# PiKuBo - 3D Nonogram Puzzles — user reviews

> 66 indexed App Store user reviews of PiKuBo by Daniel Benito, rated 4.60/5 from 90 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pikubo-3d-nonogram-puzzles/id6467725326/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pikubo-3d-nonogram-puzzles/id6467725326.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 73 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4

## What do users think of PiKuBo?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 💡 Innovative 3D nonogram puzzle concept
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Intuitive and well-designed user interface
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visual presentation
- 💰 Affordable pricing for puzzle packs ($0.99 each)
- 🎵 Perfect background music
- ⚙️ Customizable settings (timer toggle, left-handed mode)
- 📚 Comprehensive and well-executed tutorial
- 🎯 Hundreds of puzzles available
- 🔄 Regular updates with new content
- 🎁 Generous free content to try before purchasing
- ♿ Accessibility features for left-handed players
- 🧠 Perfect difficulty progression from easy to challenging

**Cons**

- ⏱️ Timer system feels rushed and stressful
- ❤️ Heart/lives system frustrating for some players
- 🐛 Occasional accidental block touches
- 🔧 Controls reset when rotating puzzle
- 💸 Pricing model requires multiple purchases for full content
- 🔋 Graphics consume significant battery life
- 📱 Limited rotation (not full 360 degrees)
- 🎚️ Layer slider sometimes obscures puzzle
- ⏳ Cooldown timer on mark/delete buttons feels unnecessary
- 🎯 Some puzzles have visibility issues with color contrast
- 📊 Unclear star rating requirements with timer enabled

**Commonly reported bugs**

- In-app purchase error preventing pack purchases
- Purchase not received after payment
- Support email bouncing back
- Color contrast issue in Pack 12 (blue on blue)
- Inability to expose enough blocks at certain angles for decision-making
- Mark/delete button deactivates when rotating puzzle
- Cooldown timer on mark/delete buttons causes frustration

**Most requested features**

- More puzzle packs released more frequently
- Undo button for accidental moves
- Save progress mid-puzzle
- Ability to move puzzle around (pan feature)
- Full 360-degree rotation capability
- Bundle purchase option for all puzzle packs at discount
- Larger puzzles optimized for iPad
- Difficulty-specific puzzle packs (all expert level)
- Remove or improve timer system
- Remove or improve heart/lives system
- Persistent mark/delete selection across rotations
- Three-state axis selector for slider control
- Double-tap to start puzzle instead of GO button
- Flatten rate option to purchase all future content
- Webpage explaining all settings and features

## Newest reviews (16 of 66)

### 5/5 — Having a blast

*2025-05-08, version 1.9.0*

Probably the only 3d nonogram here. Not expensive so no ads just simple ui tons of fun.

### 4/5 — Loving it so far

*2025-04-30, version 1.9.0*

I just discover this. It has been great so far, although it seems like on some puzzles in pack 2 that you can’t expose enough of the blocks at the right angle to make the right decision on which blocks to mark or cut

### 5/5 — Last Game On Earth!

*2025-04-29, version 1.9.0*

If I had to choose one game, this would be the one! I’ve played Picrossed since it came out. Play it on the Switch as well. I’m loving it on my tablet now and hope that more puzzles will be coming! Thanks

### 5/5 — Love it but can’t continue!

*2025-04-13, version 1.9.0*

Love this game but I keep getting an error message when I try to purchase another pack. I successfully purchased 1 pack but since then, I can’t buy any more. I tried contacting the app dev but the email bounced back. Please help!

### 5/5 — Really fun!

*2025-03-18, version 1.9.0*

Good tutorials as well as the levels :)

### 5/5 — Perfect Brain Game

*2025-03-12, version 1.9.0*

A long time ago I was obsessed with a Nintendo DS game called Picross 3D, basically 3D nonograms. Since then I've been searching for anything similar, and PiKuBo is the perfect replacement. Super creative puzzles, and there are a ton of them! I find myself working on these at all hours of the day and in between work just to keep my attention crisp. 

My only feedback for the current version would be a request to be able to move the puzzle around (in addition to the current two-finger zoom). Occasionally the layer slider obscures the puzzle which can make things difficult navigate.

