Comparison

Conspire vs bridj

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

Head to head
About

Conspire

This app allows you to collect and collaborate on crossword puzzles with friends. Import puzzles from newspapers or online, then work on them together in real-time or asynchronously. Answers sync across devices, and progress is merged seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Crossword puzzle collection
  • Import puzzles from print or web
  • Real-time collaboration with friends
  • Asynchronous puzzle merging
  • Cross-device answer synchronization
Features
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Welcome to Conspire, the crossword scanning and crossword sharing app. Collect your crossword puzzles together in one place so that you can always have them with you, and so that you can collaborate on them with your friends, even when you're not able to be in the same place at the same time. You can import crosswords into Conspire either from a printed newspaper or from the internet. Once imported you can invite your friends to work on your crossword with you. Answers that you type appear on their device. What they type appears on yours. If you can't be online together then Conspire will carefully merge the answers that you and your friends have entered.

About

bridj

Features
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The rules are simple: connect two words to each other using a bridge of your own words.  Easy to learn, but hard to master. Compete with friends to see who gets the highest score! (or, just discover who uses the weirdest words...) A new puzzle releases each day.

Screenshots

Conspire4 screens
bridj4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Conspire at every 2 months against bridj's every 14 months. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conspire ships an update every 2 months, bridj every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Conspire versus bridj: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConspirebridj
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.416.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew FinnJames Karlsson

In-app purchases

None

Conspire

No in-app purchases

None

bridj

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conspire free?
Conspire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is bridj free?
bridj is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Conspire or bridj have ads?
Neither Conspire nor bridj shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conspire or bridj?
Conspire ships an update every 2 months, and bridj every 14 months. Most recently, Conspire was updated on October 6, 2026 and bridj on October 11, 2026.

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