Pictonico! vs NEON 47
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
NEON 47
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NEON 47 is a physics stacking puzzle where every piece is the shape of a real place. Stack all 47 prefectures of Japan on the base to clear — and see how high your neon tower can go. HOW TO PLAY • Hold the screen to spin the piece • Drag left or right to line it up • Let go to drop it THREE LIVES • A piece that falls comes back at the end • Drop three and it's game over TROUBLE INCOMING • Crows fly across — get hit and your piece goes flying • Strong winds push your piece off course DAILY CHALLENGE • Everyone gets the same order every day • Play it on all six maps — even ones you haven't unlocked • Share your result with a picture of your tower • Compete with friends on Game Center leaderboards SHOP • Earn coins every time you play • Themes: NEON CITY, SYNTHWAVE, MATRIX, HOLOGRAM, BLACK GOLD • Maps: all 50 US States, 46 Hiragana, 46 Katakana, A–Z and a–z • Items: Extra Life, Wide Base, Calm Sky (no crows, no wind) • Modes: Same Piece, Random Size, Japan × USA Mix, Endless Refill, Spin ×2 / ×3, Random Spin, Island Extras — combine them freely Free to play, supported by ads. Map data: Global Map Japan (GSI), modified; Natural Earth Letters: M PLUS Rounded 1c (SIL Open Font License 1.1) Island names: © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NEON 47 at none against Pictonico!'s 2. NEON 47 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Pictonico!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Pictonico! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NEON 47 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pictonico! ships an update monthly, NEON 47 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pictonico! | NEON 47 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (702 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 702 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 565 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | Toshimitsu Inoue |
In-app purchases
Pictonico!
- Volume 2$5.99
- Volume 1$7.99
NEON 47
No in-app purchases









