Nomori vs Pixelvale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nomori
Engage your mind with a relaxing logic puzzle game. Solve number-based grid challenges at your own pace, with daily puzzles and customizable difficulty levels. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience with progress tracking and Apple Watch support.
- Daily logic grid puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Streak tracking and stats
- Apple Watch companion app
- Offline play
- Light and dark themes
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Nomori is a calm nonogram puzzle game. Solve logic grids using number clues — no time pressure, no ads, no in-app pestering. • Today's puzzle delivered daily • Sizes from 5×5 to 15×15 • Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert difficulty • Streak heatmap and personal stats • Apple Watch companion • Light and dark themes • Fully offline — your progress stays on your device Designed for the moments you want to put your phone on Do Not Disturb but still keep your mind moving. If you enjoy logic grids and number puzzles, you'll feel at home.
Pixelvale
Solve logic puzzles to reveal pixel art and build a charming valley. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no timers or pressure, and watch your world grow across seasons. Support development through optional donations.
- Solve logic nonogram puzzles
- Build a growing pixel art valley
- Experience seasonal changes
- Relaxed gameplay with no timers
- Offline play
- Hand-drawn pixel art
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Pixelvale is a cozy nonogram game: solve elegant logic puzzles and bring a little valley to life, pixel by pixel. Every puzzle you solve reveals a hand-painted piece of pixel art—an apple tree, the bakery, a villager—and adds it to your world. So a living valley slowly grows out of pure logic puzzles, transforming across four seasons. RELAXED PUZZLING Nonograms (also known as picross or griddlers) are elegant logic puzzles: use the numbers along the edges to work out which cells must be filled. No luck, no time pressure—just you and a calm, satisfying flow of thinking. A WORLD THAT GROWS You don't come back to "Puzzle #47"—you return to your valley. Each picture has its own fixed place on the map. Season by season the mood shifts—from blooming spring to quiet winter. FREE AND FAIR • Completely free to play • No ads • No energy system, no timers, no nagging If you enjoy Pixelvale, you can support development with a voluntary donation—entirely optional. It unlocks no content: you always have the whole game. FREE PLAY Want more? In Free Mode you can solve as many random nonograms as you like, in grid sizes from 5×5 to 25×25—perfect for a short break or a long evening of puzzling. MADE WITH CARE • Hand-drawn pixel art, no stock material • Warm, modern interface with subtle haptic feedback • Native iOS app: launches instantly, runs on older iPhones, fully playable offline • Available in English and German Pixelvale is a calm place to keep coming back to. Grab a puzzle, fill in a few cells—and watch your valley bloom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nomori at 100% against Pixelvale's 67%. Nomori also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nomori sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixelvale sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nomori ships an update every 4 days, Pixelvale weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nomori | Pixelvale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JIYULMOM | Yves Kopmann |
Customer experience
Nomori
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In-app purchases
Nomori
- Nomori Pro$9.99
Pixelvale
- Small Thank-You$0.99
- Coffee for the Valley$1.99
- A Generous Round$2.99
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- Grand Gesture$3.99









