Comparison

Crosswarped vs Tricky Pics

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Tricky Pics

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Can you read the picture? Tricky Pics is a rebus puzzle game: every level hides a word or a phrase inside a clever picture. Your job is to spot the trick and crack the phrase. How to play: — Look at the tricky picture and figure out the hidden word or phrase — Speak your answer out loud with the mic, or simply type it — Chat back and forth with your friendly mascot as you close in — Tap the lightbulb for a hint whenever you're stuck — no spoilers — Solve it to unlock the next picture and keep your streak going What's inside: — Hundreds of hand-crafted rebus puzzles, from easy warm-ups to real head-scratchers — Wordplay, homophones, hidden pictures, and sneaky visual tricks — A talk-to-play mascot that reacts to your guesses — Smart, spoiler-free hints whenever you need a nudge — A relaxing pace: no timers, no pressure, and fully playable offline Why you'll love it: That "aha!" moment when a tricky picture suddenly clicks is pure joy. Tricky Pics is the perfect quick brain workout — in line, on the couch, or anywhere you've got a minute. Easy to start, hard to put down. Free to play. No timers. No pressure. Just you and the puzzle.

Screenshots

Crosswarped4 screens
Tricky Pics4 screens

Verdict

The call

Crosswarped and Tricky Pics are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Crosswarped sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tricky Pics sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Crosswarped versus Tricky Pics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswarpedTricky Pics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB251 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEyas AlsharaihaEverSky Studio, LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Crosswarped

Subscriptions2
  • Go Ad-Free$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Checks & Reveals$3.991 Month
One-time3
  • +15 Checks$1.99
  • +15 Reveals$2.99
  • Computer Science Pack$2.99
7 purchases

Tricky Pics

One-time7
  • 1000 Coins$0.99
  • 5000 Coins$3.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
Show 4 more
  • 10,000 Coins$6.99
  • 25,000 Coins$14.99
  • 50,000 Coins$24.99
  • 100,000 Coins$44.99

Questions

Is Crosswarped free?
Crosswarped is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tricky Pics free?
Tricky Pics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crosswarped or Tricky Pics have ads?
Both Crosswarped and Tricky Pics show ads.

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