Comparison

Nonograms Katana vs PathPix Year

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Nonograms Katana

Engage in logic puzzles where you fill cells based on numerical clues to reveal hidden pictures. This app offers a vast collection of puzzles, tools for marking cells, and options to create and share your own challenges.

Highlights
  • 1001 nonogram puzzles
  • Create and share custom puzzles
  • Black-and-white and colored puzzles
  • Puzzles sorted by size
  • Hints and undo/redo functionality
  • Cloud save and achievements
Features
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Nonograms Katana: Sharpen your mind! Nonograms, also known as Hanjie, Griddlers, Picross, Japanese Crosswords, Japanese Puzzles, Pic-a-Pix, "Paint by numbers" and other names, are picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. The numbers are a form of discrete tomography that measures how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column. For example, a clue of "4 8 3" would mean there are sets of four, eight, and three filled squares, in that order, with at least one blank square between successive groups. To solve a puzzle, one needs to determine which cells will be boxes and which will be empty. Determining which cells are to be left empty (called spaces) is as important as determining which to fill (called boxes). Later in the solving process, the spaces help determine where a clue (continuing block of boxes and a number in the legend) may spread. Solvers usually use a dot or a cross to mark cells they are certain are spaces. It is also important never to guess. Only cells that can be determined by logic should be filled. If guessing, a single error can spread over the entire field and completely ruin the solution. Features: - 1001 nonograms - All puzzles are free - All puzzles tested by computer program and have unique solution - Black-and-white and colored - Nonograms sorted by groups from 5x5 to 50x50 - Download puzzles sent by other users - Create and share your own puzzles - 15 free hints per puzzle - Use crosses, dots and other symbols to mark cells - Auto cross out numbers - Auto fill trivial and completed lines - Auto save; if you stuck you can try another puzzle and come back later - Zoom and smooth scrolling - Lock and zoom number bars - Lock current puzzle state, check assumptions - Customize background - Optional cursor for accurate picking - Undo and redo - Share result pictures - Save game progress to the cloud - Achievements and leaderboards - Screen rotation - Suitable for phones and tablets VIP Features: - No Ads - View Answer - 5 extra hints per puzzle The Guild Expansion: Welcome to the Adventurers Guild! By solving puzzles, you will get loot and experience. You will have weapons that allow you to deal with puzzles much faster. You will be able to complete quests and receive a reward. You will have to rebuild the settlement and collect the lost mosaic piece by piece. The Dungeon Expansion: Game in a game in a game. Isometric turn-based RPG. What adventurer doesn't dream of exploring a dungeon? site: https://nonograms-katana.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nonograms.Katana

About

PathPix Year

This game offers 365 unique logic puzzles, one for each day of the year, with a variety of sizes, shapes, and difficulty levels. It's designed to provide a full year of engaging gameplay, celebrating seasons and holidays with quirky themes.

Highlights
  • 365 unique puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Seasonal and holiday themes
  • Variety of puzzle sizes and shapes
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • A million squares to solve
Features
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Wishing you had LOTS of new PathPix puzzles to play? PathPix Year has 365 puzzles, one for each day of the year. Celebrate the seasons, enjoy the holidays, find quirky quotes - PathPix Year has it all. A million squares to solve - 12 full months of puzzles. Each month includes a wide variety of puzzle sizes, puzzle shapes, and difficulty levels. Solve one puzzle a day or do them all as fast as you can - it's your choice! New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy? All puzzles are different. Here's the lineup: ---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free! ---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles. ---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme. ---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced section with 12 special challengers. ---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here. ---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX LAUGH: 202 puzzles to tickle your funnybone, each with a related silly joke or quote. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here. ---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. ---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total! ---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings. ---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX COLOR: 150 HUGE puzzles in all the colors of the rainbow. ---PATHPIX WILD: 150 GIANT puzzles - a wilderness for you to explore. Can you tame these puzzles? Or will they tame YOU? ---PATHPIX CATS: 125 GIANT puzzles featuring our fine feline friends - catnip for PathPix puzzle lovers. ---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included. ---PATHPIX OZ: Bring Dorothy and her friends to life as you solve 148 huge and colorful puzzles based on the classic illustrations for 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. More than 1 million squares to solve. Complete book included. ---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BUBBLE: PathPix with a difference: wild and wacky paths on a special grid with squares and rectangles of different sizes. 160 puzzles, easy to challenging. —--PATHPIX BRAIN: A big challenge for expert solvers - 180 very tricky puzzles in a full range of sizes, from teeny to HUGE. No easy stuff. Experienced solvers only. ---PATHPIX YEAR: 365 puzzles - a puzzle for every day of the year. Wide variety of shapes and sizes, seasonal topics. Easy to advanced. PathPix Year is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.

Screenshots

Nonograms Katana4 screens
PathPix Year4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nonograms Katana at Free against PathPix Year's $3.99. Nonograms Katana also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 59). PathPix Year's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Nonograms Katana is free to download; PathPix Year costs $3.99 up front. Nonograms Katana sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PathPix Year asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Year holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonograms Katana has 6.8K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Nonograms Katana's written reviews are positive against 100% of PathPix Year's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nonograms Katana versus PathPix Year: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonograms KatanaPathPix Year
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (6.8K ratings)5.0 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.8K — better59
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUcdevs Interaction DOOKris Pixton

Customer experience

Nonograms Katana

All ratings6,245 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.8%

PathPix Year

All ratings58 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nonograms Katana

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Puzzle progress not saving
  • Puzzle images not loading
  • Freezing/crashing on larger puzzles
  • Ads not playing properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to rearrange/move puzzle pieces
  • Difficulty ratings for puzzles
  • Automatic line/row completion
  • Ability to follow/subscribe to users
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  • Notification system for new puzzles
  • Diagonal line drawing tool

PathPix Year

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nonograms Katana

One-time3
  • 80 Hints$0.99
  • 200 Hints$1.99
  • VIP version$2.99
None

PathPix Year

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonograms Katana free?
Nonograms Katana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathPix Year free?
PathPix Year costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nonograms Katana or PathPix Year?
PathPix Year is rated higher. Nonograms Katana averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while PathPix Year averages 5.0 from 59 ratings.
Do Nonograms Katana or PathPix Year have ads?
Neither Nonograms Katana nor PathPix Year shows ads.

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