Comparison

Rules! vs Nonogram Watch

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

Head to head
About

Rules!

Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.

Highlights
  • Daily Apple Watch brain workout
  • Animated sticker pack
  • Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
  • Multi-touch interface
  • Color perception assistance
  • Surprising new game mechanics
Features
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics

About

Nonogram Watch

Features
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Challenge your brain with the best Nonogram experience designed exclusively for Apple Watch! Reveal hidden pixel art pictures by using logic and numbers. Whether you have 2 minutes or 20, keeping your mind sharp has never been this fun. Features: Daily Puzzles: A fresh new challenge every single day. Infinite Mode: Endless levels generated just for you. Global Leaderboards: Compete with players worldwide. Watch Optimized: Smooth controls with Digital Crown support and haptic feedback. Brain Training: Improve your logic skills anywhere, anytime.

Screenshots

Rules!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nonogram Watch at every 2 weeks against Rules!'s monthly. Nonogram Watch also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On ads, 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

Rules! costs $2.99 and Nonogram Watch $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rules! ships an update monthly, Nonogram Watch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rules! versus Nonogram Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRules!Nonogram Watch
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.2 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer137bEmrah Korkmaz

Bugs and requests

Rules!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
  • Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to save progress and continue from last level
  • Randomized rule order
  • Difficulty settings with longer time limits
  • Colorblind accessibility options
  • More game modes and challenges

Nonogram Watch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rules!

No in-app purchases

None

Nonogram Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rules! free?
Rules! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nonogram Watch free?
Nonogram Watch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rules! or Nonogram Watch have ads?
Neither Rules! nor Nonogram Watch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rules! or Nonogram Watch?
Rules! ships an update monthly, and Nonogram Watch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rules! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Nonogram Watch on September 29, 2026.

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