Crossword Light vs CatCrossword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Daily crossword puzzles
- Hints available
- View clues
- Track improvement
- Leaderboard
- Social media integration
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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
CatCrossword
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This is a crossword puzzle with 2450 puzzles,where cat pictures appear. Cat pictures will appear in the empty squares. ◆ Recommended for: ・Those who want to play a quick game on the train,in a cafe,or while traveling ・Those who want to think carefully without a time limit ・Those who want to make brain training a habit ・Cat lovers ◆ Features ・2450 puzzles in total (plenty of challenge) ・No time limit - play at your own pace ・Includes calming background music --- *Please try the Lite version (5 puzzles free) first.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crossword Light at Free against CatCrossword's $4.99. Crossword Light also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 38 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). CatCrossword's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Crossword Light is free to download; CatCrossword costs $4.99 up front. Crossword Light sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CatCrossword asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crossword Light ships an update every 3 months, CatCrossword every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossword Light | CatCrossword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (54 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stand Alone, Inc. | KOJI HARA |
In-app purchases
Crossword Light
- 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
CatCrossword
No in-app purchases
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