Nekograms vs Assemble with Care
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nekograms
Solve adorable cat-themed puzzles by guiding felines to sleep on cushions. Earn stars by completing levels efficiently and unlock challenging Endless Mode. Features original mechanics, a charming soundtrack, and a variety of cat breeds.
- Original puzzle mechanics
- 160 levels across 4 worlds
- Over 15 cat breeds
- Endless Mode
- Collect stars for efficient play
- New arcade-themed world
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NYAN NYAN PLAZA UPDATE The cats are playing at Nyan Nyan Plaza - a neon-filled retro arcade featuring gachapon machines. New Levels There are 40 new levels to solve in this new arcade-themed world. New Cat Stuffie joins the cast as Nekograms' first soft-toy cat. New Accessories Keep an eye out for three new accessories: Gachapon ball, Game heart (pixel-art style), Claw machine hat New Music Puzzle along with a new arcade-inspired music track. --- Help cats get to sleep in this adorable game, with novel mechanics based on nonograms and sliding puzzles. Nekograms is easy to learn but does get challenging! GET THE CATS TO SLEEP Cats only sleep on cushions. Complete a level by helping all cats get to sleep. COLLECT ALL THE STARS Earn stars by completing levels in the fewest number of moves. Achieve 3 stars in every level. UNLOCK ENDLESS MODE Complete the game to unlock Endless Mode and ascend through different states of cat consciousness. FEATURES - Original puzzle mechanics - 160 levels over 4 unique worlds - Over 15 different cat breeds - Original soundtrack - Endless Mode
Assemble with Care
Restore cherished objects and help a town heal in this narrative puzzle game. Explore meaningful puzzles, meet quirky townsfolk, and enjoy a nostalgic soundtrack and handcrafted visuals.
- Meaningful object restoration puzzles
- Evocative story about townsfolk
- Nostalgic 80s-inspired soundtrack
- Handcrafted, impressionist visuals
- Free-to-start gameplay
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Assemble With Care is free-to-start with no ads. Play the opening chapters for free, and unlock the rest of the story with a single in-app purchase. From the studio that brought you Monument Valley, comes a story about taking things apart and putting ourselves back together. When Maria, a globe-trotting antique restorer, arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva, she has no idea just how broken it will turn out to be. She wants nothing more than to help the town’s inhabitants save their most beloved possessions, but when it’s their personal lives that are starting to fracture, she’ll need to find a way to hold them together, one spare screw at a time. MEANINGFUL PUZZLES: Explore the objects through Maria’s eyes and find a way to restore them. EVOCATIVE STORY: Meet the townsfolk of Bellariva. Come to love their quirks and help them reconnect. NOSTALGIC CHARM: Rediscover the defining objects of decades past to the tune of the original soundtrack, inspired by the sounds of the 80s. HANDCRAFTED VISUALS: Enjoy gameplay rendered in a beautiful, impressionist style, alongside a completely hand-illustrated story
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nekograms at 100% against Assemble with Care's 53%. Nekograms also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Assemble with Care's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 5). On ads 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
Assemble with Care is free to download; Nekograms costs $1.99 up front. Assemble with Care sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nekograms asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nekograms holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assemble with Care has 1.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Nekograms's written reviews are positive against 53% of Assemble with Care's.
Nekograms ships an update every 6 weeks, Assemble with Care every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Nekograms | Assemble with Care |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.6 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 53.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 416 MB | 619 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hungry Sky Pty Ltd | ustwo games |
Customer experience
Nekograms
Assemble with Care
Bugs and requests
Nekograms
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Assemble with Care
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress deletion issue
- Sound not working for some users
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters
- Ability to skip dialogue
- Landscape mode support
- Additional gameplay modes or stories
In-app purchases
Nekograms
No in-app purchases
Assemble with Care
- Unlock Full Game$5.99
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