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They try really, REALLY hard to make you spend money on the game. You have 10 energy that refills for free so you can play for free for awhile, but then they start making the puzzles cost 11 or 12 energy to play! You literally can't progress without watching ads or paying money. It's really scummy. It's a shame because this is a great game otherwise.
noname487171, the 13/06/2022
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Fun game but they really need to fix the token system. Not to mention they are partnered with TapJoy, but if you try to get tapjoy rewards you won't get them. I installed another game just to get tapjoy reward tokens in approx the 20k range and i never received any tokens for completing the steps. So because of that,i ended up paying when they had a 50% increase on tokens in the shop. Im on the scifi convention level and won't finish because it takes 10+ tokens to do a level.
noname552782, the 13/06/2022
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I like this version, even for someone who is colour blind, it's very playable. It makes you think differently to the other nonograms, as in colour blocks can be either spaced apart or next to another colour. At the moment, I'm still in the early stages, so quite puzzles are quite easy, but if it's like their other picture cross, then expect some stinker puzzles. Even the ads are bearable at the moment, but time will tell.
noname433069, the 13/06/2022
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The puzzles are ok, but most of the app is not. There's a flashing ad that's a seizure risk and no way to report it. There's no undo button, and it is easy to accidentally click the wrong square or erase one color with another. When you click the header for a complete row/column it fills the rest in with x's. When you click the header for an incomplete one, it buys a hint and fills it in for you. It doesn't ask for confirmation when you buy a hint, so if you click the wrong one, sucks for you.
noname109081, the 13/06/2022
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Fun game, but the app keeps crashing mid game and I lose my progress. Also, I had to uninstall app and reinstall because it wouldn't work at all. I was able to recover my level progress but I lost ALL of my tokens and coins. Its very frustrating because I LOVE this game!! Hopefully it will be fixed in the future.
noname667848, the 13/06/2022
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Game constantly crashes in the middle of a puzzle and all progress is lost. I have had it as many as 10 times on one puzzle. Companion rewards that should awarded for loading and playing a different game are not awarded. If this game does not improve soon I will be deleting it from my phone.
noname271139, the 13/06/2022
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This game appears like it's trying too hard. It comes across sloppy compared to their previous Picture Cross app. It has some new features that are really useful that the previous one lacked, but it also will give more information than you may have had by crossing out the numbers on the color clues. This helps out, but feels like a handicap to me and I'd rather disable it. Additionally, after around 10 puzzles, I started getting banner ads and video ads appearing frequently. It's quite annoying.
noname965061, the 13/06/2022
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I have been playing and enjoying the original Picture Cross for a long time, and was happy to see the new color version. It's a great game, but I wish there was a way to turn off the scrolling background. I have some visual sensitivities and this animation makes the game almost unplayable for me. Otherwise, I would have given 5 stars.
noname725998, the 13/06/2022
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It is a good game but you can only do a few levels a day if you don't want to pay. Also hope the levels get harder at the moment it takes a minute or two to finish a hard level.
noname884913, the 13/06/2022
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Overall, It is a good game and delivered what I expected. The feel of it is very weird to me but it may just be because I have frequently played there normal Picture Cross. In the end am satisfied.
noname464758, the 13/06/2022
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Really fun game, almost 5 star. But to play, you have to have these green tokens. When refilled, you only have 10 max. You can earn more by watching ads u0026 playing other games from their "free tokens" list. Why 3 stars? If you don't have a lot of time, you max out at 10 tokens u0026 many of the puzzles cost more than 10 tokens. PLUS after a game, you can claim free tokens or watch an ad to win more. BUT every time I watch an ad, I only get the tokens I would have gotten without watching the ad.
noname710120, the 13/06/2022
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The puzzles are fun. But it makes it so u can only do one at a time unless u purchase tokens or watch a ton of ads. Scam.
