SCRABBLE Dictionary vs cross
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCRABBLE Dictionary
This app provides an official dictionary for playing Scrabble, featuring over 150,000 playable words. It includes words eligible for recreational and school play, as well as tournament-specific lists. Tools like a word finder and voice search enhance the gameplay experience.
- Official Scrabble word list
- Over 150,000 playable words
- Word Finder tool
- Voice Search
- Favorites and Recent History
- Tournament Mode for NASPA members
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The perfect dictionary for playing SCRABBLE® – an enhanced version of the best-selling book The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary, Fifth Edition. The app includes ALL of the words that are eligible for recreational and school play – including thousands of words added from the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2014 Edition. Endorsed by the North American SCRABBLE® Players Association (NASPA), The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary contains more than 150,000 playable two- to fifteen-letter words, and variant spellings for game players in Canada. Additional Features: * No advertisements * Word Finder – a fun tool that lets you discover all the words that can be created from your tiles * Voice Search * Favorites * Recent History – lets you keep track of the words you've looked up * For iPad: Scrolling Index – lets you browse the entire dictionary * For NASPA members: Tournament Mode including access to the full Tournament Word List
cross
Access player rankings, match results, and tournament schedules for North American SCRABBLE. Stay updated on the competitive Scrabble scene.
- View player rankings
- See match results
- Discover upcoming tournaments
- North American SCRABBLE focus
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cross-tables lets you see players, results, and upcoming tournaments from the world of North American SCRABBLE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: cross at 100% against SCRABBLE Dictionary's 29%. cross also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). SCRABBLE Dictionary's advantage is ratings volume (129 vs 3) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). 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
cross is free to download; SCRABBLE Dictionary costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
cross holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SCRABBLE Dictionary has 129 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of SCRABBLE Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 100% of cross's.
SCRABBLE Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, cross every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCRABBLE Dictionary | cross |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (129 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #14 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merriam-Webster, Inc. | Seth Lipkin |
Customer experience
SCRABBLE Dictionary
cross
In-app purchases
SCRABBLE Dictionary
No in-app purchases
cross
No in-app purchases
