Play Parlance vs crosswort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Parlance
This app helps you learn new words and their meanings through an interactive swiping game. Review your learned vocabulary with definitions and pronunciations. Expand your lexicon with ease.
- Interactive word learning game
- Swipe right for correct meaning
- Swipe left for incorrect meaning
- Review learned words
- Pronunciation guide
- Intuitive user interface
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Parlance helps you expand your vocabulary through a simple and intuitive user interface. Simply swipe right if the give word matches the meaning displayed, else swipe left. Every word the user interacts with is stored under the Words Learnt section. Users can visit this tab and review the words with their meanings and pronunciation.
crosswort
Learn languages through daily crosswords with clues in your target language and English answers. This method focuses on word recall rather than recognition, mimicking natural language acquisition. It's designed for effective vocabulary building and comprehension.
- Daily crosswords
- Clues in target language
- English answers
- Vocabulary recall focus
- Natural language acquisition method
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Learn a new language the way your brain actually works — by retrieving words, not just recognizing them. Crosswort gives you a daily crossword where every answer is in English, but the clues are in your target language. You're not translating — you're recalling. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Play Parlance at none against crosswort's 2. crosswort's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. crosswort sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Play Parlance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Play Parlance ships an update every 4 months, crosswort every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Parlance | crosswort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Akhil Ivaturi | Neil Durbin |
Customer experience
Play Parlance
crosswort
In-app purchases
Play Parlance
No in-app purchases
crosswort
- Crosswort Premium$8.991 Month
- Crosswort Premium Annual$71.991 Year
