Comparison

Gridtopia Nonogram vs Still Life

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

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About

Gridtopia Nonogram

Features
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Welcome to Gridtopia โ€” a world you uncover one dig at a time. Every puzzle is a buried dig site. Read the number clues down each column and across each row, chip away at stone, sand, wood, and bedrock, and reveal the hidden treasure beneath. Solve the logic, claim the world. DIG ACROSS 40+ WORLDS Far beyond black & white โ€” uncover vibrant pictures painted in one, two, or three colors, and travel from one themed world to the next. Unlock skins to make every dig site your own. 1,100+ LEVELS, ONE SOLUTION EACH Every level is verified to have a single, logical solution. solvable by pure reasoning. No guessing, ever. CONNECT THE PATH Try a mini game on the way! Connect the broken path and find the way to continue your journey. RESTORE YOUR TOTEMS AND RESTORE Clear a world to unearth its unique treasure for your Totem Room, then bring it back to life in a relaxing match-3 restoration mini-game. HELPERS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK Hit a tricky dig? Hints and boosts keep you moving progress without the frustration. PLAY ANYWHERE Intuitive tap controls, auto-save, and 100% offline play. No internet required. Grab your pickaxe. Start digging. Build your Gridtopia.

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Still Life

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Fill the squares. Find the picture. Still Life is a nonogram โ€” a logic puzzle where numbers around the edge of a grid tell you which squares to fill. Work out which ones, and a picture appears. NO GUESSING. EVER. Every puzzle here is checked by machine before it ships, and checked again by the app every time it opens, to be certain it has exactly one solution and that solution can be reached by pure logic. Anything that fails is thrown away rather than patched. You are never asked to guess and hope. If you are stuck, it means there is a deduction somewhere you have not spotted yet โ€” and there always is one. THE MOMENT THE PICTURE APPEARS The grid is deliberately quiet: black ink on warm paper, no clutter, nothing flashing for your attention. All of that restraint is in service of one moment โ€” the grid dissolving and leaving the picture behind. Finished pictures are printed to your album, in colour. OVER 200 LEVELS, IN ORDER Levels are ordered by how long they actually take rather than by grid size, so the difficulty climbs steadily from a five-by-five you will solve in under a minute to twenty-by-twenty boards that take a while. One at a time, in order. A PUZZLE A DAY One daily puzzle, the same one for everybody, always available even if you are stuck on your current level. THREE HEARTS Fill a square that is not part of the picture and it costs a heart. The square is never filled in, so the board in front of you is always correct โ€” nothing wrong ever ends up on it. Three mistakes and the board restarts with a clean grid. WHAT IS NOT IN HERE No adverts. No timers. No lives that refill on a clock. No coins, gems or currency of any kind. No account, no sign-in, and nothing to buy. It works completely offline, because every puzzle is already in the app. Optional, anonymous usage statistics help us see which puzzles work. You are asked once, you can say no, and you can change your mind in Settings at any time.

Screenshots

Gridtopia Nonogram4 screens
Still Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Still Life at none against Gridtopia Nonogram's 6. Still Life also leads on ads (none vs shown). Gridtopia Nonogram's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridtopia Nonogram sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Still Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridtopia Nonogram ships an update every 5 days, Still Life every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Gridtopia Nonogram versus Still Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridtopia NonogramStill Life
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size49 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperILTAE KIMVarun Goel

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Gridtopia Nonogram

One-time6
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Coin Sack$2.99
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  • Booster pack$2.99
  • Coin chest$9.99
  • Mega Pack$14.99
None

Still Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gridtopia Nonogram free?
Gridtopia Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Still Life free?
Still Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gridtopia Nonogram or Still Life have ads?
Gridtopia Nonogram shows ads; Still Life does not.
Which is updated more often, Gridtopia Nonogram or Still Life?
Gridtopia Nonogram ships an update every 5 days, and Still Life every 4 days. Most recently, Gridtopia Nonogram was updated on October 7, 2026 and Still Life on October 21, 2026.

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