Comparison

Cross Digits Lite vs Nonogram

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

Head to head
About

Cross Digits Lite

This number crossword puzzle game challenges your logic and deduction skills. Fill the board with correct numbers using a provided word list, and check your solution when ready. It offers a free trial with limited puzzles and a full version for more extensive challenges.

Highlights
  • Number crossword gameplay
  • Logic and deduction challenges
  • Fill board with correct numbers
  • Reference word list for numbers
  • Place entire numbers or digits
  • Check final board for victory
Features
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Are you a number crossword puzzle expert? Cross Digits is the crossword app where each word is a number. There are no hints; just your own skills of logic and deduction. GAMEPLAY Your objective: Fill the board with the correct numbers. Press the Check button when you’re sure about your choices. • The board starts with some numbers filled in for you • Reference the word list for numbers that cross the board, horizontally or vertically. • Example: Tap the 5 to see all 5-digit numbers in the puzzle • Place entire numbers or individual digits as you solve the puzzle • Check the final board for victory! FEATURES Cross Digits doesn’t waste your time with useless “features”; it just works. • Cross Digits Lite gives you 4 free puzzles • Buy Cross Digits for over 150 unique puzzles! ARE YOU AN EXPERT? After trying these free puzzles, buy Cross Digits for a true test. To complete an Expert puzzle takes serious smarts. See if you can get a perfect score! • Each number is extremely similar • Only one number given on the board • Every puzzle can be solved! *** Buy Cross Digits for access to all 4 difficulties and over 150 unique puzzles. ***

About

Nonogram

Engage in logic puzzles that reveal pixel art illustrations. This game offers daily challenges and a vast collection of thematic puzzle packs. Play offline and sharpen your mind with easy-to-learn, challenging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Solve endless logic puzzles
  • Discover pixel art illustrations
  • Daily challenge levels
  • Play offline
  • Thematic puzzle packs
  • Auto-save progress
Features
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Solve endless logic puzzles and get a bit smarter every day while having fun! Sharpen your mind anywhere, anytime with easy to learn, hard to master nonogram puzzles (a.k.a. Picross, Griddler, Picture Cross), all while discovering awesome pixel art illustrations! Have your wits always one step ahead! HOW TO PLAY If you’re already familiar with grid puzzles, you’ll quickly get the hang of nonograms. You only need to follow two steps to get started: 1-Look at the numbers at the ends the rows and columns; 2-Use logic to fill the blocks and discover the hidden picture! Our quick in-game tutorial will have you solving picture cross puzzles like a genius in no time! FEATURES •SOLVE countless brain-teasing, easy-to-expert nonogram puzzles! •BEAT a challenge every day with the Daily Levels feature! •USE logic to color the blocks on the grids and reveal the pictures hidden underneath them. The simple and fun picross gameplay you know and love! •ENJOY hours upon hours of picross picture logic puzzles with varying difficulty: lots of fun for all ages and skill levels! •NO WI-FI NEEDED: play the game offline at any time! •DISCOVER beautiful pixel art pictures from different thematic sets in the biggest selection of picture cross puzzle categories yet! Puzzle Packs include famous landmarks, animals, everyday objects and movies •SHOW OFF how smart you are by solving nonograms with record speed in front of your friends or that special someone you wish to impress! •AUTO-SAVE feature lets you resume your picross puzzle solving from where you left! Complete fun thematic puzzle sets and power-up your problem solving skills without even noticing it! Download now and start boosting the power of your brain! LOGIC PIC SUBSCRIPTION - You can subscribe for new content updates (every day, new levels will be available for playing) - Subscriptions are from $1.99 USD weekly, $4.99 USD monthly and $29.99 USD annually* - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to access all available packs for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "weekly"/"monthly"/"yearly" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly or yearly package) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free-trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - For more details, please review the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://byaliens.com/privacy-policy https://byaliens.com/terms-of-service * Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Pricing Matrix" determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $ USD. Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings.

Screenshots

Cross Digits Lite3 screens
Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nonogram at 4.4 against Cross Digits Lite's 2.5. Nonogram also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (9.2K vs 6). Cross Digits Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cross Digits Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nonogram holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonogram has 9.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Cross Digits Lite's written reviews are positive against 41% of Nonogram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross Digits Lite ships an update every 11 months, Nonogram monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cross Digits Lite versus Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross Digits LiteNonogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings)4.4 (9.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews41.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB414 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKieran PrinceBy Aliens L.L.C - F.Z

Customer experience

Cross Digits Lite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%

Nonogram

All ratings9,200 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews677 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral19.2%
Negative39.7%

Bugs and requests

Cross Digits Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nonogram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily puzzles not loading or showing up
  • Purchased content and VIP status not working
  • Puzzle progress not syncing across devices
  • Unexpected crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free puzzle packs and content updates
  • Ability to restore progress across devices
  • Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
  • Improved puzzle design and readability

In-app purchases

None

Cross Digits Lite

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Nonogram

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Monthly - 1 week trial Subs7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time8
  • Ads Removal$0.99
  • Logic Pic - Hints Pack 1$1.99
  • energy pack$1.99
Show 5 more
  • small coin pack$3.99
  • Logic Pic - Hints Pack 2$4.99
  • regular coin pack$6.99
  • big coin pack$7.99
  • huge coin pack$9.99

Questions

Is Cross Digits Lite free?
Cross Digits Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cross Digits Lite or Nonogram?
Nonogram is rated higher. Cross Digits Lite averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Nonogram averages 4.4 from 9.2K ratings.
Do Cross Digits Lite or Nonogram have ads?
Both Cross Digits Lite and Nonogram show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cross Digits Lite or Nonogram?
Cross Digits Lite ships an update every 11 months, and Nonogram monthly. Most recently, Cross Digits Lite was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nonogram on November 8, 2026.

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