hoopcross
Read the numbers beside each row and column, stitch the right squares and a picture appears in the hoop. Every puzzle can be solved by logic alone, a wrong stitch never ends your game, and no ad ever interrupts a puzzle.
Free · Works offline · No account · Daily Hoop challenge
We read the 1- and 2-star reviews of one of the biggest nonogram games on Google Play. The same complaints kept coming up.
Lives that turn mistakes into ads. A slip of the finger on a big grid costs a life, and once the lives are gone every error means another video.
An ad after nearly every puzzle. Full-screen ads on opening the app, after each finished picture and after the reward pop-ups, plus banners under the grid.
Pop-ups in the way. "Excellent!" and "Great job!" interruptions between you and the next puzzle.
Mistakes stay on the board until you find them. Tap Check when you want and it circles every wrong mark in red. The first check of each puzzle is free, and undo is always free.
Each puzzle is tested by a row-and-column solver before it reaches you, so you never have to guess. Grids grow from 5×5 to 15×15 as you go.
A hint fixes one of your mistakes first. If there are none, it fills the square that logic finds next, so you can see where to look.
Never during a puzzle, never a banner. A short ad can appear between puzzles now and then, and videos for coins only play when you tap them.
From Google Play. No account.
Runs of stitched squares, in order.
Tap or drag along a line.
Finished lines fade out.
The real app: reading clues, stitching rows, Check catching a mistake and a finished cat.
A picture logic puzzle, also called picture cross, griddler or paint by numbers. The numbers beside each row and column give the lengths of the runs of filled squares in that line. Fill the right squares and a picture appears.
Yes. It's free to download and play, supported by ads. There's nothing to buy.
None during a puzzle and no banners. A short ad can appear between puzzles, at most every third break and never within a couple of minutes of the last one. Videos for coins only play when you tap them.
No. Every puzzle is checked by a solver that only uses one row or column at a time, so there is always a next square you can work out.
Yes. No Wi-Fi or mobile data needed to play.
Your progress stays on your phone (and in your own Android backup). Ads come from Google AdMob, which uses your advertising ID. The app has no analytics and no account. Details are on the privacy page.
Free, no account, nothing to buy.