Comparison

Nonogram vs Project Rail

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

Head to head
About

Nonogram

Features
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Reveal the hidden picture, one logical step at a time. Nonogram (also known as Picross, Griddlers, or Hanjie) is the classic Japanese picture-logic puzzle. Use the number clues along each row and column to figure out which cells to fill — and which to rule out. No guessing required: every puzzle is solvable by pure logic, and every puzzle hides a picture waiting to be uncovered. Whether you have two minutes or two hours, Nonogram is the calm, satisfying brain workout that's always ready when you are. Fully offline. No ads interrupting your flow. Just you and the grid. 180 HAND-VERIFIED PUZZLES • Six difficulty worlds: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Master, and Grandmaster • From gentle 5Ɨ5 warm-ups to brain-bending 20Ɨ20 challenges • Every level is computer-verified to have exactly one solution • Earn up to three stars per level for speed and clean, hint-free solves • Unlock new worlds as your skills grow A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY • The Daily Challenge gives everyone the same puzzle each day • Build a streak and watch your calendar fill with solved days • Keep your best streak going — miss a day and start again BUILT TO FEEL GREAT • Smooth tap-and-drag painting to fill a whole line at once • A fill mode and an X (rule-out) mode, plus undo and a logical hint • Real-time clue checking dims solved lines and flags impossible ones • Five beautiful themes — Midnight, Daylight, Sunset, Forest, and Grape • Subtle sound and haptics you can toggle anytime PLAY YOUR WAY • Game Center leaderboards for your best times, total stars, and streaks • Achievements for first wins, cleared tiers, and streak milestones • Share a brag card of your finished picture • Color-blind-friendly palette, high-contrast grid, VoiceOver, and Dynamic Type • Available in 11 languages No accounts. No internet needed. No nonsense. Download Nonogram and start filling in the fun.

About

Project Rail

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RAIL is a calm strategy arcade game built on one rule: you never control the trains, you control the world. Swipe any row or column and the whole lane slides one step, tracks, trains and all. The board wraps around, so nothing ever leaves. Trains keep rolling while the landscape shifts beneath them. Guide every pastel train to the station of its own color. A broken connection does not end the game right away. The train pauses, glows amber, and gives you one breath to rescue it with a clever shift. Land five deliveries in a row and you enter Flow, where every arrival counts double. FEATURES - One gesture, endless depth: swipe to shift rows and columns - Every run is a new board with fresh stations and tunnels - Incoming trains are announced ahead of time, so you plan instead of panic - Wordless first ride that teaches the game in seconds - Minimal design, soft pastel colors, subtle haptics - No account, no ads, no internet needed Short runs, deep planning, zero stress. How long can you keep the world moving?

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
Project Rail3 screens

Verdict

The call

Nonogram and Project Rail are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nonogram versus Project Rail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramProject Rail
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin PruskowskiDaan Koeman

In-app purchases

None

Nonogram

No in-app purchases

None

Project Rail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Project Rail free?
Project Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nonogram or Project Rail have ads?
Neither Nonogram nor Project Rail shows ads.

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