Comparison

Crossword Light vs Tiny Crossword Blitz

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

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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

Tiny Crossword Blitz

Engage in quick, topic-based crossword puzzles that can be solved in about a minute. Enjoy dynamically created grids and over 100 topics for endless replayability. Perfect for short bursts of brain-teasing fun.

Highlights
  • Topic-specific crossword puzzles
  • Dynamically created grids
  • Puzzles solvable in under a minute
  • Over 100 different topics
  • Daily puzzles and campaigns
  • Freeplay mode with custom grids
Features
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Tiny Crossword Blitz is a new type of crossword - for each puzzle you're given a single topic, such as Colors, TV Shows, Movies from the 80's and 90's, Presidents, etc., and a small crossword grid with 3-6 words. You're also given a number of letter tiles - your task is simple - fill in the grid making words that match the topic. Each game can be played in around a minute - so it's the perfect game when you want to kill a little time. And the puzzles are created dynamically, so each time you play, you get a different puzzle - so the game has limitless replay ability. Features: - Three 150 puzzle campaigns - Daily Trio - three new puzzles each day - earn extra hints and/or ad free days - Freeplay mode - choose any topic and any grid size for unlimited play - Over 100 different topics - ranging from Entertainment (Music Groups, TV Shows, Broadway Shows, Movies, Books, and more), the USA (States, Capitals, Presidents, etc.), the World (Countries, Rivers, Capitals, etc.), Sports (Teams, Sports, Famous Golfers, etc.), People (Names, Professions, etc.), Science/Technology (Tech Companies, Products, Elements, etc.) and many other topics - Puzzles can be from 3 to 6 words in length - Dynamic puzzle creation creates great replay ability - Fast, easy play - puzzles can be solved in under 1 minute - A challenging new way to play a crossword puzzle

Screenshots

Crossword Light2 screens
Tiny Crossword Blitz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Crossword Blitz at 100% against Crossword Light's 53%. Tiny Crossword Blitz also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Tiny Crossword Blitz sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Crossword Blitz holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Crossword Light's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Crossword Blitz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword Light ships an update every 3 months, Tiny Crossword Blitz monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crossword Light versus Tiny Crossword Blitz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossword LightTiny Crossword Blitz
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (54 ratings)4.4 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5458 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStand Alone, Inc.Spinning Plates

Customer experience

Crossword Light

All ratings54 ratings
Positive48.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative40.7%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral13.7%
Negative33.6%

Tiny Crossword Blitz

All ratings58 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
10 purchases

Tiny Crossword Blitz

One-time10
  • CAMPAIGN BUNDLE$0.99
  • BUY 10 HINTS$0.99
  • CAMPAIGN 2$1.99
Show 7 more
  • CAMPAIGN 3$1.99
  • BUY 25 HINTS$1.99
  • CAMPAIGN BUNDLE$2.99
  • FREE PLAY$2.99
  • BUY 50 HINTS$2.99
  • MEGA BUNDLE$4.99
  • BUY 100 HINTS$4.99

Questions

Is Crossword Light free?
Crossword Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Crossword Blitz free?
Tiny Crossword Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crossword Light or Tiny Crossword Blitz?
Tiny Crossword Blitz is rated higher. Crossword Light averages 3.0 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Tiny Crossword Blitz averages 4.4 from 58 ratings.
Do Crossword Light or Tiny Crossword Blitz have ads?
Crossword Light shows ads; Tiny Crossword Blitz does not.
Which is updated more often, Crossword Light or Tiny Crossword Blitz?
Crossword Light ships an update every 3 months, and Tiny Crossword Blitz monthly. Most recently, Crossword Light was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tiny Crossword Blitz on October 1, 2026.

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