Tiny Little Crosswords vs Small Crosswords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Little Crosswords
Engage in quick and enjoyable word puzzles with a unique drag-and-drop letter mechanic. Solve daily challenges or explore themed puzzle packs for hours of engaging fun.
- Drag-and-drop letter solving
- Daily puzzles
- Themed puzzle packs
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Quick and easy gameplay
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Tiny Little Crosswords is fun, quick, and easy. We don't give you a zillion clues to slog through because, well, that's already been done. Just drag the letters into the grid to complete the puzzle! This clever little game contains Daily Puzzles as well as puzzle packs with different difficulty levels for hours of thoughtful, puzzling fun! Blue Ox Family Games is proud to bring you this delightful app from the minds of Eric Snider, David Arnott, and Aaron Weissblum. Put down your no. 2 pencil and download Tiny Little Crosswords today!
Small Crosswords
Enjoy an endless supply of free mini crossword puzzles. Track your progress with detailed statistics and revisit past challenges. This game is designed for quick, engaging mental workouts.
- Unlimited mini crossword puzzles
- Review previous puzzles
- Monitor solving statistics
- Free to play
- Quick mental challenges
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This app offers free unlimited mini crossword puzzles. It also lets you review previous puzzles and monitor your crossword-solving stats!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Little Crosswords at 77% against Small Crosswords's 17%. Tiny Little Crosswords also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (13K vs 9). Small Crosswords's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Tiny Little Crosswords sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Small Crosswords asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tiny Little Crosswords holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Little Crosswords has 13K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Tiny Little Crosswords's written reviews are positive against 17% of Small Crosswords's.
Tiny Little Crosswords ships an update every 3 months, Small Crosswords every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Little Crosswords | Small Crosswords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13K ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 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 | 14.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | John Corser |
Customer experience
Tiny Little Crosswords
Small Crosswords
Bugs and requests
Tiny Little Crosswords
Reported bugs
2 issues- Daily puzzle crashes on launch
- Ads cannot be closed properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add more puzzle packs
- Implement a free daily puzzle
- Allow letter shuffling
- Improve clue clarity
Small Crosswords
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tiny Little Crosswords
- More Hints$0.99
- On We Go$1.99
- Keep 'Em Coming$1.99
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- World of Entertainment$1.99
- Yet More Fun$1.99
- 3-4-5's$1.99
- Even More Hints$1.99
- Many More Hints$2.99
- Very Many Hints$3.99
- Unlock All Puzzles$9.99
Small Crosswords
No in-app purchases
Questions
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