Crossgrams vs Sticky Terms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossgrams
This word puzzle game combines anagrams and crosswords with Sudoku-like logic. Solve puzzles by dragging letters to unscramble words, using solved letters as clues for others. Enjoy a variety of puzzle sizes, from quick challenges to extended brain teasers.
- Anagram and crossword puzzle hybrid
- Drag-and-drop letter unscrambling
- Solved letters provide clues
- Variety of puzzle sizes
- Daily free puzzle
- Additional puzzle packs available
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Crossgrams is a new kind of word puzzle which mixes anagrams with crosswords (and has a pinch of Sudoku). It's simple, challenging, and extremely addictive. To unscramble each puzzle, just drag letters left and right (never up or down), but watch out: it's not as easy as it seems! Each letter you solve and pin in place is a new clue for the surrounding words. Puzzles range from bite-sized fun to brain-busters you can spend a whole afternoon chipping away at, just like a weekend crossword puzzle. About in-app purchases: Crossgrams is free, and contains no ads. It comes with two free sample puzzle packs, and a daily puzzle which is always free. Purchases come in the form of additional larger puzzle packs (plus one for color themes). After careful consideration, our small indie team simply didn't want to make a game filled with ads and distractions. We hope you'll enjoy Crossgrams enough to purchase some packs so we can afford to add more puzzles, and that you'll help us spread the word about the game!
Sticky Terms
Explore a collection of 250 unique words from various languages that lack direct translations. Challenge your mind by deciphering the meanings of these untranslatable terms through engaging puzzles.
- 250 untranslatable words
- Language puzzles
- Meaning deciphering
- Unique vocabulary
- Brain teaser game
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»Farpotshket« is Yiddish for »trying to fix something, thereby ruining it«. Puzzle through this and 249 other words that have no equivalent in other languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Terms at none against Crossgrams's 6. Sticky Terms also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 21). Crossgrams's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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. Crossgrams sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Sticky Terms asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crossgrams holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Terms has 2.7K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Crossgrams's written reviews are positive against 88% of Sticky Terms's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crossgrams ships an update every 2 weeks, Sticky Terms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossgrams | Sticky Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nevercenter Ltd. Co. | Philipp Stollenmayer |
Customer experience
Crossgrams
Sticky Terms
Bugs and requests
Crossgrams
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sticky Terms
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect word definitions or translations
- Unresponsive controls in certain levels
- Graphical glitches on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and words
- Include word pronunciation audio
- Implement a hint system or tutorial
- Expand to more languages and cultures
In-app purchases
Crossgrams
- Color Themes$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 1$0.99
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- Minis Pack 1$0.99
- Challenge Pack 1$1.99
- Challenge Pack 2$1.99
Sticky Terms
No in-app purchases
