Comparison

Crossword vs Paper Sudoku

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

Paper Sudoku

Features
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Paper Sudoku feels like solving in the back of your favourite notebook: squared paper, typed clues, your own pencilled numbers and a yellow highlighter, with all the conveniences a modern Sudoku app should have. FOUR DIFFICULTIES From Easy through Expert, every puzzle is generated fresh on your device and guaranteed to have exactly one solution. No repeats, no server required. DAILY PUZZLE One puzzle a day, the same for every player, getting harder through the week up to an Expert Sunday. Keep your streak going and watch the calendar fill up with ticks. FILL IN YOUR WAY • Tap a number to pick it up — every matching square lights up — then one tap writes it in • Pencil marks (notes): manual or auto-filled candidates • Clashes flagged in red pen as soon as you make them • Undo, redo, and restart a puzzle at any time • Choose your highlighter colour • Paper Mode: no highlights, no checking, no hints — just you and a pencil HINTS THAT EXPLAIN WHY Stuck? A hint fills in the next logical step and tells you why it works, so you learn the technique instead of just getting the answer. A separate Check button spots mistakes on demand, with no penalty. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Best times, win rates and streaks for every difficulty, a daily streak calendar, and Game Center leaderboards for daily times. WHEREVER YOU PLAY Continue a game on your iPhone or iPad with iCloud, and keep today's puzzle on your Home Screen with the widget. FREE TO PLAY Every puzzle comes with three free hints. Watch a short ad for another, or unlock Paper Sudoku Pro with a single purchase for unlimited hints and no ads. MADE FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support, an adjustable text size for the board, a full dark mode, and respect for Reduce Motion. In English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese.

Screenshots

Crossword4 screens
Paper Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Crossword at none against Paper Sudoku's shown. Crossword also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Paper Sudoku's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). 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. Crossword sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Paper Sudoku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword ships an update every 5 months, Paper Sudoku every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crossword versus Paper Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordPaper Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTeazelLiam Todd

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

Paper Sudoku

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
1 purchases

Paper Sudoku

One-time1
  • Paper Sudoku Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Crossword free?
Crossword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper Sudoku free?
Paper Sudoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crossword or Paper Sudoku have ads?
Paper Sudoku shows ads; Crossword does not.
Which is updated more often, Crossword or Paper Sudoku?
Crossword ships an update every 5 months, and Paper Sudoku every 9 days. Most recently, Crossword was updated on November 6, 2026 and Paper Sudoku on November 6, 2026.

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