Crossword Puzzles... vs Spell 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossword Puzzles...
Challenge your vocabulary and deduction abilities by filling in blank squares with letters to complete crosswords. Each word is accompanied by a helpful hint phrase to guide your solving process.
- Vocabulary testing
- Guessing skills challenge
- Fill empty squares with letters
- Solve crossword puzzles
- Hint phrases for every word
- 72 puzzle layouts
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Test your vocabulary and guessing skills. Fill empty squares with letter and solve crossword. Every word has a hint phrase to help you.
Spell 5
A word puzzle game where you guess a five-letter word within six attempts. Each letter's color indicates its correctness, guiding you to the solution. It's a fun and challenging way to test your vocabulary.
- Five-letter word guessing
- Limited attempts
- Color-coded letter feedback
- Vocabulary challenge
- Brain training
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Use your chances wisely and find the word in only 6 attempts! Each letter of your guess is color-coded to help you decode the word! Green - The letter is spot on! :D Yellow - The letter is in the word but in a different place :) Gray - The letter is not in the word :(
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crossword Puzzles... at none against Spell 5's shown. Crossword Puzzles... also leads on ratings volume (2.3K vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Spell 5's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spell 5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Puzzles... has 2.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crossword Puzzles... ships an update every 3 weeks, Spell 5 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossword Puzzles... | Spell 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vintolo Ltd | Priya Goel |
Customer experience
Crossword Puzzles...
Spell 5
Bugs and requests
Crossword Puzzles...
Reported bugs
2 issues- Puzzle 53 has no solution
- Clues with answer in the clue
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging puzzles
- Hint system improvements
- Additional crossword themes/layouts
Spell 5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossword Puzzles...
No in-app purchases
Spell 5
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crossword Puzzles... free?
Is Spell 5 free?
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