# Picross mobile — user reviews

> 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Picross mobile by Tatjana Kolesnik, rated 3.50/5 from 67 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/picross-mobile/id541444971/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/picross-mobile/id541444971.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 24 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 12

## What do users think of Picross mobile?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Addictive and fun puzzles
- 👍 Challenging and intricate puzzles
- 👍 Good variety of puzzles
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 👍 Great value for money
- 👍 Enjoyable to pass time
- 👍 Nice aesthetic design
- 👍 Good controls (for some users)
- 👍 Colored picross is enjoyed
- 👍 Offers many hours of entertainment

**Cons**

- 🐛 Difficult and frustrating controls
- 🐛 Cursor/controller issues (uncontrollable, scrolling)
- 🐛 Poor English translation (Engrish)
- 🐛 Small tiles, hard to tap accurately on phones
- 🐛 No zoom functionality
- 🐛 Puzzles are too small on phones
- 🐛 Landscape mode required (for some)
- 🐛 Inconsistent click counts for 'cross'
- 🐛 Numbers don't update in color levels
- 🐛 Background makes it hard to see grid
- 🐛 Faint print against poor background
- 🐛 Puzzles sometimes unsolvable or buggy
- 🐛 Loss of progress when leaving app
- 🐛 In-app purchase prices unclear
- 🐛 No undo button
- 🐛 Crashing issues
- 🐛 Puzzles not saving progress
- 🐛 Some puzzles have clues off-screen

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Cursor loses control and runs around the board
- Controller takes on a life of its own, scrolling uncontrollably
- App crashes frequently
- Purchased puzzles lost after reinstalling/updating
- Puzzles not saving progress after leaving the app
- Names don't match solution in monochrome puzzles
- Not detecting when puzzle is solved
- Number of clicks for 'cross' varies
- Cursor becomes uncontrollable
- Some puzzles have errors or are unsolvable
- Program detects incorrect number of blocks
- Previously completed crosses show as white squares
- New pictures restart if app is left
- Less than half the advertised puzzles included
- App support link goes to non-existent page
- Logic flaw in puzzles (two legal solutions)
- Background makes it hard to see grid
- Hints are off the edge of the screen
- Puzzles are unsolvable due to grid size/design

**Most requested features**

- Update to IOS 11
- Better controls
- Clearer in-app purchase prices
- Restore purchased puzzles
- More puzzles to purchase
- Hints
- Ability to review completed pictures at full size
- Save on exit (when still in puzzle)
- Instructions on how to play
- Zoom function
- Optimize for iPhone 5
- Changeable background
- Undo button
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard

## Newest reviews (17 of 88)

### 4/5 — 4 1/2 stars

*2016-12-10, version 3.1.1*

I downloaded a whole bunch of picross games and liked this one the best. The puzzles are challenging and I love the colored picross as well. The only thing I would change is better controls.

### 4/5 — Plz, restore my puzzles purchased

*2015-08-27, version 3.1.1*

I couldn't restore my puzzles i ever bought

### 4/5 — Great, could be better

*2015-04-30, version 3.1.1*

The only set back on the game is that the control isn't the best. 
But I love those puzzles I even bought extra! I love that they are difficult! 
I hated the ones you have to tap three times to switch to fill, empty or back to empty.

### 3/5 — Controls don't work well

*2015-03-15, version 3.1.1*

I really enjoy the puzzles, but the controls get messed up pretty often to the point where it'll continuously be scrolling and it won't stop. The only thing that seems to fix it is to completely close the program and then I lose progress on my puzzle. I never even noticed it until I paid for the extra puzzles, which annoys me.

### 2/5 — Don't bother

*2015-03-09, version 3.1.1*

Probably the worst nonagram app I've used. There are problems with the grids, using fingers is an issue as it's not intuitively sticking to one line when shading, or even every cell when sliding, there's no option for checking and it's written in possibly the worst English I have seen (though this isn't an issue if you know how to play).
There's better apps out there, don't bother with this one.

### 3/5 — Needs bug fixes

*2015-02-02, version 3.1.1*

I like solving the puzzles, but there are several bugs in the monochrome puzzles:
1. The names don't match the solution
2. It is not detecting when the puzzle is solved
3. When doing it manually (not using the joystick controls), the number of clicks to get the "cross" is different on each game.

The coloured puzzles work well and I am enjoying them.

I enjoyed the "griddlers" by the same developer and I am hoping that this one will be fixed.

### 4/5 — Fix it

*2014-09-02, version 3.1.1*

The games are great, the curser issue however needs to be fixed.  I would give a 5 star rating except for the frequent crashing of the controls, making the game unplayable. I have bought many games but again am unable to play. Please fix the glitch!

### 3/5 — Great game, but...

*2014-04-13, version 3.1.1*

There's a bug that needs attention. The cursor loses control and runs around the board. It's pissing me off!

### 2/5 — eh, there are better ones out there

*2014-04-01, version 3.1.1*

This app has some potential but not to much. Its really hard on a phone to control the cursol, since your thumbs will end up covering the screen. some puzzles I found had a lot of errors (I got all green on 'boat' but it made a pig? and it never finished either, either the puzzles is wrong or the system doesnt count some errors) which, acutally yes this program also seems to hve trouble picking up on when there is an error too, i had one that had to many blocks, but still gave me all green...

### 3/5 — Just ok.

*2014-02-28, version 3.1.1*

The pictures you make are really good and I also like the control pad setting since I am using a small screen. I do not like that the x's do not get skipped over. I also like the colored pictures, but the met requirements do not cross out. Over all an ok version, but not my favorite.

