Best Cryptic Crosswords vs WordFive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Cryptic Crosswords
Engage with 300 professionally crafted cryptic crosswords designed for accessibility. Enjoy a smooth puzzle experience on your devices with features like zooming, landscape mode, and helpful tools.
- 300 professional cryptic crosswords
- 12 free puzzles
- Pinch and zooming grid
- Landscape mode with clue list
- Cheats and answer checking
- British style puzzles
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300 professional cryptic crosswords puzzles set by Michael Curl from www.bestforpuzzles.com. 12 free puzzles with all features enabled and no ads. These are accessible cryptic puzzles set by a top setter. Features: - great for iPads and iPhones - pinch and zooming grid - landscape mode with clue list - cheats and answer checking - Resume button - British style puzzles - no ads - great value
WordFive
Engage in a quick daily word game to build words, earn points, and aim for your highest score. Compete with friends on leaderboards and in leagues to maintain your winning streak. Enjoy a clean, responsive experience that's simple to pick up but challenging to master.
- Daily word challenges
- Score tracking
- Global leaderboards
- League play with friends
- Win streak tracking
- Responsive gameplay
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One board. Five rows. Every word counts — across AND down. Word5 is a daily word puzzle with a twist: each turn you place five letters on a row of a 5×5 grid, then lock it in. Words score both ways, so one clever letter can earn points twice. Hit the double and triple letter squares, land a 4- or 5-letter word for a big bonus, and chase a score of 500+. DAILY CHALLENGE • Everyone gets the same board and the same letters • Three attempts a day; your best one counts • See where you rank on today's leaderboard PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Create a league and share the code with friends, family, or the office • Keep a winning streak going • Share your score and challenge friends to beat it FREE PLAY • Unlimited random boards whenever you like • Monthly free-play top scores Easy to learn, surprisingly hard to master. How high can you score?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WordFive at none against Best Cryptic Crosswords's 7. WordFive also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Best Cryptic Crosswords's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Best Cryptic Crosswords sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. WordFive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Best Cryptic Crosswords ships an update every 7 months, WordFive every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Cryptic Crosswords | WordFive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (314 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 314 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Teazel | Kevin Stevenson |
Customer experience
Best Cryptic Crosswords
WordFive
Bugs and requests
Best Cryptic Crosswords
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchases disappearing after device change
- App crashing issues
- Anticipatory cursor movement causing unintended letter changes
Requested features
4 requests- Clue explanation feature
- More varied and challenging clues
- Ability to track completed clues
- Regular updates with new puzzle packs
WordFive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Best Cryptic Crosswords
- pack of cryptic crosswords$0.99
- pack of Cryptic Crosswords5 variants$0.99
- get all 6 cryptic packs$3.99
WordFive
No in-app purchases
Questions
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