Support
Quiet Pixels is a cozy nonogram. If something isn't working — or you just have a question — get in touch.
Contact
Email laurent@laurent.ca. Replies usually come within a couple of days.
Helpful things to mention if you're reporting a bug:
- Your iOS version (Settings → General → About)
- The device model (e.g. iPhone 14, iPad mini)
- The app's language and theme when the issue happened
- What you were doing — daily puzzle or a specific pack, which size (Tiny / Small / Classic / Medium / Wide)
Common questions
What is a nonogram?
A nonogram (also called picross or paint-by-numbers) is a grid where the numbers along the top and side tell you which cells to fill in. A clue like 3 2 on a row means: a run of three filled cells, then at least one empty cell, then a run of two — in that order. When the grid is right, the filled cells reveal a small picture.
How do I fill and mark cells?
Tap a cell to fill it. Tap a filled cell to clear it. Long-press a cell (about half a second) to place a cross — a way of marking cells you've deduced must stay empty. Drag from any cell to fill (or clear) a run quickly; the drag direction is set by the cell you started on.
What's the difference between Cozy mode and Strict mode?
In Cozy mode (the default), a tap that would create a mistake is silently ignored — you can't make a wrong move, so no eraser is needed. In Strict mode, mistakes land and count toward the puzzle's mistake total. The toggle is in Settings → Gameplay and applies to all sizes.
What sizes are there?
Five: Tiny (5×5), Small (7×7), Classic (10×10), Medium (12×12), and Wide (15×15). Every shipped puzzle is uniquely solvable — there's always exactly one answer and you'll never need to guess.
How does the daily puzzle work?
One daily puzzle, picked at random across all five sizes, refreshes every day in your local time zone. If you start it and switch apps, your progress is saved. If you finish it, that's it for the day — the next daily appears at midnight.
I missed yesterday's daily — can I play it now?
No. Dailies are tied to the calendar day in your local time zone, and there is no archive of past dailies. The 81 puzzles across the 11 packs are always available to play whenever you like.
Can I change the language?
Yes — in Settings → Language. Quiet Pixels ships in English, French (France and Canada), Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, and Brazilian Portuguese. The UI, pack names, and puzzle names all translate.
Can I change the theme?
Settings → Appearance. Five themes: Light, Dark, Paper (cream + espresso), Dusk (slate blue), and Accessible (colour-blind-friendly cobalt + cocoa-orange). The theme can be swapped at any time, including mid-puzzle.
How do I mute the music or sound effects?
Tap the music icon in the header on the Home screen. Long-press the same icon to switch tracks or change volume. Settings → Audio has separate toggles for music and sound effects plus volume sliders.
The cells look very small on Medium or Wide puzzles.
Known issue on smaller iPhones — the 12×12 and 15×15 grids squeeze the cells to fit the screen. A pan/zoom or magnifier fix is on the v1.1 roadmap. In the meantime, an iPad is the most comfortable place to play the larger sizes.
How do I reset my stats?
Settings → Data → Reset stats. This is permanent — there's no cloud backup, so once you reset, the data is gone.
What data does the app collect?
Only anonymous product-interaction events — no accounts, no advertising identifiers, no tracking. The full details are on the Privacy page.
I have a feature idea.
Send it via email — feedback shapes what comes next.