Nonogram Zen: Picross Puzzle

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About this app

Solve 31,000+ handcrafted nonogram puzzles in a calm, ad-free zen world. Sharpen logic. Reveal pixel art. Find your daily ritual.

Nonogram Zen turns the classic Japanese logic puzzle — also called picross, griddlers, or hanjie — into a meditative practice. No banner ads. No video pop-ups. No paywalls between you and the next puzzle. Just numbers, deduction, and the quiet satisfaction of a hidden picture revealed one cell at a time.

WHY NONOGRAM ZEN?
• 31,000+ hand-crafted nonograms — the largest picross library on Google Play
• Zero ads, ever — premium puzzle experience, ad-free by design
• Japanese zen aesthetic — warm earth tones, wabi-sabi calm
• Works completely offline — every nonogram puzzle is bundled, no internet needed

FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS
• Small (5×5 to 10×10) — quick nonogram warm-ups for beginners
• Medium (11×11 to 20×20) — daily picross challenges in the sweet spot
• Large (21×21 to 30×30) — for experienced griddler solvers
• Expert (31×31 to 45×45) — massive logic grids for nonogram masters

1,569 THEMED COLLECTIONS
Browse curated picross collections that turn casual solving into a journey. Every solved nonogram reveals a charming pixel illustration:
• Animals — cats, dogs, birds, ocean life, dinosaurs
• Nature — flowers, trees, mountains, seasonal landscapes
• Food — fruits, sweets, world cuisine
• Buildings — houses, castles, landmarks, cities
• Holidays — Halloween, Christmas, Easter, New Year
• And dozens more themes added regularly

DAILY PUZZLE & STREAKS
A fresh nonogram every day. Build streaks, track your 90-day heatmap, earn 16 achievement badges. Pattern recognition and logical reasoning, woven into a calm daily ritual.

SMART SOLVING TOOLS
• Fill & Mark X modes for fast logic solving
• Tap, drag, pinch-to-zoom, pan
• Undo/redo with unlimited depth
• Error checking and daily hints
• Auto-save progress
• Beautiful completion cards to share with friends

OPTIMIZED FOR PHONES & TABLETS
The adaptive interface scales beautifully across screen sizes. Tablets get a spacious grid layout that feels like a real puzzle book — perfect for the larger Expert-tier nonograms.

WHAT IS A NONOGRAM?
Nonograms — also known as picross, griddlers, hanjie, nanograms, picture cross, Japanese crosswords, or paint-by-number logic puzzles — are grid-based challenges where you use number clues along rows and columns to fill cells and reveal a hidden picture. No guessing required. Just pure logic and elegant deduction.

Invented in Japan and popularized worldwide through Nintendo's Picross series, nonograms have become a beloved brain training puzzle for puzzle lovers and crossword fans alike. Whether you call them nonogram, nanogram, picross, pic cross, picture cross, griddler, hanjie, pixel puzzle, picture puzzle, paint by number, color by number, or Japanese crossword — Nonogram Zen is your premium destination. Looking for a Nonograms Katana, Logic Pic, or Konami Picross alternative? You'll feel right at home here.

FOR EVERY PICROSS FAN
Tired of free nonogram apps interrupted by banner ads, video pop-ups, and pushy paywalls? Loved the Picross series on Nintendo but want something to play on your phone or tablet? Nonogram Zen is the premium, ad-free alternative — far more puzzles than any single console title, with the calm aesthetic and offline-first play you'd expect from a thoughtful puzzle app. If you've outgrown free-with-ads picross or nonogram katana apps, you've found your home.

START FREE
Daily picross puzzles and starter collections are free forever. Unlock the full library of 31,000+ nonograms, every themed collection, and all future content with a subscription. Cancel anytime.

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What’s new

Nonogram Zen is now on Google Play. Solve 31,000+ handcrafted picross puzzles — also known as nonograms, griddlers, hanjie, and Japanese crosswords — in a calm Japanese zen world. Daily challenges, streaks, 1,569 themed collections, 16 achievement badges. Plays beautifully on phones and tablets, fully offline. Find your daily ritual.