Comparison

Learn Cryptic Crosswords vs Anagram Solver

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Learn Cryptic Crosswords

Master the art of cryptic crosswords with this interactive guide. It breaks down clue types, offers step-by-step learning through six chapters, and includes practice exercises and puzzles to build your solving skills.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step clue explanations
  • Interactive exercises
  • Practice puzzles
  • Skill development guidance
  • Reference tools
Features
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Learn how to solve cryptic crosswords with this interactive app, starting with the basic ideas and easiest types of clue. Learn cryptic crosswords consists of six chapters that take you step by step through every aspect of solving cryptic clues. How each type of clue works is clearly explained and supported by examples, with simple diagrams to illustrate key ideas. Each topic is followed by interactive exercises and practice clues designed to reinforce the learning points, and each chapter ends with a practice puzzle to consolidate your learning. The final chapter explains how to develop your solving skills further. It ends with a selection of newspaper puzzles and is followed by an extensive set of reference tools to use when solving. Cryptic crosswords are fun to do and give the brain a good work out, exercising the memory and thinking skills, making new connections and extending vocabulary and general knowledge. Learn cryptic crosswords will lead you to an enjoyable and stimulating new pastime.

About

Anagram Solver

Features
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Search for the solution to your anagram from over 190,000 words. This app allows you to solve anagrams where all of the letters are known, some of the letters are known, or crossword anagrams where some letters and their positions are known. This app searches the dictionary for any words that form a potential solution to the anagram that you have entered. By enabling the sub-anagrams setting, you can look for words within the letters you have entered, this can be useful when playing scrabble or following along with countdown. You have the ability to search for a word's definition on the internet directly from the app to help you establish the correct solution when there are lots to choose from. Results can also be sorted either alphabetically or by size.

Screenshots

Learn Cryptic Crosswords4 screens
Anagram Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anagram Solver at none against Learn Cryptic Crosswords's 4. Anagram Solver also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn Cryptic Crosswords sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Anagram Solver asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Cryptic Crosswords ships an update every 9 months, Anagram Solver every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Learn Cryptic Crosswords versus Anagram Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Cryptic CrosswordsAnagram Solver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (448 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings448 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperTeazelHARRY ANTHONY PAUL WITCOMB

Bugs and requests

Learn Cryptic Crosswords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Menu button freezing the app
  • Inability to fill in answers directly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to take notes within the app
  • Integrated anagram solver and reference tools
  • Option to skip ahead to practice puzzles

Anagram Solver

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Learn Cryptic Crosswords

One-time3
  • Discount price$2.99
  • Access to every chapter2 variants$3.99
  • Access to every chapter$4.99
None

Anagram Solver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Cryptic Crosswords free?
Learn Cryptic Crosswords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anagram Solver free?
Anagram Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn Cryptic Crosswords or Anagram Solver have ads?
Neither Learn Cryptic Crosswords nor Anagram Solver shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Cryptic Crosswords or Anagram Solver?
Learn Cryptic Crosswords ships an update every 9 months, and Anagram Solver every 2 days. Most recently, Learn Cryptic Crosswords was updated on October 15, 2026 and Anagram Solver on October 12, 2026.

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