Comparison

Crossword Solver + vs Zipcodes Assistant

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

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About

Crossword Solver +

This app assists with crossword puzzles and similar word games by suggesting answers based on known letters. It features extensive databases of proper nouns, synonyms, and foreign words, with multiple solving modes and language options.

Highlights
  • Suggests answers based on known letters
  • Extensive database of proper nouns
  • Synonym finder
  • Supports 26 languages
  • Multiple solving modes (Anagrams, Codeword, Cryptic)
  • Offline functionality
Features
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"Crossword Solver" helps find the solutions for crosswords and other similar games. The application uses the letters you already know to find a list of possible answers. It has many advantages compared to similar applications: 1) Contains many thousands of Proper Nouns, including full names, professions, nationality, date of birth and death for about 65,000 famous people & deities and around 24,000 places, i.e. countries, cities, rivers, mountains etc. It also knows the names and dates of 65,000 popular movies, books, songs and albums. These proper nouns are essential for solving general knowledge clues, which can make up to 20-25% of crossword clues. These clues are the type that you either know them or you don't, i.e. difficult to just guess, so if you do not know a particular person you are usually stuck. 2) Provides filters to reduce the list of possible answers. This is essential when only a few letters are known. E.g. you can filter out rarely used words. 3) Choose the language of the word list, from a large range of downloadable dictionaries. 26 languages are currently available (see below). 4) Contains 5 different modes for help solving Crosswords, Anagrams, Synonyms, Codeword, and Cryptic Crosswords. Codeword mode allows the user to specify which letters are already known (and hence not considered for the unknown letters), and which unknown letters are the same (i.e have the same Codeword number). Cryptic mode contains extra help with many examples. 5) Solves "two word" answers. This is very useful in combination with first and last names of famous people. It also finds "two word" anagrams. 6) View answers in multiple columns. Optimized use of screen space. Takes full advantage of size of tablet. 7) Can be played in portrait or landscape mode. Just rotate your device and the display adjusts automatically. 8) The dictionary also contains some foreign language words. These are often found in some crosswords. Foreign words are English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Latin. 9) Contains about 150,000 synonyms, using the built-in thesaurus, to help find the solution from the clue. All of these features are available without an internet connection, and are rarely found in similar applications. Other functionality includes: - Lightning fast search engine. No search button needed as possible matches are displayed instantly as you type. - Comprehensive list of 300,000+ normal words, split into common and rare lists to help you find the right match. - View detailed word definition of the possible answers (internet connection required). The app transforms the Wiktionary page, in order to be easily viewed on small screens. - Link to the wiki page for famous people and places (internet connection required). - App can be downloaded onto an SD card. Dictionaries available are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Polish, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian(Latin), Serbian(Cyrillic), Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian and more coming later.

About

Zipcodes Assistant

Easily find zip codes and associated cities, including international and French postal codes. Save favorite addresses, share locations, and view search history. Get GPS coordinates and specify addresses for detailed information.

Highlights
  • International zip code search
  • French zip code search
  • Save favorite addresses
  • Share address location
  • View on map
  • Get GPS coordinates
  • Search history
Features
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Finding zip codes, or cities associated with postal codes, has never been so easy! The application can find international zip codes, and France zip codes. If you want to use the application for other countries than France, no problem! Use the International research. You don't need to search for the same code every time! For your convenience, it is possible to save your favorite addresses to retrieve them later. There are some very useful features available! - Share an address with your favorite applications. - Check the address location on a map. - Specify an address (contact name, street number, street name). - Get GPS coordinate. - Review your search history if you wish to find a past search. - No need to know the name of the commune perfectly, we look for the municipalities with the name closest to your search. French postal codes are available without an internet connection, while international searches require an internet connection. More than 39000 municipalities are available for metropolitan France and DOM-TOM!

Screenshots

Crossword Solver +4 screens
Zipcodes Assistant3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zipcodes Assistant at Free against Crossword Solver +'s $4.99. Zipcodes Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Crossword Solver +'s advantage is rating (4.0 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, 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

Zipcodes Assistant is free to download; Crossword Solver + costs $4.99 up front. Zipcodes Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crossword Solver + asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crossword Solver + holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Crossword Solver +'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Zipcodes Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword Solver + ships an update every 14 months, Zipcodes Assistant every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Crossword Solver + versus Zipcodes Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossword Solver +Zipcodes Assistant
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB27 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHavosemmanuel orvain

Customer experience

Crossword Solver +

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Zipcodes Assistant

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Crossword Solver +

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Zipcodes Assistant

One-time1
  • Premium account$1.99

Questions

Is Crossword Solver + free?
Crossword Solver + costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zipcodes Assistant free?
Zipcodes Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crossword Solver + or Zipcodes Assistant?
Crossword Solver + is rated higher. Crossword Solver + averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Zipcodes Assistant averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Crossword Solver + or Zipcodes Assistant have ads?
Neither Crossword Solver + nor Zipcodes Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crossword Solver + or Zipcodes Assistant?
Crossword Solver + ships an update every 14 months, and Zipcodes Assistant every 4 days. Most recently, Crossword Solver + was updated on October 6, 2026 and Zipcodes Assistant on October 6, 2026.

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