Cross Spin vs Pyralinks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Spin
Engage your mind with quick, bite-sized crosswords. Spin the board to discover new word combinations and race against the clock to solve puzzles. Enjoy progressive levels and unique themes for endless wordplay fun.
- Bite-sized mini crosswords
- Spin the board for solutions
- Timed puzzle challenges
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Unique themed categories
- New puzzles added consistently
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Dive into the world of wordplay with Cross Spin, the ultimate app for word puzzle lovers! Test your knowledge and sharpen your mind by solving bite-sized crosswords designed to deliver quick, rewarding fun. Spin the board to find solutions, but don’t think too long or time will run out! Each level brings a new challenge, featuring creative gameplay and engaging categories that will keep you coming back for more. Key Features: Bite-Sized Fun: Solve quick and clever mini crosswords perfect for your coffee break or commute. Spin to Win: Find new word combinations and solutions with each spin of the board. Beat the Buzzer: Race to finish each puzzle before the time runs out. Progressive Levels: Start easy and advance through increasingly challenging puzzles. Unique Themes: Enjoy a variety of categories, from geography and linguistics to music and science. New Puzzles: Continue the fun with new puzzles and categories added consistently. Whether you're a crossword expert or just getting started, Cross Spin is the perfect way to relax, learn, and have fun with words. Download now and start spinning!
Pyralinks
Engage your logic and intuition with a unique puzzle system based on building pyramids from tiles. Discover hidden patterns in language and math-based challenges. Future updates promise more diverse puzzle types.
- Unique pyramid-based puzzle system
- Daily puzzles
- Clean visuals and calm flow
- Reasoning and intuition challenges
- Language and math puzzles
- Tile dragging and arrangement
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Pyralinks is a daily puzzle game where every tile connects with the ones around it. Each puzzle takes the shape of a pyramid, and every connected pair of tiles must form a correct link. Swap tiles until the full pyramid is solved. Three puzzle types, with new puzzles every day: - Pyragrams: word pairs that combine to form a phrase, like "point blank" and "blank check" - Pyraphemes: word fragments that combine to form words - Pyrithmetic: arithmetic expressions formed from three numbers and an operator How to play 1. Drag one tile onto another to swap them. 2. Tap a link to mark connections you think are correct. Marked tiles move together. 3. Submit a guess. Correct links turn green and lock in place. 4. Use what you learn to fix the rest before you run out of guesses. Features - New puzzles every day - Streaks and stats to track your progress - Share a spoiler-free summary of your solve - A free account unlocks the puzzle archive and syncs your progress across devices Pyralinks Plus An optional monthly subscription that removes ads. Manage or cancel anytime from the Account page in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.pyralinks.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Think. Link. Sync. Created by TMBoyz LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cross Spin at none against Pyralinks's 1. Cross Spin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Pyralinks's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pyralinks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Cross Spin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cross Spin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pyralinks has 123 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cross Spin's written reviews are positive against 84% of Pyralinks's.
Cross Spin ships an update every 12 months, Pyralinks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Spin | Pyralinks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 4.7 (123 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #134 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JoPat Games, LLC | TMBoyz LLC |
Customer experience
Cross Spin
Pyralinks
In-app purchases
Cross Spin
No in-app purchases
Pyralinks
- Pyralinks Plus$1.991 Month
