Comparison

PixelCross vs Gridweave

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

Head to head
About

PixelCross

A logic puzzle game where you color grid blocks based on numerical rules to reveal hidden pixel art. It offers over 700 puzzles with increasing difficulty, suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Logic-based coloring puzzles
  • Reveal hidden pixel art
  • Over 700 puzzles
  • Suitable for children and adults
  • Daily updated puzzles
  • Variety of pixel art themes
Features
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PixelCross is a simple but challenging digital logic puzzle game, as long as you can paint the color values of 0 and 1 according to certain numerical rules, you can let the puzzle picture show in front of you. Features: • Free game • Simple rules: use logic to color the grid blocks, reveal hidden pixel picture.. • 700+ logic puzzles, from easy to hard, keep updating. • Amazing pixel art: discovering beautiful pixel art illustrations of different themes, including daily objects, plants, characters and cute animals, etc. • Different logic puzzle levels, suitable for children and adults. • Simple and intimate game design, logic puzzle game can also be beautiful. Privacy Policy: https://penzu.com/p/b55b1871 User protocol: https://penzu.com/p/148dc25e

About

Gridweave

Engage in a logic-based puzzle experience where you fill squares to reveal hidden pictures. Enjoy unlimited hints and a daily challenge. Collect hundreds of unique images across themed albums.

Highlights
  • Logic-based puzzle solving
  • Collectible hidden pictures
  • Unlimited free hints with explanations
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • No lives or countdown timers
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Gridweave is a calm, carefully crafted Nonogram experience. Follow the clues, fill the squares, and watch a hidden picture come to life—then keep it in your collection. Pure logic, no pressure Every puzzle is designed to be solved by logic. No lives, no countdowns, no ads. Make a mistake? Undo a whole stroke and keep going at your own pace. Pictures worth collecting Every solved puzzle reveals a picture with its own backdrop. Collect 600 pictures across 16 albums, grouped into themed chapters. Hints that explain Hints are free and unlimited. They never play the puzzle for you: they point to a row or column and explain why the next move follows, so you still fill the squares yourself. A puzzle every day Come back for a new Daily Challenge. Your monthly calendar fills in as you solve. Start with 100 puzzles, and today's Daily Challenge is always free. One purchase unlocks the remaining 500 puzzles and all past Daily Challenges. No subscription. No account required; your progress is stored locally on your device.

Screenshots

PixelCross4 screens
Gridweave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: PixelCross at free against Gridweave's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PixelCross against 5.0 for Gridweave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelCross ships an update every 2 weeks, Gridweave every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PixelCross versus Gridweave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelCrossGridweave
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB4 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJUN XIE昱 王

Customer experience

PixelCross

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gridweave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PixelCross

No in-app purchases

None

Gridweave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixelCross free?
PixelCross is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridweave free?
Gridweave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PixelCross or Gridweave?
PixelCross and Gridweave are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PixelCross or Gridweave have ads?
Neither PixelCross nor Gridweave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixelCross or Gridweave?
PixelCross ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gridweave every 8 days. Most recently, PixelCross was updated on October 10, 2026 and Gridweave on October 8, 2026.

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