Last updated on November 30th, 2025 at 06:38 am
Nonograms 999 – Board Game Review
Nonograms 999 is a Board/Puzzle game from SHINICHI NISHIMORI, first launched in 28th February 2017.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 2,733+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Nonograms 999 Stand Out
The puzzle has 999 challenges. And they are all free!
Easy controls makes solving the challenges a smooth experience.
Therefore making it a perfect way to kill your downtime!
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Nonograms 999 strong point
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The puzzle has 999 solutions.
You’ll never pay for any of the solutions, they are all free!
There is no time limit for the puzzle, so feel free to play whenever you feel like it! -
Designed to be easily used with just one hand.
While commuting or just riding the train, you always have one hand free for your smartphone, don’t you?
With that in mind, Nonograms 999 was designed so you can play whenever the mood strikes. -
There is but one but one answer for each challenge
All the challenges are checked continuously so there will be no duplicate solutions. -
Touch and virtual Joypad support.
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Save your progress
Closing the application in the middle of a solution.
In order to make those cases easier we have implemented an auto save feature so you can easily pick up where you left. -
Complete with an auto-fill function
Continuous clicking can be a drag.
In order to make the experience more enjoyable we have installed an easy auto-fill function, toggled by the simple touch of a button.
When the auto-fill function is turned on you just have to move your marker over the desired squares. -
Undo / Redo function
When solving your challenge it's easy to make a mistake or misclick.
In order to make it easy to correct such mishaps we have implemented a undo / redo function. -
Easy on the eyes design
For long playing session, we have designed the game with colors that are easy on the eyes.
In case you enjoy playing a bit before going to sleep, this easy on the eyes design will also be good due to the darker colors. -
All the challenges are handmade
All the challenges within the puzzles are handmade by professionals.
Please enjoy all the challenges that were handmade by professionals! -
What kind of illustrations is there?
In total there is 999 illustrations.
You can pick from different sizes of canvas, 10×10, 15×15, 20×20, 25×25 and 30×30.
The illustrations include cute animals, sea creatures, sports, vehicles, fashion, food, electrical appliances and many others! So there is a lot of illustrations to pick from!
When you've cleared a puzzle it will automatically be saved to your selection screen.
*Is it easy to use?
Yes, the application has been designed so that anybody can use it.
You can paint your boxes by clicking in the desired box.
For the more advanced design with many boxes, it might be a little bit hard to hit your desired box so we have included an easy to use controller.
- What is Nonograms?
On the left side and above the puzzle there is a number that gives you hint on how many boxes to color on said row. With the help of those hints, you have to solve the puzzle and complete the illustration.
Also, Nonograms is called "Picross", "Griddlers" and "Picture logic puzzles".
*How to solve a Nonograms.
Every puzzle has numbers written on the left side and above the canvas.
These numbers are indicators on what boxes to paint.
The numbers above the canvas indicate what boxes to paint in the vertical columns.
The number on the left side of the canvas indicate what boxes to paint in the horizontal columns.
In cases where there is multiple numbers, that indicates two fields, with at least one open box in between.
In cases where there is no number written out, it means the entire column will be blank.
These are all the rules you need to follow in order to complete your illustrations!
Please enjoy this free game in order to challenge yourself during your free time!
In order to make Nonograms 999 free for everyone to use it relies on advertising.
Thank you for your understanding and please enjoy our application!
This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Nonograms 999 is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 25th October 2025
Recent improvements include:
・Added sort buttons. (If ON, cleared items will be moved to the end.)
・Updated internal system.
・Bug fixes.
Download & Availability
Nonograms 999 is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Nonograms 999 on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Please make more new ones we are obsessed with this game! Still obsessed 2023.
You updated and added 104 new puzzles. Uh where are they? We didnt get any new puzzles.
This is our absolute favorite puzzle game. We play it daily and have even finished every single puzzle and ended up deleting all the data so we could play through them again. However the banner of ads at the bottom of the screen drives us insane. Especially since we upgraded to a new phone, im somehow accidentally clicking on the banner every 5 seconds. Its making the game borderline unplayable because its constantly opening our chrome app. We know the app developers need to make money, but at this point id be willing to pay a small subscription fee to have a generally ad-free experience. We still watch the ads to get a hint from time to time, but the banner ads at the bottom are about to force us to find a replacement app :(.
We love this game and have been playing it for 5 years now, but Ive run out of puzzles to complete. We always check back for updates, and whenever there is one, we are always able to complete them faster than the app adds more. Please add more puzzles.
Ive played this game for several years and would definitely pay for an ad free version. This is the best nonogram app Ive ever found. 12/10.
This is a great version of the Japanese logic puzzle. There are a HUGE number of puzzles included. Our only wish is that there was a way to scroll the number clues instead of shrinking the playing field. Sometimes it gets TINY.
