Comparison

Home Cross vs Nonogram Logic

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

Head to head
About

Home Cross

Solve logic puzzles to reveal hidden home-themed pictures. This Sudoku-like game offers thousands of levels and a relaxing experience. Play with friends and unlock new challenges.

Highlights
  • Thousands of manually designed levels
  • Unlock hidden home-themed pictures
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
  • Play with friends
  • Daily rewards (tokens and coins)
Features
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Home Cross (also known as Nonograms, Picross, Hanjie or Griddlers) is a brand new Sudoku-like puzzle game. You just solve each logic puzzle to unlock the amazing home-themed pictures.What are you waiting for? Make yourself at home! Features • Tons of manually designed levels Over 2000 free, funny and brain training levels inside • Easy to learn, Hard to master • Tons of hidden pictures to unlock • Playing the game with your FRIENDS Home Cross UNLIMITED SUBSCRIPTION: - The subscriptions are $1.99 weekly with 3 days FREE trial, $6.99 monthly, $49.99 annually. - During your subscriptions, you can get ads free, 30 tokens and 500 coins per day. - You can get 100 tokens at once. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at leat 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen subscription. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancelation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - You can read privacy policy at http://www.metajoy.io/privacy.html and terms of use at http://www.metajoy.io/tos.html - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that content. *Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in$USD. Terms of Service http://www.metajoy.io/tos.html Privacy Policy http://www.metajoy.io/privacy.html Questions? Ask: help@metajoy.io

About

Nonogram Logic

Engage your mind with logic puzzles where you color cells based on numbers to reveal hidden pictures. Enjoy a collection of Japanese crosswords with simple rules, suitable for all skill levels. Save your solved puzzles in a personal gallery.

Highlights
  • Color by number to reveal pictures
  • Japanese crossword puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Save puzzles to personal gallery
  • Simple and fun gameplay
  • Clean interface
Features
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Open up the fun and entertaining world of Nonogram Logic! Nonogram Logic is a collection of Japanese crosswords with simple rules: color by number to reveal a picture! Uncover the hidden image by coloring in cells vertically and horizontally! Solve brain teasers and reveal fun pictures. Save your favorite pictures in your personal gallery. Check out the collection of available pictures any time. The rules couldn't be easier: Select your skill level. Color in cells based on the number. The numbers correspond to the number of cells you need to color. If a cell doesn't need to be colored, X it out. Use extra lives if you made a mistake and try again! Why you'll love our griddlers: - Different difficulty levels - Simple, fun gameplay - Cool design - Clean interface - Bright, vibrant colors

Screenshots

Home Cross4 screens
Nonogram Logic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nonogram Logic at 49% against Home Cross's 32%. Nonogram Logic also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Home Cross's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 265). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Home Cross sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Nonogram Logic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nonogram Logic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Cross has 2.8K ratings behind it against 265, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Home Cross's written reviews are positive against 49% of Nonogram Logic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Cross ships an update monthly, Nonogram Logic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Cross versus Nonogram Logic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome CrossNonogram Logic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.8K ratings)4.6 (265 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews48.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better265
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetajoyAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Home Cross

All ratings2,832 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral26.3%
Negative42.0%

Nonogram Logic

All ratings265 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral13.2%
Negative38.2%

User reviews

Home Cross

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game concept
  • 💡 Challenging puzzles
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Lack of new content/updates

Nonogram Logic

From 265 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Great brain workout
  • 👍 Enjoyable logic game
  • 🤩 Addictive and fun
  • 💡 Creative puzzles
  • ✨ Good for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant crashing
  • 🐛 Frequent app freezes
  • 🐛 App closes unexpectedly
  • 🐛 Unstable after updates
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance

Bugs and requests

Home Cross

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads that won't close or crash the app
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Puzzles not loading or getting stuck at 85%

Requested features

4 requests
  • More puzzle packs and difficulty levels
  • Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Improved progress tracking and stats

Nonogram Logic

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes after a few seconds
  • Large puzzles show black screen
  • App closes immediately after opening
  • Game crashes mid-puzzle
  • App freezes and closes
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  • App doesn't open after update
  • Pictures don't look like intended

Requested features

5 requests
  • Erase function
  • Pencil/hint mode for harder puzzles
  • Restart level option
  • Descriptions for playing modes
  • Update large puzzles

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Home Cross

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly VIP$1.997 Days
  • Monthly VIP$6.991 Month
One-time8
  • 1000 Coins$0.99
  • Bonus Gift Step 1$0.99
  • Daily Gift$0.99
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  • 4000 Coins$2.99
  • 200 Tokens$2.99
  • Daily Gift$2.99
  • 400 Tokens$4.99
  • 1000 Tokens$9.99
1 purchases

Nonogram Logic

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Home Cross free?
Home Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram Logic free?
Nonogram Logic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Cross or Nonogram Logic?
Nonogram Logic is rated higher. Home Cross averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Nonogram Logic averages 4.6 from 265 ratings.
Do Home Cross or Nonogram Logic have ads?
Both Home Cross and Nonogram Logic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Cross or Nonogram Logic?
Home Cross ships an update monthly, and Nonogram Logic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Home Cross was updated on October 22, 2026 and Nonogram Logic on October 24, 2026.

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