noname522406, the 13/06/2022
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I would love this game so much more if your token system was better. To watch an ad only received one token at time is ridiculous. I play so much and mainly receive coins which is good but I don't use coins much so I can only play a couple of games a day unless I buy tokens and im not in able to, I want the option to play more so I could enjoy the play. Please add the chance to win tokens per play, add more by watching ads.
noname253941, the 13/06/2022
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So this one is well done. The controls are snappy. The reason it has only three stars is because you have to manually enter the Xs even after a line is complete. You can choose to click on the hints bar but if you've gotten something wrong it takes coins from you instead without asking. That feature really needs updated. It also will cross out a hint even if you've gotten it wrong, and that is SUPER unhelpful. So they really need to correct these two issues to make this a much more excellent game. The coloring is nice so it has potential.
noname752005, the 13/06/2022
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Uninstalling, was alright at first, only issue occured when I hit the point that pieces were costing more keys than I had, and whilst this was alright I don't fancy grinding previous puzzles or buying currency. Update: you're game is extremely inaccessible based on the convuluted extremes you have to go through to keep playing
noname615057, the 13/06/2022
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I enjoy this game a lot when it works but it keeps dying on me randomly. When I restart the app, it remembers that I've paid to play a particular game but it has lost all the progress I have made on that game. I'm going to go look for a more reliable version of this game.
noname578638, the 13/06/2022
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Fun relaxing game but you will quickly get to the point where it will be physically impossible to collect enough energy to continue without your daily bonus or buying points with real money
noname856630, the 13/06/2022
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The game is good except for the green key system. Green keys are essentially stamina that you need to spend to start a puzzle. However you can only accumulate up to 10, yet many puzzles cost MORE than 10. And you generally only have one chance a day to watch an add to get anymore. It's mind-boggling.
noname427873, the 13/06/2022
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The puzzles are good but it's very hard to tell the difference between some of the colors in the puzzle. Not easy to play in a phone .. too small. Not as much fun as some of your other puzzles.
noname696192, the 13/06/2022
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Great game. Though have spent a fortune buying tokens but that's my choice. When will you release more games as I have finished now
noname156466, the 13/06/2022
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There should be an option to purchase keys with coins. I have 13,000 coins but have to redo several games or wait until tomorrow until I can play another level. Frustrating but also know I'll open app tomorrow to play that level.
noname623279, the 13/06/2022
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easy to understand and play. very artistic and a lot better than the regular ones. plus many more puzzles and pictures to enjoy
noname226454, the 13/06/2022
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Easy to learn but difficult to master. I like the different levels of difficulty.
noname805040, the 13/06/2022
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really fun game but takes ages for tokens to regenerate unless you pay for them.
noname110038, the 13/06/2022
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My phone warns about bug. And also say it will be fixed by developer by updating
noname326472, the 13/06/2022
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The opening levels are very easy and can't be skipped. I wasted all my "keys" unlocking easy levels I was forced to play. Before I reached the challenge I was looking for I ran out of keys. Levels need around 10 keys to unlock. Watching an add grants 1 key. I can beat early levels in under 2 minutes.... 10 ads for 2 mins play time? Screw that! I would happily buy keys if the game was good but since spending cash won't let me skip the baby stages I'm uninstalling.
noname100762, the 13/06/2022
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very fun game...but you have to stop playing it a lot because you run out of keys.
noname569316, the 13/06/2022
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Takes a bit of getting used to as must remember to check all of the "squares" and start with the lowest "priced" ones first
noname19431, the 13/06/2022
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Any app with fake weight loss ads gets a 1-star rating.
noname719219, the 13/06/2022
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A fairly good interface for pic-cross, although sometimes the color choices are too similar which leads to play confusion. And there's no undo mechanism, which sucks. Ultimately, they completely screwed up the "energy" token model so that even being willing to watch ads isn't enough for me to simply play another board.
noname515387, the 13/06/2022
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Keeps getting stuck in Mistplay advert. Uninstalling
noname110245, the 13/06/2022
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The puzzles themselves are great and I like playing them but you only get 10 tokens at a time and nearly every puzzles costs a lot more than that. You have to replay old puzzles, watch ads, or pay in order to do any amount of puzzles. I put up with it for a while but it's infuriating.
