Comparison

PathPix Pro vs Nonograms CrossMe

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

Head to head
About

PathPix Pro

This app offers a collection of 320 challenging puzzles specifically designed for experienced players. It features unique puzzle types like geometric shapes, short and long paths, and puzzles with limited or no path squares. Completing puzzles reveals miniature pictures and provides witty quotes as rewards.

Highlights
  • 320 challenging puzzles
  • Special puzzle sections (Shapes, Short Paths, Two Colors, White Space, Long Paths, XLarge)
  • Puzzles reveal miniature pictures
  • Includes witty quotes
  • Designed for expert players
Features
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PathPix Pro is for experienced PathPix players ONLY! ***************************************************************** PathPix Pro contains 320 all new, beautiful puzzles, including 6 special sections with 20 puzzles each: Shapes Plus (with geometric shapes and classical illusions), Short Paths (lots of 3s, 4s, 5s etc-harder than you might think), Two Colors (just what it says), White Space (extra hard - not all squares contain paths), Long Paths (extremely difficult - designed to test the most seasoned PathPix player), and XLarge (with sizes ranging up to 65x45). When completed, all the colored paths in each puzzle form a miniature picture. Each puzzle also includes an appropriate quote, ranging from wry to witty to profound, as a reward for success. Not sure which PathPix to buy? Here's the lineup: There are many different PathPix apps for your iPhone and iPad. All puzzles are different.  ---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free! ---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles. ---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme. ---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers. ---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here. ---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced.  ---PATHPIX LAUGH: Lots more puzzles to tickle your funnybone. 202 puzzles, each with a silly joke or quote related to the puzzle picture. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights.  ---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here. ---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total! ---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings, including the biggest PathPix puzzles ever made. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included.  ---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. Small to large, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BUBBLE: Classic PathPix on special grids with squares and rectangles of different sizes. Paths can be wild and wacky. The theme is Water, oceans to raindrops. 160 puzzles, easy to expert. PathPix Pro is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Nonograms CrossMe

Engage your mind with a logic puzzle game where you reveal hidden images by filling in cells based on number clues. Enjoy thousands of puzzles across various themes and sizes, with new ones added regularly. Play offline with no time limits for a relaxing mental workout.

Highlights
  • Reveal hidden images
  • Logic riddles
  • Thousands of puzzles
  • Multiple sizes
  • Offline play
  • No time limit
Features
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Reveal a hidden image in a challenging and addictive puzzle! Solve the fun and interesting logic riddles with simple rules and challenging solutions and get a bit smarter every day while having fun with these nonogram puzzles. Nonogram is a game for all skill levels and all ages. It is a picture cross puzzle where you discover a hidden image marking cells or leaving them blank according to the numbers on the side of the grid. Nonogram is also known as Picross, Pic-a-Pix, Griddlers, and Japanese crossword. Enjoy thousands of nonograms: simple ones to learn how to play, normal to have fun and the biggest and hardest to challenge your mind. We keep on adding new nonogram puzzles every month. Every nonogram has been checked and has only one unique solution. If you like similar brainteasers like logic picture puzzles, you’ll love our nonogram game! ● TONS OF PUZZLES: animals, plants, technic, people, cars, buildings, sport, food, landscapes, transport, music and more! ● DIFFERENT SIZES: from small 10x10 and normal 20x20 to large 90x90 nonograms! ● A MENTAL WORKOUT: exercise your brain! ● GREAT TIME KILLER: will keep you entertained in waiting rooms! ● CLEARLY EXPLAINED: learn how to play easily! ● WELL DESIGNED: it's intuitive and beautiful! ● ENDLESS PLAYING: unlimited number of random nonograms! You will never get bored with these puzzles! ● NO TIME LIMIT: it’s so relaxing! ● NO WIFI? NO PROBLEM: you can play picross offline!

Screenshots

PathPix Pro4 screens
Nonograms CrossMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nonograms CrossMe at Free against PathPix Pro's $2.99. Nonograms CrossMe also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 127). PathPix Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Nonograms CrossMe is free to download; PathPix Pro costs $2.99 up front. Nonograms CrossMe sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PathPix Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonograms CrossMe has 2.3K ratings behind it against 127, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of PathPix Pro's written reviews are positive against 77% of Nonograms CrossMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Pro ships an update every 17 months, Nonograms CrossMe every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
PathPix Pro versus Nonograms CrossMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix ProNonograms CrossMe
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (127 ratings) — better4.7 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better77.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1272.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonDynamix Software

Customer experience

PathPix Pro

All ratings127 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.7%

Nonograms CrossMe

All ratings2,342 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews743 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative14.8%

User reviews

PathPix Pro

From 127 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable and easy to use
  • 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • 💡 Multiple difficulty levels and puzzle types
  • 🕰️ Great time-killer and relaxing experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful and crisp visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
  • 🔄 Lack of ability to reset all puzzles
  • 🔍 Blurry graphics on some devices
  • 🛑 Developer appears to have abandoned the app

Nonograms CrossMe

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Excellent game
  • 🎨 Beautiful puzzles
  • 🔁 Endless potential
  • 🕰️ Great time-killer
  • 👍 Intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 🎥 Excessive ads
  • 🔒 Locked puzzles
  • 🤔 Confusing controls
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Lost progress

Bugs and requests

PathPix Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Puzzle #204 causes the app to crash
  • Puzzle #149 and #150 delete progress after completion

Requested features

3 requests
  • More puzzle levels and new content updates
  • Ability to export/backup progress
  • Game Center integration and achievements

Nonograms CrossMe

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads freezing the app
  • Puzzles disappearing after update
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Incorrect puzzle solutions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add masking/highlighting tool
  • Improve zoom functionality
  • Provide more free puzzles
  • Add option to disable auto-fill
  • Release more frequent updates

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Pro

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Nonograms CrossMe

One-time10
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Original Level 2$0.99
  • Color Level 2$0.99
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  • 25 Hints$3.99
  • Original Premium Key$4.99
  • 50 Hints$4.99
  • Color Premium Key$4.99
  • Double Premium Key$7.99
  • 150 Hints$9.99
  • Unlimited Hints$49.99

Questions

Is PathPix Pro free?
PathPix Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nonograms CrossMe free?
Nonograms CrossMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Pro or Nonograms CrossMe?
PathPix Pro is rated higher. PathPix Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Nonograms CrossMe averages 4.7 from 2.3K ratings.
Do PathPix Pro or Nonograms CrossMe have ads?
Nonograms CrossMe shows ads; PathPix Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Pro or Nonograms CrossMe?
PathPix Pro ships an update every 17 months, and Nonograms CrossMe every 2 months. Most recently, PathPix Pro was updated on October 14, 2026 and Nonograms CrossMe on October 17, 2026.

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