Comparison

SAPPER vs Nonogram Ultra

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

Head to head
About

SAPPER

This logic puzzle game offers an endless Minesweeper experience with a unique "cash out" mechanic. Players can choose between an infinite mode with a one-time purchase or a daily challenge. It's designed for a calm, ad-free experience with no timers.

Highlights
  • Endless drag-to-pan board
  • Scoring rewards deeper play
  • Daily seeded challenge
  • Offline play
  • No timers or ads
  • Dark Mode and Dynamic Type support
Features
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The same board for everyone, every day. One attempt. How far you push it is up to you. SAPPER is minesweeper with no edges. Each day the world gets one shared minefield, identical for every player. Start on safe ground and sweep outward. The farther you go, the denser the mines and the more every safe tile is worth. A Cash Out button sits on screen the whole time. Bank your score, or push one more row into the unknown. Hit a mine and the run ends with half of what you had not banked. Cash out and all of it is yours. That choice is the whole game. Then see how your run stacks up and share the shape of the territory you cleared. Miss a day and it is gone. Tomorrow there is a new board, the same for everyone, again. MORE WAYS TO PLAY Endless: a fresh board every run, whenever you want. Chase your personal best. Rush: two minutes on the clock. Clearing tiles buys time, mines cost it, and there is no Cash Out. How long you last is the score. The Daily is free for everyone, forever. One single purchase unlocks the full game, Endless and Rush included, for good. Your first day comes fully unlocked, so you know exactly what you are buying. No subscriptions. EVERY CASH-OUT LEAVES A MARK Cash out on purpose and the expedition is preserved in the Archive: the shape of the territory you cleared, the score, how far you pushed. Every banked point grows your lifetime Vault, and Vault milestones unlock app icons and board editions. Everything is earned by playing. Nothing is sold, and nothing changes the odds. iCloud keeps your Archive, Vault, and stats in sync across your devices. BUILT TO FEEL CALM No timers while you play. No explosions. No ads. Just a clean board, quiet haptics, and a real decision on every tile. FEATURES Daily seeded challenge, one board shared by the whole world Shareable result cards showing the territory you cleared Infinite drag-to-pan board Scoring that rewards going deeper Expedition Archive that preserves every cash-out Lifetime Vault with earned app icons and board editions Board editions found out on the board, not bought iCloud sync across your devices Game Center leaderboards Dark Mode and Dynamic Type support Plays fully offline Sweep. Push your luck. Cash out before the board catches you.

About

Nonogram Ultra

Features
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Nonogram Ultra is Nonogram puzzles the way it should be — clean, calm, and quietly addictive. Reveal the hidden picture by using the number clues along each row and column. Every puzzle has one logical solution, so there's no guessing — just you, the grid, and that satisfying click when it all falls into place. No third-party ads. No pop-ups. No clutter. Just tasteful, well-crafted puzzles. THREE WAYS TO MARK THE BOARD • Fill the cells that make up the picture • Cross Out the cells you know are empty • Maybe — drop a tentative "?" pencil mark when you're not sure yet; it never counts as a mistake Drag to paint several cells at once, undo any step, or spend a hint to reveal one correct cell. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Quick (5×5) — a perfect coffee-break solve • Casual (5×10) — a taller board that's still bite-sized • Standard (10×10) — the classic sweet spot • Expert (10×15) — for when you want a real challenge A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY Take on the Daily Challenge and keep your streak alive. The same puzzle for everyone, every day — come back daily to reach 7, 30 and 100-day milestones. 5 SPACE-INSPIRED THEMES Set the mood with Midnight, Nebula, Aurora, Galaxy or Eclipse — each with its own colour palette and a gently animated cosmic backdrop. Light, Dark and System appearance supported throughout. PLAY YOUR WAY • Live scoring rewards speed and precision • Chase Perfect Solves with zero mistakes and no hints • Subtle sound and haptics you can turn off anytime COMPETE & COLLECT • Game Center leaderboards for every mode and the Daily Challenge • Achievements for perfect runs, expert clears, speed solves, daily streaks and night-owl sessions BUILT WITH CARE • Super clean, minimal interface — designed to disappear so the puzzle can shine • Plays fully offline • No third-party ads Whether you've got two minutes or twenty, Nonogram is a tasteful, relaxing little corner of logic to come back to.

Screenshots

SAPPER4 screens
Nonogram Ultra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SAPPER at Free against Nonogram Ultra's $1.99. SAPPER also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Nonogram Ultra's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, update cadence, 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

SAPPER is free to download; Nonogram Ultra costs $1.99 up front. SAPPER sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nonogram Ultra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SAPPER against 5.0 for Nonogram Ultra. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAPPER has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SAPPER versus Nonogram Ultra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAPPERNonogram Ultra
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco MartinezJonathan Clarke

Customer experience

SAPPER

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nonogram Ultra

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SAPPER

One-time3
  • Endless Challenge$3.99
  • Endless Challenge$4.99
  • Endless$9.99
None

Nonogram Ultra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAPPER free?
SAPPER is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram Ultra free?
Nonogram Ultra costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SAPPER or Nonogram Ultra?
Nonogram Ultra is rated higher. SAPPER averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Nonogram Ultra averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SAPPER or Nonogram Ultra have ads?
Neither SAPPER nor Nonogram Ultra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SAPPER or Nonogram Ultra?
SAPPER ships an update every 4 days, and Nonogram Ultra every 4 days. Most recently, SAPPER was updated on November 10, 2026 and Nonogram Ultra on November 10, 2026.

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