Comparison

Colour Nonograms vs GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

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

Head to head
About

Colour Nonograms

Solve picture logic puzzles by coloring cells according to number clues. Uncover hidden images with over 25,000 puzzles of various sizes. Optimized for battery saving with zoom and orientation support.

Highlights
  • Over 25,000 nonogram puzzles
  • Various grid sizes
  • Single solution puzzles
  • Battery optimized
  • Zoom mode
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Undo/redo functionality
Features
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Nonograms, also known as Hanjie, Griddlers, are picture logic puzzles 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. App features: – More than 25000 of nonograms of various width and height sizes (10x10, 15x15, 20x20, 25x25, 30x30 etc); – All nonograms have their own single solution; – Highly optimized app that saves your battery; – Zoom mode allows you to solve even large nonograms; – Portrait and landscape orientation support; – Undo/redo support; – Light and dark color schemes; Please visit our web site to find detailed instructions on solving nonograms: http://popapp.org/Apps/Details?id=16#tutorial">http://popapp.org/Apps/Details?id=16#tutorial

About

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

Solve logic puzzles by filling in cells based on number clues to reveal hidden images. Explore various puzzle types, including black & white, colored, and triangle grids. Design and share your own puzzles with others.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles with updates
  • Supports standard, colored, triangle, and multi griddlers
  • Advanced UI controls for easy solving
  • Design and share custom puzzles
  • Backup and restore solutions
Features
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GridSwan is a powerful nonogram puzzle app for solving logic puzzles, also known as griddlers, hanjie, picross, Japanese crosswords, kare karalamaca, cryptopics, or pic-a-pix. Use number clues to reveal hidden pixel-art images on the grid. Enjoy thousands of free nonogram puzzles, multiple puzzle types, smart solving tools, and regularly added new puzzles. FEATURES: • Thousands of free nonogram puzzles • New puzzles added regularly • Standard black-and-white, colored, triangle, and multi puzzles • Smooth controls for large and complex puzzles: Zoom, scroll, multi-cell selection, undo, and redo • Checkpoints to try different solving paths and backtrack when needed • Cloud backup and restore across devices • Create your own puzzles by drawing, importing images, or generating them from text with AI • Share your puzzles with friends or publish them for other players NOTES: • Please use the Feedback menu to report problems so we can receive your device details and help you better. • Number clues are only there to help you. They are not part of the actual puzzle solution. • To publish your own puzzles, share them and choose Publish. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzlehouseapps.com/privacy_policies/gridswan

Screenshots

Colour Nonograms4 screens
GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colour Nonograms at 79% against GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)'s 35%. Colour Nonograms also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Colour Nonograms sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colour Nonograms holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 134 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Colour Nonograms's written reviews are positive against 35% of GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colour Nonograms ships an update every 5 weeks, GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Colour Nonograms versus GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColour NonogramsGridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67 ratings) — better4.4 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better34.8% of reviews
Number of ratings67134 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB217 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAmir KadyrovALI YILDIZ-PUZZLEHOUSEAPPS

Customer experience

Colour Nonograms

All ratings67 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

All ratings134 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative52.2%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Colour Nonograms

One-time6
  • Large puzzle solution$0.99
  • Medium puzzle solution$0.99
  • XSmall puzzle solution$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Small puzzle solution$0.99
  • XLarge puzzle solution$0.99
  • Turn off ads$4.99
11 purchases

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month$7.991 Month
  • 6 Months$33.996 Months
  • 1 Year$59.991 Year
One-time8
  • 5 Images$1.29
  • Enable Checkpoint$1.49
  • 10 Tips$1.99
Show 5 more
  • 25 Images$3.99
  • 50 Tips$7.99
  • 50 Images$8.99
  • 100 images$9.99
  • 100 Tips$11.99

Questions

Is Colour Nonograms free?
Colour Nonograms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) free?
GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colour Nonograms or GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)?
Colour Nonograms is rated higher. Colour Nonograms averages 4.7 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) averages 4.4 from 134 ratings.
Do Colour Nonograms or GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) have ads?
Both Colour Nonograms and GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Colour Nonograms or GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)?
Colour Nonograms ships an update every 5 weeks, and GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) every 4 days. Most recently, Colour Nonograms was updated on October 24, 2026 and GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) on October 27, 2026.

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