Comparison

PiKuBo vs Primrows+

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

Head to head
About

PiKuBo

This app offers a unique 3D twist on classic nonogram puzzles. Players reveal hidden shapes by strategically removing blocks from a cube. It features over 400 puzzles, adaptive controls, and a logic-based gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Over 400 3D puzzles
  • Logic-based gameplay
  • Adaptive one-handed controls
  • Save progress
  • Customizable markers
  • Portrait and landscape modes
Features
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Dive into the delightful world of PiKuBo, a captivating puzzle game that brings the excitement of cubic nonograms to your iOS device. With a unique twist on a beloved classic, PiKuBo challenges you to carve out shapes from a larger cube by removing unnecessary blocks. You can think of it as a 3D Minesweeper. • Interactive Puzzle Fun: Engage with over 400 puzzles, each offering a cute shape to uncover. • Adaptive Controls: Whether you’re right-handed or left-handed, our controls are designed for easy, one-handed play. • Progress at Your Pace: Save your progress effortlessly and return to solve puzzles whenever it suits you. • No Guesswork Needed: All puzzles are solvable through logic alone—perfect for puzzle purists! • Customizable Markers: Use up to four paint colors to mark and manage your strategy without losing track of your solution. • Immersive Experience: Enjoy soothing bossa nova tunes that enhance your puzzle-solving ambiance, whether at home or on the go. • Flexible Viewing: Choose between portrait or landscape modes to suit your play style. • Shared Fun: Purchase level packs once and share them with your entire family group. • Visual Rewards: Relish the thumbnails of completed puzzles, a colorful testament to your puzzle prowess. Whether you have a few minutes or a few hours, PiKuBo is the perfect game to relax and test your brain. Start solving today! NOTE: The first pack, which consists of 31 puzzles and 5 tutorials, is provided for free. The rest of the packs are available as in-app purchases within the game.

About

Primrows+

A logic puzzle game where you grow and prune flowers in a whimsical garden. It combines sudoku-like rules with elements of chance and pattern recognition. Enjoy weekly challenges, seasonal artwork, and an ambient soundscape.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-inspired logic puzzles
  • Whimsical garden theme
  • Weekly challenges with special mechanics
  • Ambient nature soundscape
  • Seasonal artwork
  • Quick Play and Journal Play modes
  • Color blindness and low vision accessibility
Features
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A challenging game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition that adds a twist of chance to sudoku mechanics. Tend to a whimsical garden with organic sounds and visuals while you unearth new weekly challenges that introduce special mechanics. Test your skills in a game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition. After flowers grow at random, prune them away to ensure there are no two of the same flower in any row, column, or quadrant. Harvest at the end of each round to collect points and grow your high score. Master new challenges presented in each round as you watch your gardens flourish! Harvest as many points as you can in Quick Play or enjoy the more advanced Journal Play that rewards you for meeting certain criteria. Can’t get enough? Anticipate each Weekly Challenge that introduces special flowers and tiles that change the gameplay. Celebrate holidays and other milestones with themed challenges and festive artwork to get you in the spirit of the season. Primrows combines elements from sudoku and board games into an approachable and novel puzzle challenge that invites you to play at your own pace. With a high skill ceiling and plenty of depth, gameplay offers a challenging and versatile experience. Immerse yourself in ambient music and hand-painted backgrounds that change with each season. Primrows features award-winning visuals that invite you to settle in and strategize. Features: • Scratch that puzzle itch with Quick Play or enjoy deep strategy with Journal Play • Weekly challenges to expand your gardening expertise • Balance strategy, chance, and pattern recognition with no time pressure • Immersive ambient soundscape inspired by nature • Cheerful artwork that changes with the seasons • Infinitely replayable with a high skill ceiling • Digestible for players of all skill levels • Accessibility for color blindness and low vision -------AWARDS------- • Indie Game Dev Best Visuals Award at Cleveland Gaming Classic 2025 • Featured in Moonlite Madness Showcase 2025 • Featured in Rainbow Tech Fest 2025 • Featured in the Queer Games Bundle 2025 on Itch Rated 3+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS)

Screenshots

PiKuBo4 screens
Primrows+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Primrows+ at 4.8 against PiKuBo's 4.6. Primrows+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). PiKuBo's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 18). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PiKuBo sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Primrows+ 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

Primrows+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PiKuBo has 90 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of PiKuBo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Primrows+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiKuBo ships an update monthly, Primrows+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PiKuBo versus Primrows+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiKuBoPrimrows+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (90 ratings)4.8 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings90 — better18
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB394 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BenitoTursiops Truncatus Studios

Customer experience

PiKuBo

All ratings90 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.1%

Primrows+

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PiKuBo

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • In-app purchase error preventing pack purchases
  • Purchase not received after payment
  • Support email bouncing back
  • Color contrast issue in Pack 12 (blue on blue)
  • Inability to expose enough blocks at certain angles for decision-making
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  • Mark/delete button deactivates when rotating puzzle
  • Cooldown timer on mark/delete buttons causes frustration

Requested features

15 requests
  • More puzzle packs released more frequently
  • Undo button for accidental moves
  • Save progress mid-puzzle
  • Ability to move puzzle around (pan feature)
  • Full 360-degree rotation capability
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  • Bundle purchase option for all puzzle packs at discount
  • Larger puzzles optimized for iPad
  • Difficulty-specific puzzle packs (all expert level)
  • Remove or improve timer system
  • Remove or improve heart/lives system
  • Persistent mark/delete selection across rotations
  • Three-state axis selector for slider control
  • Double-tap to start puzzle instead of GO button
  • Flatten rate option to purchase all future content
  • Webpage explaining all settings and features

Primrows+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

PiKuBo

One-time13
  • Puzzle Pack 02$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 03$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 14$0.99
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  • Puzzle Pack 13$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 12$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 11$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 10$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 09$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 08$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 07$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 06$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 05$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 04$0.99
1 purchases

Primrows+

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is PiKuBo free?
PiKuBo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Primrows+ free?
Primrows+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PiKuBo or Primrows+?
Primrows+ is rated higher. PiKuBo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Primrows+ averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do PiKuBo or Primrows+ have ads?
Neither PiKuBo nor Primrows+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiKuBo or Primrows+?
PiKuBo ships an update monthly, and Primrows+ every 2 months. Most recently, PiKuBo was updated on September 23, 2026 and Primrows+ on September 16, 2026.

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