CrosswordMaker vs Change Seats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create crossword puzzles
- Random grid generation
- Cell coloring customization
- Dedicated clue editor
- Share puzzles via email
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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.
Change Seats
This app uses a roulette wheel to randomly assign seats for classroom use. It offers features like fixing seats, selecting rows, and creating lists from a computer. The layout is designed for easy viewing on projectors, and it supports various seating arrangements and multiple class sets.
- Random seat assignment roulette
- Option to fix specific seats
- Select number of rows from front
- Create lists via Dropbox import
- Large, easy-to-read layout
- Supports various seat arrangements
- Save seating charts as photos
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It is a seat change application that can be used at schools. You can decide your seat with a random roulette wheel. 【Feature】 ● You can enjoy changing seats as if you were playing a game! ● It is also possible to fix the seat! Basically, the seat is decided at random, but you can decide the seat in advance. Therefore, it is possible to operate people who want to sit in the front or who do not want to sit next to each other. Of course, the roulette wheel spins like any other person, so it won't come out. ● You can select how many rows the seats will be from the front. It can also be used when the front seat is good due to vision problems. ● You can also create a list from your computer By linking with Dropbox, you can also create and import a list on your computer. You can work quickly even by entering a large number of names. ● Easy-to-read layout! When using it in a class, please use it by projecting it on a projector or TV. The letters are large so that they are easy to see even at that time. ● Supports various seat arrangements! You can also specify the seat position and number, so you can flexibly change the seat layout. ● You can create multiple seat sets for multiple classes. There is also a function to copy the name from other seat sets, so you can easily enter the name. ● Seating chart creation function You can save the seat data after changing seats in the photo app. Data displayed in the opposite direction from the teacher's perspective can also be saved. ● Premium features You can save your seating chart history by making additional purchases within the app! -It is automatically saved every time the seat change is completed. -You can also change the position, background color, and name of the saved seating chart on the blackboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Change Seats at 78% against CrosswordMaker's 24%. Change Seats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3) and ads (none vs shown). CrosswordMaker's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On iOS requirement 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
CrosswordMaker is free to download; Change Seats costs $19.99 up front. Change Seats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CrosswordMaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Change Seats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrosswordMaker has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of CrosswordMaker's written reviews are positive against 78% of Change Seats's.
CrosswordMaker ships an update every 5 months, Change Seats every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | CrosswordMaker | Change Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 1.3 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satoshi Horiguchi | Takatoshi Fukino |
Customer experience
CrosswordMaker
Change Seats
In-app purchases
CrosswordMaker
No in-app purchases
Change Seats
- Optional function$14.99
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