Comparison

Best Cryptic Crosswords vs WordBloom

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 300 professional cryptic crosswords
  • 12 free puzzles
  • Pinch and zooming grid
  • Landscape mode with clue list
  • Cheats and answer checking
  • British style puzzles
Features
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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

About

WordBloom

Features
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WordBloom is a calm word puzzle, painted one colour at a time. Swipe the letters to spell words and fill each crossword grid. There are no timers and no pressure — just the quiet satisfaction of finding the next word, and a little bloom of colour waiting at the end of every chapter. Every chapter is a real, named colour — from Persian Green to Carnation Pink to Verdigris — and finishing it adds that colour to your growing collection. Over a thousand colours to discover, each one a small reward for a calm mind. Why you'll love it • Hundreds of hand-crafted levels that start gentle and grow with you • A soothing, uncluttered design that re-tints itself to every colour you play • Collect real named colours — build a palette that's entirely your own • Export backgrounds based on your collected colours. • Helpful tools when you're stuck: reveal a letter, paint a tile, or solve a word • Find bonus words to fill your bloom meter and earn extra coins • Play anywhere, online or off — your progress follows you across your devices A word game that lets you breathe No lives. No countdown clocks. No noise. WordBloom is built to be the gentle few minutes in your day — on the sofa, on the train, or before sleep. Relax. Spell. Collect a colour. Watch it bloom.

Screenshots

Best Cryptic Crosswords4 screens
WordBloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Best Cryptic Crosswords at none against WordBloom's shown. Best Cryptic Crosswords also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Best Cryptic Crosswords sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and WordBloom sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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Best Cryptic Crosswords versus WordBloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Cryptic CrosswordsWordBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (314 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings314 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeazelDaniel Hollis

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

WordBloom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Best Cryptic Crosswords

One-time3
  • pack of cryptic crosswords$0.99
  • pack of Cryptic Crosswords5 variants$0.99
  • get all 6 cryptic packs$3.99
8 purchases

WordBloom

One-time8
  • 250 Coins$1.99
  • Bloom Kit$2.99
  • Unlock All Tools$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • 600 Coins$3.99
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • 1400 Coins$7.99
  • 4000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Best Cryptic Crosswords free?
Best Cryptic Crosswords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WordBloom free?
WordBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Best Cryptic Crosswords or WordBloom have ads?
WordBloom shows ads; Best Cryptic Crosswords does not.

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