Comparison

Puzzlit vs Cross Spin

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

Head to head
About

Puzzlit

Engage your mind with daily mini-puzzles and connect with friends through shared achievements and friendly competition. Explore a variety of logic and word games, track your progress, and customize your profile. Offers a premium subscription for expanded features.

Highlights
  • Daily mini-puzzles
  • Social feed for sharing scores
  • Profile customization
  • Achievements and challenges
  • Puzzlit IQ score
  • Premium subscription options
Features
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Dive into a world of brain-teasing fun with Puzzlit! Enjoy fresh, daily mini-puzzles delivered daily to your device, challenging your mind while connecting with friends. Puzzlit combines the joy of puzzle solving with the excitement of social interaction. Join a new community of puzzle enthusiasts, share your achievements, and compete with friends. Whether you're a casual player or a puzzle master, Puzzlit offers a unique experience that keeps you coming back for more, all free to download! DAILY PUZZLES: CHAINIT: A word association puzzle where you guess the next word to complete a chain! MAPIT: Guess where a location is on a globe! EMOTEIT: A word puzzle that tests your ability to extract a word or phrase from a group of emojis! CONNECTIT: A logic puzzle where users must complete the grid by connecting all the pipes to the source! BOXIT: A logic puzzle that lets you test your spacial configuration skills with simple rules and challenging solutions! SPELLIT: How’s your spelling? Test your vocabulary by deciphering the hidden word by changing the letters in each column! CROSSIT: A classic in the daily puzzle space. A simple crossword to add to your daily puzzle inventory. FINDIT: Given only the starting letter of each word, try to find all the hidden words, with twists and turns throughout the grid! SORTIT: A strategy puzzle that tests your forward thinking. Rearrange the rings to match the solution in the least amount of moves! WORDIT: Find the required number of 3-letter, 4-letter, and 5-letter words hidden in the 4x4 grid. PAIRIT: Use your number and pattern awareness skills to find all of the unique pairs in the grid. FLOODIT: Fill the entire grid with one color! CURRENT FEATURES: DAILY PUZZLES: Everyday at Midnight EST, new puzzles are released with various difficulties and themes. SOCIAL FEED: Scores and statistics from the daily puzzles are posted to a social feed where users can add captions, compare to friends and comment on posts. PROFILE: The profile tab is filled with a variety of features including Streak, Puzzlit IQ, Friends/Followers, Avatar Customization, and achievements! ACHIEVEMENTS: Over 100 unique challenges and Easter eggs that can be completed by solving puzzles and exploring the app’s features. ANALYTICS: Users can view a collection of statistics summarizing their puzzle skills. PUZZLIT IQ: This feature uses our proprietary algorithm to determine your overall efficiency in completing puzzles. Do you have what it takes to become a Puzzlit Master? PUZZLIT PREMIUM: Premium allows users to play thousands of puzzles from previous days, play additional daily puzzles, replay puzzles, view advanced analytics, turn off ads, and display a premium checkmark. AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TERMS: When you subscribe to Puzzlit Premium, your Apple ID account will be automatically charged upon confirmation of your purchase. Your subscription will renew automatically at the rate shown at the time of subscription, either monthly or annually, within 24 hours before the start of the next billing period. For introductory offers, you'll be charged the introductory rate for the specified period, and then the standard rate thereafter. Subscriptions are billed in advance and continue automatically unless canceled. Cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. To avoid being charged for the next period, turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current billing period ends. BY DOWNLOADING THE PUZZLIT APP, you agree to: The automatic renewal terms stated above. The Puzzlit Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzlitapp.com/privacy-policy The Puzzlit Terms and Conditions: https://www.puzzlitapp.com/terms-and-conditions Apple Terms of Sale: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

About

Cross Spin

Engage your mind with quick, bite-sized crosswords. Spin the board to discover new word combinations and race against the clock to solve puzzles. Enjoy progressive levels and unique themes for endless wordplay fun.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized mini crosswords
  • Spin the board for solutions
  • Timed puzzle challenges
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Unique themed categories
  • New puzzles added consistently
Features
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Dive into the world of wordplay with Cross Spin, the ultimate app for word puzzle lovers! Test your knowledge and sharpen your mind by solving bite-sized crosswords designed to deliver quick, rewarding fun. Spin the board to find solutions, but don’t think too long or time will run out! Each level brings a new challenge, featuring creative gameplay and engaging categories that will keep you coming back for more. Key Features: Bite-Sized Fun: Solve quick and clever mini crosswords perfect for your coffee break or commute. Spin to Win: Find new word combinations and solutions with each spin of the board. Beat the Buzzer: Race to finish each puzzle before the time runs out. Progressive Levels: Start easy and advance through increasingly challenging puzzles. Unique Themes: Enjoy a variety of categories, from geography and linguistics to music and science. New Puzzles: Continue the fun with new puzzles and categories added consistently. Whether you're a crossword expert or just getting started, Cross Spin is the perfect way to relax, learn, and have fun with words. Download now and start spinning!

Screenshots

Puzzlit4 screens
Cross Spin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cross Spin at none against Puzzlit's 10. Cross Spin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Puzzlit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 15). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Puzzlit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cross Spin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cross Spin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzlit has 2.5K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Puzzlit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cross Spin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzlit ships an update every 3 days, Cross Spin every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Puzzlit versus Cross Spin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzlitCross Spin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB88 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPuzzLitJoPat Games, LLC

Customer experience

Puzzlit

All ratings2,490 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.4%

Cross Spin

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Puzzlit

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Some users report occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • More detailed tutorial or explanation for 'Decrypt It' feature
  • Leaderboard functionality to enhance the social experience

Cross Spin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Puzzlit

Subscriptions8
  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • PuzzLit Premium All Access7 Days trial$47.991 Year
One-time2
  • 100 gold$1.99
  • 400 gold$4.99
None

Cross Spin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzlit free?
Puzzlit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cross Spin free?
Cross Spin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puzzlit or Cross Spin?
Cross Spin is rated higher. Puzzlit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Cross Spin averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Puzzlit or Cross Spin have ads?
Both Puzzlit and Cross Spin show ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzlit or Cross Spin?
Puzzlit ships an update every 3 days, and Cross Spin every 12 months. Most recently, Puzzlit was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cross Spin on October 30, 2026.

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