Comparison

Nonogram vs Mosaic

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

Head to head
About

Nonogram

Engage in logic puzzles that reveal pixel art illustrations. This game offers daily challenges and a vast collection of thematic puzzle packs. Play offline and sharpen your mind with easy-to-learn, challenging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Solve endless logic puzzles
  • Discover pixel art illustrations
  • Daily challenge levels
  • Play offline
  • Thematic puzzle packs
  • Auto-save progress
Features
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Solve endless logic puzzles and get a bit smarter every day while having fun! Sharpen your mind anywhere, anytime with easy to learn, hard to master nonogram puzzles (a.k.a. Picross, Griddler, Picture Cross), all while discovering awesome pixel art illustrations! Have your wits always one step ahead! HOW TO PLAY If you’re already familiar with grid puzzles, you’ll quickly get the hang of nonograms. You only need to follow two steps to get started: 1-Look at the numbers at the ends the rows and columns; 2-Use logic to fill the blocks and discover the hidden picture! Our quick in-game tutorial will have you solving picture cross puzzles like a genius in no time! FEATURES •SOLVE countless brain-teasing, easy-to-expert nonogram puzzles! •BEAT a challenge every day with the Daily Levels feature! •USE logic to color the blocks on the grids and reveal the pictures hidden underneath them. The simple and fun picross gameplay you know and love! •ENJOY hours upon hours of picross picture logic puzzles with varying difficulty: lots of fun for all ages and skill levels! •NO WI-FI NEEDED: play the game offline at any time! •DISCOVER beautiful pixel art pictures from different thematic sets in the biggest selection of picture cross puzzle categories yet! Puzzle Packs include famous landmarks, animals, everyday objects and movies •SHOW OFF how smart you are by solving nonograms with record speed in front of your friends or that special someone you wish to impress! •AUTO-SAVE feature lets you resume your picross puzzle solving from where you left! Complete fun thematic puzzle sets and power-up your problem solving skills without even noticing it! Download now and start boosting the power of your brain! LOGIC PIC SUBSCRIPTION - You can subscribe for new content updates (every day, new levels will be available for playing) - Subscriptions are from $1.99 USD weekly, $4.99 USD monthly and $29.99 USD annually* - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to access all available packs for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "weekly"/"monthly"/"yearly" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly or yearly package) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free-trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - For more details, please review the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://byaliens.com/privacy-policy https://byaliens.com/terms-of-service * Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Pricing Matrix" determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $ USD. Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings.

About

Mosaic

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Your photo library is full of moments you forgot. Mosaic brings them back. Mosaic turns the photos already on your iPhone into personal puzzles — giving you a new way to rediscover the people, places and moments that make up your story. REDISCOVER WITH JOURNEY Travel through chapters created from your own memories. Each Journey brings together 10 photos for you to restore, one puzzle at a time. PLAY YOUR WAY Jump straight into an unexpected memory with Freestyle. Choose your difficulty, play Relax or Challenge, and let Mosaic surprise you with what comes next. CREATE YOUR OWN MOSAIC Choose any photo from your library, give it a new look and turn it into a puzzle of your own. Save your creation or play it right away. A CHALLENGE THAT GROWS WITH YOU Restore memories, complete chapters and unlock new ways to play as your Mosaic grows. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photo library stays on your iPhone. Mosaic processes your memories on your device and doesn’t upload your photo library. Mosaic isn’t about building another photo feed. It’s about rediscovering what is already yours — including moments you may have forgotten were there. Your memories are already there. Mosaic helps you find them again.

Screenshots

Nonogram4 screens
Mosaic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mosaic at none against Nonogram's 10. Mosaic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Nonogram's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price 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. Nonogram sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mosaic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nonogram ships an update monthly, Mosaic every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nonogram versus Mosaic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonogramMosaic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.2K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size414 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBy Aliens L.L.C - F.ZDavid Glezer

Bugs and requests

Nonogram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily puzzles not loading or showing up
  • Purchased content and VIP status not working
  • Puzzle progress not syncing across devices
  • Unexpected crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free puzzle packs and content updates
  • Ability to restore progress across devices
  • Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
  • Improved puzzle design and readability

Mosaic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nonogram

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Monthly - 1 week trial Subs7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time8
  • Ads Removal$0.99
  • Logic Pic - Hints Pack 1$1.99
  • energy pack$1.99
Show 5 more
  • small coin pack$3.99
  • Logic Pic - Hints Pack 2$4.99
  • regular coin pack$6.99
  • big coin pack$7.99
  • huge coin pack$9.99
None

Mosaic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nonogram free?
Nonogram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mosaic free?
Mosaic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nonogram or Mosaic have ads?
Nonogram shows ads; Mosaic does not.
Which is updated more often, Nonogram or Mosaic?
Nonogram ships an update monthly, and Mosaic every 9 days. Most recently, Nonogram was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mosaic on October 26, 2026.

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