Comparison

The Know vs Crossword Solver +

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

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About

The Know

Solve any anagram with this powerful tool. It utilizes a vast database of over 4 million words, names, and phrases to find solutions for simple words, movie titles, scientific concepts, and more. Get instant results and explore details about each answer.

Highlights
  • Solves complex anagrams
  • Database of 4+ million entries
  • Finds words, names, and phrases
  • Covers diverse topics
  • Instant list of possible answers
  • Detailed answer information
Features
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The Know-It-All Anagram Solver uses a huge database of over 4 million words, names and phrases to solve even the trickiest of anagrams. It'll find the answer whether it's a simple word, a movie title, an obscure scientific concept, a place name, an old saying, or anything else, from the famous to the obscure. The database covers every conceivable topic. Simply enter the letters of your anagram and get an instant list of possible answers, and you can touch an answer to find out more.

About

Crossword Solver +

This app assists with crossword puzzles and similar word games by suggesting answers based on known letters. It features extensive databases of proper nouns, synonyms, and foreign words, with multiple solving modes and language options.

Highlights
  • Suggests answers based on known letters
  • Extensive database of proper nouns
  • Synonym finder
  • Supports 26 languages
  • Multiple solving modes (Anagrams, Codeword, Cryptic)
  • Offline functionality
Features
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"Crossword Solver" helps find the solutions for crosswords and other similar games. The application uses the letters you already know to find a list of possible answers. It has many advantages compared to similar applications: 1) Contains many thousands of Proper Nouns, including full names, professions, nationality, date of birth and death for about 65,000 famous people & deities and around 24,000 places, i.e. countries, cities, rivers, mountains etc. It also knows the names and dates of 65,000 popular movies, books, songs and albums. These proper nouns are essential for solving general knowledge clues, which can make up to 20-25% of crossword clues. These clues are the type that you either know them or you don't, i.e. difficult to just guess, so if you do not know a particular person you are usually stuck. 2) Provides filters to reduce the list of possible answers. This is essential when only a few letters are known. E.g. you can filter out rarely used words. 3) Choose the language of the word list, from a large range of downloadable dictionaries. 26 languages are currently available (see below). 4) Contains 5 different modes for help solving Crosswords, Anagrams, Synonyms, Codeword, and Cryptic Crosswords. Codeword mode allows the user to specify which letters are already known (and hence not considered for the unknown letters), and which unknown letters are the same (i.e have the same Codeword number). Cryptic mode contains extra help with many examples. 5) Solves "two word" answers. This is very useful in combination with first and last names of famous people. It also finds "two word" anagrams. 6) View answers in multiple columns. Optimized use of screen space. Takes full advantage of size of tablet. 7) Can be played in portrait or landscape mode. Just rotate your device and the display adjusts automatically. 8) The dictionary also contains some foreign language words. These are often found in some crosswords. Foreign words are English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Latin. 9) Contains about 150,000 synonyms, using the built-in thesaurus, to help find the solution from the clue. All of these features are available without an internet connection, and are rarely found in similar applications. Other functionality includes: - Lightning fast search engine. No search button needed as possible matches are displayed instantly as you type. - Comprehensive list of 300,000+ normal words, split into common and rare lists to help you find the right match. - View detailed word definition of the possible answers (internet connection required). The app transforms the Wiktionary page, in order to be easily viewed on small screens. - Link to the wiki page for famous people and places (internet connection required). - App can be downloaded onto an SD card. Dictionaries available are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Polish, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian(Latin), Serbian(Cyrillic), Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian and more coming later.

Screenshots

The Know3 screens
Crossword Solver +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crossword Solver + at 91% against The Know's 20%. Crossword Solver + also leads on update cadence (every 14 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). The Know's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

The Know costs $1.99 and Crossword Solver + $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Know ships an update every 33 months, Crossword Solver + every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Know versus Crossword Solver +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe KnowCrossword Solver +
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating—4.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 14 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB81 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperUtsireHavos

Customer experience

The Know

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative75.6%

Crossword Solver +

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

The Know

No in-app purchases

None

Crossword Solver +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Know free?
The Know costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crossword Solver + free?
Crossword Solver + costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Know or Crossword Solver + have ads?
Neither The Know nor Crossword Solver + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Know or Crossword Solver +?
The Know ships an update every 33 months, and Crossword Solver + every 14 months. Most recently, The Know was updated on October 29, 2026 and Crossword Solver + on October 24, 2026.

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