Comparison

Nonogram vs PathPix Year

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

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About

Nonogram

This logic puzzle game challenges you to reveal hidden pictures by coloring cells based on number clues. It offers a vast library of puzzles with varying difficulty levels and features to aid gameplay, suitable for both new and experienced players.

Highlights
  • Over 10,000 free puzzles
  • Black-and-white and colored puzzles
  • Multiple grid sizes and difficulty levels
  • Auto error checking
  • Unlimited undo and hints
  • Save and continue progress
Features
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Popular and professional nonogram game All puzzles are tested by computer program Clear App graphics and rich functions Suitable for beginner and master HangXun Nonogram is a kind of picture logic game that was first invented by the Japanese in 1987. At first, the game was named after "お絵かきロジック", which means "drawing logic". Now Nonogram is known as nomogram, pictogram, Hanjie, Griddlers, Picross, Japanese Crosswords, Japanese Puzzles, Pic-a-Pix, "Paint by numbers" and other names. Nonogram game starts with tens of blank cells in a N x M grid, and these blank cells must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers are a form of discrete tomography that measures how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column. For example, a clue of "3 6 2" would mean there are sets of three, six, and two filled squares, in that order, with at least one blank square between successive sets. Nonogram game rules are very simple, easy to get started. Even you are a beginner for the game, you can start to play it very easily. Whether you want to sharpen your mind or relax your heart, you should give this classic Nonogram game a try. More you play, your brain will become more active. During your commute, before you sleep ... enjoy downtime with brain training. Main Features: - Over 10000 Nonogram Puzzles, all are free - All puzzles are tested by computer program and have unique solution - Include not only Black-and-white Nonograms, but also colored Nonograms - All puzzles are sorted by groups from 5x5 to 50x50 - 7 difficulty levels are from beginner to Extreme - Easy keyboard tool-bar is for big size of nonograms - Freely download millions of puzzles from our server More Features: - Auto check the error - Unlimited undo and hint time - Two game modes, freely fill mode and error limit mode - Save game automatically, and continue it next time - Score ranking, daily challenge ranking - Auto fill X and completed lines - Suitable for phones and tablets - Clean and beautiful graphics - Audio effect Thanks for your selecting HangXun Nonogram Game! We will try our best to make the game better and better.

About

PathPix Year

This game offers 365 unique logic puzzles, one for each day of the year, with a variety of sizes, shapes, and difficulty levels. It's designed to provide a full year of engaging gameplay, celebrating seasons and holidays with quirky themes.

Highlights
  • 365 unique puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Seasonal and holiday themes
  • Variety of puzzle sizes and shapes
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • A million squares to solve
Features
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Wishing you had LOTS of new PathPix puzzles to play? PathPix Year has 365 puzzles, one for each day of the year. Celebrate the seasons, enjoy the holidays, find quirky quotes - PathPix Year has it all. A million squares to solve - 12 full months of puzzles. Each month includes a wide variety of puzzle sizes, puzzle shapes, and difficulty levels. Solve one puzzle a day or do them all as fast as you can - it's your choice! New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy? All puzzles are different. Here's the lineup: ---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free! ---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles. ---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme. ---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced section with 12 special challengers. ---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here. ---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX LAUGH: 202 puzzles to tickle your funnybone, each with a related silly joke or quote. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here. ---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. ---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total! ---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings. ---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX COLOR: 150 HUGE puzzles in all the colors of the rainbow. ---PATHPIX WILD: 150 GIANT puzzles - a wilderness for you to explore. Can you tame these puzzles? Or will they tame YOU? ---PATHPIX CATS: 125 GIANT puzzles featuring our fine feline friends - catnip for PathPix puzzle lovers. ---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included. ---PATHPIX OZ: Bring Dorothy and her friends to life as you solve 148 huge and colorful puzzles based on the classic illustrations for 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. More than 1 million squares to solve. Complete book included. ---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BUBBLE: PathPix with a difference: wild and wacky paths on a special grid with squares and rectangles of different sizes. 160 puzzles, easy to challenging. —--PATHPIX BRAIN: A big challenge for expert solvers - 180 very tricky puzzles in a full range of sizes, from teeny to HUGE. No easy stuff. Experienced solvers only. ---PATHPIX YEAR: 365 puzzles - a puzzle for every day of the year. Wide variety of shapes and sizes, seasonal topics. Easy to advanced. PathPix Year is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
PathPix Year4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nonogram at Free against PathPix Year's $3.99. Nonogram also leads on ratings volume (652 vs 59). PathPix Year's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On in-app purchases 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

Nonogram is free to download; PathPix Year costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Year holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonogram has 652 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Nonogram's written reviews are positive against 100% of PathPix Year's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nonogram versus PathPix Year: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramPathPix Year
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (652 ratings)5.0 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings652 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊杰 龚Kris Pixton

Customer experience

Nonogram

All ratings621 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews493 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.7%

PathPix Year

All ratings58 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nonogram

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches causing errors
  • Sensitive touch controls
  • Ads covering gameplay on larger puzzles

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add undo/erase function
  • Improve touch controls and sensitivity
  • Add zoom/pinch feature
  • Improve visibility of numbers on larger puzzles
  • Add ability to save/resume puzzles
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  • Implement color-blind accessibility options

PathPix Year

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nonogram

No in-app purchases

None

PathPix Year

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PathPix Year free?
PathPix Year costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nonogram or PathPix Year?
PathPix Year is rated higher. Nonogram averages 4.7 out of 5 from 652 ratings, while PathPix Year averages 5.0 from 59 ratings.
Do Nonogram or PathPix Year have ads?
Nonogram shows ads; PathPix Year does not.

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