Comparison

Nonogram vs Boxpush

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.

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Boxpush

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Push every box onto its target. That is the whole game — and it is harder than it sounds. 500 hand-verified levels Every level in Boxpush was built by a solver working backwards from the finished position, which means two things no other puzzle pack can promise: every level definitely has a solution, and the game knows the shortest one. The "best" counter next to your score is the real optimum, not a guess. Difficulty that actually ramps Levels are not sorted by how long they take. They are sorted by how many ways there are to ruin them — the legal moves that quietly leave a level unsolvable. Five bands, each measurably harder than the last, each introducing exactly one new idea. Two mechanics, introduced one at a time - One-way tiles: a box standing on an arrow can only be pushed that way. - Typed boxes: a marked box only counts on the target bearing the same mark. Built to be read Every piece on the board is distinguished by shape as well as colour. The whole game is playable in a black-and-white screenshot. Text scales with your system setting. Nothing is hidden behind a gesture. No timers. No lives. No streak to lose. Unlimited undo, because changing your mind is the mechanic. Works completely offline. Your progress stays on your phone. Free with ads. One optional purchase removes them — it unlocks nothing, because all 500 levels are free from the start.

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
Boxpush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nonogram at none against Boxpush's 1. Nonogram also leads on ads (none vs shown). Boxpush's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price there is nothing between them.

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. Boxpush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nonogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 1 level
Nonogram versus Boxpush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramBoxpush
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin PruskowskiSergio Diaz Marcos

In-app purchases

None

Nonogram

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxpush

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxpush free?
Boxpush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nonogram or Boxpush have ads?
Boxpush shows ads; Nonogram does not.

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