Crosswarped vs penWord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crosswarped
Enjoy the satisfying challenge of solving American-style crosswords with varying sizes and difficulty levels. Explore general-themed puzzle packs or dive into niche topics with optional in-app purchases.
- Asymmetric puzzle design
- Multiple sizes and difficulty levels
- Hundreds of general-themed packs
- Niche themed puzzle packs
- In-app purchases for content
- Ad-supported gameplay
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Crosswarped brings you the fun "aha!" moments of Sunday Crossword puzzles. Crosswarped takes the traditional 'American style' crossword, and delivers asymmetric puzzles & packs with various sizes and difficulty levels. Hundreds of general-themed puzzle packs ranging from 3x3 to 13x13 are available for everyone. If you want to geek out about a specific topic, you can also browse our niche themed packs available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
penWord
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penWord App has the following features: 1. For iPhones it allows for playing 7x7, 9x9 & 10x10 crossword puzzles. 2. For iPads it allows for playing 7x7, 9x9, 10x10, 11x11, 13x13 & 15x15 crossword puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crosswarped at 5.0 against penWord's 1.0. Crosswarped also leads on device support and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Crosswarped sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and penWord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crosswarped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Crosswarped | penWord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eyas Alsharaiha | KUL OHRI |
In-app purchases
Crosswarped
- Go Ad-Free$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Checks & Reveals$3.991 Month
- +15 Checks$1.99
- +15 Reveals$2.99
- Computer Science Pack$2.99
penWord
- R05Puzzles$1.99
