Comparison

Nonogram vs Sjakki

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

Sjakki

Features
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Sjakki is Norway's chess club in an app. Everything you need to learn, train and play chess is free. No ads, no paywall. The app is in Norwegian. DAILY PUZZLE One puzzle a day with a shareable emoji result. Build your crown streak and protect it with earned freezes. LEARN WITH MATT The Pawn School takes you from your first pawn move to your first checkmate in 40 lessons, guided by Matt the monkey, who cheers and never scolds. The reference section explains every chess rule with boards you can try, quizzes, the exchange calculator and the six mate patterns everyone should know. PLAY Eight bots from friendly Matt to masterful Vilma the Owl, fully offline. Live games against players across Norway with rating, or friendly games via link and QR. Two players on one board for the kitchen table, and a built-in chess clock for the physical board with Fischer increment and seven time controls. PUZZLES GALORE Themed puzzle training and Puzzle Storm: three minutes against the clock with jungle music and a Norwegian leaderboard. GAME REVIEW Deep analysis of your games, move by move, with brilliancies, blunders and best moves drawn as arrows on the board. Paste any game in PGN format, or connect your chess.com account for statistics and reviews of those games too. Share your games as PGN. FOR SCHOOLS Class codes make Sjakki classroom ready: the teacher creates a class, students join without an account, and the weekly overview shows solved puzzles and XP per student. SAFE FOR KIDS Chat consists of thirty friendly preset phrases and can be hidden entirely. Nothing else can be written. Any game can be reported with one tap. No ads, guest mode without an account, and profiles cannot be searched. Made in Norway by Peter (14) and family. Contact: peter@sjakki.no

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
Sjakki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sjakki at none against Nonogram's shown. Sjakki also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Nonogram's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nonogram ships an update every 4 months, Sjakki daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nonogram versus Sjakki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramSjakki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (621 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings621 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊杰 龚Trond Klæboe

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

Sjakki

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nonogram

No in-app purchases

None

Sjakki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sjakki free?
Sjakki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nonogram or Sjakki have ads?
Nonogram shows ads; Sjakki does not.
Which is updated more often, Nonogram or Sjakki?
Nonogram ships an update every 4 months, and Sjakki daily. Most recently, Nonogram was updated on October 17, 2026 and Sjakki on October 1, 2026.

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