{"id":48710,"date":"2015-03-12T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=48710"},"modified":"2017-10-09T13:20:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:20:22","slug":"free-picture-puzzles-ipacross-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/free-picture-puzzles-ipacross-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Free Picture Puzzles \/ Nonograms App: iPacross iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the iPad, iPacross is the best nonograms \/picture puzzle app. It&#8217;s a somewhat old app that was developed back in 2010 and was reformatted for the iPad. Still, the amount of free picture puzzles available, how the pictures look at the end, and the usability is just unmatched. There&#8217;s also a 2-player feature but, for me, the fun of playing the game is that it&#8217;s something I can do by myself to unwind.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48723 size-full\" title=\"Searching for the best free picture puzzles? Then you'll want to try iPacross. This free iOS game app for iPhone and iPad has a great interface and controls. You will want to be aware of this though.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-01.jpg\" alt=\"Searching for the best free picture puzzles? Then you'll want to try iPacross. This free iOS game app for iPhone and iPad has a great interface and controls. You will want to be aware of this though.\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-01.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-01-292x219.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-01-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>iPacross iOS App Review<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned in a <a title=\"Brain Teasers for Adults &amp; Kids : Nonograms Picture Puzzles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/brain-teasers-for-adults-kids-nonograms\/\">previous article<\/a>, nonograms are logic games that are based on picture puzzles. The numbers represent how many boxes in a row are filled in. The colors used on the grids in Pacross are easy on the eyes and numbers are easy to see.\u00a0It is a free app but is only available for iOS devices.<\/p>\n<p>Controls are very easy to get accustomed to. Simply tap the option to fill in or to mark a box as empty (the &#8220;X&#8221;). Then, you can apply that to selection to\u00a0one box or drag to apply to\u00a0several boxes at once.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48724 size-full\" title=\"Searching for the best free picture puzzles? Then you'll want to try iPacross. This free iOS game app for iPhone and iPad has a great interface and controls. You will want to be aware of this though.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-03.jpg\" alt=\"Searching for the best free picture puzzles? Then you'll want to try iPacross. This free iOS game app for iPhone and iPad has a great interface and controls. You will want to be aware of this though.\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-03.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-03-292x219.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-03-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since I&#8217;ve been playing this type of game for a while, I started in the Hard mode. That just means I&#8217;m given a 15&#215;15 grid to work with. After I finished those, I moved on to the other modes. For beginners, there is a tutorial. It&#8217;s a short one but very helpful.<\/p>\n<p>The maniac\u00a0mode does require scrolling but, since there are so many pixels on the larger ones, the resulting pictures are more detailed. Puzzles are one color but finished pictures are colored in so you know what it is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48725 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-02.jpg\" alt=\"Searching for the best free picture puzzles? Then you'll want to try iPacross. This free iOS game app for iPhone and iPad has a great interface and controls. You will want to be aware of this though.\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-02.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-02-292x219.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-02-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A ton of free puzzles are included, one set of 16 puzzles in each difficulty mode.\u00a0Additional level packs are $0.99\u00a0each or $4.99 for a full unlock. Arcade mode\u00a0let you know if you made an error and give a time penalty. This feature is not available in the free mode for Expert and Maniac levels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-04.jpg\" alt=\"Searching for the best free picture puzzles? Then you'll want to try iPacross. This free iOS game app for iPhone and iPad has a great interface and controls. You will want to be aware of this though.\" width=\"650\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-04.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-04-292x109.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ipacross-nonograms-review-04-585x218.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Best Free Picture Puzzles \/ Nonograms App: iPacross iOS<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/ipacross-picross-game-for\/id398107819?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">iPacross<\/a> is by no means a new app but it&#8217;s still the best in my opinion. The app is\u00a0maintained well and kept updated. Puzzles are presented in several fun themes and for varying skill levels. Whether you play for free, spend 99\u00a2 on a level or two, or spring for the full version, you&#8217;ll definitely get hours of enjoyment out of it.<\/p>\n<p>For those with a mobile device running Android, check out <a title=\"Best Brain Games for Adults &amp; Kids: GraphiLogic App\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/brain-games-for-adults-graphilogic-app\/\" target=\"_blank\">GraphiLogic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Have you tried playing iPacross or something similar?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the iPad, iPacross is the best nonograms \/picture puzzle app. It&#8217;s a somewhat old app that was developed back in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":48724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[188],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Best Free Picture Puzzles \/ Nonograms App: iPacross iOS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Searching for the best free picture puzzles? 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