Comparison

Home Cross vs Nonogram

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

Engage your mind with a picture cross puzzle game. Solve number-based puzzles to reveal vibrant pixel art. Offers thousands of levels and themed packs, with daily challenges and leaderboards for continuous engagement.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles
  • Pixel art reveals
  • Daily challenges
  • Leaderboards
  • Themed puzzle packs
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Nonogram - Puzzle Master is a picture cross puzzle game. Solve the puzzles hidden in the numbers and you will get fabulous pixel arts. Easy to start but challenging to master. There are over 10000 puzzles from 5X5 blocks to 20X20. Besides, dozens of theme packs are now open to everybody which are totally FREE. There are many everts you may like too, including Daily Challenge, Leaderboard and so on. You will definitely enjoy the game! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Subscription Options In our game, we have the following subscription option: - Diamond Membership offers subscription service at $4.99 per week. With this subscription, you can get 2000 coins instantly for only one time, 30 mins of unlimited energies everyday, 1000 coins everyday and remove all Ads, - End of trial and subscription renewal This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to Apple Store Account at confirmation of purchase without free trial. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple Store Account Settings after purchase. - Subscription is not a must in our game Users can choose whether to subscribe to our game or not. Except for elements offered in the Subscription option, users who do not make a subscription will still have access to the basic elements in our game. - Subscription Cancellation If you would like to cancel your subscription, go to ‘Settings’ on your iOS device --> ‘iTunes & App Store’ --> tap ‘Apple ID’ and then ‘View Apple ID’. Enter ‘Account Settings’, tap ‘Subscriptions’ --> ‘Manage’ and select the subscription for ‘Archero’ to cancel it. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@dreamsst.com - User Agreement and Privacy Policy Privacy Statement https://dreamsst.com/privacy User Agreement https://dreamsst.com/termsOfSubscription

Screenshots

Home Cross4 screens
Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Home Cross at 2.8K against Nonogram's 82. Home Cross also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 13%). Nonogram's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nonogram 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 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Home Cross's written reviews are positive against 13% of Nonogram's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Cross ships an update monthly, Nonogram every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Cross versus Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome CrossNonogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.8K ratings)4.6 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better82
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB247 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetajoyWuhan Dream Space Studio Co., LTD

Customer experience

Home Cross

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

Nonogram

All ratings83 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative50.0%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
10 purchases

Nonogram

Subscriptions1
  • DIAMOND MEMBERSHIP$4.997 Days
One-time9
  • Beginner's Bundle$0.99
  • COIN PACKAGE 1000$1.99
  • COIN PACKAGE 1600$2.99
Show 6 more
  • GOLDEN PASS$4.99
  • COIN PACKAGE 3000$4.99
  • Super Bundle$5.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Mega Bundle$10.99
  • COIN PACKAGE 32000$49.99

Questions

Is Home Cross free?
Home Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Cross or Nonogram?
Nonogram is rated higher. Home Cross averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Nonogram averages 4.6 from 82 ratings.
Do Home Cross or Nonogram have ads?
Both Home Cross and Nonogram show ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Cross or Nonogram?
Home Cross ships an update monthly, and Nonogram every 3 weeks. Most recently, Home Cross was updated on October 22, 2026 and Nonogram on October 24, 2026.

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