Comparison

Crossword Explorer+ vs Everyday Puzzles

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

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About

Crossword Explorer+

Engage your mind with daily crossword puzzles and trivia. Access thousands of puzzles with new themes each day to expand your vocabulary and general knowledge. Play anytime, anywhere on your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Thousands of puzzles available
  • Variety of daily themes
  • Hints for difficult words
  • Vocabulary and general knowledge improvement
Features
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Keeping your mind sharp and active these days is hard with so many distractions to make you lose focus. Sitting down and solving a crossword is a time-tested formula to ensure that your brain stays active while you have a lot of fun answering questions on your favorite topics. With a different theme each day of the week, there is just the right amount of variety to satisfy all kinds of interests! With Crossword Explorer+, you will have access to thousands of puzzles, right on your iOS device, so that you can play your favorite crosswords when you want, wherever you want! As you solve more and more of our crosswords, your vocabulary and general knowledge will grow by leaps and bounds! In no time, you will become a master crossword solver while having tons of fun! What does Crossword Explorer+ offer? - Fun puzzles for everyone - A new puzzle every day, 365 days a year - Hints to get you past those obscure words - Bragging rights for your ever-improving general knowledge and vocabulary What are you waiting for? Download Crossword Explorer+ right now, join thousands of crossword enthusiasts and see why everyone is hooked! Write back to us with any issues or suggestions, we are all ears! Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://playsimple.in/privacy_aa

About

Everyday Puzzles

Engage your mind daily with a variety of word puzzles and brain teasers. Enjoy classic games like crosswords and Sudoku, alongside unique challenges. Track your progress, earn rewards, and compete with friends in this all-in-one puzzle hub.

Highlights
  • Multiple word puzzle games in one app
  • Daily puzzles and unlimited archive access
  • XP ladder and reward system
  • Unique games like Secret Word and Anygram
  • Classic games like Crosswords and Sudoku
  • Missions, badges, and social challenges
  • Dark mode for comfortable gameplay
Features
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Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games+ - Multiple Games in One App! A hub of word puzzles and brain teasers to keep you entertained daily! Daily puzzles plus unlimited access to our entire calendar archive—your puzzle fun never ends! ANYGRAM, HASHTAG, CROSSWORD, MINI CROSSWORD, PASSWORD, TANGLE, WORD SEARCH, CLAMBER, SUDOKU, CONNECTED, SECRET WORD, and CRYPTOGRAM! Play daily, keep your streak alive, and earn rewards as you climb the XP ladder. The FLAME streak keeps you motivated—play daily to light your flame and increase its brightness! CONSTANTLY UPDATED with new puzzles, mini-games and features! The Hardest Word Game: Try the New Hard Mode unlocked at level 4. Can you beat it? MANY GAMES IN ONE APP SECRET WORD An exclusive game to Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games+ and Stop 2! Guess the word using hints from a color-coded alphabetical scale. CRYPTOGRAM Decode famous quotes from historical figures and celebrities. Cryptogram: Word Brain Puzzle player's choice and inspired by classic pen-and-paper cryptograms. ANYGRAM Form as many words as possible from scrambled letters. Fans of Wordscapes and Words of Wonders will love this! HASHTAG Drag letters to complete the word and solve the puzzle. If you've played Waffle, you'll enjoy this exciting twist! CROSSWORDS Challenge your trivia knowledge with classic crossword puzzles. Perfect for fans of Daily Themed Crossword Puzzles! PASSWORD Solve the puzzle in 6 tries or fewer. Similar to Wordle, this daily word challenge will test your deduction skills! TANGLE Unscramble words by changing one letter at a time. A mobile version of browser favorite Weaver. WORD SEARCH Find hidden words in themed challenges or unlimited random puzzles. Loved by fans of Word Search Explorer. CONNECTED Group 16 words into 4 groups based on a common theme. Will inspire players from Associations Word Connections. CLAMBER Solve word ladders by changing one letter at a time—against the clock! Fans of Trivia Crack will enjoy this countdown twist. SUDOKU Challenge your logic with the classic number puzzle. Whether you're a casual solver or love Sudoku.com - Number Games, this mode will sharpen your mind. CONSENSUS Guess the most popular answers from the community! A social trivia game inspired by Family Feud. Can you match the crowd's opinions before you run out of tries? ADDITIONAL FEATURES MISSIONS Complete events to earn XP and unlock special badges. XP LEVELS Earn XP, level up, and unlock rewards as you play! BADGES Show off your achievements with exclusive collectible badges from puzzles and special events. DAILY NEW PUZZLES Solve daily challenges and use the calendar to play past puzzles. GAMING HUB Get words and wordle like puzzles games in one app! Think of it as an alternative to NYT Games: Wordle & Crosswords. Enjoy daily updates, unique features, and exciting challenges. DARK MODE Protect your eyes with Dark Mode for comfortable gameplay anytime! FROM FANATEE Created by the makers of CodyCross, Word Lanes, LunaCross, Stop, and Stop 2! Perfect for fans of word games, logic puzzles, and brain teasers. Download Everyday Puzzles: Mini Games+ now and discover your new favorite hobby! Privacy Policy: https://fanatee.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://fanatee.com/terms-of-service Contact Us: epplus@fanatee.com

Screenshots

Crossword Explorer+4 screens
Everyday Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Everyday Puzzles at every 4 days against Crossword Explorer+'s every 3 months. Everyday Puzzles also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 22%). Crossword Explorer+'s advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Crossword Explorer+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 2.7K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Crossword Explorer+'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Everyday Puzzles's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword Explorer+ ships an update every 3 months, Everyday Puzzles every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Crossword Explorer+ versus Everyday Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossword Explorer+Everyday Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.5K ratings) — better4.6 (2.7K ratings)
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews39.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K2.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaySimple Games Pte LtdFanatee, Inc.

Customer experience

Crossword Explorer+

All ratings2,320 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral19.8%
Negative57.7%

Everyday Puzzles

All ratings2,097 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive39.8%
Neutral22.7%
Negative37.4%

Bugs and requests

Crossword Explorer+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Black screen on startup
  • Incorrect answers and spelling errors
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add difficulty settings or skip easy levels
  • Improve crossword variety and reduce repetition
  • Optimize for landscape mode on iPad
  • Implement cloud save/sync across devices

Everyday Puzzles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Crossword Explorer+

No in-app purchases

None

Everyday Puzzles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crossword Explorer+ free?
Crossword Explorer+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Everyday Puzzles free?
Everyday Puzzles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crossword Explorer+ or Everyday Puzzles?
Crossword Explorer+ is rated higher. Crossword Explorer+ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Everyday Puzzles averages 4.6 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Crossword Explorer+ or Everyday Puzzles have ads?
Neither Crossword Explorer+ nor Everyday Puzzles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crossword Explorer+ or Everyday Puzzles?
Crossword Explorer+ ships an update every 3 months, and Everyday Puzzles every 4 days. Most recently, Crossword Explorer+ was updated on October 29, 2026 and Everyday Puzzles on October 28, 2026.

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