Comparison

Home Cross vs Color

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

Color

A digital board game that challenges players to match colors. It offers a simple yet engaging experience for users of all ages. Enjoy a classic game with a colorful twist.

Highlights
  • Digital board game adaptation
  • Color matching gameplay
  • Simple and engaging mechanics
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Play Colorcode board game

Screenshots

Home Cross4 screens
Color3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Color at 5.0 against Home Cross's 4.4. Color also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Home Cross's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price 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. Home Cross sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Color asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Cross has 2.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Cross ships an update monthly, Color every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Home Cross versus Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome CrossColor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetajoyAli Asadpoor

Customer experience

Home Cross

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

Color

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Color

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
None

Color

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Cross free?
Home Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color free?
Color is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Cross or Color?
Color is rated higher. Home Cross averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Color averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Home Cross or Color have ads?
Home Cross shows ads; Color does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Cross or Color?
Home Cross ships an update monthly, and Color every 3 days. Most recently, Home Cross was updated on October 22, 2026 and Color on October 19, 2026.

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