Comparison

Nonograms CrossMe vs JCross Nonogram

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

Head to head
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!

About

JCross Nonogram

Solve logic puzzles where numbers guide you to fill in cells and reveal a hidden picture. Offers thousands of puzzles in various sizes with helpful tools like zoom and undo.

Highlights
  • Thousands of free puzzles
  • Multiple grid sizes
  • Zoom mode for large puzzles
  • Undo option
  • Light and dark themes
  • Portrait and landscape support
Features
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More than 100,000 nonograms, from quick 10×10 puzzles to giant 100×100 ones. Play at your own pace, with no timers and no limits: every puzzle is a hidden picture you reveal cell by cell. Nonograms (also known as Picross, Griddlers, Hanjie, Japanese crosswords or Paint by Numbers) are logic puzzles where a picture is hidden instead of words. Every puzzle in JCross has exactly one solution, and you can reach it with pure logic, no guessing. HOW TO PLAY The numbers on the left and at the top give the lengths of the blocks of filled cells in each row and column. Blocks are separated by at least one empty cell and appear in the same order as the numbers. Fill the cells you are sure about, mark the ones that must stay empty with a cross, and the picture will appear step by step. FEATURES • More than 100,000 black-and-white nonograms grouped by size: from a two-minute warm-up to large canvases for several evenings. • Hints: stuck? The game shows your mistakes or the next cells that follow by logic. • Pinch to zoom and pan, so even 100×100 puzzles are comfortable to solve. • Undo (up to 100 moves). • Automatic crosses and clue marks: less routine, more logic. • More than 20 color themes, light and dark. • Portrait and landscape, iPhone and iPad. • Share a solved puzzle as a picture, a link or a QR code. • Game Center leaderboards and achievements. • Your progress is saved to the cloud and synced across your devices. Detailed instructions and solving techniques: https://popapp.org/Apps/Details/3#tutorial Sign in to Game Center in your device settings for leaderboards and achievements. To save your progress to the cloud and sync it across devices, sign in to Game Center and turn on iCloud Drive.

Screenshots

Nonograms CrossMe4 screens
JCross Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JCross Nonogram at weekly against Nonograms CrossMe's every 2 months. Nonograms CrossMe's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 78). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Nonograms CrossMe sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and JCross Nonogram sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Nonograms CrossMe against 4.7 for JCross Nonogram. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonograms CrossMe has 2.3K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Nonograms CrossMe's written reviews are positive against 82% of JCross Nonogram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nonograms CrossMe ships an update every 2 months, JCross Nonogram weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nonograms CrossMe versus JCross Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonograms CrossMeJCross Nonogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings)4.7 (78 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better78
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamix SoftwareAmir Kadyrov

Customer experience

Nonograms CrossMe

All ratings2,342 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews744 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative14.9%

JCross Nonogram

All ratings78 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative12.5%

User reviews

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

JCross Nonogram

From 78 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Massive puzzle collection with thousands of nonograms
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎯 Wide variety of difficulty levels from easy to extremely hard
  • 📏 Multiple puzzle dimensions (10x10 up to 100x100)
  • 🎨 Simple, clean design without unnecessary clutter

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashes
  • 🔋 Excessive battery drain
  • 📱 Display issues with newer iPhone notches covering puzzle numbers
  • 🎮 Game area fills too much screen on some devices
  • 🖱️ Control buttons too close to screen edges in landscape mode

Bugs and requests

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

JCross Nonogram

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App freezes and kicks users off mid-puzzle
  • Crashes when selecting certain grid sizes
  • Puzzle display obscured by notch on newer iPhones
  • Control buttons unresponsive at screen edges
  • Music continues playing after ads stop
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  • Data loss when reinstalling app
  • Unsolvable puzzles due to incorrect numbering
  • Display issues in landscape mode on iPhone XR

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ruler or row/column tracker for larger boards
  • Redo button for undoing undo actions
  • Hint system showing completed picture
  • Ad blocker in-app purchase functionality
  • Fix for music playback during gameplay

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
6 purchases

JCross Nonogram

One-time6
  • Turn off ads$0.99
  • XSmall puzzle solution$0.99
  • Small puzzle solution$0.99
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  • Medium puzzle solution$0.99
  • Large puzzle solution$0.99
  • XLarge puzzle solution$0.99

Questions

Is Nonograms CrossMe free?
Nonograms CrossMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JCross Nonogram free?
JCross Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nonograms CrossMe or JCross Nonogram?
JCross Nonogram is rated higher. Nonograms CrossMe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while JCross Nonogram averages 4.7 from 78 ratings.
Do Nonograms CrossMe or JCross Nonogram have ads?
Both Nonograms CrossMe and JCross Nonogram show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nonograms CrossMe or JCross Nonogram?
Nonograms CrossMe ships an update every 2 months, and JCross Nonogram weekly. Most recently, Nonograms CrossMe was updated on November 6, 2026 and JCross Nonogram on November 6, 2026.

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