Comparison

Nonograms Puzzle vs Pugoku

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

Head to head
About

Nonograms Puzzle

Features
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Nonograms are logic puzzles where numbers turn into pictures. Each number tells you how many squares in a row or column to fill — work out the rest, and the hidden image appears. Three sizes, three levels of challenge: • 5×5 to learn the rules • 10×10 for a short break • 15×15 when you want to think Features: • Classic and Standard modes — play freely, or with a limit on mistakes • Hints when a puzzle stalls • Coloring mode and cross marks to track what you have ruled out • Undo for a wrong tap • Progress saved automatically — close the app and come back later • Plays offline No timers, no pressure. Just you and the grid.

About

Pugoku

Features
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Every Pug has one perfect spot. Pugoku is a cozy, number-free logic game where you solve uniquely generated parks, follow biscuit-distance clues, and draw exact-length routes. The rules take seconds to learn: • Place exactly one pug in every row. • Place exactly one pug in every column. • Place exactly one pug in every colorful park. • Pugs cannot touch, even diagonally. Tap once to leave a Paw note on an impossible cell. Double-tap to place a Pug. Drag across the board to quickly add or remove multiple Paw notes. What you’ll find in Pugoku: • Endless puzzles from friendly 4×4 lessons to expansive 12×12 parks • One verified solution for every puzzle • Biscuit Trail: place each Pug at the exact within-park path distance from its bowl • Bowl Trails: connect matching numbered Pugs and bowls with exact-length routes through their colored biscuit stops • 20 teaching Park Missions plus Blitz, First Try, and No Paw challenges • A shared-seed Daily Puzzle with streak tracking • Park restoration and eight cosmetic Pugs that become your in-board playing piece • Teaching hints and proof replay that explain the reasoning instead of only revealing an answer • A gentle difficulty curve that grows deeper over time • No timer pressure in Classic mode—solve at your own pace • Expressive pug reactions, combos, and joyful level celebrations • Offline puzzle play; an internet connection is required for ad-supported help Read the parks, eliminate possibilities, and help every Pug find the right spot.

Screenshots

Nonograms Puzzle4 screens
Pugoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nonograms Puzzle and Pugoku are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nonograms Puzzle versus Pugoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonograms PuzzlePugoku
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlchemical IncMEHMET PEKER

In-app purchases

None

Nonograms Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Pugoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonograms Puzzle free?
Nonograms Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pugoku free?
Pugoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nonograms Puzzle or Pugoku have ads?
Both Nonograms Puzzle and Pugoku show ads.

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