Crosswarped vs Dot Puz
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/
Dot Puz
This app allows users to import and solve crossword puzzles in the .puz format. It does not provide puzzles directly but includes a link to help users find them. Designed for puzzle enthusiasts who enjoy external crossword sources.
- Import .puz crossword files
- Solve crosswords
- Link to find puzzles
- Simple interface
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Dot Puz is a simple app for solving crosswords from sources that publish their puzzles in .puz format The app does not include any puzzles! You'll need to find your own, but a link is included within the app to help you get started
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crosswarped at 5.0 against Dot Puz's 4.0. Crosswarped also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.2). Dot Puz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Crosswarped sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dot Puz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crosswarped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Crosswarped ships an update every 5 days, Dot Puz every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crosswarped | Dot Puz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eyas Alsharaiha | Eric Bomgardner |
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
Dot Puz
No in-app purchases
