Big Square by Quickthorn Games vs Quintext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Square by Quickthorn Games
This word puzzle game challenges you to slide letter tiles once before using them in words. Plan your moves strategically to clear the board using crossword-style clues across multiple game modes.
- Sliding letter tile mechanics
- Crossword-style clues
- Multiple game modes (Puzzles, Daily Challenge, Clear the Board, Countdown, Two Player)
- Strategic move planning
- Hand-designed and computer-generated puzzles
- Head-to-head multiplayer
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Big Square combines crossword-style clues with sliding letter tiles. But slide carefully! In Big Square, you can slide each tile once before using it in a word, so you’ll want to think a few moves ahead as you plan the best strategy to clear the board. Big Square has five modes: - Puzzles: We scrambled words in a variety of fun categories. Can you use crossword-style clues to find them and clear the board? - Daily Challenge: Compete with other Big Square players to clear a full board each day, and share your results on your favorite social network. - Clear the Board: Try to clear 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, and 12x12 boards with the longest words possible. - Countdown: Clear as much as possible as quickly as possible. - Two Player: Play head-to-head to see who can rack up the highest score taking turns clearing words from the same board. Enjoy! Big Square includes 70 hand-designed puzzles (some for purchase) with new packs planned for the future. And literally billions of computer-generated full-grid puzzles for endless fun.
Quintext
Solve daily 5x5 word grids where rows and columns form valid 5-letter words. Get real-time feedback and hints to complete puzzles. Unlock a vast library of additional puzzles with a one-time purchase.
- Daily 5x5 word grid puzzles
- Crossword-style word completion
- Real-time feedback on word validity
- Hints for revealing letters
- Unlockable library of 50k+ puzzles
- Offline puzzle access
- Colorblind accessibility
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Quintext is a free daily word puzzle. Each level is a 5x5 grid starting with some letters filled in. Your goal: complete the grid so all rows and columns make valid 5-letter words, crossword style. The words will be the same horizontally and vertically. Each puzzle has a unique solution. While playing, you see real-time feedback about which rows and columns have valid words or parts of words. If you get stuck, tap the buttons to reveal additional letters or show all dictionary words which fit in the current row or column. In addition to the free daily puzzles, a one-time in-app purchase unlocks a library of over 50k additional puzzles with a wide range of difficulty settings. These are available offline for the lifetime of the app and can be shared with other players who have unlocked the library. For colorblind players, this app responds to the system-wide Differentiate Without Color setting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Square by Quickthorn Games at every 9 days against Quintext's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Big Square by Quickthorn Games sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Quintext sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Big Square by Quickthorn Games against 5.0 for Quintext. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Big Square by Quickthorn Games ships an update every 9 days, Quintext every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Big Square by Quickthorn Games | Quintext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | High Arctic Labs LLC | Noah Daniel Stein |
Customer experience
Big Square by Quickthorn Games
Quintext
In-app purchases
Big Square by Quickthorn Games
- Charlie Puzzle Pack$0.99
- Bravo Puzzle Pack$0.99
- Delta Puzzle Pack$0.99
Quintext
- Full puzzle library$1.99
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