Comparison

Primrows+ vs Crosslet

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

Head to head
About

Primrows+

A logic puzzle game where you grow and prune flowers in a whimsical garden. It combines sudoku-like rules with elements of chance and pattern recognition. Enjoy weekly challenges, seasonal artwork, and an ambient soundscape.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-inspired logic puzzles
  • Whimsical garden theme
  • Weekly challenges with special mechanics
  • Ambient nature soundscape
  • Seasonal artwork
  • Quick Play and Journal Play modes
  • Color blindness and low vision accessibility
Features
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A challenging game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition that adds a twist of chance to sudoku mechanics. Tend to a whimsical garden with organic sounds and visuals while you unearth new weekly challenges that introduce special mechanics. Test your skills in a game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition. After flowers grow at random, prune them away to ensure there are no two of the same flower in any row, column, or quadrant. Harvest at the end of each round to collect points and grow your high score. Master new challenges presented in each round as you watch your gardens flourish! Harvest as many points as you can in Quick Play or enjoy the more advanced Journal Play that rewards you for meeting certain criteria. Can’t get enough? Anticipate each Weekly Challenge that introduces special flowers and tiles that change the gameplay. Celebrate holidays and other milestones with themed challenges and festive artwork to get you in the spirit of the season. Primrows combines elements from sudoku and board games into an approachable and novel puzzle challenge that invites you to play at your own pace. With a high skill ceiling and plenty of depth, gameplay offers a challenging and versatile experience. Immerse yourself in ambient music and hand-painted backgrounds that change with each season. Primrows features award-winning visuals that invite you to settle in and strategize. Features: • Scratch that puzzle itch with Quick Play or enjoy deep strategy with Journal Play • Weekly challenges to expand your gardening expertise • Balance strategy, chance, and pattern recognition with no time pressure • Immersive ambient soundscape inspired by nature • Cheerful artwork that changes with the seasons • Infinitely replayable with a high skill ceiling • Digestible for players of all skill levels • Accessibility for color blindness and low vision -------AWARDS------- • Indie Game Dev Best Visuals Award at Cleveland Gaming Classic 2025 • Featured in Moonlite Madness Showcase 2025 • Featured in Rainbow Tech Fest 2025 • Featured in the Queer Games Bundle 2025 on Itch Rated 3+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS)

About

Crosslet

This word puzzle game combines crossword and anagram mechanics. Players fill a grid by strategically forming words horizontally and vertically, with each correct guess revealing more of the grid. It offers thousands of levels and unlockable characters.

Highlights
  • Crossword and anagram blend
  • Fill a grid with words
  • Thousands of levels
  • Unlockable characters
  • Hints and helps
Features
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Welcome to Crosslet, a jazzy blend of crosswords and anagrams, from the creator of the award-winning game 'Wordathlon'. Immerse yourself in a unique word puzzle experience where every letter counts! Crosslet challenges you to fill a grid where each letter forms part of a word both horizontally and vertically. Here's an example of a completed puzzle: --- --- --- --- | S | H | O | P | --- --- --- --- | T | I | R | E | --- --- --- --- | O | V | E | R | --- --- --- --- | P | E | S | T | --- --- --- --- Get it? A crossword that is both horizontally and vertically perfect! How It Works: - Start with an empty grid and a handful of letters. - Strategically create words to fill the grid in both directions. - Every correct guess fills a row or column. - Every incorrect guess reveals a grid letter.
 Features: - Engaging Gameplay: Test your vocabulary and mental skills. - Thousands of Levels: Enjoy varying difficulties to keep you challenged. - Unlockable Characters: Collect quirky animals to keep you company. - Hints & Helps: Stuck? Use hints to guide you. Whether you're a casual player looking for a relaxing pastime or a word aficionado seeking a serious challenge, Crosslet is the perfect game for you. Download now and enjoy a brand new type of word puzzle!

Screenshots

Primrows+4 screens
Crosslet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Primrows+ at none against Crosslet's shown. Crosslet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (192 vs 18). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Primrows+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crosslet sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Primrows+ against 4.8 for Crosslet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crosslet has 192 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Primrows+'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Crosslet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Primrows+ ships an update every 2 months, Crosslet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Primrows+ versus Crosslet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrimrows+Crosslet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)4.8 (192 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings18192 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size394 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTursiops Truncatus StudiosStefanos Katsaros

Customer experience

Primrows+

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crosslet

All ratings192 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Primrows+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crosslet

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Losing stars for finding 'hidden words'

Requested features

2 requests
  • More direction and indication of puzzle themes
  • Ability to guess valid words without penalty

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Primrows+

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
12 purchases

Crosslet

One-time12
  • Skip the Line 0$0.49
  • Skips the Line 1$0.99
  • Skips the Line 2$1.49
Show 9 more
  • Skips the Line 3$1.99
  • Skips the Line 5$2.99
  • Skips the Line 6$3.49
  • Skips the Line 7$3.99
  • Remove Ads Special Offer$3.99
  • Remove Ads 50 Percent$4.49
  • Skips the Line 8$4.49
  • Skips the Line 9$4.99
  • Remove Ads$8.99

Questions

Is Primrows+ free?
Primrows+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crosslet free?
Crosslet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Primrows+ or Crosslet?
Primrows+ and Crosslet are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 192 ratings respectively.
Do Primrows+ or Crosslet have ads?
Crosslet shows ads; Primrows+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Primrows+ or Crosslet?
Primrows+ ships an update every 2 months, and Crosslet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Primrows+ was updated on September 16, 2026 and Crosslet on August 21, 2026.

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