KakuroX vs Best Cryptic Crosswords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KakuroX
This app offers an endless supply of Sudoku and Kakuro puzzles for your iOS device. Enjoy a variety of sizes and difficulty levels, with boards generated on demand for unlimited gameplay.
- Unlimited Sudoku boards
- Unlimited Kakuro boards
- Customizable board sizes
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- On-demand board generation
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KakuroX brings an unlimited number of Sudoku and Kakuro boards to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Kakuro is a numeric logic game in a similar style to Sudoku. KakuroX allows you to generate and play boards of various sizes and difficulties, and since it generates the boards on demand there is no limit to the number of games you can play.
Best Cryptic Crosswords
Engage with 300 professionally crafted cryptic crosswords designed for accessibility. Enjoy a smooth puzzle experience on your devices with features like zooming, landscape mode, and helpful tools.
- 300 professional cryptic crosswords
- 12 free puzzles
- Pinch and zooming grid
- Landscape mode with clue list
- Cheats and answer checking
- British style puzzles
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300 professional cryptic crosswords puzzles set by Michael Curl from www.bestforpuzzles.com. 12 free puzzles with all features enabled and no ads. These are accessible cryptic puzzles set by a top setter. Features: - great for iPads and iPhones - pinch and zooming grid - landscape mode with clue list - cheats and answer checking - Resume button - British style puzzles - no ads - great value
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Best Cryptic Crosswords at Free against KakuroX's $0.99. Best Cryptic Crosswords also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (83% vs 45%). KakuroX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Best Cryptic Crosswords is free to download; KakuroX costs $0.99 up front. Best Cryptic Crosswords sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. KakuroX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Best Cryptic Crosswords holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Cryptic Crosswords has 314 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of KakuroX's written reviews are positive against 83% of Best Cryptic Crosswords's.
KakuroX ships an update every 2 months, Best Cryptic Crosswords every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KakuroX | Best Cryptic Crosswords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (14 ratings) | 4.8 (314 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 314 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fiendsoft | Teazel |
Customer experience
KakuroX
Best Cryptic Crosswords
Bugs and requests
KakuroX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Best Cryptic Crosswords
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchases disappearing after device change
- App crashing issues
- Anticipatory cursor movement causing unintended letter changes
Requested features
4 requests- Clue explanation feature
- More varied and challenging clues
- Ability to track completed clues
- Regular updates with new puzzle packs
In-app purchases
KakuroX
No in-app purchases
Best Cryptic Crosswords
- pack of cryptic crosswords$0.99
- pack of Cryptic Crosswords5 variants$0.99
- get all 6 cryptic packs$3.99
Questions
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