Comparison

Pixelio vs Nonogame

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

Head to head
About

Pixelio

Features
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Reveal pixel art one square at a time. Pixelio is a nonogram puzzle game where you use logic and number clues to fill in grids and uncover hidden pixel art images. No guessing required. Every puzzle is solvable with pure logic. HOW TO PLAY: • Read the number clues on each row and column • Fill in the correct squares to match the pattern • Reveal the hidden picture when you solve it KEY FEATURES: • Puzzle Packs: Hundreds of puzzles across categories like Pets, Food, Emojis, Nature, and more • Daily Challenges: A new puzzle every day to keep your streak alive • Multiple Sizes: From beginner 5x5 grids to challenging larger puzzles • Hints System: Stuck? Use hints to reveal a row or column • Undo/Redo: Easily fix mistakes as you go • Pixi Mascot: Your animated companion cheers you on • Achievements: Track your progress and unlock badges • 5 Themes: Classic, Pastel, Nature, Neon, and High Contrast DESIGNED WITH CARE: • Clean, focused UI with no distractions • Zoom and pan for larger puzzles • Fill and Mark modes for advanced solving • Timer for speedrunners • VoiceOver and accessibility support • Works offline FREE TO PLAY: • All puzzle packs unlockable through gameplay • Optional premium to remove ads and get extra hints

About

Nonogame

Features
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Nonogame is a clean, quiet place to play nonograms (also called picross or griddlers): the logic puzzles where the numbers along the edges tell you which squares to fill, and a picture appears as you solve. THREE PUZZLES A DAY Every day brings a small, a medium, and a large puzzle. They start gentle at the beginning of the week and get harder toward the weekend. Finish all three and the day is done, with your total time and how you compared with everyone else who played. BUILT FOR SOLVING A board that feels like paper. Drag to fill a whole run of squares, switch to cross mode to mark what cannot be filled, and let the app cross out finished lines for you. Turn on confirm mode to pencil in a guess before you commit. Hints when you are stuck, mistakes shown if you want them, and haptics and sound you can turn off. Full support for iPad, including Apple Pencil hover. STREAKS AND FRIENDS Keep a streak for each size and for the day as a whole. Add friends to see who finished today and who was fastest. Twice a week, the Brain Teaser sets one big puzzle for everyone to race. ACHIEVEMENTS More than a hundred achievements to chase, from your first solve to the long streaks. MAKE IT YOURS Four themes, light and dark modes, and seven colours for the app icon. A home screen widget shows today's puzzles and your streak, and Siri shortcuts open the puzzle you ask for. PLAY ANYWHERE Your progress lives in your Nonogame account, so you can pick up on the website exactly where you left off. No account is needed to play the daily puzzles. NONOGAME PLUS Members also get the Archive of every past day, curated Collections to play in any order, and Endless mode for as many puzzles as you like. Subscribe in the app, monthly or yearly. Plus belongs to your Nonogame account, so it works on nonogame.app too. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nonogame.app/privacy

Screenshots

Pixelio4 screens
Nonogame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixelio at none against Nonogame's 2. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nonogame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pixelio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pixelio versus Nonogame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelioNonogame
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKornel MiszczakMatt Birchler

In-app purchases

None

Pixelio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nonogame

Subscriptions2
  • Plus - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Plus - Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Pixelio free?
Pixelio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nonogame free?
Nonogame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixelio or Nonogame have ads?
Neither Pixelio nor Nonogame shows ads.

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