Comparison

Dotsu vs NonoReno

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

Head to head
About

Dotsu

Engage in a unique match-3 puzzle adventure with colorful dots and explosive power-ups. Explore over 620 handcrafted levels featuring fresh mechanics and a sleek design. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience with captivating visuals and sound.

Highlights
  • 620+ handcrafted levels
  • Explosive power-ups
  • Unique dot mechanics
  • Sleek minimalist design
  • 100% ad-free experience
  • Side quests and secret shape guessing
Features
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Welcome to the world of Dotsu — a colorful match-3 experience like no other! Step into a universe where dots of all shapes and sizes collide to create explosive puzzles! In this ad-free, addictive match-3 game, you combine colorful dots and trigger powerful effects using Liners, Pulsers, Blasters, Shurikens, and many more. This is not just another match-3 clone. Dotsu introduces fresh mechanics, unique objectives, and a sleek minimalist design — it plays like nothing you've seen before. With 660+ handcrafted levels and many more on the way, there's always a new challenge waiting. Whether you're solving puzzles casually or chasing perfection, Dotsu fits your style. And the best part? Absolutely no ads. Ever. WHAT AWAITS INSIDE: • 660+ handcrafted levels (and more coming!) • Colorful and dynamic dot mechanics • Sleek minimalist visuals • Captivating music and sound • Side quests and secret shape guessing • Vault unlocking and hidden features • Two beautiful visual skins • 100% ad-free experience From the creator of puzzle hits like Dotello, Jewel Galaxy, Rings, and Perspecto, Dotsu is a deeply satisfying and endlessly engaging puzzle game you'll keep coming back to. Download now and dive into the world of dots!

About

NonoReno

Features
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NonoReno is a fully offline, procedurally generated Nonogram (Picross) puzzle game. Each puzzle you solve reveals a renovation-tool pixel icon — drill, paint roller, tape measure, tile, light bulb — collected into your gallery. Why this exists The author kept hitting "needs internet" while trying to kill time on flights. So he made an offline puzzler he'd actually open mid-flight, and shipped it. Features - Truly offline — works 100% in airplane mode - Procedurally generated puzzles, every one solvable by pure logic - Three sizes: 5x5 beginner / 10x10 standard / 15x15 challenge - Solve a puzzle, reveal a renovation tool, fill your gallery - Blueprint color scheme — easy on the eyes in dark cabins - Auto-resume mid-puzzle; timer and lives are optional - Pay once. No ads. No IAP. No accounts. No data collection. Buy once, play long.

Screenshots

Dotsu4 screens
NonoReno3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NonoReno at none against Dotsu's 8. Dotsu's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Dotsu sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. NonoReno asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dotsu versus NonoReno: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotsuNonoReno
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (343 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings343 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamepocket StudioSu YI-HUNG

Bugs and requests

Dotsu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Something went wrong where now it won't clear the colors when I match them
  • Text and many logos disappear at the beginning of each level
  • Couldn't beat the broom level in 3 tries and ran out of brooms so I could play the level

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add level replay
  • More ways to get coins
  • Add undo power-up
  • Add ability to replay completed levels
  • Add more levels

NonoReno

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Dotsu

One-time8
  • Mini bundle$1.99
  • Special bundle$3.99
  • Small bundle$3.99
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  • No ads$4.99
  • Medium bundle$9.99
  • Large bundle$17.99
  • XL bundle$29.99
  • XXL bundle$49.99
None

NonoReno

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dotsu free?
Dotsu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NonoReno free?
NonoReno is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dotsu or NonoReno have ads?
Neither Dotsu nor NonoReno shows ads.

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