Comparison of logic puzzle solvers
The following table lists and compares different online solvers of logic puzzles, based on puzzle genre coverage.
| Solver | Author | Genres | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noq | Jenna and Michael | Akari, Aquarium, Balance Loop, Battleship, Binairo, Castle Wall, Cave (Corral), Chocona, Country Road, Doppelblock, Easy As, Fillomino, Gokigen Naname (Slant), Hashiwokakero (Bridges), Heteromino, Heyawake, Hitori, Hotaru Beam, Kakuro, Kuromasu, Kurotto, LITS, Magnets, Masyu, Minesweeper, Moon-or-Sun, N Cells (inc. FourCells, FiveCells), Nagare, Nanro, Nonogram, Norinori, Numberlink, Nuribou, Nurikabe, Nurimisaki, Onsen, Ripple Effect, Shakashaka, Shikaku, Shimaguni (Islands), Skyscrapers, Slitherlink, Spiral Galaxies, Star Battle, Statue Park, Stostone, Sudoku, Tapa, Tapa-Like Loop, Tatamibari, Tents, Yajilin, Yajisan-Kazusan, Yin-Yang | Visual editor |
| pzprRT | semiexp | Akari, Aqre, Castle Wall, Heyawake, Lits, Masyu, Norinori, Nurikabe, Nurimisaki, Shakashaka, Shimaguni, Simple Loop, Slitherlink, Tapa, Yajilin, Yajilin (Regions) | Interactive editor, based on puzzlink |
| [Nikoli Puzzle Solver | kevinychen | Aquarium, Araf, Arrows, Balance Loop, Battleships, Binairo, Castle Wall, Cave, Clouds, Compass, Country Road, Cross the Streams, Dominosa, Doppelblock, Easy as ABC, Fillomino, Four Winds, Futoshiki, Gokigen Naname (Slant), Hashiwokakero, Heteromino, Heyawake, Hidato, Ice Barn, Japanese Sums, Kakuro, Kropki, Light Up (Akari), LITS, Magnets, Masyu, Meandering Numbers, Minesweeper, Moon or Sun, Nanro, No Four in a Row, Nonogram, Numberlink, Nurikabe, Pentominous, Pentopia, Ripple Effect, Round Trip, Shakashaka, Shikaku, Simple Loop, Skyscrapers, Slitherlink, Snake, Star Battle, Statue Park, Stitches, Stostone, Sudoku, Tapa, Tapa-like Loop, Tentaisho (Spiral Galaxies), Tents, TomTom, Yajilin, Yajisan-Kazusan, Yin Yang | Visual editor, based on penpa |
| cspuz-solver2 | semiexp | Akari, Aqre, Araf, Castle Wall, Compass, Coral, Double Choco, Heyawake, Kropki, Kurotto, LITS, Masyu, Norinori, Nurikabe, Nurimisaki, Shakashaka, Shimaguni, Simple Loop, Slalom, Slitherlink, Tapa, Yajilin, Yajilin (Regions) | Accepts links from puzz.link / pzv.jp |
| ペンシルパズルソルバー | myamya | Most puzz.link / pzv.jp genres | Accepts links from puzz.link / pzv.jp |
| Qhex | Dany Qumsiyeh | Fill-a-Pix, Fillomino, Hashiwokakero, Hitori, Kakuro, Lights Out, Masyu, Minesweeper, Numberlink, Nurikabe, Shikoku, Sudoku, Tapa, Thermometers | Text editor |
| f-puzzles | Eric Fox | Sudoku (3x3-16x16) (Diagonal, Antiknight, Antiking, Jigsaw, Disjoint Groups (Color Sudoku), Nonconsecutive, Jigsaw, Extra Region, Odd/Even, Thermometer, Palindrome, Killer Cage, Little Killer Sum, Sandwich Sum, Generalized Kropki, Clone, Arrow, Between Line, Minimum/Maximum, XV, Quadruple) | Visual editor |
| SudokuWiki | Andrew Stuart | Sudoku 9x9 (Sudoku, Jigsaw, X (Diagonals), Windoku, Color Sudoku (Disjoint Groups), Killer), Kenken 6x6 | Step by step solver, editing by possibilities |
| grilops | obijywk | Examples include: Akari, Aquarium, Araf, Battleship, Castle Wall, Cave, Fillomino, Gokigen Naname, Heteromino, Heyawake, Kuromasu, LITS, Masyu, Nanro, Numberlink, Nurikabe, Shikaku, Skyscrapers, Slitherlink, Spiral Galaxies, Star Battle, Statue Park, Sudoku (Greater than, Killer), Tapa, Yajilin, Hexagonal grids (Kakuro, Masyu, SLICY)[1] | Requires installation and coding in Python |
- ↑ While it will likely be more work than the other options to use these examples, it makes up for it by being much more extensible, being able to implement other genres with some effort.
