Comparison

PiKuBo vs Caladay

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

Caladay

This daily puzzle game challenges you to fit ten pieces onto a board, leaving only the current month, date, and day of the week visible. Compete against the clock, race on leaderboards, and share your progress with friends. Enjoy a new, varying difficulty puzzle every day, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Daily calendar puzzles
  • Solve against the clock
  • Daily leaderboard
  • Share solve times
  • Optional daily reminder
  • Offline play
Features
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Caladay is the classic calendar puzzle, daily. Fit all ten pieces onto the board so only today's month, date, and day of the week stay uncovered. A fresh challenge every day of varying difficulty. • Solve today's puzzle against the clock • Race friends and strangers on the daily leaderboard • Share your solve time and challenge others • Optional daily reminder • Fully playable offline

Screenshots

PiKuBo4 screens
Caladay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Caladay at none against PiKuBo's 13. Caladay also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). PiKuBo's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Caladay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caladay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of PiKuBo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Caladay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiKuBo ships an update monthly, Caladay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PiKuBo versus Caladay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiKuBoCaladay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (95 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BenitoAlexander Lu

Customer experience

PiKuBo

All ratings90 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%

Caladay

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Caladay

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
None

Caladay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiKuBo free?
PiKuBo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caladay free?
Caladay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PiKuBo or Caladay?
Caladay is rated higher. PiKuBo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Caladay averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PiKuBo or Caladay have ads?
Neither PiKuBo nor Caladay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiKuBo or Caladay?
PiKuBo ships an update monthly, and Caladay every 3 weeks. Most recently, PiKuBo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Caladay on October 16, 2026.

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