Comparison

Balls. vs Nonogram

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

Head to head
About

Balls.

A puzzle game where you strategically move balls to clear space and prevent the board from becoming overcrowded. Utilize special balls like Jumpers and Bombs to create opportunities and achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Strategic ball movement
  • Board space management
  • Special power-up balls (Jumper, Bomb)
  • High score challenges
  • Intuitive gameplay
Features
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Move the balls around and get rid of them in various ways. But watch out, the board is small and it gets crowded quickly! Free space is crucial here and you will need it badly after just a few bad moves. Take your time and play smart, considering the incoming balls. The rest is intuition and strategy. Align balls in the bigger patterns to create helpful lifesavers, like a Jumper Ball which can fly anywhere! Or, stick with a good old-fashioned Bomb Ball. Yeah, it will blow some extra space for you :) Sounds very simple... but hey - try to score 1000 points and we can talk.  Let's keep the ball rolling! --- Thank you so much for playing and supporting us! Want to share feedback, suggest a new feature or found a bug? Send an ​email at contact@gamezaur.com --- www.gamezaur.com

About

Nonogram

Features
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Nonogram — also known as Picross, Griddlers or pixel puzzle — is a clean, elegant pixel logic puzzle game. Decode the hidden pixel art from the number clues on each row and column, and enjoy the moment when pure logic reveals the picture. No math, no guessing, no luck. Just deduction, one cell at a time. WHAT IS A NONOGRAM? Nonogram (Picross, Griddlers, "picture cross") originated in Japan. The numbers on each row and column tell you the lengths and order of consecutive filled cells. By logical deduction alone you gradually reveal a beautiful piece of pixel art. SIX DIFFICULTIES, FROM BEGINNER TO MASTER - Easy 5×5: jump right in, no experience needed - Medium 10×10: get a taste of logical deduction - Hard 15×15: put your observation skills to the test - Expert 20×20: every move requires careful thought - Master 30×30: built for the ultimate puzzle enthusiast CAMPAIGN MODE Six hand-crafted chapters with 120 levels to conquer. Earn a star rating on every level, race against your best time, and collect all 140 achievements. OPEN PLAY Randomly generated original puzzles — every session is a fresh challenge. Pick your size and difficulty and play a round whenever you like. CREATE MODE Draw pixel art freely and turn it into a playable nonogram in one tap. Export and share your puzzles with friends. ZEN MODE One tap hides the timer and the mistake count and keeps progress separately, so you can focus purely on solving. REPLAY After you clear a puzzle, replay your own solving process step by step. Pause anytime, or watch it again from the start. POLISHED DETAILS - Smooth pinch-zoom and drag, even on 30×30 grids - Fill and mark modes, so your reasoning stays clear - Undo, hints, combo effects and haptic feedback - Apple Pencil support on iPad: set the pencil to fill while your fingers pan and zoom - Day and night themes, easy on the eyes after dark - Portrait and landscape, play anywhere CLEAN EXPERIENCE Play offline, no account required, no ads. Progress is stored on your device, with optional Game Center cloud save sync. Download free and play Campaign chapters 1-2 (25 levels) plus 3 free Open Play rounds every day. Unlock all chapters and all Open Play difficulties with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no ads. If you enjoy logic puzzles, picross, brain teasers or sudoku-style deduction, you will feel at home here. Download Nonogram and start your pixel puzzle journey.

Screenshots

Balls.4 screens
Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nonogram at none against Balls.'s shown. Nonogram also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 39 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Balls. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nonogram sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balls. ships an update every 39 months, Nonogram every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Balls. versus Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalls.Nonogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamil Kucma清林 勾

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Balls.

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
4 purchases

Nonogram

One-time4
  • Campaign Pack$0.99
  • Advanced Open Play$0.99
  • Master Pack$0.99
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  • Complete Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Balls. free?
Balls. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Balls. or Nonogram have ads?
Balls. shows ads; Nonogram does not.
Which is updated more often, Balls. or Nonogram?
Balls. ships an update every 39 months, and Nonogram every 6 days. Most recently, Balls. was updated on October 2, 2026 and Nonogram on October 1, 2026.

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