Comparison

Crossword Light vs Memory Game

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

Head to head

Crossword Light

Crosswords to go!

Free

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★ 3.054 ratingsView app →

About

Crossword Light

Solve daily crossword puzzles from various newspapers on your mobile device. Get hints, view clues, and track your progress. This light version includes 40 puzzles, with more available in the full version.

Highlights

Daily crossword puzzles
Hints available
View clues
Track improvement
Leaderboard
Social media integration

Features

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Play crossword puzzles right on your iPhone or iPod touch. Each day many newspapers provide their crossword puzzles online; Crossword Light lets you solve a selection of what's out there; get hints, view clues, and track how quickly you're improving! This is a light version of our Crosswords game. Try it out with 40 brand new puzzles included. If you like it, please try the full version! • More than a months' worth of puzzles to play • Nearly unlimited puzzles from many different sites in the full version • Hints available • Leaderboard • Twitter and Facebook integration

About

Memory Game

Features

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Memory Game - brain training

Screenshots

Crossword Light2 screens

Memory Game1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memory Game at none against Crossword Light's 10. Memory Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Crossword Light's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price 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. Crossword Light sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Memory Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword Light ships an update every 3 months, Memory Game every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

Crossword Light versus Memory Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Crossword Light	Memory Game
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.0 (54 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	52.7% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	54 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 5 days — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	17.6
Further details — not scored
Size	29 MB	4 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Stand Alone, Inc.	Eduardo Mollo

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crossword Light

One-time10

Aaxword's Easy Themeless Puzzles$0.99
Aaxword's Easy Micro Puzzles$0.99
MacNamara's Band, Vol. 1$1.99

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Edited by Ben Tausig, vol. 1$1.99
Ink Well Crosswords, Volume 1$1.99
Dell Magazines #1$1.99
Ridonkulous Crosswords$1.99
Jonesin' Crosswords$2.99
Brendan Emmett Quigley's Favorites, Vol. 1$2.99
Crosswords$9.99

None

Memory Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crossword Light free?

Crossword Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Memory Game free?

Memory Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Crossword Light or Memory Game have ads?

Crossword Light shows ads; Memory Game does not.

Which is updated more often, Crossword Light or Memory Game?

Crossword Light ships an update every 3 months, and Memory Game every 5 days. Most recently, Crossword Light was updated on October 12, 2026 and Memory Game on October 10, 2026.