Comparison

Nonogram Life vs Mosaic Chronicles

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

Head to head
About

Nonogram Life

Engage your mind with logic puzzles that reveal hidden pixel art. Solve by filling cells according to number clues, offering a relaxing and mindful experience with handcrafted designs and soothing music. Save your progress and enjoy various topics.

Highlights
  • Hand-crafted pixel art puzzles
  • Diverse topics and themes
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Intuitive drag or d-pad controls
  • Relaxing music and mindfulness
  • Automatic save/resume functionality
  • Marking (X) feature for easier solving
Features
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Nonograms, also known as Paint by Numbers, Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, and various other names, are picture Logic puzzle in which cells in a grid must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. *** Rule *** 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 "4 8 3" would mean there are sets of four, eight, and three filled squares, in that order, with at least one blank square between successive sets. *** Features *** ● Hand crafted beautiful pixel arts ● There are various topics to have fun with ● Using hint can help you in difficult time ● Easy controls, either using drag or d-pad ● Mindfulness, relaxing music ● Playing session is saved/resumed automatically ● Don’t forget to using Mark (X) to solve the puzzle easier *** Strategy *** Simpler puzzles can usually be solved by a reasoning on a single row only (or a single column) at each given time, to determine as many boxes and spaces on that row as possible. Then trying another row (or column), until there are no rows that contain undetermined cells. Some more difficult puzzles may also require several types of "what if?" reasoning that include more than one row (or column). This works on searching for contradictions: When a cell cannot be a box, because some other cell would produce an error, it will definitely be a space. And vice versa. Advanced solvers are sometimes able to search even deeper than into the first "what if?" reasoning. It takes, however, a lot of time to get some progress.

About

Mosaic Chronicles

Engage with a narrative adventure by solving stained glass mosaic puzzles. Move and rotate pieces to complete intricate designs, unlocking story elements inspired by literary works. Progress through challenges with adjustable difficulty.

Highlights
  • Assemble stained glass mosaics
  • Unveil story piece by piece
  • Gallery for completed mosaics
  • Track progress
  • 3 difficulty levels
Features
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Listen carefully, my friend. I shall tell you a story of courage, love, luck ... and the importance of reading skills! Mosaic Chronicles is a story-driven puzzle game inspired by the stories of Olga Gromyko. You’ll need to move and rotate the pieces of stained glass, placing them perfectly, to complete the mosaic and advance the story. Assemble 50 mosaics based on A Bit of Horoscoping and A Lucky Knot. Follow the threads to save the beautiful princess from the beast! KEY FEATURES: 1) Assemble beautiful stained glass mosaics. 2) Unveil the story piece by piece – inspired by the work of Olga Gromyko. 3) Visit the gallery to view completed mosaics and track your progress. 4) Choose from 3 difficulty levels.

Screenshots

Nonogram Life4 screens
Mosaic Chronicles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mosaic Chronicles at none against Nonogram Life's shown. Mosaic Chronicles also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Nonogram Life's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Nonogram Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mosaic Chronicles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nonogram Life holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonogram Life has 598 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Nonogram Life's written reviews are positive against 63% of Mosaic Chronicles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nonogram Life ships an update fortnightly, Mosaic Chronicles every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nonogram Life versus Mosaic Chronicles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogram LifeMosaic Chronicles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (598 ratings) — better4.4 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews — better63.3% of reviews
Number of ratings598 — better60
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB394 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNguyen LocERROR300 GAMES LIMITED

Customer experience

Nonogram Life

All ratings546 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral13.5%
Negative10.1%

Mosaic Chronicles

All ratings61 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Nonogram Life

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen on certain levels
  • Incorrect puzzle solutions
  • Progress reset/loss of progress
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and categories
  • Ability to disable lives/hints
  • Support for Apple Pencil
  • Improved performance optimization

Mosaic Chronicles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nonogram Life

One-time1
  • Remove Ads2 variants$2.99
5 purchases

Mosaic Chronicles

One-time5
  • Mosaic Chronicles - Remove Ads$1.99
  • The Lucky Knot I$1.99
  • The Lucky Knot II$1.99
Show 2 more
  • The Lucky Knot III$1.99
  • The Lucky Knot Mosaics 1 to 37$4.99

Questions

Is Nonogram Life free?
Nonogram Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mosaic Chronicles free?
Mosaic Chronicles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nonogram Life or Mosaic Chronicles?
Nonogram Life is rated higher. Nonogram Life averages 4.8 out of 5 from 598 ratings, while Mosaic Chronicles averages 4.4 from 60 ratings.
Do Nonogram Life or Mosaic Chronicles have ads?
Nonogram Life shows ads; Mosaic Chronicles does not.
Which is updated more often, Nonogram Life or Mosaic Chronicles?
Nonogram Life ships an update fortnightly, and Mosaic Chronicles every 3 months. Most recently, Nonogram Life was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mosaic Chronicles on October 30, 2026.

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