Picture Cross Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience45.4% of reviews
Neutral15.3% of reviews
Negative experience39.3% of reviews

~ Based on 1,014 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Picture Cross

Is Picture Cross Safe?

Picture Cross appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Picture Cross is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 74,566 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

91.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 74,402 App Store ratings for Picture Cross.

Is Picture Cross Legit?

Picture Cross appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Picture Cross is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Like the game but ads are inappropriate

Enjoy the game itself but you need to vet your ads. Just had one for a novel where the excerpt included multiple graphic rape scenes of an underage girl. No way to feedback the ads

No longer playing

Played for twelve years but no longer playing because of changes. No way to build up tokens. I think you should be able to get some daily tokens without spending tokens and also be able to choose whether to use coins or tokens to replay games and earn tokens. The coins are basically useless until your tokens are gone. There are better apps of this type.
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I love this game but I have an idea

I love this game so much it’s so entertaining and I love that it makes me use my brain. But I wish there was an easier way of getting tokens. I have tried everything to get tokens but I never have enough, so I have a suggestion. What if you spent coins to get extra tokens as well? I have so many coins compared to tokens and I rarely use the coins I have. I truly love this game yet I never have enough tokens to play.
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EDITED 10/13/26

I enjoy the game, outside of the ads that take you to their website when you don’t want to go. I’d love an update. No new games in 4 months.

Hints

There needs to be more ability to use the “hints”. Only being available before any marks are on the board is annoying. It is also extremely hard to get more of them without spending money.

Needs a zoom function

Lacks the features I expect in a picross app. Doesn’t automatically block out completed rows, doesn’t eliminate numbers when you’ve correctly placed the blocks. The weak greying out of the column is bad. Also prompts me to allow personalized ads EVERY SINGLE TIME I run the app. Forget that.

Great Game but App’s Bloated

I have been playing this for years but unfortunately I am going to have to switch apps. This one has gotten a little too bloated with events, tournaments, and ads. The event and tournaments are a fun addition (and I accept the existence of ads) but the app keeps crashing. I’ll probably check back in eventually to see if it’s improved because this app did get me through the pandemic, but if it keeps crashing and overheating my phone I will stay gone.
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No longer playing

Played for twelve years but no longer playing because of changes. Can't even get daily tokens without spending tokens. There are better apps of this type.

Shady

I love Nonograms, and I really liked the concept of ads or surveys to earn tokens. I don’t mind answering a quick 10 minute survey for a couple hours of play, it seems like a great solution where everyone wins.

The issue is some of surveys are exactly what you’d expect, questions about shopping habits, household demographics, etc. some of them get weirdly invasive tho. Like questions about my work or where I live that are way more detailed than I’m comfortable sharing ‘anonymously’.

And a lot of them have you answering questions for 5-10 minutes then tell you nope, sorry, you’re not the target demographic. If you’re looking for a certain age range or gender that’s fine, but ask right off the bat, not after you’ve gotten 3/4 of the survey complete. Or they get to the end and just crash, so you spent 15 minutes answering questions about shampoo and have nothing to show for it.

Overall, it’s a great concept, but you need to do better screening the surveys.
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I LOVE THIS GAME

BEST GAME EVER

No new events?

I love the game and have been playing for a long time now. But lately I keep seeing the countdown to the next event… only to be reset once it reaches the due date, and starts again without a new event. I know I can replay levels and still get tokens (and I do!), but it would be great to play fresh ones. Is it a problem I have, or are new events being released?
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Did not get the new pictures

I downloaded the update but I didn’t get new pictures now I’m stuck with nothing to do on this game

Too many ads n force event

Game has extra puzzles top right of screen n says just watch ads to unlock then it has multiple ads to watch but if u make it to the prize at the end u then have to spend tokens to unlock which never says at beginning. Ad after every game n after event pop up. Must leave app over n over n over to avoid ads.
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Ads, ads, ads

Since I’ve started the Arcade picture cross, I spend more a lot time watching ads then actually playing the game. I can’t choose anymore the puzzles, the aps decides for me. I didn’t receive any new puzzles yet. If the next puzzles operate the same way, I will definitely delete that game.

Update

Love the game, play it every day but waiting too long for an update.

Love it

Mindless challenges

No longer playing because of changes

I played this game for over 12 years. I liked to build up tokens for tournaments. Now you can't even get the daily tokens without spending tokens. Coins are useless until you use most of your tokens. I have moved on to more friendly apps. Will soon delete.

Love the game. Can’t play it

This is a really fun game but it’s so hard to earn tokens to play the game. I find it discouraging to even open the app cuz I wont have enough tokens to play. I have so many coins I wish I could use the coins to buy tokens.

Yep, It’s Good

Picross done well, colourful, addictive, plenty to do. Can’t complain.

AVOID IN-APP PURCHASES!

The stinginess of tokens is one thing, but who would’ve thought a picross app would be so vehemently greedy even to paying consumers. Multiple times have I earned a reward only to not actually receive anything, including times where I purchased premium passes and items using real money. Customer service is not much help either. Avoid spending money on this game until they fix these problems!

Oh, and you better be there within 10 minutes of the tournament ending or you won’t get a prize even if you’re first. Maybe avoid this one actually.
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