Comparison

Ninigrams vs Perchwise

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

Head to head
About

Ninigrams

Solve logic puzzles to reveal hidden pixel art. Use numbered clues to deduce which squares to fill, with no guessing required. Enjoy a satisfying and distraction-free experience with over 400 handcrafted puzzles.

Highlights
  • Reveal hidden pixel art
  • Logic-based deduction
  • 400+ handcrafted puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Mobile-optimized controls
Features
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Ninigrams is a nonogram puzzle game where logic slowly reveals hidden pixel art, one filled tile at a time. Using the numbered clues along each row and column, you’ll figure out which squares to fill and which to leave blank. Every puzzle has a single, guaranteed solution, so everything comes down to careful deduction – no guessing needed! Ninigrams started as a small puzzle idea shared with the Reddit community and has grown into something much bigger, with a community of over 24,000 members, puzzles reaching 1M+ total views, and individual challenges solved 10,000+ times. Now, that same handcrafted puzzle experience lives in your pocket. Whether you’re new to nonograms or already hooked on these puzzles, Ninigrams offers a clean, satisfying experience that’s easy to start and hard to put down. Features include: • 400+ handcrafted pixel-art puzzles to uncover • Fully playable offline (no Wi-Fi required) • Built-in interactive tutorial to help you get started • Smooth drag-to-fill controls designed for mobile • Optional timer and autofill tools you can toggle anytime • 4 seasonal backgrounds to match your mood • Clean, distraction-free interface focused on solving

About

Perchwise

This game challenges you to quickly identify various bird species as they appear on screen before time runs out. As you play, you'll build real attention and recognition skills, with each correctly identified bird logged in a digital field notebook. Master habitats to earn seals and unlock new challenges.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced bird identification
  • Real bird species
  • Digital field notebook
  • Habitat mastery seals
  • Increasing difficulty curve
  • No ads mid-round
Features
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Perchwise is a fast, focused game about noticing what everyone else misses. Birds cross the screen from every direction: some familiar, some rare, some nearly identical to each other. Your job is to spot every target species before the clock runs out. Spot every species once for the maximum challenge. No hand holding, no guaranteed wins. Every level is earned. As you play, you're not just reacting. You're building real attention and recognition skill, level by level, habitat by habitat. Every bird you correctly identify gets logged in your field notebook, complete with facts you'll remember. Mastering an entire habitat earns you a seal in your notebook you can look back on. Lots of habitats. Lots of species. No two rounds play the same. - Real bird species and real field identification challenges, not invented lookalikes - A living field notebook that fills in as you play - Rarity, milestones, and mastery seals that mean something - An increasingly difficult challenge curve - No ads mid round, no pay to win

Screenshots

Ninigrams4 screens
Perchwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Perchwise at Free against Ninigrams's $4.99. Ninigrams's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2). On rating, 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

Perchwise is free to download; Ninigrams costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ninigrams against 5.0 for Perchwise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ninigrams has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ninigrams ships an update every 3 days, Perchwise every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ninigrams versus Perchwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinigramsPerchwise
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNINA BERRY KOHEray Enustun

Customer experience

Ninigrams

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Perchwise

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ninigrams

No in-app purchases

None

Perchwise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ninigrams free?
Ninigrams costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Perchwise free?
Perchwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ninigrams or Perchwise?
Ninigrams and Perchwise are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Ninigrams or Perchwise have ads?
Neither Ninigrams nor Perchwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ninigrams or Perchwise?
Ninigrams ships an update every 3 days, and Perchwise every 2 days. Most recently, Ninigrams was updated on October 11, 2026 and Perchwise on October 4, 2026.

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