Pixelogic vs Griddler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixelogic
Uncover hidden pixel art by solving logic puzzles with numeric clues. Enjoy a daily new challenge and over 6,000 puzzles. Customize your experience with dark mode and share your creations.
- Daily new puzzles
- Over 6,000 nonogram puzzles
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Worldwide statistics
- Create and share custom puzzles
- No ads
- Dark Mode
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A challenging and fun pixel logic game where you use numeric clues to uncover a hidden picture. For over 15 years, Pixelogic has been a favorite of nonogram puzzle enthusiasts! ■ New puzzle every day that keeps you coming back ■ 6,000+ nonogram puzzles to expand your brain ■ Choose your challenge from Easy to Expert ■ Know where you rank with worldwide statistics ■ Create and share your own puzzles ■ NO ADS ■ Dark Mode and many customization options Based on the logic game originating from Japan also known as Picross, Nonograms, and Griddlers. Pixelogic+ subscription: • Pixelogic offers a yearly or monthly auto-renewing subscription (Pixelogic+) • Payment will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Your subscription to Pixelogic+ will automatically renew unless you disable auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can turn off auto-renew or manage your subscription from your App Store account settings. • See terms: https://pixelogic.app/terms
Griddler
Fill in tiles based on numerical clues to solve logic puzzles. Compete globally for the fastest times and climb leaderboards. Features adaptive difficulty and unlimited levels.
- Numerical clue-based grid filling
- Global leaderboards
- Unlimited randomly generated levels
- Adaptive difficulty system
- Multiple grid sizes
- Achievements
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Use the numerical clues to fill in the correct tiles and complete the grid! Race against the clock as you compete against players from around the world for the fastest times per gridsize. Griddler, also known as Nonogram, Hanjie and Picross, comes with unlimited randomly created levels in 6 different size grids! Our adaptive difficulty system makes the game more challenging as you improve. Keep levelling and ranking until you're the master of the game! Reached the ultimate rank and want something more challenging? Upgrade to the more difficult levels, ranging up to 10x10! - Leaderboards - Achievements - Share This beautifully crafted game is brought to you by White Hot Games! Happy Griddler-ing! Please note: The App Preview contains footage from the 'Full Game' iAP.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixelogic at 4.8 against Griddler's 3.8. Pixelogic also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 56%) and ratings volume (921 vs 116). Griddler's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Pixelogic sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Griddler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixelogic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixelogic has 921 ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Pixelogic's written reviews are positive against 56% of Griddler's.
Pixelogic ships an update every 3 weeks, Griddler fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixelogic | Griddler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (921 ratings) — better | 3.8 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 921 — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | okayest! studios | White Hot Games Ltd |
Customer experience
Pixelogic
Griddler
Bugs and requests
Pixelogic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Puzzles not loading properly
- Incorrect/unsolvable puzzle clues
- Purchases/progress not restoring
- Frequent crashes on newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- More free/affordable puzzle content
- Customizable color themes
- Improved zoom and navigation
- Undo/redo functionality
- Sync progress across devices
Griddler
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pixelogic
- Pixelogic+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pixelogic+ Annual$14.991 Year
- 25x25 Puzzles$0.99
- Bolts (3 Pack)$0.99
- Second Chances (3 Pack)$1.99
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- Bolts (10 Pack)$1.99
- Second Chances (10 Pack)$2.99
- Second Chances (20 Pack)$3.99
- Weeklys 2016$4.99
- Second Chances (50 Pack)$7.99
- 2016 Daily Archive$9.99
- Bolts (100 Pack)$9.99
Griddler
- Full Game$2.99









