A cozy place to start
Your home board greets you with a pal, your current level, and a calm cream-and-pastel palette.
NookPals
Cozy logic puzzles for iPhone and iPad
NookPals: Cozy Logic Puzzles
One pal in every region
Place exactly one pal in each row, each column, and each colored region — and make sure no two pals touch, not even diagonally. No numbers, no time limit, just quiet deduction on a board full of cute characters.
- No account required
- No time pressure
- Play offline
Every pal has its own little nook
One board, one quiet little puzzle.
Double-tap to place a pal, drag to mark cells that cannot hold one, and let the board open up one deduction at a time.
Inside the App
A soft, friendly board, a cast of adorable pals, and gentle tools that stay out of the way. Everything is designed so the puzzle itself gets all the attention.
Meet the pals
A cast of adorable characters brings every board to life.
Make it yours
Pick from 12 avatars and 18 frames to give your profile its own look.
Colorful grid icons
Settings let you toggle grid icons, sound, music, haptics, language and theme.
How It Works
Three simple rules, no hidden tricks. The challenge comes from quiet deduction, not from memorizing anything or racing a clock.
One per row
Place exactly one pal in every row of the board.
One per column
Each column needs exactly one pal as well.
One per colored region
Every colored region gets exactly one pal too.
Pals cannot touch
No two pals may sit next to each other — not even corner to corner.
Gentle by Design
Thousands of boards to grow into, a fresh puzzle each day, and small helpers for the moments when a deduction just will not come.
Main Levels
20,000 puzzles that grow from gentle warm-ups into larger brain-teasers, one board at a time.
Daily Challenge
A fresh puzzle every day, unlocked once you reach Level 20. A small, cozy routine to come back to.
Helpful Tools
Take a hint, undo your last move, or restart the board whenever you need. There is no timer and no rush.
A Little World of Its Own
NookPals stays calm in the moment and quietly rewarding over time. Every board is a small place to think, and your progress stays right where you left it.
Double-tap a cell to place a pal, press and drag to mark cells where a pal cannot go, and find the one little nook each pal belongs in.
Adorable pals
A friendly cast of characters makes every board feel warm and alive.
Avatars & frames
12 avatars and 18 frames let you make your profile your own.
Hints & undo
Stuck? Take a hint, undo a move, or restart without any penalty.
Offline progress
Play offline with progress saved on your device. No account or sign-in required.
Ready to unwind?
Find the one little nook each pal belongs in.
Start with a gentle board, come back for the daily puzzle, and keep going at your own pace — no numbers, no timer, just quiet deduction.