Map Solitaire vs Crossword Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Solitaire
A challenging and addictive puzzle game where players match identical US state pieces on a map. Compete against the clock to achieve gold, silver, or bronze medal times.
- Match identical US state pieces
- Timed gameplay for awards
- Challenging and addictive
- Educational US geography
- Gold, Silver, Bronze medals
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Let's play with the map of USA! Find out and remove identical state pieces of USA as quickly as possible. How fast can you win the game? Special Awards: Gold medal ( ~4:00) Silver medal (4:01~6:00) Bronze medal (6:01~10:00) It is extremely challenging and addictive. Tens of thousands of people are playing this style of game every day. Download now and start your challenging. Good luck!
Crossword Scanner
Capture crosswords from physical media or digital screenshots and solve them on your device. Features a live preview for accurate scanning and an intuitive interface for inputting answers.
- Scan crosswords with live preview
- Import from device gallery
- Solve scanned crosswords on device
- Tap to edit horizontally/vertically
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Scan and solve crosswords from newspapers, magazines and the likes directly on your iPhone or iPad! * Scan * Use the amazing 4K live preview to capture accurate representations of your crosswords from magazines or newspapers. Import directly from the device gallery to use screenshots from your digital subscriptions. Always make sure you only scan crosswords you either own or are allowed to copy. * Solve * Once you have scanned your crossword, it is available for solving on your device. Tap a character spot once to edit horizontally; once more on the same spot to edit vertically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Map Solitaire at 100% against Crossword Scanner's 33%. Map Solitaire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.3) and ads (none vs shown). Crossword Scanner's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Crossword Scanner is free to download; Map Solitaire costs $0.99 up front. Map Solitaire sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Crossword Scanner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Map Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Map Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 33% of Crossword Scanner's.
Map Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, Crossword Scanner every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Map Solitaire | Crossword Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shen Zhongyuan | Havnør |
Customer experience
Map Solitaire
Crossword Scanner
In-app purchases
Map Solitaire
- 100$0.99
- 200+20$1.99
- 300+50$2.99
Crossword Scanner
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Quarterly$4.993 Months
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
- Enable sharing$39.99
Questions
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