Comparison

Star Battle Go vs Ninigrams

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

Head to head
About

Star Battle Go

Engage your logic and spatial reasoning with this app featuring star battle puzzles. Follow two simple rules to place stars correctly in rows, columns, and regions, avoiding any touching stars. Enjoy a vast collection of puzzles with helpful tools and a dark mode option.

Highlights
  • 150 free original puzzles
  • 3000 additional puzzles for purchase
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Dark mode support
  • In-app tutorial with tips
  • Error checking and real-time rule breaking alerts
  • Square coloring tool
Features
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Love Two Not Touch? Get thousands more. Love Queens? Try the bigger challenge. Star Battle Go is the first star battle app on iOS, and the only iOS app with genuine original puzzles by KrazyDad, the puzzle maker behind "Two Not Touch" in the New York Times daily puzzle section. Star Battle Go works like Queens, swapping crowns for stars. But with two stars per row, column, and region instead of one, the logic runs deeper and the puzzles get much harder. The rules are simple: • Each row, column, and region must have exactly 2 stars • No two stars can touch, including diagonally If you enjoy sudoku or KenKen, you'll love this challenging game of logic and skill. "My New Puzzle Obsession" – Will Shortz, New York Times (Dec 15, 2019) (Referring to "Two Not Touch," his name for star battle puzzles) Features: • 150 free, original star battle puzzles • 3,000 more puzzles available for purchase • Automatic progress saving • Dark mode! • Helpful in-app tutorial with lots of tips and strategies • Option to place x's around stars automatically • Square coloring tool to mark options or logic branches • Option to show rule-breaking errors in real time • Optional tool to check for current mistakes Feedback welcome (we also offer solving tips!) hello@summitstudio.com Happy solving!

About

Ninigrams

Solve logic puzzles to reveal hidden pixel art. Use numbered clues to deduce which squares to fill, with no guessing required. Enjoy a satisfying and distraction-free experience with over 400 handcrafted puzzles.

Highlights
  • Reveal hidden pixel art
  • Logic-based deduction
  • 400+ handcrafted puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Mobile-optimized controls
Features
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Ninigrams is a nonogram puzzle game where logic slowly reveals hidden pixel art, one filled tile at a time. Using the numbered clues along each row and column, you’ll figure out which squares to fill and which to leave blank. Every puzzle has a single, guaranteed solution, so everything comes down to careful deduction – no guessing needed! Ninigrams started as a small puzzle idea shared with the Reddit community and has grown into something much bigger, with a community of over 24,000 members, puzzles reaching 1M+ total views, and individual challenges solved 10,000+ times. Now, that same handcrafted puzzle experience lives in your pocket. Whether you’re new to nonograms or already hooked on these puzzles, Ninigrams offers a clean, satisfying experience that’s easy to start and hard to put down. Features include: • 400+ handcrafted pixel-art puzzles to uncover • Fully playable offline (no Wi-Fi required) • Built-in interactive tutorial to help you get started • Smooth drag-to-fill controls designed for mobile • Optional timer and autofill tools you can toggle anytime • 4 seasonal backgrounds to match your mood • Clean, distraction-free interface focused on solving

Screenshots

Star Battle Go4 screens
Ninigrams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Star Battle Go at Free against Ninigrams's $4.99. Star Battle Go also leads on ratings volume (168 vs 12). Ninigrams's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Star Battle Go is free to download; Ninigrams costs $4.99 up front. Star Battle Go sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ninigrams asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ninigrams holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Battle Go has 168 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Star Battle Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ninigrams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Battle Go ships an update every 4 months, Ninigrams every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Star Battle Go versus Ninigrams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Battle GoNinigrams
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (168 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings168 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSummit Studio (CA)NINA BERRY KOH

Customer experience

Star Battle Go

All ratings165 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative4.5%

Ninigrams

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Star Battle Go

One-time4
  • 1000 Easy Puzzles$4.99
  • 1000 Hard Puzzles$4.99
  • 1000 Expert Puzzles$4.99
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  • Puzzle Mega Bundle$8.99
None

Ninigrams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Battle Go free?
Star Battle Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ninigrams free?
Ninigrams costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Star Battle Go or Ninigrams?
Ninigrams is rated higher. Star Battle Go averages 4.7 out of 5 from 168 ratings, while Ninigrams averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Star Battle Go or Ninigrams have ads?
Neither Star Battle Go nor Ninigrams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Battle Go or Ninigrams?
Star Battle Go ships an update every 4 months, and Ninigrams every 3 months. Most recently, Star Battle Go was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ninigrams on November 9, 2026.

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