Comparison

NonoPix vs PixelFlow

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

Head to head
About

NonoPix

Features
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One new hand-crafted nonogram puzzle every day. Solve with pure logic, reveal a hidden pixel art image. No ads. No timers. No guessing — every puzzle is solvable by deduction alone. A quiet 5-minute brainteaser for your daily routine. Also known as picross, griddlers, hanjie, picture cross, Japanese crossword, or paint by numbers —all solved the same satisfying way. FEATURES • A new nonogram every day, completely free • Weekly themes — 7 puzzles per week with a shared theme, from easier Monday to tougher Sunday • Three difficulty tiers — Beginner, Regular, and Expert, with grids from 10×10 to 25×25 • Smart hints in Beginner tier — the app finds the next provable move and explains the technique • Weekly challenges — three bonus puzzles released Mon, Wed, and Fri • Daily leaderboards — ranked by adjusted solve time, per tier • Streak tracking, 100+ achievements, and progress stats • Mascot companion — reacts to milestones, tier promotions, and streaks • Unlock cosmetics — accent palettes, wallpapers, mascot costumes, leaderboard icons • Pixel art collector gallery — browse completed weeks as a gallery of finished pieces • Share your daily result — Wordle-style card with your time, errors, and streak • Cross-device sync — sign in with Apple or Google to carry your progress anywhere • Interactive lessons — learn nonograms from scratch if you're new • Dark and light modes, adjustable sounds and haptics PREMIUM (one-time unlock, no subscription) • Detailed analytics — breakdown by difficulty, day of week, error-free rate, fastest solves • Extreme weekly challenges — a harder variant of the weekly set • Full puzzle archive — replay any past week • Premium cosmetics and mascot costumes HOW TO PLAY Use the numbers along each row and column to figure out which cells to fill. Each number is the length of a consecutive group of filled cells. Combine the clues across rows and columns to uncover the hidden picture. Download NonoPix and start your daily logic habit.

About

PixelFlow

Engage your mind with logic-based picture puzzles. Fill in squares based on number clues to reveal hidden images. Enjoy a calm, ad-free experience with hundreds of puzzles and daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Logic-based picture puzzles
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Daily puzzles
  • Themed picture packs
  • Offline play
  • No timer pressure
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Color by logic. Reveal the picture. Optimized for iPad and iPhone Duo. PixelFlow is a nonogram — the picture cross puzzle also known as a griddler or hanjie. The numbers along each row and column tell you which squares to fill. Work out the cells you can be sure of, fill them in, and a small picture quietly appears under your fingers. No ads. No data monetization. No pop-ups begging for your attention — ever. Just clean, quiet puzzles that respect your time. WHAT'S INSIDE - 150 logic-checked puzzles — each has a single logical solution, so you never have to guess. - 16 themed Picture Packs, from Garden, Voyage, and Tide all the way to Aurora, Meridian, and Frontier — each pack with its own mood and palette. - Hold HINT for a gentle nudge — it reveals just one row and column, never the whole answer. - No timer pressure, no countdown, no way to lose. Prefer a clean board? Turn the stopwatch off. - Plays entirely offline. A FREE PUZZLE EVERY DAY A new Daily Puzzle every day, free — a quiet ritual, and a streak if you want one. BEAUTIFUL ON iPAD On iPad, PixelFlow uses the space instead of stretching into it: the board, menus, and layouts are tuned for the larger screen, in portrait and landscape. HOW TO PLAY A clue like "3" means three filled squares in a row. "1 1" means one square, a gap, then one more. Cross-check the rows against the columns to find the squares that can only be one thing — and the picture builds itself. WHAT WE BELIEVE - No ads, ever. - We don't monetize your data — your play stays yours. - Calm by design — no lives, no energy meters, no countdowns. - From a studio of puzzle aficionados who believe games should be worth your time. THE PUZZLE MASTER COLLECTION PixelFlow is part of the Puzzle Master Collection, our growing family of calm, ad-free puzzle games. Get the free Puzzle Master Collection bundle on the App Store in one download, and the More Games screen will introduce you to the rest. The first puzzles and the Daily Puzzle are free. When you want more, a one-time purchase unlocks the full game for good — or choose the optional Puzzle Master Pass. Fully localized in 12 languages — menus, puzzle packs, and even the picture names. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Puzzle Master Pass (optional auto-renewable subscription): available monthly or annually — the exact price for your region is shown at purchase. Unlocks the full versions of the Puzzle Master games while active. Renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel any time in your Account settings. Restore Purchases is available on the store screen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jcy.studio/privacy

Screenshots

NonoPix4 screens
PixelFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NonoPix at 15.1 against PixelFlow's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. NonoPix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PixelFlow sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
NonoPix versus PixelFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonoPixPixelFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxime BeginJCY Advisors

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NonoPix

One-time1
  • NonoPix Premium$2.99
4 purchases

PixelFlow

Subscriptions2
  • Puzzle Master Pass — Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Puzzle Master Pass — Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • All Picture Packs$2.99
  • Puzzle Master$12.99

Questions

Is NonoPix free?
NonoPix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelFlow free?
PixelFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NonoPix or PixelFlow have ads?
Neither NonoPix nor PixelFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NonoPix or PixelFlow?
NonoPix ships an update every 9 days, and PixelFlow every 9 days. Most recently, NonoPix was updated on November 9, 2026 and PixelFlow on November 5, 2026.

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