Stop developing 30X30 puzzles for phones. The screen is too small.
We love this gamedoesnt bombard you with ads like some of the others. We love playing the mode that lets you complete multiple puzzles to make a large picture. Wish they would come out with one in colorthat would be amazing. Play this game every day.
Ive been using this app for several years and Ive never run out of levels to play because they add more regularly. Our only complaint is that theres not a way to pay to get rid of ads, but they only pop up every 5th completion or so.
Best nonogram game ever made. The others dont even come close. It is perfect.
The only nonogram app we found playable on our SE at 30×30. Has all the control and display options we could ask for. EDIT: Took a star away because we cant remove ads. Cmon, guys, take our money.
We enjoy this app but it has some severe slow glitchy bugs going on Edit/update: its been a while since our last review but the bugs have improved and the game is not as glitchy anymore. We decided to give an extra star, however, we cannot give 5 stars until they create a true dark mode for nighttime users who play to relax and fall asleep.
This is the app we spend the most time in- its so relaxing. We love song the puzzles come together and its the easiest interface these puzzle apps have that Ive found. New puzzles are added regularly. Ive been using this app for almost a decade. Minus one star because every time we get a new phone, all the puzzles reset because there is no way to sync data from one phone to the next :(.
We love this game but the ads for other games are horrendously disgusting.
We play games to escape, not to be spammed with propaganda & reminded again of the fracture of our country. Guilting & shaming women over & over & over will inevitably get you and your apps boycotted & cancelled. Women are at least half of your customers.
Almost no ads. Great giant puzzles. The 30×30 is great and havent found that on any other app. This is the best nanogram app Ive found!! Edit: thanks for the update! We thought that Reset was for resetting the settings/options, not the puzzle. Thats very helpful, thank you.
Easily our favorite nonogram app, its clean, lots of content, easy to use.
This app has the best, most intuitive picross UI of all the apps Ive tried. It also offers a huge number of puzzles at varying levels of difficulty. The ads are very small and do not interfere with game play.
Ive been playing this app for a while now, and we really love it. We love the big mode ones and after completing the ones in this app, we went to try some other nonogram apps while we wait for the next update. The difference was night and day. Nonogram999 EASILY has the most user-friendly, easiest to use UI. The settings are intuitive and menus are easy to navigate. There isnt a bug in sight. Its well organized and easy to play without becoming frustrated. Ive get to find another nonogram app we could say the same about, and Ive tried quite a few. Im so glad this app updates so often, and we love the pixel art in every update. Thanks.
Minimal/non disruptive ads which is rare these days. We are obsessed with this game and have had it on our phones for YEARS now. We love that they continue to update it and release more puzzles. The controls on this game are better than any other picross/nonogram game Ive found. Finished every single puzzle thats out currently so waiting for more – cant wait for the next release of puzzles.
A recent issue though is if we use our Apple Pencil on our iPad the input is delayed but if we do it with our finger there is no delay. Also, ever since we upgraded our iPhone our games stopped syncing between our iPhone and iPad. But this is the best app out of all the Nonograms. They regularly add more puzzles too.
We love playing this game but we wish they would update with more puzzles as you complete them all. We hate having to wait for an update when we have completed all of the puzzles.
Love the app. Helps us sleep but why is it all of a sudden singing. Sounds like an ad and so far Ive noticed that its only playing at night.
These puzzles have kept us very occupied, but lately its been crashing constantly. We deleted it and downloaded it again with the same results. Very frustrating! Please fix.
Thousands of nonograms in dozens of different categories, with more being added regularly, and we havent even touched Big Mode yet. Whats not to love.
The developers keep adding more puzzles! We've been playing this game for years, never had to pay a dime. There are very few ads, and they're non intrusive. We never write reviews, but we figured by now we owed the devs whatever support we could provide.
Ive been obsessed with this game for years. We paid for no ads several years back due to how frequently we play it. However, recently the ads have come back. Theres no way Ive found to get rid of them despite our previous purchase. Our love for the game outweighs the frustration of the ads, but we feel like we were scammed.
Simple app, no hidden fees or upgrades, nothing gamified about it. Just the puzzles, and thousands of them. Occasional ads but not as annoying as most. Our only dislike is the banner at the bottom of the gameplay that is strategically placed for clickbait so you will definitely accidentally click it. This has both single puzzles as well as Big Mode which is 25 small puzzles making up one larger one. Lots to explore here. Definitely an Asian cultural slant to puzzles at times which means some categories (like food) will not resonate with the average American like us. Go Birds.
We used up our free hints years ago, so we just plug away. We like that we can go in multiple directions, not just one, with the fill-in button. We wish there were a way to earn more hints.
Definitely our go-to game! We would like a purchase option to play ad free.
