Comparison

Sumaddle vs Nonogram Pure

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

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About

Sumaddle

This logic puzzle game transforms pencil-and-paper challenges into interactive brain teasers. Fit number combinations to clues using pure logic, with no mental arithmetic required. Enjoy over 150 free puzzles of varying difficulty, with built-in help and offline play.

Highlights
  • Interactive logic puzzles
  • Number combination fitting
  • Pure logic solving
  • Built-in help and mistake correction
  • Over 150 free puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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This type of logical puzzle was first seen in the Japan Puzzle Championship 2006 and is sometimes known as Doppelblock, or Smashed Sums. When played with pencil and paper, these puzzles can be hard work to solve. Sumaddle changes that by transforming the puzzles into interactive brain teasers that unfold before your eyes. Each puzzle has a unique solution. Finding the solution involves fitting the number combinations to the clues. The app makes it easy to view the possible combinations, you don’t need to do any sums in your head. Instead, you are able to focus on using logic to narrow down the combinations and find a fitting arrangement. The puzzles come in a range of sizes and difficulties, to suit all levels of skill and puzzling purposes. Choose a small puzzle to idle away a minute or two while waiting in a queue, or a big puzzle to give your brain some exercise during a coffee break! Some reasons why you will enjoy playing Sumaddle: • more than 150 puzzles are included for free • all puzzles can be solved with pure logic, no mental arithmetic required • the sophisticated built-in help can explain the logical reasoning at each step and also fix mistakes if you go wrong • the built-in help is completely free, use it as much as you like • works offline (great for long journeys) • a high standard of accessibility, including comprehensive support for VoiceOver • ad-free play - there are absolutely no ads! IGRS age rating (Indonesia Game Rating System): 3+ Designed and developed in Winterthur, Switzerland

About

Nonogram Pure

Features
Currently charting
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Nonogram Pure is the nonogram app with nothing in the way. No ads, no energy systems, no subscriptions, no accounts, no tracking. Pay once, play forever. EVERY PUZZLE IS PROVABLY FAIR Each board is checked by a logic engine before you ever see it: every puzzle has exactly one solution and can be completed by pure deduction alone. You will never be forced to guess. That is the guarantee serious solvers actually care about. ENDLESS PUZZLES - 5x5, 10x10, 15x15 and 20x20 boards - Three difficulties: Gentle, Classic and Expert - Freshly generated every time, so the puzzles never run out - Solve one, tap Next, keep going THE GALLERY: 36 PICTURES TO REVEAL Every gallery board hides a hand-drawn pixel picture. Solve it and the picture blooms into full colour, then take a moment while a gentle wave sweeps across your finished work. Collect all 36, from quick 5x5 starters to grand 15x15 scenes. A NEW DAILY PUZZLE One shared daily board for everyone, every day, fully offline. Keep your streak alive, browse the calendar to play any day you missed, and share your time with no spoilers. A home screen widget keeps today's board one tap away. BADGES Fourteen quiet achievements that live on your device, from your first solve to a flawless board and revealing the whole gallery. No accounts, no leaderboards, just your own record. BUILT FOR SOLVING - Drag to fill runs, with the line locked to your direction - Mark X's that can never wipe out your filled cells - One-tap undo for the whole stroke - Auto-X completed lines (optional) - Purist mode: no feedback until the puzzle is complete, or assisted mode with mistake highlighting. Your choice - Pinch to zoom on the big boards, plus a one-tap zoom button, with row and column highlighting - Four board colours: Sky, Forest, Rose and Slate - On iPad: hardware keyboard solving (arrows, space, X) and trackpad pointer highlighting - Dark mode, haptics, soft optional sounds, and your progress saved the moment you leave - Reduce Motion support for a calm, fade-only reveal PRIVATE BY DESIGN Nonogram Pure collects no data whatsoever. There is no network code in the app. Your puzzles, times and streak live on your device, full stop. One small price. No catches. That's the whole idea.

Screenshots

Sumaddle3 screens
Nonogram Pure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sumaddle at Free against Nonogram Pure's $0.99. Nonogram Pure's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). On 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

Sumaddle is free to download; Nonogram Pure costs $0.99 up front. Sumaddle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Nonogram Pure asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Sumaddle versus Nonogram Pure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumaddleNonogram Pure
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (769 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings769 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#107 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BuchananRichard White

Bugs and requests

Sumaddle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Losing progress when minimizing the app
  • Inconsistent difficulty ratings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to selectively pencil in notes
  • More difficult puzzle options
  • Synced progress across devices
  • Detailed statistics and leaderboard

Nonogram Pure

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sumaddle

One-time10
  • Crafty, Pack 1$0.99
  • Crafty, Pack 2$0.99
  • Crafty, Pack 3$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Sneaky, Pack 1$0.99
  • Sneaky, Pack 2$0.99
  • Sneaky, Pack 3$0.99
  • Tricky, Pack 1$0.99
  • Tricky, Pack 2$0.99
  • Tricky, Pack 3$0.99
  • Puzzle Generator$9.99
None

Nonogram Pure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sumaddle free?
Sumaddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram Pure free?
Nonogram Pure costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sumaddle or Nonogram Pure have ads?
Neither Sumaddle nor Nonogram Pure shows ads.

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