Comparison

Crossword vs Puzzled Pics PRO

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

Head to head
About

Crossword

Enjoy over 750 professional crossword puzzles designed for casual play. This app offers a clean, ad-free experience with features like pinch zooming and landscape mode to enhance your word-solving sessions.

Highlights
  • 750+ professional puzzles
  • 45 free puzzles
  • Pinch zooming grid
  • Landscape mode with clue list
  • Cheats and answer checking
  • No ads
Features
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A brand new crossword puzzle every day, plus 750+ professional puzzles for your coffee break. These are casual level puzzles suitable for all. DAILY PUZZLES A brand new crossword published every day. Build a streak by playing daily, earn coins, and unlock puzzles at your own pace. Four weeks of daily puzzles are available to catch up on. SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Subscribe for unlimited access to every daily puzzle and all archive packs, with no coins needed. Available as monthly, quarterly, or annual plans. 750+ ARCHIVE PUZZLES Fifteen packs of professional crosswords suitable for all levels. Great for a quick coffee break or a longer session. EARN COINS & STREAKS Open the app each day to earn bonus coins. The longer your streak, the bigger the bonus. Spend coins to unlock daily puzzles, or watch a short ad for extra coins whenever you choose. Features: - a brand new crossword every day - daily login bonus with streak rewards - earn coins by playing daily, or watch a short ad for extra coins - unlock puzzles with coins, or subscribe for unlimited access - great for iPads and iPhones - pinch zooming grid - landscape mode with clue list - hints, highlight mistakes and answer checking - Backup and restore If you're looking for US-style grids, why not try our 'Crossword US' apps. The Terms of Use (EULA) can be found here: https://www.teazel.com/crossword_terms/ios_terms_en.html

About

Puzzled Pics PRO

Rearrange shuffled photos to reveal vibrant images. Choose from over 250 curated pictures across various themes or use your own personal photos. Enjoy a fun and engaging puzzle experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Shuffle and reassemble photos
  • Use included curated images
  • Utilize personal photos
  • Over 250 hand-curated images
  • Multiple categories: Animals, Landmarks, Landscapes, Cars, Plants
Features
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Introducing Puzzled Pics PRO: now available as a one-time purchase! Have fun by shuffling photos around, and even more fun putting them back together! You can play with the photos included in the app, or even with your own photos! The app includes more than 250 hand-curated images under the following categories:  - Animals - Landmarks - Landscapes - Cars - Plants

Screenshots

Crossword4 screens
Puzzled Pics PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crossword at Free against Puzzled Pics PRO's $1.99. Crossword also leads on ratings volume (5.5K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Puzzled Pics PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Crossword is free to download; Puzzled Pics PRO costs $1.99 up front. Crossword sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzled Pics PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzled Pics PRO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword has 5.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Crossword versus Puzzled Pics PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordPuzzled Pics PRO
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (5.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTeazelRui Costa

Customer experience

Crossword

All ratings5,522 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative11.1%

Puzzled Pics PRO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Crossword

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Purchased content not restoring properly on new devices
  • Keyboard not working correctly in some cases

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to adjust puzzle and clue size
  • Ability to sync progress across devices
  • More free puzzles or a free trial period

Puzzled Pics PRO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Crossword

One-time14
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 12)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 9)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 1)$0.99
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  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 2)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 3)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 4)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 5)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 6)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 7)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 10)$0.99
  • pack (Pack 14 of 50 puzzles)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 13)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 11)$0.99
  • full set of Crossword packs$3.99
None

Puzzled Pics PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crossword free?
Crossword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzled Pics PRO free?
Puzzled Pics PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crossword or Puzzled Pics PRO?
Puzzled Pics PRO is rated higher. Crossword averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Puzzled Pics PRO averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crossword or Puzzled Pics PRO have ads?
Neither Crossword nor Puzzled Pics PRO shows ads.

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