Comparison

Crosswords Mobile vs Galactic Compass

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

Head to head
About

Crosswords Mobile

Engage in challenging word puzzles on the go with this mobile application. Offering a variety of difficulty levels and multiple languages, it's perfect for quick breaks or extended play sessions. Solve puzzles, zoom in on fields, and utilize helpful hints to expand your vocabulary and general knowledge.

Highlights
  • Multiple difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard)
  • Crosswords available in various languages
  • Zoom functionality for fields
  • Keyboard input for answers
  • Hint system to reveal solutions
  • Swedish-style grid layout
Features
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Quiz-friends behold: With the new free crosswords app, it will become hard to be bored! Our crosswords to go, wherever you go. Whether you're waiting for the next bus, taking a break or whatever else you're doing. Just grab your tablet or phone and crossword away! We've got something for every puzzle aficionado out there. From easy crossword puzzles for beginners to hard puzzles, which will get your head smoking in no time. You can easily zoom in to the crossword's fields and fill them out using your keyboard. And should you have guessed a word wrong the app won't keep it a secret. The app uses a Swedish-style grid. And should you get stuck, you can reveal the solution of a field. There are three difficulties: - Easy - Medium - Hard The puzzles are also available in different languages. At the moment we have: - German - English - Italian - French - Turkish - Spanish - Russian - Swedish - Polish With this app, you'll become a walking encyclopedia and even increase your chances in winning "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"! ;-) Happy crosswording!

About

Galactic Compass

Features
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Galactic Compass is a beautiful, sci-fi-inspired utility that calculates and visualizes your real-time astronomical direction and speed through space. Ever wondered how fast you are actually moving right now? Galactic Compass integrates your device's compass, gyroscope, and GPS to orient you toward major cosmic points and breaks down your motion across multiple reference frames. Key Features: • Earth's Rotation: See how fast you are moving east just by standing on the spinning Earth. • Solar Orbit: Track the direction of our solar system's journey around the Sun. • Galactic Center: Point toward the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and visualize our galactic orbit. • Andromeda Galaxy: Locate our neighbor Andromeda and track our mutual approach speed. • Great Attractor: Orient yourself toward the mysterious gravity well pulling our entire galactic group through the universe. Features a stunning retro-future sci-fi vector HUD UI, real-time sensor integration, offline calculation, and a built-in sensor calibration screen. No ads, no accounts, and 100% private (your location data never leaves your device).

Screenshots

Crosswords Mobile4 screens
Galactic Compass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Galactic Compass at none against Crosswords Mobile's 1. Galactic Compass also leads on ads (none vs shown). Crosswords Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Crosswords Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Galactic Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crosswords Mobile versus Galactic Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswords MobileGalactic Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin LochmannAcademia HRM

Bugs and requests

Crosswords Mobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes/freezes
  • Words not registering correctly
  • Incorrect spellings in clues/answers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to reveal individual letters instead of full words
  • Ability to delete/edit incorrect entries
  • More varied and challenging clues
  • Improved navigation and layout
  • Customization options (e.g., themes, font size)

Galactic Compass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crosswords Mobile

One-time1
  • ProVersion$0.99
None

Galactic Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crosswords Mobile free?
Crosswords Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Galactic Compass free?
Galactic Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crosswords Mobile or Galactic Compass have ads?
Crosswords Mobile shows ads; Galactic Compass does not.

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