Comparison

Playnono vs RoadPlay

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

Head to head
About

Playnono

This is a picross puzzle game where numbers guide you to fill squares and reveal a hidden picture. It features hand-drawn puzzles, leaderboards, and a user-friendly editor to create your own challenges. The experience is designed to be calm and ad-free.

Highlights
  • Picross/Nonogram puzzles
  • Hand-drawn unique pictures
  • User-created puzzle editor
  • Leaderboards for fastest solves
  • Auto-mark and hint system
  • Calm and minimalist design
Features
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Pause. Think. Solve. Playnono is a picross — a nonogram, if that's what you grew up calling it. Numbers along each row and column tell you which squares to fill. There's only ever one solution, and when you find it, a small picture appears. The puzzles are all hand-drawn. Someone designed each one and solved it to make sure it holds together, so you get a real picture at the end instead of random noise. They range from quick 5×5 grids to large, intricate ones, with new puzzles added regularly. LEADERBOARDS Solve a puzzle without peeking and your time goes on its board. Look at the solution and you're out for that run, so the times at the top are earned. See where you land the moment you finish. CREATE YOUR OWN Draw a puzzle in the editor, confirm it has a single solution, and publish it for everyone else to play. HELP WHEN YOU WANT IT Auto-mark clears a line once your squares match its clues. Misplace one and you get a beat to catch it before it's flagged. Nothing hands you the answer. MADE TO BE CALM A warm cream background, one terracotta accent, and type that's easy to sit with. Pinch to zoom on bigger grids, and drag along a row or column to fill it in a single motion. Sign in to sync across your devices, or just play. Either way, your progress is saved between sessions. The short version of what you won't find here: no ads, no trackers, no upsells, no streak guilt, and nothing behind a paywall. The library is free, and we don't sell or share your data (full details at playnono.app/privacy). Made by Marius Bocanu. Found a bug or have an idea? marius@playnono.app

About

RoadPlay

Enjoy a variety of games with friends and family, even without an internet connection. Connect directly via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth for seamless multiplayer fun on road trips, flights, or anywhere signal is lost. Play together on one device or across multiple phones.

Highlights
  • 49 games for 1-8 players
  • Direct Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connection
  • No internet or network required
  • Play on one phone or multiple devices
  • Offline play for flights, road trips, cruises
  • Built-in Robo opponents
  • Road Trip Cup tournament mode
Features
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RoadPlay is 70 games for 1 to 8 players that connect directly over Wi-Fi, phone to phone, no network or internet needed. And when family is far away, play over FaceTime with SharePlay. FREE TO START. ROAD PASS FOR EVERYTHING. 18 games are free forever, including Road Sign Bingo, License Plate Game, Chess, Four in a Row, Pong and Snakes & Ladders. One more game is free every day, and each of the other 52 has a free 15-minute visit so you can try it. Road Pass is a one-time purchase that unlocks all 52, every game we add, the Road Trip Cup, trip history and every avatar. One pass covers the whole car: friends connected to your phone play your games free. Family Sharing included, up to 6 people. NO SIGNAL? NO PROBLEM. RoadPlay finds nearby phones directly over Wi-Fi, perfect for flights, cruises, road trips and campsites. Wi-Fi off? Two phones can pair over Bluetooth instead. NEW: PLAY FAR AWAY. Grandparents at home? Cousins in another state? On a FaceTime call, open a game, tap Far away and start SharePlay: everyone on the call plays from their own phone. 31 games work far away, from Chess and Backgammon to Yacht Dice and Corner Pocket. Only people on your call can join: no strangers, no accounts. CONNECT ONCE, PLAY EVERYTHING. No room codes, no accounts. Tap Connect Phones on two to four phones and they pair in seconds. Then anyone picks a game and everyone jumps in. Friend doesn't have RoadPlay yet? Tap Invite and they scan a QR code. NOBODY ELSE AROUND? PLAY VS ROBO. 55 games play solo, most with a built-in opponent or partner on four levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert, from Chess and Backgammon to pool and bowling. Most of the rest run pass-and-play on one phone. WHOLE CAR GAMES. Say It! puts the phone up for everyone, up to 8 players. Would You Rather, Twenty Questions and Categories get everyone talking. On a plane? Tap Quiet games to hide the loud ones. OUT THE WINDOW Road Sign Bingo, Alphabet Hunt, I Spy and the License Plate Game, which tracks all 50 states for the whole trip, use the actual road. ROAD TRIP CUP Turn the drive into a tournament: a playlist of 3, 5 or 7 games, a running scoreboard and a champion. Avatars, stickers, a daily challenge and a recap of the whole trip. 70 GAMES, ONE APP Out the Window: Road Sign Bingo, License Plate Game, I Spy, Alphabet Hunt Strategy: Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Bagh Chal, Four in a Row, Reversi, Mancala, Dots & Boxes, Yacht Dice, Wild Eights, Fleet Duel, Broadside Bluff, Cannon Canyon, Bounty Board, Domino Topple, Beam Bounce Sports: Corner Pocket, Lucky Lanes, Curling Cup, Beach Volley, Putt Party, Air Hockey, Air Hockey Arena, Spot Kick Arcade: Block Brawl, Blast Arena, Micro Rally, Pong, Sky Duel, Snake Duel, Brick Duel, Fruit Slice Duel, Goat Tower, Rift Rally, Skyhook Scramble, Ink Rush, Bumper Sumo, Neon Pinball Duel, Beat Battle, Kaiju Stomp, Wobble Tower Party: Say It!, Would You Rather, Twenty Questions, Categories, Whack-a-Bunny, Signal Relay, Ghost Hunt, Most Likely, Echo Chain, Sketch Relay Co-op: Treasure Waters, Herd Home, Weather the Storm, Countdown Crew, Signal Heist, Hexbound Expedition, Orbit Salvage Minigames: Reflex Duel, Bullseye Duel, Claw Machine Duel, Skyline Jump Quick & Easy: Tic-Tac-Toe, Memory Match, Snakes & Ladders NO ADS. NO ACCOUNTS. NO TRACKING. Nearby play never touches the internet. Far away play travels over Apple's SharePlay, end-to-end encrypted, with no RoadPlay servers in between. We count which games get played and where people give up, as anonymous totals with no name, account or device ID, so we can make the games better. You can switch it off in your profile. No ad networks, no sign-in. We never see your games. Only buying or restoring Road Pass and sending those totals need a connection.

Screenshots

Playnono4 screens
RoadPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playnono at none against RoadPlay's 1. Playnono also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). RoadPlay's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RoadPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Playnono asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Playnono against 5.0 for RoadPlay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playnono has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playnono ships an update every 4 days, RoadPlay daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Playnono versus RoadPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaynonoRoadPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARIUS IOAN BOCANUJoseph Ting

Customer experience

Playnono

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RoadPlay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Playnono

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RoadPlay

One-time1
  • Road Pass$2.99

Questions

Is Playnono free?
Playnono is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoadPlay free?
RoadPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Playnono or RoadPlay?
Playnono and RoadPlay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Playnono or RoadPlay have ads?
Neither Playnono nor RoadPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playnono or RoadPlay?
Playnono ships an update every 4 days, and RoadPlay daily. Most recently, Playnono was updated on October 18, 2026 and RoadPlay on October 25, 2026.

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