Comparison

Crystal Clash vs Picture Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Crystal Clash

Engage in hyper-speed puzzle battles against players worldwide. Solve pixel logic puzzles to advance your "Bits" and attack your opponent's territory. Level up your units and unlock new skills to dominate in real-time multiplayer matches.

Highlights
  • Real-time online multiplayer battles
  • Pixel logic puzzle solving
  • Strategic unit advancement
  • Unlockable skills and upgrades
  • Ranked matches for territory control
  • Regular updates with new features
Features
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Think you're good at puzzles? You've never experienced a fast action puzzler like this before! Crystal Clash competitively pits you against other online players around the world in realtime, requiring quick puzzle solving skills and fast reactions in order to win. In the world of Crystal Clash, you are the lord of your castle, and your soldiers, called "Bits", assist you in expanding your territory. Both you and your opponent simultaneously solve the same set of pixel logic puzzles, and with each correct fill, your Bits automatically advance and attack your opponent. Decide the best strategy for your Bits by controlling the lanes they attack on -- either keeping your defense strong, or pushing them all for a full attack to claim your opponent's area. For each puzzle you solve, you'll gain experience to level up your Bits, increasing their strength, defense, speed and hit points, and will unlock new and powerful skills for use in battle! Once you've powered up your Bits, enter the Rank Match where up to eight players all simultaneously battle to conquer and claim control over their expanding territory. Fight against the other Castle Lords, bringing peace to the land once again! Crystal Clash is continually being updated with additional features, with a new release approximately every two to three weeks. If there is something you would like to see in the game, or if you have any comments or suggestions for us, we'd love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact us anytime at: support@coldfusion.co.jp or leave us an in-game review! Crystal Clash is Cold Fusion’s first independent and original game, built upon its newly developed multithreaded, high performance cross-platform rendering and multiplayer networking technology. For more information about our engine tech, please visit our website at: https://coldfusion.co.jp As always, thank you for playing!

About

Picture Bloom

Features
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Every Picture Bloom puzzle has one unique solution. Solve by logic, never by guessing - then watch the grid soften into a painted picture for your garden. Picture Bloom is a calm, handcrafted take on nonograms, also known as picross, griddlers, hanjie, and Japanese crosswords. Read the clues, fill the right cells, mark the rest, and reveal a keepsake. GROW AT YOUR PACE - A fresh daily bloom, gently matched to your progress - 34 pictures across six themed collections - An interactive first-bloom tutorial - A garden journal of every picture you have grown, each with its name, its own garden line, your solve time, and your favorites MADE FOR QUIET FOCUS - Every picture is checked by the app's own solver before it ships: one solution, reachable by logic alone - Quiet Garden and Night Garden themes - Play offline - Calm sound and haptic controls PLAY FREE, GROW MORE The seven-picture Garden collection and the daily puzzle are free. Picture Bloom Pro is one optional purchase that unlocks five more packs and removes ads. No subscription.

Screenshots

Crystal Clash4 screens
Picture Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Crystal Clash at none against Picture Bloom's shown. Crystal Clash also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Crystal Clash sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Picture Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crystal Clash ships an update every 3 weeks, Picture Bloom every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crystal Clash versus Picture Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystal ClashPicture Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCold Fusion, Inc.Vytautas Jazbutis

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Crystal Clash

One-time7
  • Crystal Medal x100$0.99
  • Crystal Medal x200$1.99
  • Crystal Medal x500$2.99
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  • Soul Breaker$3.99
  • Crystal Medal x1200$5.99
  • Crystal Medal x2500$7.99
  • Crystal Medal x5000$10.99
1 purchases

Picture Bloom

One-time1
  • Picture Bloom Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Crystal Clash free?
Crystal Clash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Picture Bloom free?
Picture Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crystal Clash or Picture Bloom have ads?
Picture Bloom shows ads; Crystal Clash does not.
Which is updated more often, Crystal Clash or Picture Bloom?
Crystal Clash ships an update every 3 weeks, and Picture Bloom every 5 weeks. Most recently, Crystal Clash was updated on November 3, 2026 and Picture Bloom on November 6, 2026.

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