Astraware Kriss Kross vs Codewords Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astraware Kriss Kross
Fit words into a grid to solve challenging puzzles. Test your deductive skills with daily challenges, larger weekender puzzles, and a collection of built-in levels. Improve vocabulary and logical reasoning while competing on global leaderboards.
- Daily and Weekender puzzles
- 60 built-in puzzles
- Endless puzzle streams
- Save slots for multiple puzzles
- Global leaderboard competition
- Intuitive interface
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Kriss Kross, also known as Word Fit or Fill Ins, is a popular word puzzle that puts your deductive skills to the test! In each puzzle you are given a grid and a list of words, and it's up to you to find the right place to fill in the words! It starts simply enough until you find words that could fit in multiple places and you realize you need to think ahead. Astraware Kriss Kross gives you access to play our four Daily puzzles - top the global leaderboard by completing the puzzle in the fastest time! For more of a challenge there is a Weekender puzzle available each Friday with an even bigger grid. The game also includes 60 built-in puzzles in various sizes and difficulties. Great features include: - Unlimited access to our Daily and Weekender puzzles - A collection of 60 free built-in puzzles in various sizes and difficulties, with many more to purchase - New endless puzzle streams - watch ads (or take short surveys) then play the puzzles you like! - Intuitive interface, works in landscape on iPad - Save slots available so you can have several puzzles on the go at once, or you can stop for a break and come back to puzzle later - Puzzles Plus subscription for unlimited puzzles Get Astraware Kriss Kross and improve your logical reasoning - and your vocabulary too! If you love this game, we have Astraware CodeWords, Crosswords and Number Cross also available in this range, with more to come! Puzzles Plus Subscription Terms and Details Puzzles Plus is our optional subscription for Astraware Kriss Kross which entitles you to play all of the available Daily, Weekender and Stream puzzles as soon as they are available, without in-game adverts or any requirement to earn tokens. Subscribers can also choose to highlight their high scores with a choice of badges. Subscriptions are available with renewal periods of either monthly, quarterly (every 3 months), or yearly. The price shown is the cost of the renewal, with the saving value for longer subscription periods as a comparison to the monthly option. After you confirm a subscription, you will have a free trial period of seven days. Your iTunes Account will be charged as soon as the free trial is over. If you cancel the subscription at any time before the free trial is over, you will not be billed. The subscriptions are automatically renewing, and you will be charged again at the end of your current subscription period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn this off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal cost will be the same for each subscription period, and will be charged within the 24 hours before the end of your current subscription. You can manage the subscriptions at any time by going to the Account Settings in the Settings App after purchase. There are options to either change to a different renewal period (which will be at a different price) or to cancel your subscription completely. If you cancel the renewal you will still have access to the Puzzles Plus features until the full subscription period is complete. If you confirm the purchase of a subscription before the free trial is complete, any unused portion of the free trial will be lost. These terms are available at : http://www.astraware.com/about/puzzlesplus/ For more information on Data and Privacy, please view the Astraware Privacy page at http://www.astraware.com/privacy
Codewords Pro
Engage in a unique word puzzle game where numbers replace letters. Solve hundreds of free puzzles or tackle two new daily challenges. Customize your experience with various difficulty levels, grid styles, and language options.
- Hundreds of free puzzles
- Two daily puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Various grid styles
- Multiple languages
- Customizable settings
- VoiceOver compatibility
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Codewords Pro is an app to play Codewords, a popular word game similar to crosswords. It features several hundred free puzzles as well as 2 daily puzzles. Codewords puzzles are similar to crosswords, but instead of clues, each letter has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26, and you need to figure out which letter each number represents. Features : - Several levels of difficulty, from beginner to very hard - A mix of grid styles : american, french, italian, ... (the difference is in the way the black squares are placed) - 2 new puzzles every day - Several languages available - Many settings to customize the features and the look and feel of the grid - Playable with VoiceOver
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Verdict
Astraware Kriss Kross and Codewords Pro both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Codewords Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of Astraware Kriss Kross's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Astraware Kriss Kross sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Codewords Pro sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Astraware Kriss Kross against 4.8 for Codewords Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 191 and 262 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Astraware Kriss Kross's written reviews are positive against 88% of Codewords Pro's.
Astraware Kriss Kross ships an update every 6 weeks, Codewords Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astraware Kriss Kross | Codewords Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (191 ratings) | 4.8 (262 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews | 87.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 191 | 262 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Astraware Limited | Emmanuel Mathis |
Customer experience
Astraware Kriss Kross
Codewords Pro
User reviews
Astraware Kriss Kross
From 191 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Excellent brain exercise and mental stimulation
- 😌 Effective stress relief and anxiety management
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 📱 User-friendly interface and easy to play
- 🏆 Competitive scoring system with leaderboards
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezing issues
- 💰 Paywall and stamp system limits free play
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🔊 Loud ad audio that cannot be muted separately
- 🎨 UI layout changes made gameplay worse
Codewords Pro
From 262 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Good for brain exercise
- 👍 Pleasant pastime
- 💡 Lots of free content
- 😌 Relaxing and enjoyable
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
Room to improve
- 🐛 VoiceOver compatibility issues
- ❓ Inconsistent word choices
- 😠 Frustration with VoiceOver
- 🤔 Confusing word usage
- 👎 Annoying ads
Bugs and requests
Astraware Kriss Kross
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes on launch after updates
- Screen goes black after completing games
- Game doesn't fit display properly
- Touch input not tracking correctly
- Words cannot be placed at bottom of screen
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- Home button and status bar conflicts
- Game pauses and auto-completes without user action
- Medals display grey despite internet connection
- App disappears instead of opening
- Cannot access help desk support
- Game freezes when accessing messages
- Word placement hooks on unintended locations
Requested features
10 requests- More than four daily puzzles available
- Unlimited puzzle access without stamps
- Easier survey system to earn stamps
- Adjustable text size and color options
- Ranking and level progression system
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- Computer/desktop version of the game
- Confirmation warning before replacing placed words
- Better word selection scrolling mechanism
- Separate volume control for ads
- Larger screen optimization for better visibility
Codewords Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- VoiceOver not working as expected
- Cannot reset the grid
- Incorrect display of letters/numbers with VoiceOver
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- English version of the app
- Option to remove ads with purchase
- Synchronization between devices (iPad/iPhone)
- More grids available
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- Provide solutions the following day
In-app purchases
Astraware Kriss Kross
- Puzzles Plus7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Puzzles Plus7 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Puzzles Plus7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Fun-size Pack$0.99
- Fun Size Pack 2$0.99
- Family Pack$1.99
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- Tough Pack$1.99
- Easy Pack$1.99
- Tough Pack 2$1.99
- Ad-Free Daily Puzzles$2.99
- Calendar Pack 2016$2.99
- Calendar Pack 2013$2.99
- Vacation Pack$3.99
- Deluxe Pack$4.99
- Deluxe Pack 2$4.99
- Calendar Pack 2017$4.99
Codewords Pro
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 4$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 5$1.99
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- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 4$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 6$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 7$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 8$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 6$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 7$1.99
- All-Access Pass$9.99
Questions
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