PlowCraft vs Pixie Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PlowCraft
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Plow, plant, water, and harvest your way through a cozy farming puzzle adventure! No Ads Ever! PlowCraft is puzzle comfort food: calm, crisp, and quietly addictive. PlowCraft blends the classic Shikaku logic puzzle with a charming farm theme. Each day on your farm unfolds across four satisfying phases: break the soil, plant your seeds, water the crops, and collect the harvest. Draw rectangles to solve each puzzle ā every number tells you exactly how many cells your rectangle should cover. FOUR PHASES, ONE FARM - Plow the field by partitioning dry earth into plots - Plant seeds across your freshly tilled soil - Water every crop with careful coverage - Harvest your bounty with a satisfying swipe GROW YOUR FARM - Unlock 25 unique crops across 5 tiers, from humble wheat to legendary watermelon - Expand your land by purchasing new rows - Earn coins through smart, efficient farming - Track your daily streak for bonus rewards RELAXING YET CHALLENGING - Puzzles scale naturally from easy introductions to brain-teasing layouts - No timers or penalties ā farm at your own pace - Gentle music, soft haptics, and warm hand-drawn art create a cozy atmosphere ACCESSIBLE TO ALL - VoiceOver support for screen reader users - Color blind mode with optimized palette - Reduce Motion option for simplified animations - Adjustable music and sound effect volume Play a day, grow your streak, and watch your little farm flourish.
Pixie Grid
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Pixie Grid is a cozy picture-reveal logic puzzle. Solve the nonogram, and your finished grid blooms into a warm, hand-illustrated picture ā a small gift you made yourself. No lives. No energy gates. Just you, the clues, and a calm place to think. Free to play, with ads ā remove them anytime. HOW NONOGRAMS WORK ⢠The numbers beside each row and column are run-lengths ā how many cells to fill in a row, in order ⢠A clue of "3 1" means a run of 3 filled cells, a gap, then 1 filled cell ⢠Use logic to work out which cells must be filled and which stay empty ⢠Fill the grid correctly and the hidden picture is revealed ⢠Tap to fill, hold to mark, drag to paint a line ā undo as much as you like A COZY CAMPAIGN ⢠Work through a relaxing campaign across 5 difficulty tiers ⢠From a gentle 5Ć5 all the way up to a 15Ć15 Expert chew ⢠Every puzzle has one solution and is solvable by pure logic ā no guessing, fair by design ⢠Earn up to 3 mastery stars per level for a flawless solve (no mistakes, no hints) ā it rewards clean solving, never speed A NEW PICTURE EVERY DAY ⢠One cozy daily puzzle, the same picture for everyone ⢠Share a spoiler-free result with friends ā it never gives the picture away ⢠Keep a gentle, backfillable streak; miss a day and simply solve it later, no punishment ⢠A 30-day login reward calendar ā play any day to claim it QUESTS & REWARDS ⢠Optional daily and weekly quests with little bonus objectives ā ignore them completely if you like ⢠Earn Credits as you play, from stars, quests, and your login streak ⢠Collect procedural background skins to make the game your own NO-FAIL, NO-RUSH ⢠No mistake counter, no game over ā undo freely ⢠Choose a relaxing no-error-check mode or a gentle assist ⢠No forced timer on the board; an optional time-challenge mode is there if you want it, and it is off by default PLAYS YOUR WAY ⢠Dark mode for candle-lit evening solving ⢠Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, colorblind-safe, and reduce-motion friendly FAIR & HONEST ⢠Free to play, supported by ads ā remove ads anytime with a one-time purchase ⢠Optional Credits buy only comfort (extra hints, a reveal-line helper) and cosmetic skins ā never an unfair advantage ⢠Every single level is 100% solvable for free ā no pay-to-win ⢠No loot boxes, no randomized purchases, no energy gate, no lives, no subscription ⢠Credits are stored on your device; unspent Credits stay with this install ⢠Restore Purchases is always available Pixie Grid is the calm daily ritual the nonogram has been missing ā warm, fair, and yours. Sit down, pour a cup of tea, and reveal today's picture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlowCraft at none against Pixie Grid's 5. PlowCraft also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pixie Grid's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pixie Grid sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. PlowCraft asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlowCraft ships an update every 2 months, Pixie Grid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlowCraft | Pixie Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Albert Cox | Leon Karas |
In-app purchases
PlowCraft
No in-app purchases
Pixie Grid
- 100 Credits$0.99
- 350 Credits$2.99
- 800 Credits$5.99
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- Remove Ads$5.99
- 1500 Credits$9.99








