Squid Words vs Cinnamons Crossword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squid Words
Unscramble five hidden five-letter words daily. Use your linguistic skills to decipher scrambled letters, revealing correct ones with colored hints. Patience and perseverance lead to success in this word puzzle game.
- Daily five-letter word unscrambling
- Scrambled letter puzzles
- Color-coded hints for correct letters
- Challenging linguistic gameplay
- Progressive difficulty
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So, think you can outsmart a cephalopod? The premise is deceptively simple. Each day at 6am Squiggles, a sweet swaggering squid will taunt you with five secret 5 letter words (Squid Words) all shuffled up and scrambled so subtly and sophisticatedly that your skills as an astute expert of linguistic sophistry will be stretched to such savage extents as to leave you strictly stunned into silence by your own selective stupidity. To make sense of the serene series of scrambled letters left by this sly squid’s secret stumper you will need to draw on your own cerebral sensibilities. By guessing words formed solely from the assemblage of cells composed into a grid you will reveal those letters that share a place with one of the secret answers our scandalous Squiggles has selected. Any cells which share a place with one of the secret Squid Words will be expressed with a distinct, iridescent colour. By sorting through each secret answer you will soon find yourself with a smaller selection of cells with which to structure sensible guesses. But don’t stress. With a little patience, some perseverance and a small slither of serendipity success awaits you in SQUID WORDS!!!!
Cinnamons Crossword
Engage in a unique crossword experience where each clue is a synonym. This game helps you expand your vocabulary and offers challenging puzzles for hours of brain-teasing fun. Play offline and enjoy educational entertainment.
- Synonym-based clues
- Offline play
- Challenging puzzles
- Vocabulary enhancement
- Brain-teasing fun
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Cinnamons Crossword - Spice up your Vocabulary! Explore the rich tapestry of language by solving crosswords, with every clue a synonym. Sharpen your word skills, expand your lexicon, and enjoy hours of brain-teasing fun! Features: - Offline Play: Enjoy crossword puzzles anytime, anywhere. - Challenging Puzzles: Exercise your brain with thought-provoking synonym-based crosswords. Whether you’re a word enthusiast, a language lover, or just love crosswords, this game - is a must-play. - Educational Fun: Enhance your vocabulary while having a blast. Note: Cinnamons Crossword is not affiliated with actual cinnamon or any spice, but it’s sure to add some flavour to your day!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squid Words at none against Cinnamons Crossword's 8. Cinnamons Crossword's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cinnamons Crossword sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Squid Words asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Squid Words against 5.0 for Cinnamons Crossword. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squid Words | Cinnamons Crossword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Literally Games Ltd | Jan Jansma |
Customer experience
Squid Words
Cinnamons Crossword
In-app purchases
Squid Words
No in-app purchases
Cinnamons Crossword
- Offline & Ad Free | 725 Crosswords$1.49
- Synonyms Classic 1 | 125$1.49
- Synonyms Classic 2 | 125$1.49
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- Synonyms Quick 1 | 150 Puzzles$1.49
- Antonyms Quick 1 | 150 Puzzles$1.49
- Synonyms Mild 1 | 100 Puzzles$1.49
- All 4 Packs | 725 Crosswords$1.99
- Synonyms 4 Packs | 500 Puzzles$2.99
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