Comparison

Dottos vs Nonogram

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

Head to head
About

Dottos

A simple and fun game where players match five dots of the same color. Compete with others by submitting your score to the Game Center.

Highlights
  • Match 5 dots
  • Vertical, horizontal, diagonal matches
  • Score submission
  • Game Center integration
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Dottos is a simple, relaxing puzzle game: line up 5 or more dots of the same color – horizontally, vertically or diagonally – and watch them disappear. • Tap a dot to select it, then tap an empty field to move it there. A dot can only travel along a free path. • Every move that doesn't clear a line adds three new dots. You can always see which colors come next. • You get one point for every dot that disappears. The game ends when the board is full. Made with color-blind players in mind: turn on numbers on the dots in Options and tell every color apart without guessing. • Interactive tutorial • Your game is saved automatically – continue anytime • Local high scores • Works offline, no ads, no tracking • iPhone and iPad

About

Nonogram

This logic puzzle game challenges you to reveal hidden pictures by coloring cells based on number clues. It offers a vast library of puzzles with varying difficulty levels and features to aid gameplay, suitable for both new and experienced players.

Highlights
  • Over 10,000 free puzzles
  • Black-and-white and colored puzzles
  • Multiple grid sizes and difficulty levels
  • Auto error checking
  • Unlimited undo and hints
  • Save and continue progress
Features
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Popular and professional nonogram game All puzzles are tested by computer program Clear App graphics and rich functions Suitable for beginner and master HangXun Nonogram is a kind of picture logic game that was first invented by the Japanese in 1987. At first, the game was named after "お絵かきロジック", which means "drawing logic". Now Nonogram is known as nomogram, pictogram, Hanjie, Griddlers, Picross, Japanese Crosswords, Japanese Puzzles, Pic-a-Pix, "Paint by numbers" and other names. Nonogram game starts with tens of blank cells in a N x M grid, and these blank cells must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers are a form of discrete tomography that measures how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column. For example, a clue of "3 6 2" would mean there are sets of three, six, and two filled squares, in that order, with at least one blank square between successive sets. Nonogram game rules are very simple, easy to get started. Even you are a beginner for the game, you can start to play it very easily. Whether you want to sharpen your mind or relax your heart, you should give this classic Nonogram game a try. More you play, your brain will become more active. During your commute, before you sleep ... enjoy downtime with brain training. Main Features: - Over 10000 Nonogram Puzzles, all are free - All puzzles are tested by computer program and have unique solution - Include not only Black-and-white Nonograms, but also colored Nonograms - All puzzles are sorted by groups from 5x5 to 50x50 - 7 difficulty levels are from beginner to Extreme - Easy keyboard tool-bar is for big size of nonograms - Freely download millions of puzzles from our server More Features: - Auto check the error - Unlimited undo and hint time - Two game modes, freely fill mode and error limit mode - Save game automatically, and continue it next time - Score ranking, daily challenge ranking - Auto fill X and completed lines - Suitable for phones and tablets - Clean and beautiful graphics - Audio effect Thanks for your selecting HangXun Nonogram Game! We will try our best to make the game better and better.

Screenshots

Dottos4 screens
Nonogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dottos at none against Nonogram's shown. Dottos also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Nonogram's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 77 months) and ratings volume (652 vs 2). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dottos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonogram has 652 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dottos ships an update every 77 months, Nonogram every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dottos versus Nonogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDottosNonogram
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (652 ratings)
Positive reviews—90.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2652 — better
Update frequencyEvery 77 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarek Moscichowski俊杰 龚

Customer experience

Dottos

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nonogram

All ratings621 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews493 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.7%

Bugs and requests

Dottos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nonogram

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches causing errors
  • Sensitive touch controls
  • Ads covering gameplay on larger puzzles

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add undo/erase function
  • Improve touch controls and sensitivity
  • Add zoom/pinch feature
  • Improve visibility of numbers on larger puzzles
  • Add ability to save/resume puzzles
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  • Implement color-blind accessibility options

In-app purchases

None

Dottos

No in-app purchases

None

Nonogram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dottos free?
Dottos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dottos or Nonogram?
Dottos is rated higher. Dottos averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Nonogram averages 4.7 from 652 ratings.
Do Dottos or Nonogram have ads?
Nonogram shows ads; Dottos does not.
Which is updated more often, Dottos or Nonogram?
Dottos ships an update every 77 months, and Nonogram every 4 months. Most recently, Dottos was updated on November 1, 2026 and Nonogram on October 29, 2026.

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