Comparison

Crossword vs HOrdle

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

HOrdle

Features
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Welcome to HOrdle — where the art of linguistic deduction fuses with the layered logic of a crossword and evolves into a far more demanding challenge. This isn’t a quick puzzle; it’s a three-round mental trial where words intersect, information compounds, and every choice reshapes what comes next. Built on the thrill of inference and pattern recognition, HOrdle expands the experience threefold, unlocking millions of possible puzzle combinations. Each round builds on the last, compelling players to think beyond a single solution and consider how language interlocks across the board. Clues are earned, structures emerge, and progress in one grid can become the key, or the constraint, in another. HOrdle rewards strategy as much as vocabulary. Early deductions set the foundation, mid-round decisions test adaptability, and the final round demands precision. This is a puzzle reimagined, a fusion of logic and language where mastery belongs to those who can see the whole board.

Screenshots

Crossword4 screens
HOrdle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HOrdle at none against Crossword's 10. HOrdle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Crossword's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Crossword sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HOrdle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword ships an update every 5 months, HOrdle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crossword versus HOrdle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordHOrdle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB80 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTeazelGAMEMORPH AI PRIVATE LIMITED

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

HOrdle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crossword

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time9
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 1)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 2)$0.99
  • pack of Crosswords (Pack 3)$0.99
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  • 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 10)$0.99
  • pack (Pack 14 of 50 puzzles)$0.99
  • full set of Crossword packs$3.99
None

HOrdle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crossword free?
Crossword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HOrdle free?
HOrdle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crossword or HOrdle have ads?
HOrdle shows ads; Crossword does not.
Which is updated more often, Crossword or HOrdle?
Crossword ships an update every 5 months, and HOrdle every 4 months. Most recently, Crossword was updated on November 6, 2026 and HOrdle on October 30, 2026.

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