Nurikabe vs ANGO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nurikabe
Engage in a calming logic puzzle experience by drawing paths to form islands and reveal hidden patterns. This game offers various modes, helpful tools, and customizable themes for a smooth and enjoyable puzzle-solving journey.
- Multiple game modes (Classic, Endless, Daily, Landmine)
- Adjustable board sizes
- Helpful tools (undo, hints, markers)
- Customizable themes and dark mode
- Detailed stats and achievements
- Smooth animations and sound effects
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Nurikabe is a relaxing logic puzzle game where you create islands by creating paths to uncover the hidden pattern on every board. Enjoy smooth gameplay, smart tools, and beautiful themes as you solve puzzles of all sizes. Features: • Multiple game modes: Classic, Endless, Daily & Landmine • Small, medium, and large boards • Helpful tools: undo, hints, markers • Custom themes, tile styles & dark mode • Detailed stats and achievements • Smooth animations, sound effects & haptics A calm, fun take on a classic Japanese logic puzzle.
ANGO
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A line of symbols. The same symbol always means the same letter. Fill in one, and every copy of it opens at once, right across the sentence. ANGO is a classic substitution cipher — a cryptogram, the same kind of puzzle as the newspaper cryptoquote. Tap a symbol, choose the letter you think it stands for, and watch the rest of the line fall into place. HOW TO PLAY Every letter of a hidden sentence has been swapped for another. Assign a letter to a symbol and every copy fills in together. That is the only rule. THREE FOOTHOLDS - Word shapes: spaces are never enciphered, so the outline of each word stays visible - One-letter words: in English there are only two - Frequency: the most common symbol is usually E, T or A There is no luck involved. Follow the clues and the first letter comes into view. FEATURES - Daily cipher: one message a day, set by the date. Your streak is kept on a calendar - Archive: every message you crack is filed by category, with its meaning, to read again - Ranks: earn points with each solve and rise from Apprentice to Legendary Codebreaker. Harder puzzles count for more - Five difficulties: Easy, Normal, Hard, Brutal and Master, where even the word breaks vanish and letters arrive in blocks of five - Frequency table: see how often each symbol appears - Cascade feedback: see how many places one letter filled, and feel it through haptics - A Japanese kana edition is built in. Switch your device language to Japanese to play it THE MESSAGES - Proverbs: 128 traditional proverbs - Sayings: 121 everyday idioms - Case Files: 112 original lines from small detective stories Every message is a traditional, public-domain saying or was written for this app. There are no copyrighted quotations or song lyrics. WHO IT IS FOR - Anyone who has worked the cryptoquote in a newspaper - Crossword and word puzzle solvers looking for something new - Readers of detective fiction - Anyone who wants a puzzle decided by reasoning rather than reflexes - Anyone with ten quiet minutes and a coffee PRIVACY - No account, no sign-up, no email address - Solve history, streaks and your archive are stored on your iPhone or iPad only - Your records are never sent to any server - No third-party ads, no tracking - Puzzles are generated on the device, so you can play anywhere, even offline - To show the list in Settings > More apps by TORANKIRITE, and the small promotion in the free version, the app loads public App Store information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ANGO at none against Nurikabe's shown. Nurikabe's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nurikabe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ANGO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nurikabe ships an update every 5 days, ANGO every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nurikabe | ANGO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grantalope LLC | torankirite |
In-app purchases
Nurikabe
- Remove Ads$2.99
ANGO
- Premium$4.99