Been obsessed with this game for years, the best nonogram app ever.
Ive downloaded lots of Nonogram apps. And this one has the best user experience and user interface ever! You can use buttons to play a 30*30 game. And the layout can be changed! Lots of configurations to play with. You can choose whether to highlight, to enlarge the row and column you are at. There are just so many options! We solved all 3600 puzzles and cant wait to see another update.
We normally dont write reviews but for this app Im going to, we play it every day. There are so many levels and each one is fun and challenging and they pictures are really cool and creative. Not to mention the big mode which is something you have to check out for yourself. Ngl this a 10/10, Plus its free and little to no adds.
Sometimes our cursor just completely fills in a row when the screen isnt touched, requiring a restart to be playable.
Used to LOVE this game for years. We would finish all the puzzles and redownload it to start over. For the past few months it's been consistently glitchy and lagging making it frustrating to play.
We love the app and all the fun stuff and puzzles it has on it but we had to switch to a new phone and we were very upset we were not able to get all our progress on to our new phone because you guys dont have login into Facebook or email so we are unable get all our progress back unlike other games.
This has been our favorite game for years to play while we listen to a book, but now when we try to do this there is super annoying music playing in the game and no way to turn it off. So disappointing.
We've been playing this game for years, but suddenly, there's non-stop music and a woman crying and screaming for help? Our best guess is that it's from an ad, but it's absolutely distracting and upsetting, and other than putting our phone on silent, we can't find a way to stop it. This has been our favorite monogram game, but this change has made it unplayable.
We love playing nice relaxing puzzle games but constant and intrusive ads really ruin the experience. This app has minimal ads and is very easy to use. We would pay money for this app. Thats how good it is.
We like the normal one picture puzzles, but the big modes are so much better. More 125×125 and 130×130. Those are the best.
Ive played this game forwellyears at this point. Its our go-to iPhone game, we enjoy the challenge, simple controls, and the overall format. However it is frustrating that there is no option to turn off ads. Thats really the only downside of the game. Theres no way to purchase an ad free version, or we would have purchased it loooooong ago.
It baffles us that this isnt the most popular nonogram app. The developers are always adding new puzzles and the catalog is huge. We would literally pay a subscription for this. We would LOVE more content like the big mode foods category ;).
A good game, but the ads are right on the screen bopping around as youre trying to figure out the puzzles. They werent there to start, but show up later to annoy. No way to remove them. Sorry, but we dont do that. Unfortunately, Ill have to delete the app. We knew the free was too good to be true.
There are no longer hints available on the help button. The only available help is to purchase coins. What happened.
We really love this game, really creative.
Can you please add some sort of "highlight" around the categories that have the newly added puzzles??? Would make it so much easier to find them.
Ive run through a bunch of different Nonogram apps in our time and this is easily the best, by a wide margin. Large Nonograms with controls that actually allow you to place squares without fat-fingering the grid, tons of different accessibility options, non-intrusive ads (one short/skippable ad after each completed Nonogram is minor by comparison), thousands of immediately accessible nonograms with more being added regularly, pictures that actually look like the description, we could honestly go on longer. Its truthfully better than some PC/Console Picross/Nonogram games that Ive played, and thats after factoring in the use of ads. Where some reviews mention freezing, we want to mention that we dont have that problem. Sometimes the app does get a little slow, but force closing it along with some other apps that run in the background and eat RAM fixes that 9 times out of 10. Again, its a minor, minor tradeoff for a great Nonogram app.
We love this app in general. Its our favorite game and we play almost every day. Ive had this app longer than any other. It seems like with every update they increase the frequency of ads and increased the time before the ads can be skipped. If the devs read these reviews please give us an option to pay for ad free. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE PROVIDE AN AD-FREE OPTION.
We would love to play this on multiple devices, but progress does not save between each. Please make this possible. Its hard to play 30×30 levels on our phone screen. We would like to continue on our iPad where we left off.
Ive been playing this game since it came out. Its easily one of our favorite nonoogram games, the controls (while not always perfect) are so much better than any of the other games Ive tried, and it makes us so happy to see theyre still adding tons of new puzzles and categories to this day. This has been our go-to game for relaxing for the longest time now, but its getting increasingly less relaxing as the ads have gotten worse. Its now to the point we get an ad after almost every single puzzle, which when youre doing the big sized collage ones is incredibly frustrating. Even worse is how every ad automatically pauses whatever youre listening to, making it impossible to just listen to a podcast and play this game. Im begging you, please let us purchase an ad-free version. Im getting close to ditching this game if the ads just keep getting more intrusive.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 24.2
- Size: 25.81 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN, JA, KO
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: SHINICHI NISHIMORI
Last updated: 25th October 2025 | Genre: Board, Puzzle | Developer: SHINICHI NISHIMORI