# Pictolo: Picture Cross Puzzle — Calm nonogram logic, no ads

> Calm nonogram logic, no ads (iPhone/iPad app by Ruth McCarthy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pictolo-picture-cross-puzzle/id6789895689 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ruth McCarthy](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787998193)
- Category: Games, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pictolo-picture-cross-puzzle/id6789895689/reviews.md

## What is Pictolo?

You know that feeling when a puzzle app interrupts you with a full screen ad the moment you're concentrating? Pictolo is the opposite of that.

Pictolo is picture cross (also called nonograms or picross): use the number clues to fill in squares, and a little hand-drawn picture appears. It's the crossword's artistic cousin, and it is wonderfully moreish.

WHY PEOPLE STAY
- No ads. None. Not even on the free plan.
- No lives, no timers, no energy to run out.
- Every puzzle is checked to be solvable by pure logic. You never have to guess.
- Works completely offline: flights, ferries, waiting rooms.
- A fresh daily puzzle and a gentle streak to keep you company.

WHAT'S INSIDE
- 540 hand-drawn puzzles, filed in 27 size folders from tiny 4x4 up to sprawling 30x30. Pinch to zoom on any puzzle, so no square is ever too small for comfortable tapping.
- Smart touches: swipes lock to a line with a run counter as you drag. Your marks are your own: the app never fills in answers for you, so every solve is honestly earned.
- A ninety-second interactive tutorial: learn by solving, tap by tap.
- Hints for when you're well and truly stuck.
- Your progress saves itself, mid-puzzle, always.

FREE AND PRO
The free plan gives you a proper taste: the 4x4 and 5x5 folders, the daily puzzle every single day, and three hints a day. Pictolo Pro opens every larger size folder, unlimited hints, a live preview of your picture and red numbers flagging a line with a wrong square, as a small subscription (monthly or yearly) or a single pay-once lifetime price. No pressure either way, and new sizes are always in the works.

Made in Ireland. Questions or a puzzle you'd love to see? We read everything: ruth@theirishcrafter.com

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pictolo Pro | $1.99 | per month |
| Pictolo Pro | $12.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pictolo Pro Lifetime | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-07-23

No release notes.

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All apps by Ruth McCarthy: https://appshunter.io/developer/6787998193

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