Comparison

Epoch Pixels vs Nonogame

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

Head to head
About

Epoch Pixels

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Restore the story of life and civilization, one nonogram at a time. Follow number clues, fill the grid, and reveal creatures, inventions, and landmarks from the birth of the universe to the Space Age. Explore 14 eras with 112 era pieces and 112 Dig Site puzzles. Completed pieces join animated dioramas. Revisit your collection, discover facts and reference links, and use hints when you need them. Play as a guest, with optional account linking for cloud recovery. The game supports 33 languages. All eras and puzzles are accessible without purchase. Optional ads and in-app purchases provide extra tickets and convenience. Interstitial ads also appear during play. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nonogame

Features
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Nonogame is a clean, quiet place to play nonograms (also called picross or griddlers): the logic puzzles where the numbers along the edges tell you which squares to fill, and a picture appears as you solve. THREE PUZZLES A DAY Every day brings a small, a medium, and a large puzzle. They start gentle at the beginning of the week and get harder toward the weekend. Finish all three and the day is done, with your total time and how you compared with everyone else who played. BUILT FOR SOLVING A board that feels like paper. Drag to fill a whole run of squares, switch to cross mode to mark what cannot be filled, and let the app cross out finished lines for you. Turn on confirm mode to pencil in a guess before you commit. Hints when you are stuck, mistakes shown if you want them, and haptics and sound you can turn off. Full support for iPad, including Apple Pencil hover. STREAKS AND FRIENDS Keep a streak for each size and for the day as a whole. Add friends to see who finished today and who was fastest. Twice a week, the Brain Teaser sets one big puzzle for everyone to race. ACHIEVEMENTS More than a hundred achievements to chase, from your first solve to the long streaks. MAKE IT YOURS Four themes, light and dark modes, and seven colours for the app icon. A home screen widget shows today's puzzles and your streak, and Siri shortcuts open the puzzle you ask for. PLAY ANYWHERE Your progress lives in your Nonogame account, so you can pick up on the website exactly where you left off. No account is needed to play the daily puzzles. NONOGAME PLUS Members also get the Archive of every past day, curated Collections to play in any order, and Endless mode for as many puzzles as you like. Subscribe in the app, monthly or yearly. Plus belongs to your Nonogame account, so it works on nonogame.app too. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nonogame.app/privacy

Screenshots

Epoch Pixels4 screens
Nonogame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nonogame at none against Epoch Pixels's shown. Epoch Pixels's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Epoch Pixels sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nonogame sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epoch Pixels ships an update every 3 days, Nonogame every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Epoch Pixels versus Nonogame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpoch PixelsNonogame
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJungsoo ParkMatt Birchler

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Epoch Pixels

One-time4
  • 15 Ticket Pack$0.99
  • No Forced Ads$3.99
  • Complete Play Upgrade$3.99
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  • Complete Play Pass$7.99
2 purchases

Nonogame

Subscriptions2
  • Plus - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Plus - Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Epoch Pixels free?
Epoch Pixels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogame free?
Nonogame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Epoch Pixels or Nonogame have ads?
Epoch Pixels shows ads; Nonogame does not.
Which is updated more often, Epoch Pixels or Nonogame?
Epoch Pixels ships an update every 3 days, and Nonogame every 6 days. Most recently, Epoch Pixels was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nonogame on October 24, 2026.

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