### 2/5 — Wait for an update

*2014-02-27, version 3.1.1*

I was really enjoying this app, too bad it has a bug that makes unplayable.

### 1/5 — Unable to use

*2014-01-19, version 3.1.1*

The controls are impossible. I was unable to use the app at all.

### 1/5 — Stole my money

*2014-01-07, version 3.1.1*

Bought both colour and normal packs, but I had some issues with app not long after and re download it. All my purchases have been erased and I'm being asked to pay again. I want my money back or my purchases.

### 3/5 — Frustrating

*2014-01-06, version 3.1.1*

Good challenging puzzles but found some impossible to solve, was able to guess through a few but 1 puzzle ( the pin) is impossible, no picross solver it have used has been able to solve it. Very frustrating.

### 1/5 — Can't even play

*2013-12-21, version 3.1.1*

It was impossible to play! It would keep marking whole rows of boxes instead of just one box, or groups of five boxes. Totally unusable.

### 3/5 — Great picross game, however...

*2013-12-04, version 3.1.1*

I would totally love this version of this game, however, a lot of them take quite awhile to do, and it does not save your progress. Because of that I will probably be uninstalling and trying another that saves progress. It's too bad, I really like the puzzles in this one.

### 2/5 — Had promise but has major problems

*2013-12-02, version 3.1.1*

After working some fun puzzles, the curser became uncontrollable. I could not mark blocks. Had to delete and reload app. I had to redo the puzzles. Then the curser once again became uncontrollable.  I became frustrated and will delete and forget about this one.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — no.

*2016-12-13, version 3.1.1*

you HAVE yo play with your phone on landscape. which is crap. cause we're not in 2007.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2016-11-09, version 3.1.1*

Very labor intensive to add color. LAME

### 1/5 — Difficult Controls

*2016-10-01, version 3.1.1*

Really difficult to control. The first game worked fine. Half way through the second game and the controller seemed to take on a life of its own. One tap on the arrow and it goes to the end of the row automatically and won't stop scrolling. Logged out to try to reset but same problem. Reverted to manual control and exactly the same happens. Deleting this game from my phone

### 1/5 — Terrible App!!

*2015-06-19, version 3.1.1*

I played this app a few times ( there's much better nanogram apps out there), and it prompted me to buy more puzzles. I figured why not, I starting to like this app. For $1.99 it gave me about 20 color puzzles.  So then it prompted me to buy 621 puzzles for $2.99. I figured what a great deal. Well all 621 puzzles are in black and white and my 3 year old could do them. I'm very frustrated and annoyed!!!

### 1/5 — Cannot restore expansion purchase

*2015-02-09, version 3.1.1*

I had previously purchased the expansions for this app on my previous phone. When I tried to play it on my new phone all my purchases were erased and it was telling me I need to purchase again. I feel like I have been ripped off. In addition, there is NO way to contact the developer to fix this. I did like the game but now I am very annoyed. If you are the developer please restore my purchases.

### 1/5 — It was good

*2015-01-10*

It was great, but I needed to reinstall it after buying all the b/w and color puzzles but the app wants me to pay for them. I would like to restore my purchase.

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2014-10-04, version 3.1.1*

Controls are not as good as other games of this type like crossme colour. No zoom so hard to hit the right squares. Also asks if u want to update new puzzles and when u say yes tries to hit you with a charge.  Sneaky money grabbers.

### 1/5 — Don't buy

*2014-09-22, version 3.1.1*

Impossible to play on phone.  Don't waste your time or money!

### 1/5 — Sneaky

*2014-08-23, version 3.1.1*

Tells you there are new puzzles, do you want them? Then the market pops up with are you sure you want to spend 2.99? Sneaky do not support.

### 1/5 — Lost purchase

*2014-07-27, version 3.1.1*

Same problem as other users. Purchased additional Games but lost them when restalling app due to it being cancelled in error by my child. Unable to contact developer who wants me to pay again.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Update?

*2017-09-28, version 3.1.1*

Are you going to update to IOS 11?

### 5/5 — 👍

*2015-10-15, version 3.1.1*

This is my favorite picross app - the puzzles are intricate and challenging. The only thing is the prices for the in-app purchases aren't listed anywhere in the app, making it extremely difficult to determine their price short of buying them blindly. Please make this more clear!

### 5/5 — More please!

*2014-11-15, version 3.1.1*

Love this app!! I purchased more and can't get enough!! Please make more puzzles to purchase!

### 5/5 — Cool!

*2013-11-02, version 3.1.1*

Great app! Keep up your good work~

### 5/5 — GREAT GAME!!

*2013-10-20, version 3.0*

By far one of the BEST and most addictive nonogram games available!!!  I spent weeks (and dozens of hours!) finishing up all levels. I anxiously await the arrival of more puzzles!!!!!  Five stars, for sure!!

### 5/5 — Нравится

*2013-10-17, version 3.0*

Прикольная игруха

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2013-10-16, version 3.0*

Puzzles are challenging and fun.

### 5/5 — Cool

*2013-10-07, version 3.0*

But must be updtd for ipads, ciz of not so comfatable usage

### 5/5 — Great puzzle!

*2013-09-05, version 2.4.2*

Best pic puzzle in the app store!

### 5/5 — Супер

*2013-08-30, version 2.4.2*

С этой игрой время летит незаметно. Спасибо создателям)))

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