Comparison

All Mixed Up! vs Crosscue

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

Head to head
About

All Mixed Up!

This word game challenges you to unscramble words to reveal a surprise answer based on a clue. Solve daily puzzles and explore a vast collection of unique word scrambles. Hints are available to help you along the way.

Highlights
  • Daily word scramble challenges
  • Over a thousand unique puzzles
  • Clue-based surprise answers
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Intuitive drag-and-tap controls
  • Regular updates
Features
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“All Mixed Up!” is not your average word scramble game! Can you find the surprise answer to the provided clue? Unscramble words to build up the letters you will need to solve the puzzle. Along the way perhaps you can answer questions such as what is required to make an omelet? Or where should one never throw stones? Or what do you call a control freak? You’ll challenge your brain unscrambling words and have a lot of fun along the way! Here’s a small sample of some of the entertaining puzzle solutions: Tip Of The Tongue Step Up To The Plate Let Off The Hook Bet The Farm Music To My Ears Piece of Cake …and hundreds more! PLUS: Come back to the game every day for a new daily challenge puzzle! FEATURES: - Over A THOUSAND unique and interesting puzzles. - A NEW puzzle EVERY DAY. - Fun and interesting solutions. - Intuitive and simple controls. - Regular updates. HOW TO PLAY: Unscramble the four words in the top-half of the puzzle by dragging or tapping on the letter tiles into the letter slots. Certain slots are denoted with a star inside of them. Tiles placed here get copied to the pool of tiles you’ll use for the final puzzle. Use the clue to figure out how to arrange the tiles. Stuck? No problem, you can get a hint which will move a tile to the correct spot. Happy Puzzling! Your friends at DexCheck. All Mixed Up! Premium Access ----------------------------------- Premium Access grants you the following benefits: ・Unlimited Hints ・Unrestricted Access to the past 90 days of Daily Puzzles ・Unrestricted Access to the "Premium" puzzle collection ・No Advertisements - Premium Access can be purchased on a 1-month, 3-month or 1-year basis. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of the purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. -The account will be charged for renewal unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current billing period. - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the current billing period to avoid being charged. Visit https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 for more information. - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via iTunes Account Settings. However, the current active subscription period cannot be canceled. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

About

Crosscue

Features
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Crosscue is a fast, privacy-first crossword solver for people who want the puzzle, not the strings attached. SOLVE YOUR PUZZLES • Import .puz and .ipuz crossword files • Download supported daily mini crosswords in the app • Navigate naturally between across and down clues • Use rebus entries, pencil mode, mistake highlighting, and reveal tools • Keep your progress with automatic saving BUILD A SOLVING HABIT • Browse completed and in-progress puzzles in your archive • Track solve times, completion rates, streaks, and personal records • Share a clean result card without exposing puzzle answers • Use widgets and shortcuts to get back to solving quickly CHALLENGE FRIENDS—OPTIONALLY Create a private, invite-only Challenge Board and compare daily-mini solve times with friends. No account is required: choose a handle, share an invite link, and start solving. Adding an avatar photo is always optional. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads • No analytics • No tracking • No account required • Core solving works offline • Optional iCloud sync keeps your puzzle library on your Apple devices Crosscue includes accessibility support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, keyboard navigation, reduced motion, and high-contrast display settings. Your puzzles are yours. Open one and get solving.

Screenshots

All Mixed Up!4 screens
Crosscue3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crosscue at none against All Mixed Up!'s 9. Crosscue also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. All Mixed Up! sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Crosscue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

All Mixed Up! ships an update monthly, Crosscue every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
All Mixed Up! versus Crosscue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAll Mixed Up!Crosscue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDexCheck, LLCANDREW THOMAS HESS

Bugs and requests

All Mixed Up!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Missing letters in some puzzles
  • Incorrect answers not accepted
  • Puzzle progress not saving properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free puzzles and levels
  • Shuffle button for letter tiles
  • Ability to earn more points/credits through gameplay

Crosscue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

All Mixed Up!

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Access (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • Premium Access (3 Months)$8.993 Months
  • Premium Access (1 Year)$23.991 Year
One-time6
  • Gold Coins - Tier 1$0.99
  • Permanent Ad Removal$1.99
  • Gold Coins - Tier 2$2.99
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  • Gold Coins - Tier 3$4.99
  • Gold Coins - Tier 4$9.99
  • Gold Coins - Tier 5$19.99
None

Crosscue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is All Mixed Up! free?
All Mixed Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crosscue free?
Crosscue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do All Mixed Up! or Crosscue have ads?
All Mixed Up! shows ads; Crosscue does not.
Which is updated more often, All Mixed Up! or Crosscue?
All Mixed Up! ships an update monthly, and Crosscue every 2 months. Most recently, All Mixed Up! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Crosscue on October 25, 2026.

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