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Games

Pixelogic

Pixelogic, released in 2009, is the longest-running nonogram puzzle game on the App Store. Installed over half a million times, Pixelogic features new puzzles every day with a back catalog of over 6,000. Also available on Google Play and Steam, or as a daily web challenge.

Every 5x5 Nonogram

Every 5x5 Nonogram first released as a collaborative web game in 2025 with the crazy goal of completing all possible 5x5 nonogram puzzles. Featured on Hacker News and The Verge, the game drew over 200,000 players. Play through all ~25 million puzzles solo in the free app on the App Store and Google Play.

Puzzarium

Puzzarium is a Patreon-backed home to experimental puzzle games on the web. Visit to join the latest collaborative web puzzle, Every 5x6 Nonogram, or to read the latest Puzzarium Zine.

Apps

Yarnly

Yarnly is a crochet and knitting companion app that combines all the tools you need to make and sell your creations - enjoyed by over 40,000 fiber artists. Available on the App Store and Google Play.

ReadWithUs

ReadWithUs is an upcoming app with the ambitious goal of making children's picture books accessible to all. UC Irvine partnered with okayest! studios for app design and development.

Momentory

Momentory was a self-care journal app for cultivating gratitude, releasing worry, setting intentions, and more. Featured in Google Play's "Top 5 New Apps of 2023", the app helped users create over 100,000 gratitude entries before it was sunset in 2026.

Books

Every 5x5 Nonogram: Volume 1

Every 5x5 Nonogram: Volume 1 is a puzzle book with 5,000 bite-sized nonogram (a.k.a. picross) puzzles, based on the 2025 collaborative web game of the same name. Available on Amazon.

The Dream Weaver

The Dream Weaver is a picture book that explores the world of children's fears and some creative solutions to address them. Find it on IndieBound or Amazon.

okayest! studios is a development and publishing studio founded by Joel Riley.