Welcome to our review of what could have been the best nonogram game on mobile, Nonogram picture cross. Sadly the overload of ads ruins the experience so much…
Solve the puzzle to paint the picture! Discover a world of over 5000 amazing Picture Cross logic puzzles. Picture Cross (also known as Nonograms, Hanjie, or Griddlers) are great exercise for your brain! 34 massive themed puzzle packs to complete. Classic Picture Cross and Color Picture Cross puzzles with different grid sizes and skill levels from Easy to Expert.
Complete puzzles to reveal fun-packed hidden scenes. Relaxing and rewarding logic puzzles… Download free and start your Picture Cross adventure!
Download free is basically a joke, because this game will run ads non-stop, it will drain your battery and thus cost you money after all. But sadly it does not stop there. You finish a level and you get an ad. One that you can NEVER skip, not even after a few seconds like some ads do, no sir, you have to watch the same crappy 5 ads the entire time. And it still does not end there. Prior to starting the next level, you guessed it…
Allow us to show you one more ad.
So far, I finished around 80 nonogram puzzles, I have gotten the same disgusting ads the entire time, which in itself is not uncommon for a free game, but it still does not stop there. You can get rid of the ads, which seemed like a steal for 5 euros. I mean this game has a few thousand puzzles and as useless as the 20 by 20 puzzles may be on an iPhone, they really are too small. I can see a good value for the money there regardless.
Sadly that is also when I noticed this is a WEEKLY recurring billing. Wait what? 5 euros every week to rid this ad-infested piece of garbage program of their ads? I was livid to find out and I actually called the apple helpdesk to report this app. They were going to investigate if the app broke their terms or not, so for now, I went out of my way to actually give a negative 1-star rating. Heck, I would even now give it a negative -50000000000000 rating for the balls to ask 5 euro on a weekly basis, regardless of the added hearts and coins and all the rest of the useless garbage this subscription is giving.
Despite my dismay for the app, I did keep playing and since my debut, I have now seen 1 offer pass by to remove the ads permanently for a single payment of 10 euros. But you know what? As awesome as the idea was of having nonograms at hand everywhere as long as I have my mobile in hand, I got so disgusted by this game that I just deleted it from my iPhone and took the effort to write about it.
If you want an app that is basically great but will annoy the living daylights out of you, you should really give it a try! Feel free to rate them 1 star afterward for the clear attempt at trying to steal your money. And yes, I purposely did not include a picture of the actual game, because, during my entire gameplay, I took 20 screenshots, all turned out to be either menus or ads… Need I say more?
