Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

! Exploding Paintballs !

A tilt-sensitive arcade game where players link and explode colored paintballs. Compete with friends on leaderboards for high scores and unlock more levels through in-app purchases. Experience realistic physics and varied explosion sounds.

Highlights
  • Tilt or touch controls
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Link and explode colored paintballs
  • Realistic explosion sounds
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Unlockable levels via IAP
Features
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!Exploding Paintballs! is a tilt-sensitive arcade game with paintballs that float (blue and green) and paintballs that sink (red and yellow). When certain color combinations of paintballs touch they link together and, when the link is complete, explode with a loud realistic explosion noise. The color combinations that will explode vary with each Level. The Game Center records various scores on Leaderboards such as number of Levels completed, number of explosions, best times for certain Levels and best times for all Levels combined. Compete with your Game Center Friends to see who can make the most explosions or who can get 10 explosions on one or all Levels the fastest. Gravity is adjusted by tilting the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Alternatively, !Exploding Paintballs! can respond to touch moves rather than tilt. The exploding noise differs for the different color combinations that explode (e.g. gunshots, crashes, bombs). The sound can be turned off or made into a vibration. There are 8 free Levels - 4 with walls and 4 without walls. An In App Purchase expands the number of Levels to 66 - 33 Levels with walls and 33 Levels without walls. !Exploding Paintballs! is based on a kinetic simulation using the device's accelerometer and realistic principles of physics (buoyancy, inertia, viscosity, Hooke's Law and color confinement). For accuracy and stability it uses a half step modification to Euler's Algorithm as described by Feynman (Lectures on Physics, Vol. 1, Ch. 9, P. 5) and Cromer (Am. J. Phy. 49, 455 (1981)). The screen shots below are: 1) Free Level 1 - Red-Blue. A red-blue combination is shown exploding. 2) The Levels Table. The 4 free Levels are shown together with the Best Times and maximum number of Explosions. 3) Free Level 2 - Red-Blue, Yellow-Green. A red-blue (yellow-green for iPad) combination is shown exploding. 4) Free Level 3 - Blue-Yellow-Green. Some partial combinations are shown linked and one blue-yellow-green is shown exploding. 5) Free Level 4 - Red-Green-Green-Loop. Some partial combinations for the loop are shown linked and one red-green-green-loop is shown exploding.

About

Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles

Solve logic puzzles by coloring cells based on number clues to reveal pixel art images. This game offers a range of difficulty levels and is playable offline, making it perfect for on-the-go entertainment and brain training.

Highlights
  • Reveal pixel art images
  • Number clue-based puzzles
  • Scalable difficulty levels
  • Offline and online play
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Zoom for precision
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Nonogram: Picture Cross Puzzle is a classic Japanese logic game: follow the number clues, fill the grid, and watch a hidden pixel-art picture appear cell by cell. Solve nonograms (also known as picross, griddlers, hanjie or Japanese crosswords) anywhere — no Wi-Fi needed. Clear rules, smart hints and a smooth difficulty curve make it perfect for both beginners and logic-puzzle experts. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT ● Hundreds of hand-crafted pixel-art puzzles, from quick 5×5 grids to big 25×25 challenges ● Works fully offline — play on a plane, in the subway or at the beach ● Free to download and play ● Smart hints for the moments you get stuck ● Interactive tutorial: learn the rules in a minute ● Difficulty grows level by level — everyone can play ● Zoom and comfortable controls on large grids ● Progress saves automatically ● No time pressure: relax and think TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Nonogram puzzles are a great daily workout for logic, memory and concentration. A few minutes a day keeps your mind sharp — a calm alternative to sudoku and crossword puzzles. HOW TO PLAY ● Numbers on rows and columns show how many cells to fill ● Groups of filled cells are separated by at least one empty cell ● Mark empty cells with an X to keep track ● Complete the grid to reveal the pixel picture Whether you have five minutes in a queue or a long evening at home, Nonogram is the perfect way to unwind while keeping your brain in shape. Download now and reveal your first picture!

Screenshots

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at 4.8 against Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles's 4.2. ! Exploding Paintballs ! also leads on ads (none vs shown). Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. ! Exploding Paintballs ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

! Exploding Paintballs ! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerVadim Akhmerov

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

! Exploding Paintballs !

One-time1
  • upgrade to play the Additional Levels$0.99
1 purchases

Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles free?
Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles have ads?
Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles shows ads; ! Exploding Paintballs ! does not.
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles?
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, and Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles weekly. Most recently, ! Exploding Paintballs ! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nonogram Picture Cross Puzzles on October 25, 2026.

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