Comparison

Nonogram Color vs Hexsweeper 3D

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

Head to head
About

Nonogram Color

Solve logic puzzles by coloring cells based on number clues to reveal hidden pictures. This game offers a unique challenge for puzzle enthusiasts looking for a mentally stimulating experience.

Highlights
  • Picture logic puzzles
  • Coloring grid cells
  • Number clues
  • Reveal hidden pictures
  • Multiple puzzle names
Features
Read full description

Nonograms, also known as Paint by Numbers, Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, kenken, kakuro, pictogram, numbrix, shikaku, nurikabe and various other names, are picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers are a form of discrete tomography that measures how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column. For example, a clue of "4 8 3" would mean there are sets of four, eight, and three filled squares, in that order, with at least one blank square between successive sets.

About

Hexsweeper 3D

Experience a classic puzzle game on a unique spherical hexagonal grid. Navigate a 3D globe, deduce mine locations based on numbered faces, and clear the board. Enjoy a visually stunning and completely offline gameplay experience with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid on a 3D sphere
  • Tap to clear, long-press to flag
  • Numbers count up to six
  • Spin and zoom controls
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Offline play
  • Autosave progress
Features
Read full description

Minesweeper you already know, on a board you have never seen: a hexagonal grid wrapped around a 3D sphere. Spin the globe, read the numbers, and clear every safe face. There are no edges to hide against and no corners to save you. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap to clear a face. Long-press to place a flag where you think a mine is. Your first clear is always safe. • Every face touches six neighbors, so numbers count up to six — cleaner deduction than squares. • Drag to spin, pinch to zoom. The board is a closed Goldberg sphere: five sizes from a quick 162 faces to a 2,252-face slog. • Undo a bad tap. Progress autosaves; close the app mid-game and pick it up where you left it. NINE LOOKS, ONE TAP AWAY Light and Dark for a clean read, then a set of mirrored materials rendered live: Stratosphere (a sky drifting across the shell), Mercury (smoked liquid metal with gilded flags), Ion Storm, Aurora, Galaxy, Gilded Ribbon, and Heat Lightning. Cleared faces open onto the material beneath. QUIET BY DESIGN • Entirely offline. No account, no ads, no analytics, nothing to accept. • A quiet bar — undo, new sphere, flag — and one settings sheet for theme, board size, warning style, drag inversion and effects. Nothing else on screen but the sphere. • Share card of your finished board. Free and complete. Just minesweeper, with better geometry.

Screenshots

Nonogram Color4 screens
Hexsweeper 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hexsweeper 3D at 5.0 against Nonogram Color's 4.0. Hexsweeper 3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). Nonogram Color's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hexsweeper 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nonogram Color ships an update monthly, Hexsweeper 3D daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nonogram Color versus Hexsweeper 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogram ColorHexsweeper 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGIBONG KIMLanguageCraft

Customer experience

Nonogram Color

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Hexsweeper 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nonogram Color

No in-app purchases

None

Hexsweeper 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonogram Color free?
Nonogram Color is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexsweeper 3D free?
Hexsweeper 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nonogram Color or Hexsweeper 3D?
Hexsweeper 3D is rated higher. Nonogram Color averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hexsweeper 3D averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nonogram Color or Hexsweeper 3D have ads?
Nonogram Color shows ads; Hexsweeper 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Nonogram Color or Hexsweeper 3D?
Nonogram Color ships an update monthly, and Hexsweeper 3D daily. Most recently, Nonogram Color was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hexsweeper 3D on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons