Comparison

Creature Picross vs NonoPop

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

Head to head
About

Creature Picross

Features
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Fill in the grid using number clues and watch adorable pixel-art creatures come to life! Solve picross (nonogram) puzzles to collect all 118 creatures in your encyclopedia. ZERO FORCED ADS No interstitial ads — ever. Focus on puzzles without interruption. 118 CREATURES TO COLLECT Explore 10 chapters spanning forests, oceans, skies, and savannas. Each solved puzzle reveals a full-color pixel creature added to your encyclopedia. DAILY PUZZLES A fresh puzzle every day. Keep your streak alive for bonus rewards! STAR ECONOMY Earn stars by solving puzzles. Spend them on hints, skins, and past daily challenges. SEASON PASS Unlock exclusive skins and titles across a 12-tier reward track. HARD MODE Test your skills with Hard Mode for bonus star rewards. PERFECT FOR - Picross and nonogram fans - Puzzle lovers who enjoy collecting - Players tired of ad-heavy games - Quick brain-training sessions on the go Fully offline. Play anytime, anywhere, at your own pace.

About

NonoPop

Features
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Fill the squares, follow the number clues and watch a hidden picture appear. NonoPop is a calm, colorful nonogram game, also known as griddlers, hanjie, picture cross or paint by numbers logic puzzles, with a twist: you can turn your own photos into puzzles. Pure logic, no guessing Every puzzle is checked by a solver, so it can be finished with logic alone and has one solution. Use the numbers on each row and column to decide which squares to fill and which to mark with an X. Start with quick 5Ɨ5 grids and work up to deep 25Ɨ25 solves. Turn your photos into puzzles With Premium, pick a photo of your pet, a favorite trip or anything you love. NonoPop finds the subject, removes the background and turns it into a solvable classic or color nonogram, right on your device. You choose the grid size and the level of detail, preview the exact puzzle, then save and play it. Your photos are never uploaded. Make it exactly yours With Premium, advanced settings let you adjust brightness, contrast and saturation and fine-tune how the picture becomes squares. Or open the square editor and paint by hand: add, change or remove colors, undo and redo, and show your photo under the grid as a guide. A live check marks any square the clues can't settle, so every puzzle you save can still be solved with logic. Print puzzles or save them as a PDF Prefer pencil and paper? Pick puzzles from any collection you can play, or from your own photo puzzles, and print them, one per page. Save them as a PDF or share them, add the solutions on separate pages, and turn on color patterns so color puzzles still work on a black-and-white printer. Classic and color nonograms Play traditional black-and-white griddlers or color nonograms with up to four colors. Optional color patterns add a small shape to every color, so they are easy to tell apart. Reveal and collect pictures Finish a puzzle to reveal its picture and keep it in your collection. The Starter Collection holds 114 hand-picked picture puzzles, including cute animals, tasty food and museum photos, and 68 of them can be played without Premium. 10 themed packs Animal Kingdom, Ocean Wonders, Food & Treats, Nature & Gardens, Cozy Home, Around the World, On the Move, Space & Science, Magic & Legends and Play & Create. Each pack holds 100 puzzles in five chapters, and 5 puzzles in every pack can be played without Premium. Daily Puzzle and Quick Play One Daily Puzzle each day, the same for everyone, with a streak to keep going. Quick Play makes another puzzle in the size you choose, whenever you like. Play your way • Tap a square, or drag to fill a whole row or column • Prefer precision? Turn on arrow controls and paint with a cursor, with the arrows on the left or on the right • See the row and column of the square you're on • Bigger clue numbers if you want them • Mistake checks on or off: find and fix errors yourself, or get stopped before a wrong move • Optional automatic X marks when you complete a row or column • Hints and undo when you get stuck • Zoom and pan for big grids, with clues that stay in view • Dark and light themes, in 32 languages • No account needed, and your progress stays on your device Premium: one purchase, no subscription Premium unlocks every puzzle in all 11 collections, including the 10 themed packs, lets you turn your own photos into puzzles and removes ads. Purchases can be restored on all your devices. Relax and uncover a picture, one little square at a time.

Screenshots

Creature Picross4 screens
NonoPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

Creature Picross and NonoPop are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Creature Picross sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and NonoPop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Creature Picross ships an update daily, NonoPop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Creature Picross versus NonoPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreature PicrossNonoPop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasahiro AkebiGretchen Alaras

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Creature Picross

One-time4
  • Hint Pack Small (+15)$1.99
  • Hint Pack Large (+50)$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Season Pass Premium$5.99
1 purchases

NonoPop

One-time1
  • NonoPop Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Creature Picross free?
Creature Picross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NonoPop free?
NonoPop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Creature Picross or NonoPop have ads?
Both Creature Picross and NonoPop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Creature Picross or NonoPop?
Creature Picross ships an update daily, and NonoPop every 2 days. Most recently, Creature Picross was updated on November 10, 2026 and NonoPop on October 31, 2026.

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