Comparison

Crossword Challenge vs Figured

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

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About

Crossword Challenge

Engage in daily mental workouts with this picture-based crossword game. Solve unique visual clues, compete in weekly tournaments, and collect city badges through mini-levels. Enjoy a relaxing, timer-free experience with modern design and dark mode support.

Highlights
  • Brain-training crossword puzzles
  • Unique picture clues
  • Daily mini levels with city badges
  • Weekly global tournaments
  • Modern design with Dark Mode
  • Play at your own pace (no timers)
  • Auto-save progress
Features
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Crossword Challenge is the ultimate brain-training crossword game that keeps your mind sharp and your spirit competitive! Solve beautiful picture clues, enjoy smooth modern gameplay, and embark on a journey of daily mental exercise. Whether you’re a seasoned word solver or a casual puzzle fan, Crossword Challenge will quickly become your new daily ritual! Train your brain every day with fun and relaxing crosswords. Stretch your vocabulary, improve your logic skills, and keep your mind young with every puzzle you complete! Dark Mode Support lets you play comfortably at any time, day or night. Picture Clues add a fresh twist to the classic crossword experience, making each puzzle even more exciting and fun to solve. Daily Mini Levels with City Badge Rewards give you quick, rewarding challenges every day. Collect them all and showcase your achievements! Weekly Tournaments invite you to compete with players around the world. Climb the leaderboard and prove you’re a true Crossword Champion! With smooth graphics, intuitive controls, and countless word puzzles to explore, Crossword Challenge is perfect for anyone who loves to train their mind while having fun. Download now and start your daily brain workout with Crossword Challenge! Features: Brain-training crossword puzzles for all skill levels Modern design with Dark Mode support Unique picture clues for a fresh and fun twist Daily mini levels with collectible city badges Weekly tournaments and global leaderboards Hints to help when you're stuck No timers — play at your own pace Auto-save to pick up right where you left off Ready to sharpen your mind and have fun doing it? Join Crossword Challenge today!

About

Figured

This is a logic puzzle game where players fill a grid with numbers so that each row and column sums to its target. It offers two distinct play modes and a scoring system that rewards efficient solving. The game includes hundreds of puzzles across multiple volumes, with progress synced via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Fill grid with numbers
  • Rows and columns sum to targets
  • Feedback Mode with auto-complete
  • Classic Mode for pure solving
  • Scoring rewards first try
  • 600+ puzzles across 3 volumes
  • iCloud progress sync
Features
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Crossums is the first release in the Figured series of puzzle games — sharp rules, real depth, no ads or timers. HOW TO PLAY Each puzzle gives you a grid with a few cells already filled in. Complete the rest using 1–9 so every row and column adds up to its target. Later puzzles add overlapping regions, so a single cell can be doing three jobs at once. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Feedback Mode — rows, columns, and regions light up as soon as they're satisfied, and the puzzle auto-completes the moment everything lines up. • Classic Mode — no hints along the way. Submit when you think you've got it. SCORING THAT REWARDS A CLEAN SOLVE In Classic Mode, get it right on your first submission to earn the First Try diamond. Any other path to a solve — hints on, or a wrong guess along the way — still earns a star. Skip a puzzle and come back later — no penalty, no pressure. 600 PUZZLES, 15 CHAPTERS, 3 VOLUMES Volume 1: Foundations — 200 puzzles, included with the app. Volume 2: Regions — 200 more puzzles introducing region constraints. Available as an in-app purchase. Volume 3: Crossings — 200 puzzles of the sharpest region-crossing grids. Available as an in-app purchase. A bundle unlocking Volumes 2 and 3 together is also available. YOUR PROGRESS, EVERYWHERE No accounts to create — your progress syncs automatically across your devices with iCloud. NO ADS. NO TIMERS. Just the grid. Play at your own pace — light and dark themes, adjustable sound and haptics.

Screenshots

Crossword Challenge4 screens
Figured4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Figured at 100% against Crossword Challenge's 34%. Figured also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Crossword Challenge's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (19K vs 4). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Crossword Challenge is free to download; Figured costs $2.99 up front. Crossword Challenge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Figured sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Figured holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Challenge has 19K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Crossword Challenge's written reviews are positive against 100% of Figured's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword Challenge ships an update weekly, Figured fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Crossword Challenge versus Figured: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossword ChallengeFigured
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (19K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNocturnal Gamespongsixtyfour studios

Customer experience

Crossword Challenge

All ratings18,847 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral17.4%
Negative48.2%

Figured

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Crossword Challenge

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Letters not staying in the correct squares

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to remove ads permanently
  • Fix for game getting stuck on the same puzzle

Figured

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crossword Challenge

One-time10
  • 1 Revive$1.99
  • Limited Puzzle Pass 30 Days$2.99
  • Standart Puzzle Pass 7 Days$3.99
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  • 5 Hints$7.99
  • 5 Revives$7.99
  • Standart Puzzle Pass 30 Days$11.99
  • 10 Hints$14.99
  • Pro Puzzle Pass 30 Days$14.99
  • 10 Revives$14.99
  • 25 Hints$19.99
3 purchases

Figured

One-time3
  • Volume II: Regions$2.99
  • Volume III: Crossings$2.99
  • Volume II & III Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Crossword Challenge free?
Crossword Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Figured free?
Figured costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crossword Challenge or Figured?
Figured is rated higher. Crossword Challenge averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Figured averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Crossword Challenge or Figured have ads?
Crossword Challenge shows ads; Figured does not.
Which is updated more often, Crossword Challenge or Figured?
Crossword Challenge ships an update weekly, and Figured fortnightly. Most recently, Crossword Challenge was updated on November 7, 2026 and Figured on November 6, 2026.

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