Aside from this, the game is excellent! Great work!

### 5/5 — 昔を思い出しました。

*2025-02-23, version 1.8.0*

DSで昔好きだったパズルゲームが蘇ったようです。通常のピクロスゲームに飽きていた所だったのでちょうど良かったです。課金はありますが、当時のソフトの値段を考えるとそれくらいしても問題ないなと思います。全部星3つでクリアを目指したいです。

### 5/5 — Fantastic

*2025-02-10, version 1.8.0*

Great game, very cool twist on nonograms. More levels, please!!

### 5/5 — Great brain teaser app

*2025-01-14, version 1.8.0*

This is a fantastic little brain teasing game. I just keep playing level after level after level. Nice work!

### 5/5 — Levels

*2025-01-05, version 1.8.0*

This is an amazing game. I just wish there were more levels since I’ve finished them all.

### 5/5 — Amazing game, finally!

*2024-11-27, version 1.7.0*

This game is awesome!  I've been looking for an app like this, and I haven't been able to find one for years.  Please consider adding an option to purchase all future added content, I'm looking forward to new puzzles!

### 5/5 — Excellent game!

*2024-11-24, version 1.7.0*

This takes nonogram to the next level. I just can't get enough of it. The gameplay is flawless. The puzzles have just the right amount of clues to solve them. The music is perfect. I only have one more pack to buy, so get going on new level packs :) My original review mentioned not liking/understanding the timer, but I'm good just getting two hearts on everything with the timer disabled.

### 4/5 — Worth the Wait

*2024-11-23, version 1.7.0*

Like a previous reviewer, I also have been waiting for an Ipad version of this game. I loved the 3DS version. The controls are not as fluid as the 3DS, but still the mechanics and logic of the game are the same. And a sincere THANK YOU for being considerate enough to realize that not all people are right-handed. The option to move the slider to the left makes the game playable for me. Without it, I would not be willing to play or purchase puzzle paks. At $0.99/pak, I will purchase them all

### 5/5 — Great game

*2024-11-14, version 1.7.0*

Have really been enjoying this game, packs don’t cost that much considering they are each hours of relaxing gameplay. Would highly recommend for playing

### 5/5 — finally!

*2024-10-22, version 1.6.0*

i’ve been waiting YEARS for someone to develop this game on iOS. THANK YOU! 
i wish there was a flat rate to purchase all of the puzzle packs at once instead of .99 for each pack.
other than that, i love this game so much. keep up the good work!!!!!!!!

### 5/5 — Great Nonogram Puzzles

*2024-10-10, version 1.6.0*

I’ve waited a long time for a really good nonogram puzzle to come to the App Store and I am enjoying these puzzles so much. I find them relaxing as well as challenging. I particularly like the way you can choose to have the timer on or off. Thank you so much for providing so much fun.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Really?!?

*2025-02-13, version 1.8.0*

Just let me skip the tutorial. Why do I have to go through 37 tutorial modules to get where I can actually play the game? I deleted the app without ever playing a game because the tutorial took so long.

### 1/5 — Not free!! Have to pay for levels after tutorial

*2024-10-28, version 1.6.0*

You have to pay for levels after the first one.  Too bad because I have been waiting for on like this.

### 1/5 — Subsequent packs require payment

*2024-05-02, version 1.0.1*

Great app but only first pack is free to play. Disappointed as this concept of playing nonograms is so fun

### 2/5 — It’s too complicated!!

*2024-06-01, version 1.1.0*

The game is good when you start. But it makes me want to throw my phone across the room because it won’t give me enough hearts! It’s so frustrating. It only lets you play the first level I have to pay for the other levels.

### 3/5 — Active deception

*2024-08-06*

You only get to play the first 32 puzzles before you have to pay a dollar for each proceeding puzzle pack

The page does not even say “in-app purchases” 

It is a fun game but to not download unless you’re prepared to pay up

**Developer response:** Thank you for playing PiKuBo.
The store description has been updated to reflect the fact that currently only 31 puzzles are provided for free and that the rest are available through in-app purchases to avoid any confusion.
The game does not have any ads so providing extra puzzles through in-app purchases is the only way to support development of the game. Having said that, the free puzzles should tide you over for a couple of hours and provide a good idea of what the game is about.

