Comparison

Every 5x5 Nonogram vs Hedgemaze

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • All 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonogram puzzles
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Dynamic color schemes
  • Single-player experience
  • Logic-based gameplay
Features
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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.

About

Hedgemaze

A relaxing logic puzzle game where you use grid clues to create a single path through various serene environments. It offers over 2,000 puzzles with increasing difficulty and a daily challenge mode with leaderboards. Enjoy a pure puzzle experience with no ads or timers.

Highlights
  • Logic-based grid puzzles
  • Build a single perfect path
  • 2,000+ puzzles
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • No ads or timers
Features
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Hedgemaze is a relaxing logic puzzle inspired by nonograms, picross, and traditional paper puzzles. Use row and column clues to build a single perfect path through flowers, zen gardens, torii gates, and winding rivers. Each puzzle challenges you to determine exactly which cells become hedge and which become path. Every puzzle has one unique solution and can be solved with logic alone. No guessing required. Play 2,000+ puzzles across four difficulties. Start with 6×6 Easy grids and work your way up to challenging 12×12 Expert puzzles with rivers, bridges, and new twists to master. Take on a new Daily Challenge every day. Solve three puzzles that reset at midnight, compete on global leaderboards for the fastest times, and track your streaks and best solves while earning achievements. No ads. No energy timers. Just puzzles.

Screenshots

Every 5x5 Nonogram4 screens
Hedgemaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Every 5x5 Nonogram at none against Hedgemaze's 1. Every 5x5 Nonogram also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Hedgemaze's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Hedgemaze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Every 5x5 Nonogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hedgemaze holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Every 5x5 Nonogram's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hedgemaze's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Every 5x5 Nonogram ships an update every 3 weeks, Hedgemaze fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Every 5x5 Nonogram versus Hedgemaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvery 5x5 NonogramHedgemaze
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerokayest! studiosDrew Koontz

Customer experience

Every 5x5 Nonogram

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Hedgemaze

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Every 5x5 Nonogram

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hedgemaze

One-time1
  • Hedgemaze Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Every 5x5 Nonogram free?
Every 5x5 Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hedgemaze free?
Hedgemaze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Every 5x5 Nonogram or Hedgemaze?
Hedgemaze is rated higher. Every 5x5 Nonogram averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Hedgemaze averages 5.0 from 19 ratings.
Do Every 5x5 Nonogram or Hedgemaze have ads?
Neither Every 5x5 Nonogram nor Hedgemaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Every 5x5 Nonogram or Hedgemaze?
Every 5x5 Nonogram ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hedgemaze fortnightly. Most recently, Every 5x5 Nonogram was updated on August 17, 2026 and Hedgemaze on September 22, 2026.

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