Crossword US vs Millie's Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossword US
Enjoy over 540 professional US-style crossword puzzles designed for casual play. This app offers a clean, ad-free experience with features like pinch zooming and landscape mode, perfect for improving your word power during short breaks.
- 540+ US-style crossword puzzles
- 27 free puzzles included
- No ads
- Pinch zooming grid
- Landscape mode with clue list
- Cheats and answer checking
- Resume button
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A new US-style crossword puzzle every day, plus 540+ archive puzzles for your coffee break. DAILY PUZZLES A brand new crossword published every day. Build a streak by playing daily, earn coins, and unlock puzzles at your own pace. Up to four weeks of daily puzzles are available to catch up on. EARN COINS & STREAKS Open the app each day to earn bonus coins. The longer your streak, the bigger the bonus. Spend coins to unlock daily puzzles and reveals, or watch short ads for extra coins. SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Unlock all daily puzzles and free reveals with a monthly, quarterly, or yearly subscription. No coins needed — just solve. 540+ ARCHIVE PUZZLES Professional US-style crosswords suitable for all levels. Great for a quick coffee break or a longer session. FEATURES • A fresh puzzle every day • Hundreds of archive puzzles • Daily streaks and coin rewards • US style - no hanging letters, like all good newspaper crosswords • Great for both iPads and iPhones • Answer checking and reveals • Pinch zooming grid • Landscape mode with clue list • Backup and restore across devices The Terms of Use (EULA) can be found here: https://www.teazel.com/crossword_us_terms/ios_terms_en.html
Millie's Game
A word game designed to improve spelling skills and spark an interest in vocabulary. Offers customizable play with UK or US English and various keyboard layouts. Features multiple difficulty levels and both free and paid content.
- Spelling skill development
- Interest in words
- UK or US English options
- Choice of keyboard layout
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Free and paid levels
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- Millie's Game is a word game designed to foster spelling skill and nurture an interest in words. - Option to play in either UK or US English. - Choice of keyboard layout. - Free and paid levels. - Multiple levels of difficulty.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Millie's Game at 100% against Crossword US's 76%. Crossword US's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Crossword US sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and Millie's Game sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crossword US ships an update every 5 months, Millie's Game every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossword US | Millie's Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teazel | Media Maestro |
Customer experience
Crossword US
Millie's Game
Bugs and requests
Crossword US
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzles not registering as completed
- Backup feature crashing the app
- Bluetooth keyboard support removed in recent update
Requested features
5 requests- More puzzle packs and difficulty levels
- Option to reset or redo completed puzzles
- Ability to turn off on-screen keyboard when using external keyboard
- Categorization of puzzles by topic or difficulty
- Ability to track completed puzzles
Millie's Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossword US
- Yearly (best value)1 Year trial$12.991 Year
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 1)$0.99
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 2)$0.99
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 3)$0.99
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- pack of Crosswords (Pack 4)$0.99
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 5)$0.99
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 6)$0.99
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 7)$0.99
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 8)$0.99
- pack of Crosswords (Pack 9)$0.99
- full set of Crossword US packs$2.99
Millie's Game
- Level 3$0.99
- Level 4$0.99
- Level 2$0.99
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- Level 5$0.99
Questions
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