Crossgrams vs Knotwords
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!
Knotwords
A daily word puzzle game that challenges you to arrange letters into valid words across and down. Its minimal design and intuitive progression make it an engaging and accessible brain teaser.
- Minimalist and elegant design
- Logic-based word puzzles
- Daily challenges
- Intuitive progression system
- Valid word arrangement
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Knotwords is a minimal and elegant logic puzzle — with words. The rules are simple: arrange the letters in each section so every word is valid, across and down. Each puzzle may seem difficult at first — but like all my favorite newspaper puzzles, it gets easier as you progress. Each step guides you naturally towards the solution. This is the kind of game I've been trying to make my whole career — I'm amazed Jack and I discovered this design. We hope you like it. -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Knotwords at 8.2K against Crossgrams's 21. Crossgrams's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 and Knotwords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crossgrams holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knotwords has 8.2K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Crossgrams's written reviews are positive against 73% of Knotwords's.
Crossgrams ships an update every 2 weeks, Knotwords every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossgrams | Knotwords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 73.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 8.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 507 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nevercenter Ltd. Co. | Zach Gage |
Customer experience
Crossgrams
Knotwords
Bugs and requests
Crossgrams
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Knotwords
Reported bugs
4 issues- Puzzles with missing/incorrect squares
- Incorrect words being accepted
- Puzzles not properly credited as completed
- Hints not matching the correct answers
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to turn off haptic feedback
- Improved cursor/input behavior
- Cloud sync across devices
- Difficulty settings
- Ability to see definitions of completed words
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- Restart button for puzzles
- Customizable themes
- Daily leaderboards
- Ability to disable hints once used
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
Knotwords
- Knotwords Pro subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Full Game$11.99









