Comparison

Word Games vs Word Cross Basic

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

Head to head
About

Word Games

This offline word puzzle game challenges you to find hidden words by swiping letters. It offers endless levels and saves your progress automatically, allowing you to play anytime, anywhere across multiple devices and languages.

Highlights
  • Offline gameplay
  • Swipe and connect letters
  • Endless levels
  • Automatic save progress
  • Multi-language support
  • Help system
Features
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Word Game is a revolutionary offline game, you will have to find the hidden words swiping letters, starting from easy word games up to bigger challenges as you advance! - Offline Games are great if you want to play anytime anywhere. - Available in 4 languages: Spanish, English, German, French - Original help system for improved gameplay.. - You will never get bored with this fun game! Endless levels! - You will never lose your current game, Word Game automatically saves your data so you can continue right where you left off. - Available for your mobile phone, 7-inch tablet or 10-inch HD devices and small or low-resolution devices!

About

Word Cross Basic

Engage your mind with a classic word puzzle experience. Improve vocabulary and concentration through over a thousand levels and daily challenges. Enjoy an immersive design and sound that make it fun to play anywhere.

Highlights
  • Over a thousand levels
  • Challenging daily puzzles
  • Vocabulary improvement
  • Concentration and spelling enhancement
  • Immersive screen design and sound
  • Classical word cross gameplay
Features
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It's the most classical and basic Word Cross puzzle game Anyone can enjoy it anywhere It's not an easy puzzle brain-trained Get a sense of accomplishment FEATURES - It's a screen design that focuses on playing - It's the sound that gets you immersed in the game - It's over a thousand levels that you never get tired of - Challenging daily puzzle - It's a dictionary improvement in vocabulary - It's a level that can improve your concentration spelling - It's so funny that I want to continue? Get a crossword game today if you want to enjoy it Allways be happy! Inquiries are always open basicpuzzlestudio@gmail.com (When words are weird, when games are weird, when you want to cheer for them)

Screenshots

Word Games4 screens
Word Cross Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Word Games at monthly against Word Cross Basic's every 4 months. Word Games also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Word Games sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Word Cross Basic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Word Games against 4.8 for Word Cross Basic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Games has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Games ships an update monthly, Word Cross Basic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Word Games versus Word Cross Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord GamesWord Cross Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size506 MB130 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Angry KrakenRACKGYUN LIM

Customer experience

Word Games

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Word Cross Basic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Word Games

One-time10
  • Small Coins Pack$0.99
  • Ladybugs 50% Off$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Coins Pack$1.99
  • Special Bundle (Small)$1.99
  • Special Bundle (Big) 50% Off$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Special Bundle (Big)$3.99
  • Golden Boost$5.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
10 purchases

Word Cross Basic

One-time10
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Ads Free$9.99
Show 7 more
  • Basic Pack$17.99
  • Coin 2400$19.99
  • Coin 5100$39.99
  • Super Pack$49.99
  • Coin 12400$89.99
  • Fantastic Pack$99.99
  • Coin 25100$159.99

Questions

Is Word Games free?
Word Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Cross Basic free?
Word Cross Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Word Games or Word Cross Basic?
Word Cross Basic is rated higher. Word Games averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Word Cross Basic averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Word Games or Word Cross Basic have ads?
Both Word Games and Word Cross Basic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Games or Word Cross Basic?
Word Games ships an update monthly, and Word Cross Basic every 4 months. Most recently, Word Games was updated on November 3, 2026 and Word Cross Basic on October 30, 2026.

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