Nono Islands vs Cheating Tom 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nono Islands
Embark on a treasure hunt across mysterious islands filled with ancient riches. Navigate treacherous paths, overcome formidable guardians like spiders and sharks, and evade deadly traps including spikes and sawblades.
- Treasure hunting expedition
- Island exploration
- Enemy encounters
- Trap avoidance
- Challenging gameplay
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Join the expedition to the Nono Islands on a quest for long lost treasures. But be aware, the islands are far from uninhabited! The treasures are heavily guarded by the Nonos and their army - the spiders, the sharks, the jumping skulls and many others. And if you in some way manage to get past them, the hidden traps will get you for sure. Good luck avoiding the spikes, flying darts, sawblades and boulders. Good luck, that's all we can say. Good. Luck.
Cheating Tom 3
Help a student cheat his way through genius school to uncover a sinister plot. Navigate through various subjects, choose your avatar, and overcome challenging levels and new adversaries.
- Cheat through genius school
- Master biology, history, art, science, and sports
- Choose between Tom or Taffy avatars
- 100 challenging levels
- Upgradeable power-ups
- New enemies and characters
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~~~ WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT (GENIUS) SCHOOL! ~~~ ~~> Cheating Tom’s back and he’s bolder than ever! This time he’s got to cheat his way through genius school! ~~> Help him cheat his way through biology, history, art, science and sports worlds! ~~> Something sinister seems to be going on at school – help Tom survive the craziness! Tom’s gotten so good at cheating his way through school, that he’s been mistaken for a genius! He’s even been invited to a special genius school. Something shady is going on - turns out the faculty is sucking out the students’ super brains with a brain-sucking machine and using their genius minds to take over the world! Help Tom graduate without getting his brain sucked out! Features: > Help Tom cheat his way through genius school! > Help Tom master the crazy worlds of biology, history, art, science and sports! > Choose your avatar - Tom or Taffy – and get cheating! > 100 challenging levels & extra special game modes for extra fun cheating. > New upgradeable power-ups and in-game currency to enhance gameplay. > Nasty teachers & totally nerdy students with new behaviors! > Awesome yearbook with tons of ridiculous students and teachers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cheating Tom 3 at none against Nono Islands's shown. Cheating Tom 3 also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). Nono Islands's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 58%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nono Islands sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cheating Tom 3 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nono Islands holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nono Islands has 6.2K ratings behind it against 360, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Nono Islands's written reviews are positive against 58% of Cheating Tom 3's.
Nono Islands ships an update every 3 weeks, Cheating Tom 3 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nono Islands | Cheating Tom 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (360 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 58.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | 360 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 330 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Illusion Labs | Crazy Labs |
Customer experience
Nono Islands
Cheating Tom 3
User reviews
Nono Islands
From 6.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Unique 3D graphics
- 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
- 🎉 Nostalgic childhood game
- 🎮 Addictive and engaging
- 💰 No in-app purchases required
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕹️ Controls could be improved
- 🕰️ Long wait times for retries
- 🔍 Difficulty spikes in later levels
Cheating Tom 3
From 360 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 👨👩👧👦 Great sequel to previous Cheating Tom games
- 🎨 Appealing cartoony art style
- 🏫 Variety of different classroom settings
- ⚡ Works without requiring WiFi
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads throughout gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Black screen bugs that prevent closing ads
- ⏱️ Ads appear after almost every level
- 😤 Game becomes too difficult without watching ads
Bugs and requests
Nono Islands
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Levels not loading properly
- High scores not saving correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and islands
- Ability to play with friends
- Additional playable characters
- Checkpoint system improvements
Cheating Tom 3
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Black screen appears when closing ads
- Levels freeze and become unresponsive
- Stars don't appear on certain milestone levels (40, 60, 80, 100)
- Character reverts to default form when picking up power-ups
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- Level completion rating doesn't save correctly
- Cannot close ad windows (missing X button)
- Power-ups window cannot be closed without killing app
- Store/shop menu won't open
- Cannot access specific levels
- Level 91 broken with missing characters and pause function
- Music doesn't play on some devices
- In-app purchase coins not delivered
- Graduation screen glitches
Requested features
8 requests- Remove or significantly reduce ads
- Add more levels and content updates
- Include star/achievement system for completed levels
- Add more unique character abilities
- Implement pause functionality for all levels
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- Improve level difficulty scaling
- Add prizes or rewards system
- Create Cheating Tom 5
In-app purchases
Nono Islands
- Buy 5 tokens$0.99
- Unlock all checkpoints$4.99
- Full Game$4.99
Cheating Tom 3
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Unlock Art Door$1.99
- Unlock Sports Door$1.99
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- No Ads$1.99
- Unlock History Door$1.99
- Unlock Science Door$1.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Heap of Coins$3.99
- Unlock All Doors$3.99
- Bag of Coins$8.99
- Complete Costumes Pack$9.99
- Chest of Coins$19.99
Questions
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