Comparison

Nonogram vs Loomwork

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

Head to head
About

Nonogram

Features
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Reveal hidden pixel art using numbers, logic and deduction! Nonogram is the classic picture logic puzzle where number clues tell you which cells to fill in each row and column. Also known as Picross, Griddlers, Hanjie and Picture Cross, Nonogram is easy to learn and satisfying to master. Solve 900+ levels, start with simple 5×5 grids and progress to challenging 10×10 and 15×15 puzzles. FEATURES • 900+ nonogram puzzles • 5×5, 10×10 and 15×15 grids • Daily puzzles and daily challenges • Pixel art gallery for completed pictures • Smart hints when you get stuck • Undo to correct mistakes • Dark theme for comfortable night play • Offline gameplay HOW TO PLAY Read the numbers beside each row and above each column. They tell you how many consecutive cells need to be filled. Use logic to determine which cells should be filled and which should remain empty. Mark empty cells with X and solve the grid step by step. Complete every clue to reveal the hidden pixel art picture. Whether you have two minutes or want a longer brain challenge, Nonogram gives you a relaxing way to exercise your logic and uncover beautiful hidden pictures. Solve the clues. Fill the grid. Reveal the picture.

About

Loomwork

Solve logic-based picture puzzles with a calm and fair experience. Every puzzle is solvable by logic alone, with no guessing required. Enjoy a beautiful interface with original pixel art and seasonal content.

Highlights
  • Logic-based puzzles with single solutions
  • No ads, lives, or penalty for wrong marks
  • Over 280 original pixel art pictures
  • Seasonal puzzle packs
  • Color nonogram puzzles
  • Intuitive touch controls for large grids
  • Unlimited hints and undo
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Nonograms the way they should feel: calm, fair and beautiful. EVERY PUZZLE CAN BE SOLVED BY LOGIC Fill the grid from the number clues to reveal a hidden picture. Each Loomwork puzzle has exactly one solution, and a solver checks that it can be reached by line logic alone. No guessing, no 50/50s. NO ADS. NO LIVES. NO NAGS. No banners, no videos, no energy to wait out. A wrong mark never costs you anything. Choose Gentle (a wrong mark shows in soft red at once) or Classic (no checking until the grid is complete, as on paper). PICTURES THAT WEAVE INTO CLOTH Over 280 original pixel pictures, from 5×5 up to 40×40 showpieces, among them a Floating World of Japan, from a lucky cat to the Great Wave. Finish a picture and it weaves into its full-colour textile and joins your Loom gallery. SEASONAL PACKS Seasonal packs arrive through the year, each free to everyone in its season. A new picture comes out each day, with time after the last to finish them all. Weave a whole pack in its season and it becomes a keepsake quilt in your Loom. Pictures you start in season stay yours, and Loomwork Plus keeps every seasonal pack open after its season. PUZZLES WITH COLOURED CLUES In the colour packs, each clue number is coloured like its run. Runs of different colours can touch, and runs of the same colour need a gap, so colour becomes part of the logic. Paint with the puzzle's own threads. The free First Colours pack teaches the rules. BIG PUZZLES THAT FEEL GOOD ON A PHONE - Pinch to zoom and drag with two fingers to pan - Drag to fill a run, locked to its row or column - The row and column under your finger are highlighted - A magnifying lens shows the cells under your finger on big grids - The biggest grids open where their clues can be read, with the whole picture one tap away - Clue numbers cross themselves out as you complete runs, and finished lines cross off their empty cells - Lock finished lines if you like, so a stray tap can't change them - Soft, woven sounds and gentle haptics, each with its own switch ON IPAD TOO Play on iPad in any orientation, in Split View beside another app, in Slide Over or in Stage Manager. On a wide screen the grid takes the full height, with your tools beside it. HELP THAT TEACHES Stuck? A hint finds the next deduction and explains it in plain words, for example which cells a long run must cover. Hints and undo are unlimited (puzzles solved with hints are marked as assisted). ENDLESS AND DAILY - Endless: generated puzzles from 10×10 to 50×50, graded Easy to Expert, so there is always another - Each Endless puzzle is a named textile pattern, such as Herringbone, Tartan or Fair Isle, in one colour or in colour - The Sampler: a swatch book with a place for every Endless look at every grade, filled by the first one you weave - A daily puzzle, the same for everyone, with a streak and a calendar of the pictures you've woven - A daily reminder at a time you choose, if you want one (it's off until you turn it on) - A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget with today's puzzle and your streak - iCloud sync keeps your pictures, bests and streak in step across your devices - Times, bests and your solve history in Stats LOOKS THE PART Linen light theme and Indigo Night dark theme, both free, following your phone. Text scales with your system text size. LOOMWORK PLUS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Every picture pack and colour pack, every seasonal pack after its season, Endless from 20×20 to 50×50 in one colour and in colour, the Rosewater, Saffron and Graphite themes, your full solve history and the daily archive. The free game includes First Threads, the Garden and Kitchen packs, the First Colours colour pack, each seasonal pack in its season, the daily, Endless up to 15×15 in one colour and in colour, and every control and assist. Loomwork collects no data and works fully offline. iCloud sync keeps your records in your own iCloud account, not with us, and you can turn it off in Settings.

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
Loomwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nonogram at none against Loomwork's 1. Nonogram also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Loomwork's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Loomwork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nonogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nonogram ships an update daily, Loomwork weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nonogram versus Loomwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramLoomwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa CALISKANOZTURKBrendan Pan

In-app purchases

None

Nonogram

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Loomwork

One-time1
  • Loomwork Plus$2.99

Questions

Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loomwork free?
Loomwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nonogram or Loomwork have ads?
Nonogram shows ads; Loomwork does not.
Which is updated more often, Nonogram or Loomwork?
Nonogram ships an update daily, and Loomwork weekly. Most recently, Nonogram was updated on October 11, 2026 and Loomwork on October 29, 2026.

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