Crossword Pro vs WordPuzz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossword Pro
Enjoy a classic crossword experience with a unique twist. Features 3,000 arrow word puzzles with clues directly in the grid, suitable for all skill levels. Offers customizable interfaces and sound effects for an immersive puzzle-solving session.
- 3,000 arrow word puzzles
- 4 difficulty levels
- 2 grid sizes
- 4 interface options
- Optional sound effects
- Clues within the grid
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Crossword Pro is a classic crossword app with a useful twist. In arrow words puzzles, the clues are shown right in the puzzle grid, making them easy to view and play on the iPad and iPhone screen. This lovingly produced app includes 3,000 all-new Arrow Words puzzles in 4 levels. Easier levels use simpler words and a smaller grid, perfect for a short break. Harder levels have tougher clues for hours of challenging fun. Also, careful editing and a huge pool of words ensure that clues don’t repeat too often. The sound and graphics are also designed for true crossword aficionados. Choose from four visual interfaces that recreate the atmosphere of the crossword in the Sunday paper. If you miss using your favorite pen to solve puzzels, you’ll love the optional sounds of a moving pen as you fill in the squares, custom recorded for each letter! PLEASE NOTE: our puzzles are created by British puzzle editors especially with players from Commonwealth countries in mind. Of course, North American players are welcome to join the fun. Features: • Once you’ve solved an Crossword Pro puzzle on the iPad, you’ll never go back to paper! • 3,000 free puzzles, 4 difficulty levels and 2 grid sizes • 4 interface options: Classic, News, Colour, Dark Mode • Optional sound effects and background music The premium service is offered as a monthly or yearly subscription that does renew automatically and can be managed via the iTunes account settings. The costs for the premium service are either $1,99 per month or $9,99 per year. View the privacy policy here: http://thebinaryfamily.com/privacy-policy/ – New subscribers can choose a one-week trial subscription at no cost. – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase http://thebinaryfamily.com/terms-of-use
WordPuzz
Engage your mind with a word search game where you guess words of varying lengths. Swipe to find hidden words and expand your vocabulary in this addictive, brain-building experience.
- Guess words of 3-7 letters
- Train your brain
- Increase vocabulary
- Find hidden words
- Addictive gameplay
- Swipe to select letters
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Guess words, 3 4 5 6 & 7 letters! Train your brain and increase vocabulary, find the hidden words with your fingers, experience the addicting, brain-building gameplay that captures the fun in your heart! [How to Play] • Swipe to pick a card for number of letters • Use up all letter to spell words
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WordPuzz at none against Crossword Pro's 2. WordPuzz also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Crossword Pro's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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 Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WordPuzz asks for nothing beyond the download.
WordPuzz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Pro has 92 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crossword Pro ships an update every 4 months, WordPuzz every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossword Pro | WordPuzz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (92 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | the binary family | sekleung chang |
Customer experience
Crossword Pro
WordPuzz
Bugs and requests
Crossword Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect or outdated answers
- Puzzle progress not saving properly
- Keyboard issues and screen orientation problems
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to move between puzzles without restarting
- Option to show mistakes during the game
- Larger font size and better layout for tablets
WordPuzz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossword Pro
- Premium Service Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Service Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
WordPuzz
No in-app purchases
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