Comparison

PiKuBo vs Bright Math

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

Head to head
About

PiKuBo

Engage in a unique 3D puzzle game where you reveal shapes by strategically removing blocks from a cube. Enjoy hundreds of logic-based puzzles with adaptive controls and soothing music. Unlock more challenges through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of 3D nonogram puzzles
  • Logic-based solving, no guesswork
  • Adaptive one-handed controls
  • Customizable markers with four colors
  • Soothing bossa nova background music
  • Portrait and landscape viewing modes
  • Family sharing for level packs
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 500 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

Bright Math

Engage in a calming number puzzle where you trace adjacent tiles to reach a target sum. It's easy to learn, offers quick rounds for any spare moment, and helps sharpen your mind with satisfying mental math challenges.

Highlights
  • Trace adjacent tiles to sum target
  • Three distinct game modes
  • Build a daily play streak
  • Clean, focused design
  • Satisfying haptics and sound
  • Quick rounds for any spare moment
Features
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Bright Math is a calm number puzzle built around one simple idea: trace adjacent tiles whose values add up to the target. Find a path, hit the sum, and the tiles clear as fresh numbers fall in. It takes seconds to learn and is quietly addictive to master. A few minutes is all it needs, which makes it a perfect daily ritual between meetings, in a queue, or before bed. HOW TO PLAY Drag across neighboring tiles to build a path. When their sum matches the target, the path clears and your score climbs. Think ahead, chain longer paths, and keep the board moving. THREE MODES Fixed: The target stays the same. Solve as many paths as you can before the clock runs out. Progressive: Every solved path adds time and the target slowly grows. See how long you can last. Random: The target changes every few paths to keep you on your toes. BUILD A STREAK A simple seven day chart tracks the days you play across every mode, so a short session each day becomes a habit you can see. WHY YOU WILL LIKE IT - Quick rounds that fit any spare moment - A clean, focused design with no clutter - Satisfying haptics and sound - Mental math that genuinely feels good Fixed mode is free forever. Unlock Progressive and Random with a single purchase and they are yours for good. No subscriptions, no ads. Sharpen your mind, one path at a time.

Screenshots

PiKuBo4 screens
Bright Math3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bright Math at every 4 days against PiKuBo's every 5 weeks. PiKuBo's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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 Bright Math 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for PiKuBo against 4.5 for Bright Math. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PiKuBo has 95 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiKuBo ships an update every 5 weeks, Bright Math every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PiKuBo versus Bright Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiKuBoBright Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (95 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings95 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BenitoBeatFlyer S.L.

Customer experience

PiKuBo

All ratings95 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%

Bright Math

All ratings1 ratings
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

Bright Math

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

Bright Math

One-time1
  • Unlock all modes$2.99

Questions

Is PiKuBo free?
PiKuBo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bright Math free?
Bright Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PiKuBo or Bright Math?
PiKuBo is rated higher. PiKuBo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Bright Math averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do PiKuBo or Bright Math have ads?
Neither PiKuBo nor Bright Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiKuBo or Bright Math?
PiKuBo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bright Math every 4 days. Most recently, PiKuBo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bright Math on October 24, 2026.

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