noname331466, the 13/06/2022
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UI is clunky, but good game.
noname44750, the 13/06/2022
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The original Picture Cross was GREAT .. and I especially liked the color ones in it, which is what led me to download this version ... unfortunately this one isn't so great ... if they had a whole app that was like the color puzzles in the original app (controls, look, feel, etc...) this would've been an easy 5 stars.
noname87874, the 13/06/2022
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easy very relaxing game some are actually challenging, but it doesn't give you enough tokens to play. maybe 1 or 2 puzzels then you are done until the tokens rebuild. it would be nice if there was other ways to gain tokens other then having to pay for them.
noname533587, the 13/06/2022
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Its a good game, i have played the original picture cross. The game can be better if like on the original you can move around with colouring a square
noname959476, the 13/06/2022
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I would give a 5 star review if we were given more chances for tokens. I do really like the game though
noname161269, the 13/06/2022
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That's a lot of ads ▪︎_▪︎
noname174426, the 13/06/2022
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It is very enjoyable but you do not get enough keys to keep you going you are forced to watch ads or download other games or buy keys. I have already spent $10 just to keep playing and if I want to keep going now it will cost me more money. That really sucks because the game is fun. So now I am going to delete this
noname759506, the 13/06/2022
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Fun to play. I enjoy this type of puzzles and there are a lot of them. The interface is easy to understand. I really love the feature where the color blocks are lined out when you put the blocks on the puzzle.
noname479758, the 13/06/2022
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Game is fun and interesting, but the updates need to be better. The latest update glitches the app so bad it's almost unplayable. random pop up ads mid puzzle that takes you out of the game, then crashes it when you go back to the game. Last crash earlier today reset my progress to the beginning, luckily I had my cloud save but it didn't give me back my 90,000+ coins, just the default 1000 that you start with. wish they'd just add new puzzle packs without ruining the rest of the game
noname66469, the 24/09/2025
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Fun for a while, but you can only do a few a day after a point, if you don't want to spend real money. I've got to the stage where I've got max keys, but the next level needs more, so I have to wait for the next day's bonus. I had thought the rewards would always gave you enough keys for another puzzle (as in the first level). Also I think the clue/hint button should be separate, as I kept accidentally clicking an unfinished section and wasting coins when I wanted to auto fill a completed one.
noname379950, the 24/09/2025
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I was really enjoying this but I am stuck on World 2: Lost Civilization. Not because it is hard but because they do not provide you with anymore green currency after a certain point. Very sad, wish there was a one-time purchase to unlock all of the puzzles instead of having to pay money for green gems. The puzzles take a few minutes to finish and then I have to wait for my gems to come back. One other thing about gems is that they cap out at 1O but you need 12 or more sometimes. Count me out.
noname851504, the 24/09/2025
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Used to be fine but now the game opens your browser with a scam anti virus page for no reason randomly. This app should be removed from the play store.
noname46865, the 24/09/2025
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Enjoying this game. Fun, colourful, retro style graphics, not totally impossible but also not crazy easy.
noname1533, the 24/09/2025
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i can't even get past the second move in the tutorial without the game force closing every single time. sucks because I love picross games.
noname132440, the 24/09/2025
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I love this game. I just wish I could disable hints. I've lost count of how many times I've accidentally clicked the wrong column or row when trying to autofill the x's.
noname974883, the 24/09/2025
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I like this kind of puzzle and the app was ok. I opened after a long time of not playing and the game reinstalled. now when I play, it boots me out. it doesn't charge energy again for the level but it doesn't save progress so I have to start over which is a drag for larger puzzles. so now I'll uninstall and try to find another app.
