Comparison

CrosswordMaker vs BOSCONET

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

Head to head
About

CrosswordMaker

Design custom crossword puzzles with a flexible grid and cell coloring options. Edit clues in a dedicated view and share your creations with friends via email.

Highlights
  • Create crossword puzzles
  • Random grid generation
  • Cell coloring customization
  • Dedicated clue editor
  • Share puzzles via email
Features
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You can create crossword puzzles freely. Place characters after the app makes grid randomly. If you can not come up with good word, you can change the color of cells. Clues are edited on another dedicated view. If you finish up a puzzle, you can send it to your friends by e-mail.

About

BOSCONET

Features
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The organisation, its mission and methodology are inspired by Don Bosco. He was himself orphaned at the tender age of two and he dedicated his entire adult life to the service of children and young people, particularly the poorest among them. A few admirers and followers of this ‘Father of the Young’ – Salesians, alumni and well-wishers – have come together to form this organisation to carry forward thte vision and mission of Don Bosco. India, and the whole of South Asia, is passing today through a stage of development very similar to what took place in Italy in the days of our model and guide: rapid industrialisation resulting in a massive movement of uneducated young people to the towns in search of work who are exploited by entrepreneurs; displacement of people in the rural areas as land is acquired for new enterprises; large numbers of illiterate children engaged in earning a livelihood for their families instead of attending school; the rich getting richer and the poor neglected and ignored.

Screenshots

CrosswordMaker4 screens
BOSCONET4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BOSCONET at none against CrosswordMaker's shown. BOSCONET also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrosswordMaker ships an update every 5 months, BOSCONET weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CrosswordMaker versus BOSCONET: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordMakerBOSCONET
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoshi HoriguchiIntegro Infotech & Consulting

In-app purchases

None

CrosswordMaker

No in-app purchases

None

BOSCONET

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrosswordMaker free?
CrosswordMaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BOSCONET free?
BOSCONET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrosswordMaker or BOSCONET have ads?
CrosswordMaker shows ads; BOSCONET does not.
Which is updated more often, CrosswordMaker or BOSCONET?
CrosswordMaker ships an update every 5 months, and BOSCONET weekly. Most recently, CrosswordMaker was updated on October 5, 2026 and BOSCONET on September 27, 2026.

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