Crossword vs Crossword Puzzles...
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossword
Engage with a vast collection of American-style crosswords, featuring adjustable grid sizes and difficulty levels. Enjoy unlimited on-the-fly generated puzzles and utilize helpful tools like validation and a built-in solver. Supports multiple languages and spelling preferences for a personalized experience.
- Adjustable grid zoom and movement
- Multiple grid sizes and difficulty levels
- On-the-fly grid generation for unlimited play
- Thousands of straight and general knowledge clues
- US/UK English spelling options
- Built-in crossword solver and hints
- Crosswords in French, German, and Dutch
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Play a large range of crosswords. All use the usual American style grids, such as is used in the NY Times, USA Today and many other newspapers Note that all the answers and clues use US English spellings, and that the general knowledge clues are tailored for US players. Features: • You can zoom in & out of the grid, and move around, making it possible to play larger grids even on smaller screens • There is a large range of built in grids, from sizes 11x11, 13x13 and 15x15 at different difficulty levels. Most have just 16% black squares, per the standard definition • In addition a new grid of sizes up to 8x8 can be generated on-the-fly by the app, meaning unlimited games to play • Many 1000's of clues, both straight and general knowledge • Choose between US or UK English spellings • General knowledge questions tailored to your country (currently US, UK, Australia and Canada) • Ability to save and reload games, so several games can be played at the same time • Numerous aids in case you get stuck, e.g. validate word/letter, reveal word and even a built-in crossword solver to show potential matches • Easily flip between different crosswords, just like a crossword puzzle book • Also includes crosswords in French, German and Dutch
Crossword Puzzles...
Challenge your vocabulary and deduction abilities by filling in blank squares with letters to complete crosswords. Each word is accompanied by a helpful hint phrase to guide your solving process.
- Vocabulary testing
- Guessing skills challenge
- Fill empty squares with letters
- Solve crossword puzzles
- Hint phrases for every word
- 72 puzzle layouts
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Test your vocabulary and guessing skills. Fill empty squares with letter and solve crossword. Every word has a hint phrase to help you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crossword Puzzles... at none against Crossword's 5. Crossword Puzzles... also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Crossword sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Crossword Puzzles... asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crossword Puzzles... holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Puzzles... has 2.3K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Crossword's written reviews are positive against 96% of Crossword Puzzles...'s.
Crossword ships an update every 5 months, Crossword Puzzles... every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Crossword | Crossword Puzzles... |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (153 ratings) | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 153 | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Havos | Vintolo Ltd |
Customer experience
Crossword
Crossword Puzzles...
Bugs and requests
Crossword
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Crossword Puzzles...
Reported bugs
2 issues- Puzzle 53 has no solution
- Clues with answer in the clue
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging puzzles
- Hint system improvements
- Additional crossword themes/layouts
In-app purchases
Crossword
- Supporter (no ads)$4.991 Year
- Stack of 1300 Coins$0.99
- Stack of 3000 Coins$1.99
- Stack of 8000 coins$3.99
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- Stack of 20000 Coins$9.99
Crossword Puzzles...
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crossword free?
Is Crossword Puzzles... free?
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Do Crossword or Crossword Puzzles... have ads?
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