Cross Word Puzzles vs AlphaGet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Word Puzzles
Engage your mind with word search puzzles where you swipe over letter tiles to uncover hidden words. Solve puzzles using clues, adjust difficulty settings, and explore various game modes. Track your progress and compete with others.
- Search and swipe for hidden words
- 300 word puzzles
- Spell 100 game mode
- Adjustable difficulty settings
- In-game dictionary
- GameCenter leaderboards and achievements
- iCloud sync
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-- Cross Word Puzzles -- Search and swipe over the letter tiles to reveal the hidden words! Find the 10 hidden words to solve the puzzle. Need help? Use clues! Improve your score to unlock more clues! Too hard or too easy? You can change the difficulty: ・ number of incomplete words / puzzle: 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 ・ number of missing letters / incomplete word: 1, 2 or 3 ・ number of clue letters: 1, 2 or all Features: ・ 300 word puzzles available ・ New game mode: Spell 100! Try to find 100 words in each puzzle! ・ Dictionary : you can view the definitions at the end of a game ・ Universal app ・ GameCenter: compete on 2 leaderboards and try to earn 10 achievements ・ iCloud Sync: sync your game progress across multiple devices Are you left-handed? Playing on iPad? You can flip the game screen for a better experience.
AlphaGet
A fast-paced word game where you spell words by grabbing letters from various moving objects. Features Scrabble-like scoring and bonuses for longer words. Designed to be quick and educational, it's completely free with no ads.
- Grab letters from moving objects
- Scrabble-like letter scores and frequency
- Bonuses for 5, 6, and 7-letter words
- Shuffled letters for replayability
- Levels playable in under 120 seconds
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A fast paced, fun word game. Grab letters from moving balloons, boats, file cabinets and space spheres to spell words and score! Climb the leaderboard. To support literacy this app is now 100% free with no advertising. Play and Learn! Features: (1) Letter scores and frequency similar to Scrabble (2) Bonuses for 5, 6 and 7 letter words (3) Letters are shuffled before each game level - every replay is different! (4) Game levels can be played in under 120 seconds - very "snack-able"! Game Logic By: SageForesight.com. Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AlphaGet at none against Cross Word Puzzles's shown. AlphaGet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Cross Word Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 12) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Cross Word Puzzles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and AlphaGet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AlphaGet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Word Puzzles has 2.3K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Cross Word Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of AlphaGet's.
Cross Word Puzzles ships an update every 5 months, AlphaGet every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Word Puzzles | AlphaGet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fresh Logo SRL | Theodore Plush |
Customer experience
Cross Word Puzzles
AlphaGet
Bugs and requests
Cross Word Puzzles
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes when reaching 100 words
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- Allow longer words
- Unlimited gameplay mode
- Add sound effects
AlphaGet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cross Word Puzzles
- Pack 10 clues / puzzle$1.99
- Pack 10 clues / puzzle & No ads$2.99
AlphaGet
- All Access$0.99
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