Cinnamons Crossword vs gridlo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinnamons Crossword
Engage in a unique crossword experience where each clue is a synonym. This game helps you expand your vocabulary and offers challenging puzzles for hours of brain-teasing fun. Play offline and enjoy educational entertainment.
- Synonym-based clues
- Offline play
- Challenging puzzles
- Vocabulary enhancement
- Brain-teasing fun
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Cinnamons Crossword - Spice up your Vocabulary! Explore the rich tapestry of language by solving crosswords, with every clue a synonym. Sharpen your word skills, expand your lexicon, and enjoy hours of brain-teasing fun! Features: - Offline Play: Enjoy crossword puzzles anytime, anywhere. - Challenging Puzzles: Exercise your brain with thought-provoking synonym-based crosswords. Whether you’re a word enthusiast, a language lover, or just love crosswords, this game - is a must-play. - Educational Fun: Enhance your vocabulary while having a blast. Note: Cinnamons Crossword is not affiliated with actual cinnamon or any spice, but it’s sure to add some flavour to your day!
gridlo
Engage in daily mini-crosswords, compete with friends in races and tournaments, and explore community-created puzzles. Improve language skills through fun, themed challenges.
- Daily mini-crosswords
- Friend challenges and tournaments
- Community-created puzzles
- Language practice puzzles
- Streak building
- Leaderboards
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gridlo is a social mini-crosswords game & platform. Play the Daily Solve a mini-crossword each day, build your streak, see how your time compares with friends. Will you be fastest in the world? Race your friends Challenge your friends to one-on-one matches or tournaments. App-wide Sunday Sessions tournaments bring the community together. Explore Social puzzles Play themed mini-crosswords from the community - think idiosyncrasies of London life, brain teasers and etymology. Get creative & make your own - our tools make it fun & easy. Language practice The funnest way to improve your language skills, with dedicated practice puzzles daily. Terms of Use: https://thegridlo.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://thegridlo.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: gridlo at free against Cinnamons Crossword's free with in-app purchases. Cinnamons Crossword's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Cinnamons Crossword sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and gridlo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cinnamons Crossword against 5.0 for gridlo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Cinnamons Crossword ships an update every 2 weeks, gridlo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinnamons Crossword | gridlo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jan Jansma | BreadRolls Group |
Customer experience
Cinnamons Crossword
gridlo
In-app purchases
Cinnamons Crossword
- Offline & Ad Free | 725 Crosswords$1.49
- Synonyms Classic 1 | 125$1.49
- Synonyms Classic 2 | 125$1.49
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- Synonyms Quick 1 | 150 Puzzles$1.49
- Antonyms Quick 1 | 150 Puzzles$1.49
- Synonyms Mild 1 | 100 Puzzles$1.49
- All 4 Packs | 725 Crosswords$1.99
- Synonyms 4 Packs | 500 Puzzles$2.99
gridlo
- Unlimited$1.991 Month
- Unlimited annual$9.991 Year
- 1 credit$0.49
- 10 credits$0.99
- 50 credits$1.99
