Comparison

Every 5x5 Nonogram vs OneThumbTower

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

OneThumbTower

Features
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One-Thumb Tower is a tower defense you can actually play with one hand - in bed, on the train, or while holding a sleeping kid. Every control is built for a single thumb. Drag a tower from the tray onto the hex grid to place it. Tap a tower to upgrade it. Long-press to open a radial menu right where your thumb already is - no pinching, no two-finger zoom, no reaching for the far corner of the screen. Everything lives in the thumb zone. Each run is a bite-sized roguelike. Draft 3 towers from your unlocked pool, then defend through 8 fast 90-second waves on a freshly generated hex map. Climb the meta ladder between runs to unlock new towers and push your best wave higher. A daily seeded run lets everyone fight the same map and chase the local leaderboard. FEATURES - True one-handed play: drag to place, tap to upgrade, long-press radial menu - Procedurally generated hex maps - no two runs alike - Roguelike runs: draft 3 towers, survive 8 waves, climb the ladder - 90-second waves designed for short sessions - Daily seeded challenge with a local leaderboard - Persistent meta progression: unlock new towers - Endless and daily modes - Dark mode and Dynamic Type support - Play free, or unlock Premium once to remove ads forever and open every tower Free to play with optional ads. Go Premium with a single one-time purchase - no subscriptions.

Screenshots

Every 5x5 Nonogram4 screens
OneThumbTower1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Every 5x5 Nonogram at none against OneThumbTower's 1. Every 5x5 Nonogram also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). OneThumbTower's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. OneThumbTower sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Every 5x5 Nonogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Every 5x5 Nonogram ships an update every 3 weeks, OneThumbTower every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Every 5x5 Nonogram versus OneThumbTower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvery 5x5 NonogramOneThumbTower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerokayest! studiosChristian Pedersen

In-app purchases

None

Every 5x5 Nonogram

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OneThumbTower

One-time1
  • One-Thumb Tower Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Every 5x5 Nonogram free?
Every 5x5 Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OneThumbTower free?
OneThumbTower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Every 5x5 Nonogram or OneThumbTower have ads?
OneThumbTower shows ads; Every 5x5 Nonogram does not.
Which is updated more often, Every 5x5 Nonogram or OneThumbTower?
Every 5x5 Nonogram ships an update every 3 weeks, and OneThumbTower every 3 days. Most recently, Every 5x5 Nonogram was updated on October 24, 2026 and OneThumbTower on October 24, 2026.

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