Comparison

Forest Forage vs Every 5x5 Nonogram

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

Head to head
About

Forest Forage

Features
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Match 3 game with forest-themed art. For the watchOS game, tap the fruit to highlight it and then swipe in the desired direction.

About

Every 5x5 Nonogram

Engage in a logic puzzle game featuring all possible 5x5 nonogram puzzles. Compete with others on a global leaderboard and enjoy a changing color scheme as you progress through the challenges.

Highlights
  • All 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonogram puzzles
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Dynamic color schemes
  • Single-player experience
  • Logic-based gameplay
Features
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Sit back, relax, and play through all possible 5x5 nonogram puzzles. Nonograms, also known as picross or griddlers, is a logic puzzle game, like a mixture between sudoku and minesweeper. • Play through all 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonogram puzzles • Leaderboard to compete with your friends or players worldwide • Color scheme changes every 10 puzzles This is the single player version of the 2025 collaborative web game of the same name.

Screenshots

Forest Forage4 screens
Every 5x5 Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Every 5x5 Nonogram at Free against Forest Forage's $2.99. Every 5x5 Nonogram also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). Forest Forage's advantage is device support (6 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Every 5x5 Nonogram is free to download; Forest Forage costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest Forage ships an update every 13 months, Every 5x5 Nonogram every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Forest Forage versus Every 5x5 Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForest ForageEvery 5x5 Nonogram
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—31 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael Newellokayest! studios

In-app purchases

None

Forest Forage

No in-app purchases

None

Every 5x5 Nonogram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forest Forage free?
Forest Forage costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Every 5x5 Nonogram free?
Every 5x5 Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forest Forage or Every 5x5 Nonogram have ads?
Neither Forest Forage nor Every 5x5 Nonogram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forest Forage or Every 5x5 Nonogram?
Forest Forage ships an update every 13 months, and Every 5x5 Nonogram every 3 weeks. Most recently, Forest Forage was updated on October 19, 2026 and Every 5x5 Nonogram on October 24, 2026.

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