Comparison

Nonogram vs Assort!

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

Assort!

Features
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Step into a cozy mage's workshop and sort shimmering potions until every tube holds a perfect match. Assort is a colorful liquid-sorting puzzle game with a fantasy twist. Tap a tube, pour matching colors, and solve each board by arranging every potion into its own bottle. The rules are simple to learn, but each new chapter adds fresh layouts, trickier color patterns, and special tubes that change how you think through every move. Assort is built to be a complete game without interruptions or storefront pressure. We do not ever advertise in the game. We offer no in-app purchases, ever. There are no paid boosters, no ad-watching rewards, no limited-time purchase prompts, and no paywalls inside the puzzle flow. Play through a handcrafted campaign of potion puzzles across magical chapters, or jump into endless mode for a fresh challenge whenever you want one. Use undo when a plan goes sideways, ask for a hint when you are stuck, or restart and try for a cleaner solve. Features: - Relaxing color-sorting puzzle gameplay - Mage-themed potion tubes, magical effects, and cozy fantasy atmosphere - Handcrafted campaign levels with rising difficulty - Endless mode for unlimited sorting challenges - Special bottle types including hidden, covered, locked, and wrapped tubes - Hints, undo, restart, and auto-solve support - Star ratings, chapter progress, and reward chests - No ads, ever - No in-app purchases, ever Whether you want a quick puzzle break or a longer sorting session, Assort gives you a bright, satisfying way to test your logic and unwind without ads or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
Assort!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nonogram and Assort! 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 Assort!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramAssort!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin PruskowskiChristopher Weiss

In-app purchases

None

Nonogram

No in-app purchases

None

Assort!

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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