Comparison

Santa's Workshop vs Crossdigit

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

Head to head
About

Santa's Workshop

Help the elves craft toys and find Santa before it's too late in this holiday-themed idle game. Manage your workshop, care for reindeer, and complete missions to spread joy.

Highlights
  • Tap to build 25 unique toys
  • Offline toy crafting
  • Complete missions
  • Care for reindeer
  • Search for Santa
  • Collect achievements
  • Accessibility mode
Features
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The elves need your help! Santa is missing and they need your help to craft toys and find him before it's too late. This game features no ads, and no data mining! - Tap to build 25 unique toys. - Open factories to craft toys offline. - Chat with the head elf and complete missions. - Wrap presents and collect holiday spirit. - Feed and care for your Reindeer. - Use the locator to search for Santa! - Collect achievements along the way. Offers guides on each screen to help you navigate the game, and notifications so you know when it's time to return and collect your coins! Santa's Workshop was designed with accessibility in mind, and features an accessibility mode that provides greater support for Voice Over. Santa's Workshop takes inspiration from classic idle games and offers a unique holiday themed adventure. Fun for all ages, talk to the holiday elves and manage the workshop to build enough toys. Feed and take care of your reindeer and even decorate the stables. Use the locator to help search for Santa, and fly on your reindeer to search for him. Santa's Workshop was designed to help you get in the holiday spirit and spread a little joy!

About

Crossdigit

Engage your mind with a unique math puzzle game where equations are clues and numbers are answers. Solve arithmetic and algebraic problems to fill in a crossword-style grid. Offers four difficulty levels and customizable grid sizes for a personalized challenge.

Highlights
  • Math equation clues
  • Number-based grid filling
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Customizable grid size
  • Offline play
  • Light and dark themes
  • Leaderboard ranking
Features
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Crossdigit is a math crossword-like puzzle game. Every clue is an equation; every answer is a number. ------------------------------------------ HOW TO PLAY Each numbered entry is a small math problem - 12 + 7, 84 ÷ 6, x² + 5 = 30 - and the answer are the digits you write into that row or column. Crossing entries share a digit, so a confident answer unlocks more clues. ------------------------------------------ FOUR DIFFICULTIES • Easy - addition and subtraction. • Medium - adds multiplication. • Hard - adds division. • Extreme - algebra: linear, quadratic, and mixed equations to solve for x. The grid size and answer-digit range are sliders you control. Start with a 6×6 grid of two-digit answers; ramp up to a 13×13 grid of five-digit algebra. The puzzle generator makes a unique puzzle every time. ------------------------------------------ DESIGNED FOR EVERYDAY LIFE • Plays fully offline once installed. • Pause anywhere - the timer freezes when you switch apps and your puzzle resumes exactly where you left it, even after a force-quit. • Light and dark themes that follow your system. • No accounts required. A device-private ID lets you sync your stats and earn a leaderboard rank without giving up an email. ------------------------------------------ LEADERBOARD AND DISPLAY NAMES Finish a puzzle and your time and score are weighed by difficulty and grid size. Faster solves of harder puzzles outrank slower solves of easy ones. Claim a globally-unique display name (changeable every two weeks) to stake your claim on the global board, or stay anonymous - your choice. A linking code lets you bring a second device into the same account without an email or password. Generate a code on one phone, redeem it on the other, and your stats merge. ------------------------------------------ WHY MATH CROSSWORDS? Crossdigit puzzles teach you to commit and verify - write a confident guess, see what you get correct and adjust. Work your brain out with some mental math. ------------------------------------------ PRIVACY Crossdigit requires zero login. Anonymous gameplay uses a device-private random ID; the optional display name is the only thing other players ever see.. ------------------------------------------ Get it and get solving today!

Screenshots

Santa's Workshop4 screens
Crossdigit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Santa's Workshop at 4.7 against Crossdigit's 3.5. Santa's Workshop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (42 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Santa's Workshop holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa's Workshop has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Santa's Workshop's written reviews are positive against 50% of Crossdigit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Santa's Workshop versus Crossdigit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanta's WorkshopCrossdigit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developeraleros.io LLCDakoddario LLC

Customer experience

Santa's Workshop

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Crossdigit

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Santa's Workshop

No in-app purchases

None

Crossdigit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Santa's Workshop free?
Santa's Workshop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crossdigit free?
Crossdigit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Santa's Workshop or Crossdigit?
Santa's Workshop is rated higher. Santa's Workshop averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Crossdigit averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Santa's Workshop or Crossdigit have ads?
Crossdigit shows ads; Santa's Workshop does not.
Which is updated more often, Santa's Workshop or Crossdigit?
Santa's Workshop ships an update every 3 weeks, and Crossdigit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Santa's Workshop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crossdigit on October 6, 2026.

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