PuzzleBits vs Nonogram.com Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PuzzleBits
Place colorful pieces to complete puzzles that then explode into new shapes. Enjoy hundreds of unique piece shapes and playful animations. Offers over 500 puzzles with a free hint option.
- Exploding puzzle mechanics
- Hundreds of unique piece shapes
- Over 500 puzzles
- Playful animations and soundtrack
- Free hint option
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A whimsical puzzly thing, with bits that go boom! Place the colorful pieces in the right spots to complete a puzzle. If you succeed, the puzzle will explode into tiny bits, which then recombine into a new challenging shape! - 500+ puzzles! - Hundreds of unique, brightly colored, piece shapes. - Playful animations and soundtrack. - Free hint option.
Nonogram.com Color
Engage in a vibrant logic puzzle experience by filling colored squares to reveal hidden pixel art. This game offers a fresh take on classic nonograms with enhanced gameplay and challenging multicolor puzzles. It's easy to learn and provides hours of addictive fun for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Fill squares with colors
- Reveal hidden pictures
- Challenging multicolor puzzles
- Basic rules and logic guidance
- Use hints for assistance
- Earn extra lives
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Discover the mystery of Nonogram.com Color! With its enhanced gameplay, it's easy to follow the game rules and become a Nonogram master. Explore Nonogram.com Color and discover a fresh take on this classic paper-and-pencil nonogram puzzle. Start with the basic rules and logic behind the picture cross puzzle with a challenging multicolor style. - Fill the squares with colors and reveal the hidden picture - Numbers above the column are read from top to bottom - Numbers to the left of the rows are read from left to right - Follow the order of color groups and switch colors to mark appropriate squares - Different color groups may be placed next to each other - Groups of the same color should be separated by at least 1 empty square - If you figure out that a square shouldn’t be colored, mark it with an X - Use hints if you get stuck - Get extra lives if you make a mistake Nonogram.com Color is easy to learn and quite addictive once you start playing. Challenge yourself and enjoy hours of fun with logic number puzzles!
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Verdict
PuzzleBits and Nonogram.com Color both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of PuzzleBits's written reviews are positive against 54% of Nonogram.com Color's. PuzzleBits also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.0). Nonogram.com Color's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 129) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PuzzleBits sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nonogram.com Color sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PuzzleBits against 4.7 for Nonogram.com Color. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonogram.com Color has 26K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of PuzzleBits's written reviews are positive against 54% of Nonogram.com Color's.
PuzzleBits ships an update every 2 months, Nonogram.com Color every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PuzzleBits | Nonogram.com Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (129 ratings) | 4.7 (26K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews — better | 54.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Little White Bear Studios, LLC | Easybrain Ltd |
Customer experience
PuzzleBits
Nonogram.com Color
User reviews
PuzzleBits
From 129 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧩 Excellent spatial reasoning and puzzle design
- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Colorful, attractive visual design
- 🧠 Great brain exercise and mental challenge
- ⚡ Smooth performance with no crashes
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes when requesting free hints
- 🐛 Game freezes when receiving notifications or text messages
- ❌ Completed puzzles disappear too quickly to review
- ❌ Hint system wastes hints on already-placed pieces
- ❌ No ability to skip puzzles and return later
Nonogram.com Color
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Enjoyable color-based puzzles
- 🧠 Mentally stimulating gameplay
- 🕰️ Relaxing and addictive
- 🎉 Fun events and challenges
- 💰 Good value for ad-free version
Room to improve
- 🎨 Confusing color combinations
- 🔤 Poor contrast and visibility of numbers
- 🔍 Difficulty in selecting small squares
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
Bugs and requests
PuzzleBits
Reported bugs
7 issues- App freezes when receiving text message notifications
- Free hint request causes app to freeze
- Game freezes when interruptions occur (texts, calls)
- Hints sometimes wasted on already-placed pieces
- Hint loss when resetting individual puzzles
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- No data recovery after app deletion
- Hint system doesn't persist properly between puzzles
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to save and replay completed puzzles
- Skip puzzle feature with ability to return later
- Puzzle review/study mode after completion
- Check/verify feature to validate progress without hints
- Leaderboard or scoring system for competition
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- Timer feature for speed challenges
- Cloud sync across multiple devices
- More background music variety
- Starting hints for new players
- Ability to choose specific puzzles instead of random selection
- Puzzle difficulty indicators
- Challenge friends feature with saved boards
Nonogram.com Color
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and crashing issues
- Progress reset after updates
- Incorrect/misleading clue information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to choose difficulty level
- Colorblind mode with high contrast
- Zoom/magnification functionality
- Undo/redo feature
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
PuzzleBits
- 10 hints$0.99
- 100 hints$4.99
- 500 hints$9.99
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- 1,000 hints$14.99
Nonogram.com Color
- Remove Ads$14.99
Questions
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