Comparison

NonoCanvas vs Gridweave

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

Head to head
About

NonoCanvas

Features
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Turn number clues into colorful pixel art, one satisfying grid at a time. NonoCanvas is a relaxing nonogram puzzle game built around clear logic and picture reveals. Read the clues beside each row and column, fill the right squares, mark spaces that must stay empty, and uncover the hidden picture. HOW TO PLAY • Use the row and column numbers to work out which squares belong in the picture. • Paint confirmed squares and mark empty cells with an X. • Use a hint when you need help with the next move. • Complete the grid to reveal the pixel-art picture. PLAY AT YOUR LEVEL Learn the rules on easy puzzles, settle into medium boards, or take on hard grids when you want a deeper logic challenge. The clean controls keep the focus on each clue and decision. MAKE THE GRID YOURS Choose a brush color for your puzzle and watch the finished board become colorful art. Each completed nonogram gives your logic work a clear visual reward. A CALM PUZZLE BREAK The soft visual style, focused grid, and step-by-step solving loop make NonoCanvas easy to pick up whenever you want a thoughtful puzzle. Whether you know them as nonograms, picross, picture cross, griddlers, or hanjie, the goal is simple: follow the clues, solve the grid, and reveal the picture. Start with a clue and see what the grid becomes.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Logic-based puzzle solving
  • Collectible hidden pictures
  • Unlimited free hints with explanations
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • No lives or countdown timers
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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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

NonoCanvas4 screens
Gridweave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gridweave at none against NonoCanvas's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
NonoCanvas versus Gridweave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonoCanvasGridweave
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB4 MB
Age rating+4+4
DeveloperIntellimobile Labs Ltd昱 王

In-app purchases

None

NonoCanvas

No in-app purchases

None

Gridweave

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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