Pure Nonogram vs Griddrift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pure Nonogram
Engage your mind with logic puzzles that reveal hidden pixel art. This minimalist game offers a calming yet challenging experience for daily brain training, playable offline.
- Logic grid puzzles
- Reveal hidden pixel art
- Minimalist design
- Daily brain training
- Offline play
- Puzzles of all sizes
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Unwind your mind and sharpen your logic with Pure Nonogram. Experience the perfect balance of relaxation and mental challenge in a clean, minimalist environment. Solve intricate logic grids using numerical clues to reveal hidden pixel art. Whether you're commuting or winding down, Pure Nonogram offers a distraction-free space to focus on the joy of deduction. How to Play: Follow Clues: Use numbers at the top and side to determine which squares to fill. Logic First: Mark empty spaces with an "X" and fill tiles to reveal the pattern. Reveal Art: Watch your logic transform a blank grid into beautiful pixel art. Key Features: Minimalist Design: A soothing, wood-themed UI for a calm experience. Daily Brain Training: Improve your deductive reasoning with puzzles of all sizes. Smooth Progression: From easy 5x5 grids to complex expert challenges. Play Anywhere: Relax and solve puzzles anytime, even offline. Ready to test your logic? Start your journey into Pure Nonogram today!
Griddrift
Solve color nonogram puzzles to reveal hidden answers and cryptic clues. Use number hints to fill cells logically, with no guessing required. Enjoy a clean design and regularly added puzzle sets.
- Color nonograms with cryptic clues
- Perfect solve tracking
- Puzzles rated by size and difficulty
- Clean, distraction-free design
- Regularly added puzzle sets
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Griddrift is a colour nonogram puzzle game where every grid hides a secret answer. Solve the puzzle by filling in coloured cells using the number clues along each row and column. When the last cell clicks into place, the cryptic clue reveals itself — and suddenly "Best in Sand" makes perfect sense. Each puzzle has its own personality. The clues are smug. The grid is patient. You might be faster than you think. How to play Tap a cell to fill it. Tap again to mark it empty. The numbers tell you how many consecutive cells are filled in each row and column. Logic does the rest — no guessing required. Features Colour nonograms with cryptic reveal clues Perfect solve tracking — finish without mistakes for a flawless run Puzzles rated by size and difficulty Clean, distraction-free design New puzzle sets regularly added Supporting good things A portion of every purchase is donated to a surf therapy charity supporting children's mental health.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Griddrift at 100% against Pure Nonogram's 33%. Griddrift also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Pure Nonogram's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Pure Nonogram sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Griddrift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pure Nonogram holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pure Nonogram has 165 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Pure Nonogram's written reviews are positive against 100% of Griddrift's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pure Nonogram ships an update every 3 weeks, Griddrift every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure Nonogram | Griddrift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (165 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CONATURE | DAVID STUBBS |
Customer experience
Pure Nonogram
Griddrift
In-app purchases
Pure Nonogram
- Coins01$1.99
- Coins02$3.99
- Remove AD$6.99
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- Coins03$7.99
- Coins04$14.99
- Coins05$29.99
- Coins06$54.99
Griddrift
- Griddrift Full Access$2.99









