Comparison

Word Blitz ・ vs Crosswords

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

Head to head
About

Word Blitz ・

Challenge friends and players worldwide in this fast-paced word game. Swipe to connect letters and form words against the clock to score points. Compete in leagues and daily challenges to become a word legend.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer challenges
  • Play against random opponents
  • Varied word hunts
  • Daily country-wide competitions
  • League play
  • Swipe to connect letters
Features
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Who can find more words? Challenge your friends and test your vocabulary! Word Blitz is an action-packed word game where you can face off against your friends and other players. Form words from letters randomly arranged on the playing field. Play every word you can find and get the most points! Don’t forget the bonus fields to step your points up a notch! Word Blitz is easy: Swipe to link adjacent letters. Play as many words as you want, in every direction: left, right, up, down or diagonal! But don’t wait too long – you’re racing against the clock. What are you waiting for? The countdown has begun! Find the best words and win! Features • Exciting multiplayer fun. Challenge friends and family and find more words than them! • Thrilling matches. Play against random opponents any time! Millions of players are waiting for you! • Varied word hunt. Countless words are waiting to be discovered on ever changing playing fields! • Show off your skills. Take your daily chance and compare yourself with all the players in your country! • Test your skills in the league and become a legend! • Completely in English. Word Blitz is available in 16 languages! Ready to play? Get going, your friends are waiting!

About

Crosswords

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Crosswords has no ads and no in-app purchases. It does not require a connection to the internet and has over 1,000,000 different puzzles. Sharpen your mind with elegant, distraction-free puzzles. Crosswords offers a clean, intuitive interface for solving handcrafted grids—no ads, no clutter, just pure wordplay. Whether you're a casual solver or a seasoned cruciverbalist, you'll find satisfying challenges and clever clues that reward logic and lateral thinking. If you give up, Crosswords will show you the solution. Crosswords also supports light and dark mode and has many difficulty levels.

Screenshots

Word Blitz ・4 screens
Crosswords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Word Blitz ・ at Free against Crosswords's $0.99. Word Blitz ・ also leads on chart position (#103 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Crosswords's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Word Blitz ・ is free to download; Crosswords costs $0.99 up front. Word Blitz ・ sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Crosswords asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Blitz ・ ships an update every 3 weeks, Crosswords every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Word Blitz ・ versus Crosswords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Blitz ・Crosswords
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (45K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB77 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLOTUM one GmbHHenning Muller

Bugs and requests

Word Blitz ・

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sound randomly stops working
  • Scores not updating correctly
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Inability to access the game after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add single-player mode with unlimited time
  • Allow customization of sound effects
  • Provide an ad-free paid version
  • Improve friend/opponent management and communication

Crosswords

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Word Blitz ・

One-time11
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
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  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Blitz Pass2 variants$6.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Blitz Pass Premium$12.99
  • Gem Pack 4$19.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99
None

Crosswords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Blitz ・ free?
Word Blitz ・ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crosswords free?
Crosswords costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Word Blitz ・ or Crosswords have ads?
Word Blitz ・ shows ads; Crosswords does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Blitz ・ or Crosswords?
Word Blitz ・ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Crosswords every 8 days. Most recently, Word Blitz ・ was updated on October 19, 2026 and Crosswords on October 10, 2026.

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