Comparison

Travlink! vs CrossWires

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

Head to head
About

Travlink!

A geographical puzzle game where you find the shortest route between two countries by naming intermediate nations. It incorporates unique rules for connections, including bridges and tunnels, while excluding certain territories and direct routes. The game also addresses disputed territories and treats regions like French Guiana as distinct entities.

Highlights
  • Find shortest country routes
  • Name intermediate countries
  • Incorporate bridges and tunnels
  • Handle exclaves and remote territories
  • Address disputed territories
  • Treat regions as separate entities
Features
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Discover the world with Travlink!, the ultimate geographical puzzle game! In Travlink!, your goal is to name and link the countries you’d need to pass through on a journey from one country to another in the shortest route possible. As you play, you’ll navigate through unique rules: bridges and tunnels count, but exclaves and remote territories do not. Special connections like Ireland to the United Kingdom and Indonesia to the mainland via Malaysia add to the challenge. However, some direct connections like Russia to Poland via Kaliningrad and Spain to Morocco via Ceuta or Melilla are excluded. Travlink also includes disputed territories such as Somaliland and treats regions like French Guiana as separate entities. Travlink! – Explore the World

About

CrossWires

Features
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Bring every circuit to life. Rotate tiles to carry power across increasingly intricate boards. Every tile can be turned, whether it is lit or not, and a level is complete when every tile is powered. Challenge mode guides you through 60 progression levels: • Start with approachable 4×4 boards • Master larger 5×5, 6×6, 7×7 and 8×8 puzzles • Keep multiple coloured circuits from short-circuiting • Route specific colours to colour-locked targets • Use rotating bridges to let different circuits cross safely • Discover five secret 12×12 levels with four sources and eight bridges Complete a difficulty to unlock Play mode for that puzzle type, then generate as many fresh random boards as you like. CrossWires remembers whether you last used Challenge or Play mode and returns you there next time. MAKE IT YOURS Unlock ten dramatically different colour palettes as you progress. Each palette transforms the backdrop, panels, tiles, controls and all five circuit colours. Earn five player badges and equip your favourite combination from Settings. Track completion times, moves, short circuits and personal bests on the Stats page. Your progress and choices are saved on your device. No account is required. Puzzle progress stays on your device.

Screenshots

Travlink!4 screens
CrossWires4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrossWires at none against Travlink!'s 1. CrossWires also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Travlink!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Travlink! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CrossWires asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Travlink! ships an update every 3 months, CrossWires every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Travlink! versus CrossWires: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTravlink!CrossWires
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB6 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAPPBROKER SOFTWARENeil Frazer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Travlink!

One-time1
  • Unlock Travlink Pro!$0.99
None

CrossWires

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Travlink! free?
Travlink! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrossWires free?
CrossWires is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Travlink! or CrossWires have ads?
Both Travlink! and CrossWires show ads.
Which is updated more often, Travlink! or CrossWires?
Travlink! ships an update every 3 months, and CrossWires every 5 days. Most recently, Travlink! was updated on October 24, 2026 and CrossWires on October 8, 2026.

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