Comparison

Notebook Games vs Nonogram

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

Head to head
About

Notebook Games

Relive classic notebook paper games with 16 hand-drawn mini-games. Enjoy offline play, pass-and-play multiplayer, and customizable themes without ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • 16 hand-drawn mini-games
  • Offline play
  • Pass-and-play multiplayer
  • Multiple notebook themes
  • Game statistics tracking
  • No ads or data collection
Features
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Remember doodling games in the back of your notebook during class? Tic Tac Toe in the margins. Dots & Boxes on the last page. Snake on every scrap of paper you could find. Notebook Games brings that feeling back — right on your phone. Every game is hand-drawn on warm, yellowed notebook paper. The lines wobble a little. The text looks pencilled in. The background has eraser marks and pencil smudges, just like the real thing. It's not polished. That's the point. 18 games, all hand-drawn on paper: • Doodle Kingdom — A full card adventure drawn in the margins. Build your deck, battle doodle monsters, reach the boss. No two runs alike. • Tic Tac Toe — The timeless classic, plus Super (4x4) and Ultimate (nine boards in one) modes. • Dots & Boxes — Draw lines, capture squares, outwit the AI. • Gomoku — Five in a row on a 15x15 grid. Pinch to zoom, undo moves. • Connect Four — Drop pieces to connect four in a row. Three AI levels. • Checkers — Jump and capture on an 8x8 board. Three AI difficulty levels. • Winding Words — Trace the theme words as they twist through the grid. Every letter gets used. • Five Letters — Guess the five-letter word in six tries. Hand-drawn circles and scribbles for clues. • Mini Sudoku — Quick 4x4 puzzles. Three difficulty levels with timer. • Minesweeper — Tap to reveal, hold to flag. Includes a no-guess mode: every board is solvable by pure logic. • Word Search — Find hidden words in a letter grid. Drag to select. • Maze — Find the exit, or try One Line mode: cover every cell with a single unbroken pencil stroke. • Snake — A calmer, softer Snake. Pencil-drawn on notebook paper. • Hangman — Guess the word before the stickman swings, then learn it: pronunciation, meaning, and an example sentence. • Notebook Siege — Angry-doodles-style slingshot game. 30 hand-crafted levels across 3 chapters, plus endless mode. • Paper Football — Flick a folded paper triangle across the desk. Score touchdowns on notebook paper. • Paper Airplane — Launch a paper airplane through rings and past obstacles. Tilt to steer. • Doodle Jump — Bounce a stickman up through pencil platforms. How high can you go? A new puzzle every day: The Daily Challenge rotates through the week — a fresh Minesweeper board, Word Search, Maze, Winding Words, Five Letters, and more. Everyone gets the same puzzle. Keep your streak alive with tally marks in the margin, and share your result as a hand-drawn card. Everything you'd want, nothing you wouldn't: - No account required. Just open and play. - Works completely offline. No Wi-Fi, no problem. - No ads during gameplay - ever. - AI opponents for solo play. - Sound effects that feel like pencil on paper. - Dark mode support throughout. - Warm notebook paper aesthetic. Notebook Games Pro ($1.99 one-time): Unlock four extra notebook themes - Graph Paper, Blackboard, Aged Parchment, and Blueprint - plus detailed game stats. One purchase, yours forever. No subscription. Whether you're looking to unwind, challenge a friend, or just relive the joy of rainy-day doodling, Notebook Games is here for you. No sign-in. No nonsense. Just games on paper. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://quietbyte.io/privacy-notebookgames.html

About

Nonogram

Features
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Nonogram brings the classic picture logic puzzle to your pocket. Reveal hidden pictures using pure logic - no guesswork needed, every puzzle has exactly one solution. HOW TO PLAY - Numbers above columns and beside rows show the runs of filled cells - Fill cells or mark empty ones - Complete lines lock automatically - Fill every correct cell to reveal the picture! FREE - 37 puzzles: 25 easy (5x5), 6 medium (10x10), 6 hard (15x15) - Daily puzzle with streak tracking - Auto-complete lines and mistake checking - Hints earned by solving PREMIUM (requires a paid subscription) - All 270 puzzles (every 5x5, 10x10 and 15x15 pack) - Unlimited hints Premium is offered as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription via in-app purchase. Whether you know it as nonogram, griddler, picross or picture cross - this is the most polished way to play. Privacy Policy: https://dijitalpilot.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notebook Games4 screens
Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

Notebook Games and Nonogram are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Notebook Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nonogram sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook Games ships an update fortnightly, Nonogram every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Notebook Games versus Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebook GamesNonogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUMING LAIDIJITAL PILOT REKLAM SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notebook Games

One-time1
  • Notebook Games Pro$1.99
2 purchases

Nonogram

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Notebook Games free?
Notebook Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notebook Games or Nonogram have ads?
Neither Notebook Games nor Nonogram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notebook Games or Nonogram?
Notebook Games ships an update fortnightly, and Nonogram every 3 weeks. Most recently, Notebook Games was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nonogram on October 31, 2026.

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