Comparison

Pictonico! vs Fiveish

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

Head to head
About

Pictonico!

Transform your personal photos into unique and humorous minigames. Experience a variety of silly scenarios and challenges based on your own images. Unlock more gameplay by purchasing additional volumes of minigames.

Highlights
  • Photo-to-minigame conversion
  • Variety of humorous scenarios
  • Unlockable game volumes
  • Play with friends' photos
  • Offline gameplay supported
  • Progressive difficulty levels
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Turn your photos into minigames! Sure, it's kind of silly... But there's no telling what will happen next! ・ Here come your school's sports stars...strutting down the red carpet! ・ Your boss is hungry and needs your help! ・ Try to wash away those embarrassing high-school memories. ・ Son won't quiet down? Zip his mouth! ・ Two old friends reconnect while skydiving! ・ Grandpa dressed like a ballerina? Can't miss this photo op. ・ Mom's angry... But that nose hair must be plucked! ・ Dad's making that face again. Wait, is that a facial mask? ・ Best friend turned final boss?! Evasive maneuvers! ・ That calm, collected teacher was all muscle this whole time? You can try a few minigames for free, or purchase volumes to unlock up to 80 minigames in total, ranging from easy to pretty tricky. Get ready to laugh out loud when you look back at old photos! You can even take photos with friends on the spot and use them right away. *This game is free-to-start. *Purchase of a game volume is required for gameplay, but you can play a demo of some minigames for free. *A constant online connection is not required, but temporary network access may be needed for the following operations, which may incur data charges: ・ First launch ・ Purchasing game volumes *Your photos are not sent to Nintendo. User Agreement: https://pictonico.nintendo.com/app/eula.html

About

Fiveish

Experience a rapid-fire arcade adventure with a new minigame every five seconds. Master simple controls to navigate challenges, compete with friends, and unlock cosmetic rewards through gameplay.

Highlights
  • 12 original arcade minigames
  • New minigame every 5 seconds
  • Simple joystick and one-button controls
  • Dynamic difficulty
  • Unlockable character skins
  • Offline play
Features
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Description Simple arcade games are perfect on mobile, but one game gets old fast. Fiveish fixes that — a new minigame every 5ish seconds, nonstop. ◆ 12 MINIGAMES, 5 SECONDS EACH Dodge bees, race cars, swing on vines, shoot zombies, dig tunnels, fly biplanes — Fiveish throws a different arcade challenge at you every 5 seconds. No time to get bored, no time to breathe. ◆ MULTI PLAYER Pass the phone! Challenge 2-4 friends and family — each player runs the full gauntlet, then see who collected the most marbles. Perfect for game night. ◆ TWO BUTTONS, ZERO TUTORIALS Every minigame uses the same joystick and action button. Pick it up instantly, master it over time. Dynamic difficulty keeps it fair whether you're a casual player or an arcade veteran. ◆ EARN MARBLES, DROP THEM IN THE PEGBOARD Collect marbles by playing and drop them through the pegboard prize machine to unlock extra lives, power-ups, and new skins. No luck-based purchases — you earn everything by playing. ◆ 12 CHARACTERS, 12 WORLDS Buzzy the bee, Nova the spaceship, Catarina the tank, Zed the zombie slayer, Derby the racer, Monky the vine swinger, and more. Each character brings a completely different game with its own art, music, and mechanics. ◆ DESIGNED FOR PLAYERS, NOT PROFIT No ads. No in-app purchases. No data collection. No internet required. One price, the whole game. A premium experience built for fun. ◆ KEY FEATURES ◉ 12 original arcade minigames ◉ New minigame every 5 seconds ◉ Play with joystick + one button ◉ Dynamic difficulty for all skill levels ◉ Original chiptune soundtrack ◉ Pegboard prize machine ◉ Unlockable character skins ◉ No ads or in-app purchases ◉ No internet required — play offline

Screenshots

Pictonico!4 screens
Fiveish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pictonico! at Free against Fiveish's $2.99. Pictonico! also leads on ratings volume (698 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.4). Fiveish's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

Pictonico! is free to download; Fiveish costs $2.99 up front. Pictonico! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fiveish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fiveish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pictonico! has 698 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Pictonico!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Fiveish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pictonico! ships an update monthly, Fiveish every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pictonico! versus Fiveish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPictonico!Fiveish
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (698 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings698 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size565 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNintendo Co., Ltd.John Jenkins

Customer experience

Pictonico!

All ratings657 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative26.9%

Fiveish

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pictonico!

One-time2
  • Volume 2$5.99
  • Volume 1$7.99
None

Fiveish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pictonico! free?
Pictonico! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fiveish free?
Fiveish costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pictonico! or Fiveish?
Fiveish is rated higher. Pictonico! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 698 ratings, while Fiveish averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pictonico! or Fiveish have ads?
Neither Pictonico! nor Fiveish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pictonico! or Fiveish?
Pictonico! ships an update monthly, and Fiveish every 2 days. Most recently, Pictonico! was updated on October 28, 2026 and Fiveish on October 24, 2026.

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