### 3/5 — ピクロス

*2024-06-16, version 1.2.0*

まぁ元々ピクロス好きな人がプレイするだろうから面白いのは当然なんだけどさ、 ここまで寄せるなら操作性も寄せて欲しいよ。 
塗りや消しを選択しても回転させたらリセットされるからいちいちまたアイテム押すのがめんどくさい。 直感的に動けない。 
塗りを選択したなら消しを選択するまで勝手に解除させないでほしい。 
あとタイマーとかクールタイムとか絶対いらない。

同じ事言ってる人が多いので早く改善される事を願ってアンストせず待ちます。

### 3/5 — テンポが悪い

*2024-05-29, version 1.1.0*

チュートリアルではボタンを押さないとメッセージを飛ばせない
そのボタンが画面上部に有るから押しにくい
メッセージは同じ事を何度も繰り返して鬱陶しい
プレイではブロックを削除するのに一々ボタンを押さなきゃいけないのが面倒
更にボタンにクールタイムが有るのはパズルゲームとしておかしい

### 3/5 — Good. Could Be better

*2024-05-27, version 1.1.0*

-Quick save doesn’t save progress if in the middle of a level. 

-Controls don’t have full 360° rotation, so can’t turn it to all the way around which can be kind of jarring if trying to hit a certain orientation

### 4/5 — Cute game

*2025-07-15, version 1.9.0*

I played the free part which occupied a little of my time.  Interface play.  Does use a bit of battery life because of the graphics.  I’m a frugal person so I don’t buy games.  No ads for the free part at least.

### 4/5 — Fun game

*2025-06-09, version 1.9.0*

Really fun twist on Picross puzzles. Only downside is the level packs are expensive - $1 for fairly small packs. Should be $3-4 for the whole game not $12+

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2026-03-19, version 1.10.0*

One of my favorite puzzle games back on the 3DS was Piccross 3d. This is pretty much the same.

Only flaw is the time it takes for the dev to release more puzzles.

### 5/5 — Please make more levels!

*2026-02-03, version 1.10.0*

I need more! Please!

### 5/5 — thank you:)

*2025-11-25, version 1.10.0*

I don’t really tend to write reviews for apps, but you can tell this game was made with so much time and care and I’ve loved getting to play and replay levels just to get everything perfect:) thanks guys hope you have even more puzzles for us in the future:)

### 5/5 — Addictive

*2025-07-31*

I am totally hooked on this game. I feel like an artist chipping away on a block of stone, creating a sculpture and can’t wait to see what I have created. 

So far my favorite is the Spanish galleon. 

Is there a webpage that explains all the settings? The rotate setting sounds interesting, but how does it work and what does it do? 

Highly recommended if you have time to burn. And you will become addicted.

### 5/5 — Need more levels

*2025-07-28, version 1.9.0*

I’m addicted and I need more! Please add more levels!

### 5/5 — 追加パック

*2025-06-06, version 1.9.0*

全部買ってるんですが、パック12が背景とブロックの色が両方青系で見づらくてイライラしました。
ゲームは非常に良いです

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2025-06-05, version 1.9.0*

This is a nice logical challenge. The execution is great, but later levels rely more on luck than logic combination. But that’s fine, there are hundreds of puzzles to solve.

### 5/5 — Very fun

*2025-05-22, version 1.9.0*

You get a lot of puzzles for $1

### 5/5 — Perfekte Umsetzung

*2025-05-17, version 1.9.0*

Sehr schöne Umsetzung.
Die Spielumgebung lässt sich an die persönlichen Bedürfnisse perfekt anpassen.
Die Bedienung funktioniert sehr gut.

Wer Picross 3D gerne gespielt hat, fühlt sich hier bestens aufgehoben.

### 5/5 — My favorite game!

*2025-05-17, version 1.9.0*

Love the 3D version of nonogram and this version is very well executed; love the controls and the bomb feature.  

The only problem is that I get obsessed with solving, and the Expert puzzles take quite awhile.

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