Comparison

Pict. vs Pixie Grid

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

Head to head
About

Pict.

Engage in a calming daily logic puzzle game where numbers guide you to reveal a hidden picture. Enjoy a quiet, ad-free experience with curated daily challenges and practice modes.

Highlights
  • Daily curated picross puzzles
  • Practice mode with generated puzzles
  • Ranked leaderboards
  • Monthly 'Mural' campaign
  • Ad-free and no tracking
  • Anonymous or account-based play
Features
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A hand-picked picross every morning. Solve it over coffee. Come back tomorrow. pict. is a calm daily logic game. Each number tells you how many squares in a row or column are filled — work them out, fill the grid, and a small picture appears. No timers shouting at you, no clutter. Just three quiet minutes of logic. A daily ritual One curated puzzle a day, the same for everyone. Build a streak. Miss a day? Catch up from the archive. More when you want it • Practice — a gentle ladder that teaches as you go, plus endless generated puzzles in the size and difficulty you like. • Ranked — compare your daily and weekly solves on the leaderboards. • Mural — a monthly campaign that assembles into one larger piece, tile by tile. Quiet by design • No ads. No tracking. Ever. • Free, with no in-app purchases. • Play anonymously, or sign in (email or Apple) to save your progress across devices. Delete your account anytime. Reveal something today.

About

Pixie Grid

Features
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Pixie Grid is a cozy picture-reveal logic puzzle. Solve the nonogram, and your finished grid blooms into a warm, hand-illustrated picture — a small gift you made yourself. No lives. No energy gates. Just you, the clues, and a calm place to think. Free to play, with ads — remove them anytime. HOW NONOGRAMS WORK • The numbers beside each row and column are run-lengths — how many cells to fill in a row, in order • A clue of "3 1" means a run of 3 filled cells, a gap, then 1 filled cell • Use logic to work out which cells must be filled and which stay empty • Fill the grid correctly and the hidden picture is revealed • Tap to fill, hold to mark, drag to paint a line — undo as much as you like A COZY CAMPAIGN • Work through a relaxing campaign across 5 difficulty tiers • From a gentle 5×5 all the way up to a 15×15 Expert chew • Every puzzle has one solution and is solvable by pure logic — no guessing, fair by design • Earn up to 3 mastery stars per level for a flawless solve (no mistakes, no hints) — it rewards clean solving, never speed A NEW PICTURE EVERY DAY • One cozy daily puzzle, the same picture for everyone • Share a spoiler-free result with friends — it never gives the picture away • Keep a gentle, backfillable streak; miss a day and simply solve it later, no punishment • A 30-day login reward calendar — play any day to claim it QUESTS & REWARDS • Optional daily and weekly quests with little bonus objectives — ignore them completely if you like • Earn Credits as you play, from stars, quests, and your login streak • Collect procedural background skins to make the game your own NO-FAIL, NO-RUSH • No mistake counter, no game over — undo freely • Choose a relaxing no-error-check mode or a gentle assist • No forced timer on the board; an optional time-challenge mode is there if you want it, and it is off by default PLAYS YOUR WAY • Dark mode for candle-lit evening solving • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, colorblind-safe, and reduce-motion friendly FAIR & HONEST • Free to play, supported by ads — remove ads anytime with a one-time purchase • Optional Credits buy only comfort (extra hints, a reveal-line helper) and cosmetic skins — never an unfair advantage • Every single level is 100% solvable for free — no pay-to-win • No loot boxes, no randomized purchases, no energy gate, no lives, no subscription • Credits are stored on your device; unspent Credits stay with this install • Restore Purchases is always available Pixie Grid is the calm daily ritual the nonogram has been missing — warm, fair, and yours. Sit down, pour a cup of tea, and reveal today's picture.

Screenshots

Pict.4 screens
Pixie Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pict. at none against Pixie Grid's 5. Pict. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pixie Grid sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pict. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pict. ships an update every 10 days, Pixie Grid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pict. versus Pixie Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPict.Pixie Grid
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyrell MarchantLeon Karas

In-app purchases

None

Pict.

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pixie Grid

One-time5
  • 100 Credits$0.99
  • 350 Credits$2.99
  • 800 Credits$5.99
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  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • 1500 Credits$9.99

Questions

Is Pict. free?
Pict. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixie Grid free?
Pixie Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pict. or Pixie Grid have ads?
Pixie Grid shows ads; Pict. does not.
Which is updated more often, Pict. or Pixie Grid?
Pict. ships an update every 10 days, and Pixie Grid every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pict. was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pixie Grid on October 9, 2026.

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