking the Cryptic videos and was very pleased to learn about the multiple variations on the game. Sandwich being one. Really enjoy the app. Definitely challenging enough. Plan to replay levels at least a second time to see if we can beat past times. Hoping to see other variations as well in the future. If you love Sudoku, definitely give this well-made app a strong look. Edit: Removed a couple stars since game progress not shared across devices. And on iPad, it forces you to only play in a single orientation. Removed another star as the update makes things frustrating. For example, if you hop into settings, then go back, the welcome message pops up. Hint messages also come up automatically. Wish there was a way to turn that off. Still cannot share game state between devices. Removed yet another star. Your implementation of Landscape mode was to literally just resize the UI to fit? And now have buttons very small or UI in the unsafe areas on iPhone X or 11? Fun concept of a game but absolutely horrible app experience. Drains battery massively as well even with the so-called battery saver app. Now deleting this app. No response from Cracking the Cryptic on all the issues first reported months ago. Also, not going to purchase any other titles since they will suffer the same horrible experience. Tip: rewrite the app to have a great iOS experience and Ill return as a customer.
Excellently written puzzles, nice interface, and very helpful support!
Even with out handcrafted and absolutely brilliant puzzles, the user interface of the app already makes it the best sudoku out there. We find myself looking forward to the beginning of each month to get the newest puzzles. We highly recommend.
The app is great. We love the different puzzles. Theres just enough of a grind to keep you from skipping puzzles, but not so much it gets tedious. We really find that tapping on the sandwich totals is helpful. You should consider adding a way to see the options outside the sandwich. For instance, if its 23, have a button to show options for 12 as well.
This app is great. We found it through their YouTube channel and Im pleased with it. But, we believe it suffers from the same things a lot of unity engine apps do, in that it drains the battery really quickly. Often because the frame rate is not capped and it uses way more resources than it should. A basically static display shouldnt use many resources at all. Fix that and itd be 5 stars.
All of the puzzles are unique in their own way so solving them never seems tedious. Great app, especially after the most recent update which supports even more detailed notation.
Great puzzles, very well crafted. Some easier than others, several were a real challenge for us. We have had a lot of entertainment working on solutions, thanks so much for creating this app.
The hints are too cryptic. We wish there is a detailed step by step walkthrough of the solution. That will e better than YouTube views that we enjoy on a daily basis.
This is a great app. The controls are clear and offer multiple ways to mark cells including colors, corner pencil marks, center pencil marks, and Xs. We were initially disappointed that we couldnt combine corner pencil marks with center marks in a cell to denote different things, but found that it wasnt necessary. It took us a while to find a use of colors, but we ended up using it to mark cells in a row or column of a square that must contain either a 1 or 9 but for which we couldnt yet determine which. Only the hardest levels required this for us to solve them.
We were not immediately sure that it would be worth paying for a fairly small number of handcrafted puzzles, compared to the seemingly infinite variety of other (free or ad-supported) apps we have used. We are extremely glad that we took the chance. The initial 40 puzzles are fantastic. The difficulty scales nicely, and over time we learned new techniques for solving which became necessary. Puzzle 36 may be one of our favorite sudokus of all time. Initially some of the features of the UI were a bit of a mystery to us, until we watched some of the puzzle designers videos on YouTube (search Cracking the Cryptic). The UI closely reflects the solving styles of the designers and the tools they have developed for solving. In their solving style, notes occupying the nine number pad positions are candidates which could be in a given square (I was familiar with this style). Notes closely spaced together and centered horizontally represent the complete list of candidates for a given square. Numbers can be entered into multiple cells at once using multiple selection, which can be done by dragging or by using the multiple selection tool to select discontiguous squares. The tools have a lot of modality, having slightly different effects depending upon the context of the current selection(s). By the last puzzle we were extremely proficient with the UI but there was a bit of a learning curve to use it effectively. We are well aware that creating an in-app tutorial would be a lot of programming work, but we think creating a video tutorial for the UI would be well within the wheelhouse of the cryptic crew and the app could link to it to be helpful for future users. We are now a convert to handcrafted sudoku, we hope the promised new monthly content materializes!
We often find standard sudoku puzzles a little frustrating, but this variant of the game gives us more clues to work with, and that seems to help. We’ve played 32 of the games so far. We like the user interface, although we might want to make a few suggestions after we’ve had more experience playing the game.
Bigger font for notes and saving progress even when you make an unorderly exit are huge! We Really enjoy the challenge of this game.
** we know one of the developers** we’ve never cared about sudoku, despite liking games. Knowing one of the developers was enough for us to try. If you like sudoku, hard to imagine not liking this app. UI is clean and bug free. The tools set this apart from other brain games we play. Theyre intuitive and functional, even for a beginner. Without the tools, we would play this for 30 sec on someone elses phone, and never touch it again. With the tools, Ill pay $5 in a heartbeat, and play it on our daily commute. If youre a sudoku fan, you will not regret buying this app.
This is the most fun we’ve had with a Sudoku app. It’s well designed and each puzzle presents a really nice challenge. Cracking the Cryptic and their dev have really done a great job with this app. The interface was a bit confusing at first but after the first couple of puzzles we’ve grown very accustomed to it.
We just spent hours playing this game, loving it the whole time. Its nice to see a refreshing change to such a classic. The puzzles are well designed… Clearly handcrafted. Well done to the creators. Anyone complaining about the ui should take a chill pill. Its better designed than most (if not all) sudoku apps out there. Now give us more hand crafted puzzles already.
We love the app design. Very well thought out and includes all the tools necessary. Would love to see a horizontal orientation for IPad but thats just a minor gripe.
Give the interface a little time and youll love it. Seemed clumsy at first but after a few puzzles it grows on you. We really hope theres an update that allows horizontal play on our iPad. Thanks to everyone involved for a great app.
Love this app! Im not an advanced sudoku player, but Im really enjoying this variation. The tools are great and enhance the puzzles. And although we havent needed a hint so far, Im glad they are available as Im sure Ill need some later in the game. Cracking the Cryptic and Studio Goya have created a smooth, polished game. Looking forward to more variations in the future!
We love the channel and we love this app. Just one issue, we start playing, go to work, come back to play during break and it starts you over. If the game ever times out or refreshes, it starts you over. We’ve had to start over 3 times now Other than that, the tools are great! Im learning different ways to use the tools as we go. Thank you!
We like the new take on Sudoku, but also wish the app had a traditional mode as well with all these great note taking tools @ our disposal!
We really like this app, but we do have some gripes. Major gripe. We dont like the interface design with tools and numbers. It seems very non intuitive to us. We would like the buttons to be divided between actions, modes and objects. Objects would be the numbers 1-9, the 19 number pair, X and the colors (these can all be used to fill any selected area). Actions would be trash, undo, redo, and erase selected objects (the current erase is modal and only erases numbers). Modes would be limited to the three number placements (one of the three buttons should always be selected) and the button for for multiple area select which should toggle between on and off and be independent of the number modes. Minor gripes. At one point in the first puzzle we had filled in all the 8s and accidentally turned one of the eights to a seven which was red, but because the eight at the bottom was still grayed out we couldnt press it to restore. We finally realized that that we could use undo (which we hadnt used before that) to fix it. One and nine at the bottom was grayed out but the 19 button wasnt. The shifting background makes us think our eyes are going bad and the other colors schemes are horrible. Kudos. We only looked at the first hint on the first puzzle, but it was so good compared to any other hint we have gotten in any other sudoku app that it overcomes our gripes and so gets a 5 out 5 rating.