Comparison

Classic Crossword Puzzles vs Elementle

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

Head to head
About

Classic Crossword Puzzles

Engage with classic American crossword puzzles designed for all skill levels. Choose from six grid sizes and utilize helpful features like error display and hints to solve word challenges. Track your progress and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Six grid sizes for all abilities
  • Display errors for incorrect words
  • Show word hints
  • Add 4 letters to the board
  • Leaderboard for scores
  • Auto-save puzzles
Features
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Play classic American crossword puzzles games! The puzzles are are separated into six different grid sizes, to suit players of any ability. Crossword Rules: A crossword consists of black and white shaded squares that form a square grid. The challenge of the puzzle is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases by solving the clues that will lead you to the answers. Puzzles For Everyone: 6 grid sizes of 5x5 (beginner), 7x7 (beginner), 9x9 (beginner), 11x11 (novice), 13x13 (novice) and 15x15 (expert) are available, so whether you've never played a crossword or you play them all the time - you can be sure that this is the crossword app for you! Other Features: • Display errors if you're entering incorrect words. • Show the word if you need help • Add 4 letters to the board • Check out your score in the leaderboard • Puzzle completion times are displayed upon completion. • Auto save crossword puzzles To access all features, content, and functionality you can subscribe to an annual auto-renewable subscription. This is a recurring transaction that will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your subscription. Renewals will be charged the same cost within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appcano.io/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://appcano.io/termsofuse

About

Elementle

A daily guessing game that challenges your knowledge of historical dates and events. Solve puzzles, build streaks, and compete with friends or climb global leaderboards. Learn a new historical fact with every game.

Highlights
  • Daily historical event puzzles
  • Logic and number-based clues
  • Global and country leaderboards
  • Customizable leagues with friends
  • Learn historical facts
  • Play past puzzles in the archive
Features
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Step into the ultimate daily puzzle challenge! Elementle blends logic, numbers, and history into a highly addictive daily guessing game that is completely free to play every day. Crack the date, build your streak, and climb the leaderboards. WHY YOU'LL LOVE ELEMENTLE • Uncover the Past: Every day brings a new historic event. Will you know the year the first Olympic Games were held, or when the first footprint was left on the moon? • Tailored to You: Play the Global puzzle, and get a unique daily event based entirely on where you live (dialed right down to your State!). • Compete & Connect: Keep your daily streak alive, climb the Global and Country Leagues, or create Custom Leagues to battle it out with friends and family. • Learn Every Day: Win or lose, every puzzle unlocks a fascinating short story about the event. • Meet Hammie: Crack the code and Hammie the Hamster will pop in to celebrate your victory! HOW IT WORKS It’s simple to learn, but tough to master. You have 5 guesses to nail the exact 6 or 8-digit date. After each guess, color-coded clues will guide you: [ Green ] Right number, right spot! [ Amber ] Right number, wrong spot. [ Arrows ] The correct number is higher or lower! THE ARCHIVE & PRO Can't wait until tomorrow? Dive into the limitless Global Archive to play past puzzles—completely free for all users. Want total control? Upgrade to Elementle Pro for an ad-free experience and to customize your categories—from Sports and Mythology to Science and Literature. Download Elementle today, start your streak, and see if you have what it takes to crack history! Terms of Service: https://www.elementle.tech/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.elementle.tech/privacy

Screenshots

Classic Crossword Puzzles3 screens
Elementle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elementle at 100% against Classic Crossword Puzzles's 39%. Elementle also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Classic Crossword Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (9K vs 9) and chart position (#95 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Classic Crossword Puzzles sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Elementle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elementle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Crossword Puzzles has 9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Classic Crossword Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elementle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Crossword Puzzles ships an update monthly, Elementle every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Classic Crossword Puzzles versus Elementle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic Crossword PuzzlesElementle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (9K ratings)4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9K — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#95 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAppcano LLCdobl Ltd

Customer experience

Classic Crossword Puzzles

All ratings8,665 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive39.2%
Neutral14.1%
Negative46.8%

Elementle

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Classic Crossword Puzzles

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzles disappearing or progress not saving
  • Incorrect or nonsensical answers being accepted
  • Ads causing the app to crash or freeze

Requested features

4 requests
  • Save progress on puzzles
  • Ability to view solutions for completed puzzles
  • Better organization and sorting of puzzles
  • Improved keyboard controls and automatic progression

Elementle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Classic Crossword Puzzles

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Puzzles3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time9
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Unlock Pack$3.99
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  • 2,000 Coins$4.99
  • 6,000 Coins$9.99
  • Unlock All Features$9.99
  • 15,000 Coins$19.99
  • 43,000 Coins$39.99
  • 70,000 Coins$59.99
3 purchases

Elementle

Subscriptions3
  • Elementle Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Elementle Pro - Quarterly7 Days trial$2.793 Months
  • Elementle Pro - Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Classic Crossword Puzzles free?
Classic Crossword Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elementle free?
Elementle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Classic Crossword Puzzles or Elementle?
Elementle is rated higher. Classic Crossword Puzzles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 9K ratings, while Elementle averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Classic Crossword Puzzles or Elementle have ads?
Both Classic Crossword Puzzles and Elementle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Classic Crossword Puzzles or Elementle?
Classic Crossword Puzzles ships an update monthly, and Elementle every 9 days. Most recently, Classic Crossword Puzzles was updated on October 30, 2026 and Elementle on October 24, 2026.

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