Crosswords for Kids Lite vs MathPrep Fast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crosswords for Kids Lite
This app offers crossword puzzles designed to help children aged 3-10 build vocabulary, spelling, reading, and writing skills. It includes a color-coded letter system to assist with puzzle completion. The lite version provides 8 puzzles.
- Crossword puzzles for kids
- Vocabulary building
- Spelling practice
- Reading and writing skills
- Color-coded letter system
- Lite version with 8 puzzles
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"Crossword Puzzles for Kids Lite" will be interesting for children 3-10 years old and also for everybody who is learning English as a foreign language. Great tool to help build the vocabulary, spelling, reading and writing skills! There is also a color-coded letter system that will help to figure out which letters go where in the puzzle. The Lite version consists of 8 crosswords. (The Full version consists of 48 crosswords with more than 300 words of different categories including animals, food, clothes, colors and many more).
MathPrep Fast
This app offers targeted math practice for elementary students, cutting study time significantly. It features customizable quizzes, a distraction-free design, and a parent dashboard for progress tracking. Ideal for preparing children for school exams and building math fluency.
- Customizable quizzes by topic
- Distraction-free dark theme
- Instant progress tracking dashboard
- No sign-up or logins required
- Covers K-5 curriculum topics
- Reduces study time
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Give your child the ultimate edge for quizzes, exams, and year-long math fluency—while cutting study time from an hour or more to less than 10 minutes a day! MathPREP FAST is a safe, ad-free, distraction-free, loud music free math practice app designed specifically for Elementary students. It covers all key curriculum topics from Grades K to 5. Why Parents Love MathPREP FAST: Zero Hassle, Zero Logins: No sign-up process, no passwords, and no student profiles to create. Just open the app and start learning instantly! Customizable Quizzes: We are likely the only app that lets you hand-pick and combine specific topics to match your child's exact upcoming school quizzes. Eye-Friendly Design: Built with a clean, distraction-free dark theme that is gentle on the eyes and keeps your child focused on the numbers. Parent Dashboard: Get instant visibility into your child's progress. Easily view recent quiz scores and see exactly which mistakes were made so you can help them improve. Take the stress out of math homework. Whether your child is just starting in Kindergarten or mastering 5th-grade math, MathPREP FAST is the perfect companion for targeted, stress-free practice. Important Note: MathPREP FAST is designed and optimized specifically for iPhone screen dimensions. While it can be downloaded on an iPad using compatibility mode, it may display inside a smaller window. For the best user experience, we recommend using it on an iPhone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MathPrep Fast at 100% against Crosswords for Kids Lite's 50%. MathPrep Fast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Crosswords for Kids Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. MathPrep Fast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crosswords for Kids Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
MathPrep Fast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crosswords for Kids Lite has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Crosswords for Kids Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of MathPrep Fast's.
Crosswords for Kids Lite ships an update every 4 months, MathPrep Fast every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crosswords for Kids Lite | MathPrep Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lyubov Zhivova | Spirit Innovations LLC |
Customer experience
Crosswords for Kids Lite
MathPrep Fast
Bugs and requests
Crosswords for Kids Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes when letter placed incorrectly
- Screen requires restart to unfreeze, erasing progress
- Upgrade button doesn't work
- Range settings too large
Requested features
4 requests- Audio pronunciation of letters and words
- Difficulty level progression
- More puzzle variety and content
- Sound effects accompanying visuals
MathPrep Fast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crosswords for Kids Lite
No in-app purchases
MathPrep Fast
- All Topics Unlocked$7.99
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