Comparison

Crossword vs Crash Blocks

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

Crash Blocks

A strategic puzzle game with a chessboard-style design. Players navigate challenging levels by sliding a character, using tools and obstacles to plan optimal routes and eliminate enemies. It encourages creative problem-solving and thoughtful planning without time pressure.

Highlights
  • Chessboard-style puzzle design
  • Sliding character mechanics
  • Creative tool and obstacle usage
  • Enemy elimination objectives
  • Limited undo and restart options
  • Minimalist visual style
Features
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Crash Blocks is a highly creative and strategic puzzle game with a chessboard-style design. With its simple and intuitive interface, the game offers gameplay reminiscent of chess-like moves and thoughtful planning. Players control a character that slides in one of four directions—up, down, left, or right—continuing to move until hitting an obstacle or stopping at a specific point. Your mission is to navigate challenging levels by skillfully using tools and obstacles to plan the optimal route and achieve your objectives. Game Features • Creative Problem-Solving: The tools in the game are ingeniously designed without explicit instructions. Players must explore their functions within the levels. Use tools to move, attack, or even create entirely new paths, unlocking diverse ways to solve puzzles. • Strategy and Timing Challenges: Beyond route planning, the sequence of picking up tools, the timing of their use, and path selection are critical. Push or pull objects in the environment to alter terrain and gain strategic advantages. • Balancing Enemy Elimination and Objectives: Eliminating enemies is a required condition for completing a level. However, the key lies in choosing the right moment to attack. At times, you can temporarily leave enemies in place to assist with route planning or create advantageous positions, but they must all be defeated in the end to clear the stage. • Challenge and Experimentation: In Crash Blocks, encountering dead ends is part of the experience. The game provides a limited number of undo and restart options, allowing players to either take back their last move or retry the entire level. With no time pressure or forced “best routes,” players are encouraged to explore freely, unleash creativity, and find their own solutions. • Minimalist Chessboard-Style Design: The visual style is clean and focused, emphasizing the functionality of each tool and obstacle. This simplicity allows players to concentrate on strategic planning, creating an experience akin to an exciting chess match. Start the adventure now and experience this brainstorming experience!

Screenshots

Crossword4 screens
Crash Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crossword at Free against Crash Blocks's $0.99. Crash Blocks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On ads 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

Crossword is free to download; Crash Blocks costs $0.99 up front. Crossword sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Crash Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crossword versus Crash Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordCrash Blocks
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (5.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTeazelYI HSIU HSIEH

Customer experience

Crossword

All ratings5,531 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative11.1%

Crash Blocks

Written reviews3 reviews
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

Crash Blocks

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

Crash Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crossword free?
Crossword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crash Blocks free?
Crash Blocks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crossword or Crash Blocks have ads?
Neither Crossword nor Crash Blocks shows ads.

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