Nonogram Coach vs Gridweave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nonogram Coach
Master logic puzzles with guided lessons and step-by-step hints. Learn to solve without guessing and track your progress through daily challenges and themed packs. Enjoy a calm, uninterrupted puzzle experience with no ads or timers.
- Guided beginner lessons
- Safe next move suggestions
- Daily picture-logic puzzles
- Progress tracking
- Collect completed pictures
- Themed puzzle packs
- Larger grid support on iPad
Read full descriptionHide full description
Turn number clues into pictures, one square at a time. When you're stuck, get a hint that explains your next move. Nonogram Coach is a relaxing picture logic game. Use the clues to fill squares, mark empty spaces, and reveal the hidden picture. TRY THREE PICTURES FREE Start with Cat, Sailboat, and Heart, with Coach hints to help along the way. The first eight Beginner puzzles and today's daily puzzle are free too. STUCK? SEE WHY. Ask for a hint to see where to look, then open the explanation and highlighted cells. Compare possible placements when helpful. You make every move yourself. If a mark needs correcting, Coach clearly labels the answer check. START SMALL. REVEAL MORE. Get started with a guided 5×5 puzzle, then explore larger grids up to 20×20. Collect the pictures you solve in Gallery and find your next challenge. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE • No ads, timers, lives, or streak pressure • Fill, mark X, erase, and undo • A free daily puzzle to come back to • Roomier iPad layouts for larger boards • Progress saved on your device; no account required MORE PUZZLES. ONE UNLOCK. Try the free puzzles first. An optional one-time Calm Premium purchase unlocks the full library of 1,000+ puzzles. No subscription. Try your first free picture today.
Gridweave
Engage in a logic-based puzzle experience where you fill squares to reveal hidden pictures. Enjoy unlimited hints and a daily challenge. Collect hundreds of unique images across themed albums.
- Logic-based puzzle solving
- Collectible hidden pictures
- Unlimited free hints with explanations
- Daily puzzle challenges
- No lives or countdown timers
- Ad-free experience
Read full descriptionHide full description
Gridweave is a calm, carefully crafted Nonogram experience. Follow the clues, fill the squares, and watch a hidden picture come to life—then keep it in your collection. Pure logic, no pressure Every puzzle is designed to be solved by logic. No lives, no countdowns, no ads. Make a mistake? Undo a whole stroke and keep going at your own pace. Pictures worth collecting Every solved puzzle reveals a picture with its own backdrop. Collect 600 pictures across 16 albums, grouped into themed chapters. Hints that explain Hints are free and unlimited. They never play the puzzle for you: they point to a row or column and explain why the next move follows, so you still fill the squares yourself. A puzzle every day Come back for a new Daily Challenge. Your monthly calendar fills in as you solve. Start with 100 puzzles, and today's Daily Challenge is always free. One purchase unlocks the remaining 500 puzzles and all past Daily Challenges. No subscription. No account required; your progress is stored locally on your device.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gridweave at none against Nonogram Coach's 1. Gridweave also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Nonogram Coach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gridweave asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nonogram Coach against 5.0 for Gridweave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Nonogram Coach ships an update fortnightly, Gridweave every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Nonogram Coach | Gridweave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Feifei Song | 昱 王 |
Customer experience
Nonogram Coach
Gridweave
In-app purchases
Nonogram Coach
- Calm Premium$2.99
Gridweave
No in-app purchases