noname96152, the 24/09/2025
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I couldn't even play it. opened up the game and caused my phones system ui and processing system to crash multiple times couldn't even turn off phone. The game looked pretty promising though so the fact the game ran like that made me sad
noname709490, the 24/09/2025
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Fun but slow at gaining tokens without paying for them. Would play more if tokens were generated quicker
noname256228, the 24/09/2025
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The game is great in and of itself. Now why the two stars? Every time you open the app you must accept the TOS and privacy policy. Very weird. Playing is based on keys which regenerate every few minutes. You must either buy these keys or wait when you run out. I purchased some keys to get rid of ads which was 2.99. Not bad price for getting rid of ads, but I shouldn't have to wait on currency just to play the game, especially after making a purchase.
noname8614, the 24/09/2025
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This is the best nonogram app I have tried. There are so many ways to earn keys for levels, besides real money purchases. The price for keys is pretty reasonable though, if you go that route. The only two things I have to complain about are the hints and the amount of keys it takes for puzzles. The closer you get to finishing a level, puzzle costs go from 10 to 20 to 40, sometimes 50. And hints cost too much and are easy to accidently press. The hint warning doesn't go off sometimes.
noname333529, the 24/09/2025
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The game is very easy and challenging at the same time. I like how it uses multiple colors so there is no confusion. unlike most other picross apps, this one will have you get stuck on some levels (in a good way), since other games will let you spam tap the squares and autofill the rest. That does not make for a fun puzzle game. For example, I was able to complete a Miku picross easy section in little over 5 mins by spamming to victory. I had to pay for that app and got no satisfaction from it.
noname701487, the 24/09/2025
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Irritating economy. It costs coins to replay levels in order to earn some of the free keys, but completing a Very Hard puzzle a second time doesn't even give you enough tokens to complete a puzzle with the 10 you can stockpile. It's like the game doesn't want you to play new puzzles. Not to mention the coins are also the same currency used for the hint system. Don't be fooled by the first world, it gets bad.
noname607019, the 24/09/2025
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****UPDATE**** I've changed rating as customer support has contacted me and the token issue has been resolved. this is a great game but I've had a problem accessing the special event. contacted customer support and gone to chat again and now I can't even contact customer support the screen just goes back to the homepage. so it might be a good game but it has its flaws that can't get sorted.
noname545305, the 24/09/2025
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A very well crafted Color Picross game, but you do run out of energy fairly quickly. And once you do you have to wait till it refills, which is only enough for one puzzle. It forces you buy a large stack of energy. When I did this energy stopped regenerating on it's own and I felt like the easy puzzles became pricier. Good game, bad and manipulative economy, which still has ads.
noname654827, the 24/09/2025
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Great game, but they're too aggressive about money. You earn 10 energy for free in between the daily puzzle and when it occasionally offers an ad to watch. The easy ones cost as much as 40 to unlock! Then when you're getting low, it offers a special deal on buying more energy. Well I bought too much and now they're out of levels. Hope there are more so I get my investment back.
noname769074, the 24/09/2025
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I like the game overall. It's a slightly different strategy than the single color Picture Cross. However, ads keep opening up in my browser when I haven't even touched the banner, and I lost all my coins and was unaware of it?I guess I accidentally got a hint for a completed row? It took so long to get that 250 and I wanted to save it for a very hard puzzle, not a super easy one I don't even need hints for! Update: I am now stuck. There are no more puzzles that I can unlock for less than 10.
noname61691, the 24/09/2025
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The puzzles seem decent, but you can only play one once in x amount of time. Since the system revolves around energy and the amount of energy needed for a puzzle is ridiculous. It's generally more than your maximum and you cannot even raise your maximum energy. Making the coins completely worthless, since the only use for them is hints and I don't use hints.
noname403570, the 24/09/2025
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The game is fine enough, with this simple design it is honestly hard to go wrong with gameplay. That's why they decided to make it impossible in terms of having the "currency" to play. You can only build up a max of 10 coins by waiting for them and in the second world I was put into a situation where I had to pay at least 11. Just a bad way to try and get players reeled in with no issues on the first set to try and have them fork over money on the second.
noname903056, the 24/09/2025
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