Comparison

Nonogram vs Nonogame

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

Head to head
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Nonogram

Features
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Nonogram is a clean, minimal logic puzzle game. Fill in the grid using number clues to reveal a hidden picture โ€” no guessing required. HOW TO PLAY Each row and column has a sequence of numbers telling you how many consecutive cells to fill. Use logic to deduce which cells are filled and which are empty. Solve the puzzle to reveal the picture. FEATURES โ€ข Hundreds of puzzles across four difficulty levels: Easy (5ร—5), Medium (10ร—10), Hard (15ร—15), and Expert (20ร—20) โ€ข Daily Challenge โ€” a new puzzle every day with streak tracking โ€ข Hint system โ€” 3 free hints per day, or watch an ad for more โ€ข Undo/redo support โ€ข Light and dark mode โ€ข No energy system, no lives โ€” play as much as you want PREMIUM Upgrade to remove ads, get unlimited hints, sync progress across devices, and unlock all puzzles. All puzzles are procedurally generated โ€” there are always new puzzles to solve. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nonogame

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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 A hundred achievements to chase, from your first solve to the long streaks. MAKE IT YOURS Three 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.

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
Nonogame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nonogame at none against Nonogram's 4. Nonogame also leads on ads (none vs shown). Nonogram's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Nonogram sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Nonogame asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 2 level
Nonogram versus Nonogame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramNonogame
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size73 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian LoweMatt Birchler

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Nonogram

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • 50 Hints$0.99
  • 200 Hints$2.99
None

Nonogame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogame free?
Nonogame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nonogram or Nonogame have ads?
Nonogram shows ads; Nonogame does not.

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