Comparison

Altenew vs Puzzle Warehouse

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

Head to head
About

Altenew

Discover and purchase paper crafting supplies with ease. This app provides a streamlined mobile shopping experience, featuring express checkout and notifications for new products and special offers.

Highlights
  • Enhanced mobile shopping experience
  • Express checkout
  • Notifications for new products
  • Flash sales and exclusive discounts
  • Convenient mobile access
Features
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Find your favorite paper crafting products quickly and effortlessly with the Altenew App! The Altenew App delivers the best of altenew.com to your mobile device. Download our app to start shopping with a simple click, and make sure you never miss a deal. Features: Shop at altenew.com and take us anywhere you go with an enhanced shopping experience and express checkout. Take advantage of special offers including flash sales and exclusive discounts, and receive notifications about exciting new products!

About

Puzzle Warehouse

Discover and shop from the world's largest collection of jigsaw puzzles. Find options suitable for all ages, with over 10,000 unique puzzles available.

Highlights
  • Vast puzzle selection
  • Puzzles for all ages
  • Largest jigsaw puzzle store
  • Mobile shopping experience
  • Extensive inventory
Features
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The largest jigsaw puzzle store in the world now at your fingertips. You can find a puzzle for any age from our huge selection of over 10,000 jigsaw puzzles!

Screenshots

Altenew4 screens
Puzzle Warehouse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Altenew and Puzzle Warehouse both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Altenew's written reviews are positive against 25% of Puzzle Warehouse's. Altenew also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (863 vs 263). Puzzle Warehouse's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Altenew against 4.8 for Puzzle Warehouse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 863 and 263 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Altenew's written reviews are positive against 25% of Puzzle Warehouse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Altenew ships an update every 2 weeks, Puzzle Warehouse every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Altenew versus Puzzle Warehouse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAltenewPuzzle Warehouse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (863 ratings) — better4.8 (263 ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings863 — better263
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAltenew, LLCPware, LLC

Customer experience

Altenew

All ratings863 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative12.7%

Puzzle Warehouse

All ratings263 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Altenew

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Persistent red notification icon
  • Incomplete product loading in categories
  • Inability to add credit card automatically

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view full website on app
  • Improved search functionality
  • Seamless integration between app and website
  • Option to disable push notifications
  • Better organization of past orders and wish lists

Puzzle Warehouse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Altenew

No in-app purchases

None

Puzzle Warehouse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Altenew free?
Altenew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puzzle Warehouse free?
Puzzle Warehouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Altenew or Puzzle Warehouse?
Altenew is rated higher. Altenew averages 4.8 out of 5 from 863 ratings, while Puzzle Warehouse averages 4.8 from 263 ratings.
Do Altenew or Puzzle Warehouse have ads?
Neither Altenew nor Puzzle Warehouse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Altenew or Puzzle Warehouse?
Altenew ships an update every 2 weeks, and Puzzle Warehouse every 4 months. Most recently, Altenew was updated on November 3, 2026 and Puzzle Warehouse on November 4, 2026.

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