Picture Bloom vs Nonogram Museum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picture Bloom
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Every Picture Bloom puzzle has one unique solution. Solve by logic, never by guessing - then watch the grid soften into a painted picture for your garden. Picture Bloom is a calm, handcrafted take on nonograms, also known as picross, griddlers, hanjie, and Japanese crosswords. Read the clues, fill the right cells, mark the rest, and reveal a keepsake. GROW AT YOUR PACE - A fresh daily bloom, gently matched to your progress - 34 pictures across six themed collections - An interactive first-bloom tutorial - A garden journal of every picture you have grown, each with its name, its own garden line, your solve time, and your favorites MADE FOR QUIET FOCUS - Every picture is checked by the app's own solver before it ships: one solution, reachable by logic alone - Quiet Garden and Night Garden themes - Play offline - Calm sound and haptic controls PLAY FREE, GROW MORE The seven-picture Garden collection and the daily puzzle are free. Picture Bloom Pro is one optional purchase that unlocks five more packs and removes ads. No subscription.
Nonogram Museum
Uncover hidden images by filling in squares based on number clues. Solve puzzles to restore forgotten technology artifacts and build your own museum. Enjoy a relaxing, offline puzzle experience with no timers or pressure.
- Picture logic puzzles
- Uncover hidden images
- Restore forgotten technology artifacts
- Build a museum collection
- Offline play
- No timers or pressure
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Nonogram Museum turns picture logic puzzles into a collection of forgotten technology. Read the number clues along each row and column, then fill the right squares to uncover the image. The early grids are quick to learn. Later puzzles get larger and ask you to think a few moves ahead. You can mark empty squares, zoom in, reset the board, or use a hint if you get stuck. Every solved puzzle restores an artifact and adds it to your museum. You might uncover a battery, a pager, an old camera, a game console, or something you have not seen in years. Each artifact comes with its own artwork and a short curator note. The game is free to play and has no ads. Everything you need for the puzzles is included in the app, so you can keep playing offline. There is no timer and no pressure to keep a streak alive. Choose a grid and follow the clues until the picture takes shape.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nonogram Museum at none against Picture Bloom's shown. Nonogram Museum also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Picture Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nonogram Museum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Picture Bloom ships an update every 5 weeks, Nonogram Museum every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Picture Bloom | Nonogram Museum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vytautas Jazbutis | Baran Toppare |
In-app purchases
Picture Bloom
- Picture Bloom Pro$4.99
Nonogram Museum
- Full Museum$2.99
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