Crossword Solver Silver vs BuzzMeIn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossword Solver Silver
This app helps you solve challenging crossword puzzles quickly and easily. Enter known letters to instantly find solutions from an extensive word database. Perfect for when you need a little help with difficult crosswords.
- Solve puzzles quickly
- Enter known letters for solutions
- Instant results
- Access over 280,000 words
- Multiple word sets (Standard, Expanded, Jargon, Names)
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Solve the toughest crossword puzzles FAST and EASILY on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch now with Crossword Solver! Do you enjoy playing those challenging crossword puzzles online and in our daily newspapers, but after you've given it your best and still can't find the answer don't you wish you had a little help? Now you do! Just enter the known letters in to the text box and press Solve Crossword. That's it... within seconds the solution is presented in the results text box! Select from our Standard, Expanded, Jargon, and Names word sets... giving you instant access to over 280,000 words at your fingertips!
BuzzMeIn
Transform your iOS devices into a game show buzzer system. Connect up to 8 devices via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for team challenges and Q&A sessions. Easily connect, buzz, and reset with a simple interface.
- Connect up to 8 iOS devices
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
- Simple one-tap connect
- Visual and audio buzz alerts
- Easy reset function
- Ideal for team challenges and Q&A
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Join up to 8 iOS devices by Bluetooth and or Wi-Fi to reproduce a gameshow like buzzer system. The experience has been fine-tuned to require as little on your part as possible. Simply click the “Connect” button and find a device running BuzzMeIn in your vicinity that you want to connect with - it could not be easier! Tapping the button will turn it green and play a sound effect. The other connected devices will see an alert to indicate the button has been pressed. To reset the buzzers, just tap the “Reset” button. BuzzMeIn is ideal for businesses or teachers running team challenges or Q&A sessions. Acknowledgements: Wilsoninfo Clipart - Animations http://www.wilsoninfo.com icons8 http://www.icons8.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BuzzMeIn at 4.5 against Crossword Solver Silver's 3.3. BuzzMeIn also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (60% vs 32%). Crossword Solver Silver's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 46 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BuzzMeIn holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Crossword Solver Silver's written reviews are positive against 60% of BuzzMeIn's.
Crossword Solver Silver ships an update every 2 months, BuzzMeIn every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossword Solver Silver | BuzzMeIn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 46 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Procypher Software Co. | Lindsay Bridgman |
Customer experience
Crossword Solver Silver
BuzzMeIn
Bugs and requests
Crossword Solver Silver
Reported bugs
35 issues- App closes when checking second word
- Does not work in portrait orientation
- SOLVE button behind camera on iPhone
- App closes after using 'look up' facility
- Display issues on iPhone 11 screen notch
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- Switch to landscape from portrait is poor
- 'Look up' facility loses app functionality
- Ads across input space, won't go away
- No keyboard
- Ads cause app to lock up
- Partially blank screen after update
- White square on screen, cannot type
- Freezes if not connected to internet
- Ads obliterate top section, nowhere to type
- Keyboard disappears after closing ad
- Keyboard does not pop up
- Ads pop up over whole screen
- Keyboard disappears without trace
- App freezes after closing ad apps
- Keyboard does not appear after closing ad
- Ads intrude to the point of making it unusable
- Ads gone balmy, can't clear screen
- Keyboard doesn't appear, ads annoying
- Ads pop up then keyboard is lost
- Ads screw up keyboard access
- Keyboard does not appear, useless
- Cannot type in a '?', iPad keyboard issue
- Cannot rotate or deselect text entry box
- App won't work after OS upgrade
- Lite version won't do anything without purchase
- Stumped by simple words or swamps with useless words
- Doesn't do anything, interactive with keyboard
- Cannot see crossword, no help
- Doesn't solve anything
- Expired after short trial, asked to buy full version
Requested features
7 requests- Add missing words to dictionary
- Option to pay for ad-free version
- Add '?' to letter keyboard
- Ability to explore multiple words
- Add clue input functionality
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- Fix cursor placement for '?'
- Fix iOS dictionary integration
BuzzMeIn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossword Solver Silver
No in-app purchases
BuzzMeIn
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crossword Solver Silver free?
Is BuzzMeIn free?
Which has better reviews, Crossword Solver Silver or BuzzMeIn?
Do Crossword Solver Silver or BuzzMeIn have ads?
Which is updated more often, Crossword Solver Silver or BuzzMeIn?
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