Every 5x5 Nonogram vs Pocket8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Every 5x5 Nonogram
Engage in a logic puzzle game featuring all possible 5x5 nonogram puzzles. Compete with others on a global leaderboard and enjoy a changing color scheme as you progress through the challenges.
- All 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonogram puzzles
- Global and friend leaderboards
- Dynamic color schemes
- Single-player experience
- Logic-based gameplay
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Sit back, relax, and play through all possible 5x5 nonogram puzzles. Nonograms, also known as picross or griddlers, is a logic puzzle game, like a mixture between sudoku and minesweeper. • Play through all 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonogram puzzles • Leaderboard to compete with your friends or players worldwide • Color scheme changes every 10 puzzles This is the single player version of the 2025 collaborative web game of the same name.
Pocket8
This app brings the PICO-8 fantasy console experience to your mobile device, offering access to thousands of community-made games. Enjoy customizable touch controls or gamepad support, and never lose progress with an instant save system.
- Browse and play community-made PICO-8 games
- Customizable touch controls and gamepad support
- Instant save states for unlimited progress saving
- Portrait and landscape orientation support
- Locked 60FPS gameplay
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Experience PICO-8 Anywhere: Pocket8 brings the magic of the PICO-8 fantasy console to your pocket. Whether you’re on a commute or relaxing at home, thousands of indie games are a single tap away. A Massive Library in Your Pocket: Discover thousands of community-made games with integrated BBS exploration. From challenging platformers to relaxing puzzles, there’s always something new to play. Download your favorites and build a personal collection that goes offline wherever you do. Controls That Feel Right: Gaming on a touch screen can be a struggle. Pocket8 features high-precision controls that feel as good as a real handheld. Choose between a classic D-pad or virtual joystick, or swap the face buttons positioning to match your playstyle. Wanna go touch-less? Connect a controller and play with a bluetooth gamepad or keyboard. Play Without Interruption: Instant save system lets you freeze time and jump back in to the exact pixel where you left off. Manage an infinite amount of save states per cartridge. Features: Browse & Play: Explore the Lexaloffle BBS to find and download new games instantly. Pro-Style Controls: Fluid movement and adaptive controls. Gamepad and Keyboard support included. Portrait & Landscape: Play comfortably in any orientation. Save Anywhere: Never lose your progress with instant state saves. Pure Performance: Locked 60FPS gameplay for the ultimate retro experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Pocket8 at free against Every 5x5 Nonogram's paid. Pocket8 also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Every 5x5 Nonogram's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Every 5x5 Nonogram holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Every 5x5 Nonogram's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket8's.
Every 5x5 Nonogram ships an update every 3 weeks, Pocket8 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Every 5x5 Nonogram | Pocket8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) — better | 4.5 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | okayest! studios | Jevon Lipsey |
Customer experience
Every 5x5 Nonogram
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In-app purchases
Every 5x5 Nonogram
No in-app purchases
Pocket8
No in-app purchases
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