Comparison

Cross vs 以数织图Nonogram

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

Head to head
About

Cross

Solve logic puzzles by painting squares and filling regions to reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. Offers a mix of deduction, art, and fun with adjustable grid sizes and helpful tools for precise gameplay. Enjoy weekly bonus puzzles and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Reveal pixel-art pictures
  • Logic-based puzzle solving
  • Zoom and clue-locking options
  • Fingertip cursor for precision
  • Weekly bonus puzzles
  • Graphic puzzle progress previews
  • Unlimited hints and undo
Features
Read full description

Paint squares and fill regions as you solve the puzzle and discover a beautiful pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a blank grid, divided into various regions, with clues to the left of every row and at the top of every column. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by painting squares and filling blocks according to the rules. Cross-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved. Challenging, deductive and artistic, these puzzles offer the ultimate mix of logic, art and fun while providing solvers with many hours of mentally stimulating entertainment. The game enables zooming the entire puzzle, or just the grid area while keeping the clue-panes locked. Other features include a unique fingertip cursor for playing large puzzles with ease and precision, and a show/hide rulers option helping focus on one row and column at a time. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Cross-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 130 free Cross-a-Pix puzzles in SingleClue and DualClue • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Grid sizes up to 30x45 (50x70 for iPad) • Multiple difficulty levels • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Zoom entire puzzle or just the grid area • Clue-pane locking option for optimal puzzle viewing • Rulers show or hide option for easier row and column viewing • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited hints • Error checking option when row or column is completed • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Clue auto check-off when row or column is completed • Automatically mark obvious empty squares with dots • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Cross-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Campixu, PoliPix and Crazy Paving. Similar to Picross, Nonogram and Griddlers, the puzzles are solved and the pictures revealed using logic alone. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220

About

以数织图Nonogram

This logic puzzle game challenges players to fill in grid cells based on numerical clues for rows and columns. Successfully completing the puzzles reveals a hidden bitmap image. It's a mentally stimulating way to create pixel art.

Highlights
  • Logic-based number puzzles
  • Reveal hidden bitmap images
  • Grid-filling gameplay
  • Japanese-inspired puzzle mechanics
  • Create pixel art
Features
Read full description

用数字,织图画。Nonogram是一种逻辑游戏,起源于日本,以猜谜的方式绘画位图。在一个网格中,每一行和列都有一组数,玩家需根据它们来填满或留空格子,最后就可以由此得出一幅图画。

Screenshots

Cross4 screens
以数织图Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 以数织图Nonogram at none against Cross's 15. 以数织图Nonogram also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Cross's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (328 vs 2). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Cross sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. 以数织图Nonogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

以数织图Nonogram holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross has 328 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Cross's written reviews are positive against 100% of 以数织图Nonogram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross ships an update every 4 months, 以数织图Nonogram monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cross versus 以数织图Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross以数织图Nonogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (328 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings328 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConceptis Ltd.蓓蓓 范

Customer experience

Cross

All ratings328 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.2%

以数织图Nonogram

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cross

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Screen freezing issues
  • Puzzle ordering problems
  • Inappropriate puzzle themes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free puzzle content
  • Option to disable rating prompts
  • Improved clue/ruler display
  • Ability to save/resume puzzles
  • Zoom functionality for larger puzzles

以数织图Nonogram

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Cross

One-time15
  • DualClue - Fun Pack 14$0.99
  • DualClue - Snacks 1$1.99
  • DualClue - Snacks 2$1.99
Show 12 more
  • SingleClue - Snacks 1$1.99
  • SingleClue - Variety 1$2.99
  • DualClue - Variety 1$2.99
  • DualClue - Variety 2$2.99
  • DualClue - Variety 3$2.99
  • SingleClue - Variety 2$2.99
  • SingleClue - Large 1$3.99
  • DualClue - Large 1$3.99
  • DualClue - Large 2$3.99
  • DualClue - Large 3$3.99
  • DualClue - Challenges 1$3.99
  • DualClue - Extra Large 1$4.99
None

以数织图Nonogram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cross free?
Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 以数织图Nonogram free?
以数织图Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cross or 以数织图Nonogram?
以数织图Nonogram is rated higher. Cross averages 4.8 out of 5 from 328 ratings, while 以数织图Nonogram averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cross or 以数织图Nonogram have ads?
以数织图Nonogram shows ads; Cross does not.
Which is updated more often, Cross or 以数织图Nonogram?
Cross ships an update every 4 months, and 以数织图Nonogram monthly. Most recently, Cross was updated on October 24, 2026 and 以数织图Nonogram on October 10, 2026.

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