Crossword Light vs Word Waffles
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
Word Waffles
Connect letters on an 8x8 grid to form English words in any direction. Enjoy timed rounds, relaxed untimed play, or challenge friends in real-time multiplayer. Each game offers a unique experience with randomly generated puzzles and changing letter values.
- 8x8 waffle grid letter connection
- Words in 8 directions
- Timed, untimed, and WiFi multiplayer modes
- Randomly generated puzzles
- Progressive skill levels
- Detailed game statistics
- Instant sharing
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Tap and connect letters on the golden 8×8 waffle grid to form valid English words in any direction — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Race against the clock in 2-, 3-, or 4-minute timed rounds, or switch to untimed mode for relaxed, unlimited play. Feeling competitive? Challenge a friend in real-time WiFi Mode. Every puzzle is randomly generated, and each letter’s point value changes with every new game — so no two boards are ever the same. **Key Features** - Stunning waffle-themed 8×8 grid with live scoring - Connect letters in all 8 directions - Smart scratchpad displays your word as you build it - Easy-to-use Submit, Clear, and Next Puzzle buttons - Mega Word Bonus: 6+ letter words score double points - Word Count Bonus: Extra points for finding more than 10 words - Three gameplay modes: Timed, Untimed, and real-time WiFi multiplayer - Detailed statistics for Timed and Untimed play (high scores, average scores, words by length) - Full game summaries in WiFi Mode, including word lists, total scores, and duplicates - Six progressive skill levels: from Novice to Almighty - Instant sharing with friends Whether you have just a few minutes between meetings or want to hunt down every possible word on the board, **Word Waffles** delivers endless replays and genuine vocabulary-building fun. Perfect for Boggle fans, word-game enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a quick, satisfying brain workout. Download **Word Waffles** today and start cooking up some serious word power!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Waffles at 5.0 against Crossword Light's 3.0. Word Waffles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Crossword Light's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Crossword Light sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Word Waffles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Waffles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Light has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crossword Light ships an update every 3 months, Word Waffles every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Crossword Light | Word Waffles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stand Alone, Inc. | Neil Rohan |
Customer experience
Crossword Light
Word Waffles
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
Word Waffles
No in-app purchases
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