Let’s IQ Nonogram vs ArtCross
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Let’s IQ Nonogram
Engage your mind with a vast collection of Nonogram puzzles. Solve logic challenges to reveal hidden pictures, or create and share your own puzzles with a global community. This addictive game offers endless entertainment for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Solve over 50 free Nonograms
- Access over 10,000 community-created puzzles
- Create and publish your own Nonograms
- Sophisticated controls for large puzzles
- Purchase additional puzzle packs
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Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Nonograms and discover the solution pictures hidden behind every puzzle! Enjoy training your brain! But look out: It’s addictive! Nonograms have their roots in Japan and are popular around the world (known as Japanese Puzzles, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, Griddlers, Picross, Logimage, ...). Features: • Over 50 quality Nonograms for free; further puzzle packs can be purchased. • Over 10000 free Nonograms made by other puzzle fans! • Create your own Nonograms and publish them for other fans. • Optimized even for large Nonograms by sophisticated controls!
ArtCross
Engage your mind with over 1000 art-themed nonogram puzzles. Uncover beautiful artworks by solving intricate griddler challenges that enhance logic and focus. Enjoy hours of stimulating gameplay suitable for all skill levels.
- Over 1000 art-themed nonogram puzzles
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Improves logic skills and focus
- Uncover beautiful artwork
- Hours of stimulating gameplay
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Immerse yourself in over 1000 beautiful nonogram puzzles with an art gallery theme. Discover amazing artworks by solving intricate griddler puzzles that challenge your mind. With ArtCross, you'll enjoy hours of stimulating gameplay, as you unveil beautiful pictures and designs, one block at a time. Key Features: - More than 1000 nonogram puzzles with an art gallery theme. - Different difficulty modes, suitable for all skill levels. - Improves logic skills, focus, and mental agility. - Beautiful artwork and designs, created one block at a time. - Hours of challenging and stimulating gameplay. ArtCross is a free-to-play game that contains optional paid features to help you progress quickly.
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Verdict
Let’s IQ Nonogram and ArtCross both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Let’s IQ Nonogram's written reviews are positive against 0% of ArtCross's. Let’s IQ Nonogram also leads on ratings volume (100 vs 17) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). ArtCross's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Let’s IQ Nonogram sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ArtCross sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Let’s IQ Nonogram against 4.6 for ArtCross. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Let’s IQ Nonogram has 100 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Let’s IQ Nonogram's written reviews are positive against 0% of ArtCross's.
Let’s IQ Nonogram ships an update every 9 months, ArtCross every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Let’s IQ Nonogram | ArtCross |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (100 ratings) — better | 4.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Kestler | Anna Tikanova |
Customer experience
Let’s IQ Nonogram
ArtCross
Bugs and requests
Let’s IQ Nonogram
Reported bugs
6 issues- App becomes laggy after iOS 12 update
- Swipe overwrites filled squares
- Pop-up ads are intrusive
- Hacked world record scores
- Incorrect puzzle naming (Robert instead of Robot)
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- Red navigation cross not always on
Requested features
12 requests- More free puzzles
- Option to turn off cursor
- Dark mode
- Cross out or fade completed numbers
- Mark puzzles as 'played'
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- Left-handed user view
- Daily free game
- Overview window during puzzle creation
- Automatic marking of completed rows/columns
- Option to mark favorites
- More medium-sized color puzzles
- Daily or weekly free puzzles
ArtCross
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Let’s IQ Nonogram
- Pack0003: B&W Mix M–L$1.99
- Pack0004: Color Mix M-L$1.99
- Pack0005: B&W Mix S$1.99
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- Pack0006: Color Mix S$1.99
- Pack0010: Color Mix XS$1.99
- Pack0012: Color Mix M-L$1.99
- Pack0014: Color Mix S$1.99
- Pack0016: Color Mix 20x20$1.99
- Pack0007: B&W Mix L-XL$2.99
- Pack0008: Color Mix L-XL$2.99
ArtCross
- 100 coins$1.99
- 250 coins$4.99
- 600 coins$9.99
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- 1200 coins$19.99
- 3500 coins$49.99
