Terms of Use

Last updated: 16 October 2026

The short version. The classic game is free for good, and hints are never for sale. Ninebloom Plus is optional, and you can cancel it in your store account at any time.

These terms cover Ninebloom, a Sudoku app published by Leafy Orb. They sit alongside the LeafyOrb Terms of Service; where the two differ for this app, this page governs.

1. The free game

Every classic puzzle at all six levels, the daily puzzle, streaks, the weekly challenge, Learn, the bloom garden, Mini 6×6 and unlimited explained hints are free. Other ways to play include a number of free puzzles to try.

2. Ninebloom Plus

Ninebloom Plus adds more to play, such as monthly puzzle packs, every way to play, the daily archive and technique drills. It is offered as a yearly subscription, which may start with a free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Plus never makes a puzzle easier and never removes anything that is free.

Prices are shown by the store in your own currency before you confirm, and the store takes the payment. A subscription renews automatically until you cancel it in your Google Play or App Store account; cancelling stops the next renewal, and Plus stays on until the end of the period you paid for. If you cancel during a free trial, you are not charged. Purchases can be restored on a new device from the Plus screen. Refunds are the store’s to give, under Apple’s or Google’s policy, not ours.

What Plus includes may grow over time. If we ever have to remove part of it, we will say so in the app first.

3. Optional ads

Free players may choose to watch a short video ad for a small bonus, such as a streak freeze. Watching is always optional, and nothing that is free waits behind an ad. Ads are provided by Google AdMob, as described in the Ninebloom Privacy Policy. Plus members never see an ad.

4. Puzzles and fairness

Every shipped puzzle is checked to have exactly one solution and is rated by the techniques it needs. We may add, change or re-rate puzzles, levels and ways to play in updates. Your progress stays on your device.

5. Puzzles you add or share

You may type in or scan puzzles for your own play, and share puzzle codes with people you know. A code describes only the puzzle, nothing personal. Please only add puzzles you are entitled to use.

6. Fair use of the app

Do not try to extract the puzzles, packs or artwork in bulk, resell them, or pass them off as your own. Playing, printing the puzzle book for yourself, sharing your results, and using the app with a class or a group are what it is for.

7. No warranty

Ninebloom is provided as it is. We do not promise it will be free of faults or always available, and we are not liable for anything beyond the amount you paid for it.

8. Changes

These terms were last updated on 16 October 2026. If they change materially, the app will say so rather than leaving you to notice. Questions: support@leafyorb.com.