Beaker vs Crosslet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beaker
This action-packed word game challenges you to clear falling letter tiles before the beaker overflows. Strategize with short words or aim for epic long words, while completing challenges and unlocking new features as you level up.
- Falling letter tiles
- Clear tiles with short words
- Create long words
- Daily and weekly word challenges
- Unlockable game features
- Blank tile drop
- Time slowing ability
- Vortex letter clearing
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Beaker is an action packed word game - the letter tiles don't stop falling. Maintain control with a quick burst of short words, or let the beaker fill up and make something truly memorable. Try making a 20 letter word, but don’t let the Beaker spill! Make the new daily, and weekly words to build streaks. Complete a huge variety of increasingly difficult challenges. Share your biggest words with friends. Unlock game features as you level up. - Drop a blank tile when the letter you need just won’t fall. - Slow time to help you to make absurdly long words. - Use the Vortex to clear away letters when the Beaker is getting too full.
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.
- Crossword and anagram blend
- Fill a grid with words
- Thousands of levels
- Unlockable characters
- Hints and helps
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crosslet at every 2 weeks against Beaker's every 7 months. Crosslet also leads on ratings volume (192 vs 15). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Beaker sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Crosslet sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Beaker against 4.8 for Crosslet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crosslet has 192 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Beaker's written reviews are positive against 93% of Crosslet's.
Beaker ships an update every 7 months, Crosslet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beaker | Crosslet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (192 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 192 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Easistuff Pty Ltd | Stefanos Katsaros |
Customer experience
Beaker
Crosslet
Bugs and requests
Beaker
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
Beaker
- Teal theme$0.99
- Indigo theme$0.99
- Lime theme$0.99
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- Yellow theme$0.99
- Red theme$0.99
- Cyan theme$0.99
- Orange theme$0.99
- Violet theme$0.99
- Grape theme$0.99
- Restore tokens every game$3.99
- Remove ads$4.99
Crosslet
- Skip the Line 0$0.49
- Skips the Line 1$0.99
- Skips the Line 2$1.49
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- 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









