Comparison

Clueless Crossword Puzzles vs CrossAbout

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

Head to head
About

Clueless Crossword Puzzles

This game challenges you to fill in missing letters in a crossword grid using only the starting and ending letters. It offers varying difficulty levels and can be played offline. Enjoy a unique word puzzle experience with optional ad removal.

Highlights
  • Solve crosswords without clues
  • Use start and end letters to deduce words
  • Adjust difficulty with letter/word counts
  • Play offline
  • Share puzzles with others
  • Track game statistics
Features
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Clueless is a crossword puzzle game where there are no clues. Using just the starting and ending letters shown, it's up to you to figure out what letters go in the middle to make valid words reading across and down. You might be thinking "How would I solve this?" The first couple of puzzles might make you scratch your head. But you'll figure out some strategies and be cruising in no time. It's the best feeling when you solve a hard one. Clueless has easier and harder options. A puzzle with lots of letters shown might only take you a minute, while a puzzle with only one or two letters at the ends might take you 10 minutes or more. Clueless is ad-supported. You can create 10 puzzles without ads to see if you like it, and then ads will start showing up. If you're fine with ads, keep on playing! If you'd prefer the ad-free experience, you can buy a one-time in-app purchase to remove the ads forever. • Create as many puzzles as you like • Choose between different letter and word counts for easier and harder options • Share puzzles with friends or the Clueless community • No Internet connection needed • Supports light and dark mode • Ad-supported with the option to remove them • Tracks your stats - average times, personal bests... • Warning: my wife is addicted

About

CrossAbout

Build unique crossword puzzles by solving clues with multiple answers. Arrange words around challenges, earn stars, and unlock new content. A daily free puzzle keeps the wordplay fresh.

Highlights
  • Build puzzles in reverse
  • Clues with multiple answers
  • Earn stars for solving
  • Unlock themed packs
  • Daily free puzzle
  • Challenging grid layouts
Features
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CrossAbout is an indie puzzle game where players build their own crossword puzzles in reverse using clues with multiple answers.  Given a set of crossword clues with multiple correct answers, players craft different layouts and combinations of words that satisfy the puzzle. Earn stars by solving levels and by finding combinations with the most or fewest squares filled. A new, free puzzle is featured daily, while creatively-themed packs and monthly archives are unlocked using stars you earn along the way. Some puzzles involve higher challenges such as blocked or prefilled squares. Arrange answers around the blocks in a traditional crossword format. Correlate words which use the prefilled letters. Move or rotate your answers, and spend stars to get hints. Choose from an assortment of CrossAbout packs from simple to sudoku-style to difficult single solutions. Purchase stars in-game by donating to our non-profit, Cinq-Mars Media, a 501(c)(3) organization. Sales support our mission of developing educational games and technology. CrossAbout was developed by the creator of the award-winning puzzle games Synonymy, Anagraphs, and The Devil's Calculator. Dedicated to and inspired by Will Shortz, NYT Crossword Editor. Whether you are a crossword lover or a casual gamer, CrossAbout creates wordplay enjoyment. Have fun creating grids, and see how flexible your mind can be!

Screenshots

Clueless Crossword Puzzles4 screens
CrossAbout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CrossAbout at none against Clueless Crossword Puzzles's shown. CrossAbout also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Clueless Crossword Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (132 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Clueless Crossword Puzzles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CrossAbout sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CrossAbout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clueless Crossword Puzzles has 132 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Clueless Crossword Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of CrossAbout's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clueless Crossword Puzzles versus CrossAbout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClueless Crossword PuzzlesCrossAbout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (132 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRussell NeufeldCinq-Mars Media

Customer experience

Clueless Crossword Puzzles

All ratings132 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative7.7%

CrossAbout

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clueless Crossword Puzzles

One-time3
  • No Ads - Upgrade$0.99
  • No Ads - Individual$1.99
  • No Ads - Family Sharing$2.99
3 purchases

CrossAbout

One-time3
  • 30 Stars$1.99
  • 100 Stars$4.99
  • 300 Stars$8.99

Questions

Is Clueless Crossword Puzzles free?
Clueless Crossword Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrossAbout free?
CrossAbout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clueless Crossword Puzzles or CrossAbout?
CrossAbout is rated higher. Clueless Crossword Puzzles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while CrossAbout averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Clueless Crossword Puzzles or CrossAbout have ads?
Clueless Crossword Puzzles shows ads; CrossAbout does not.

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