Comparison

ThermoMerge vs Crossweek

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

Head to head
About

ThermoMerge

Features
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ThermoMerge is a block puzzle game built around one simple idea: balance. You’ll slide red (hot) and blue (cold) blocks across a 5x5 grid to merge tiles and build higher values. But when a hot block meets a cold one of the same value, they cancel each other out — clearing space and giving you points. Every move adds a new block, so each decision matters. The goal is to keep the board from filling up for as long as you can. Features: 1. Merge hot with hot, cold with cold, or cancel them out by combining both of the same value 2. Slide one block at a time with simple swipe controls 3. Clean visuals and smooth animations 4. No timers or distractions — just thoughtful puzzle solving 5. Easy to pick up, hard to put down

About

Crossweek

Engage with daily themed crossword puzzles that evolve throughout the week. Earn stamps and maintain streaks for achievements. Compete with friends on leaderboards and share your progress.

Highlights
  • Daily themed crossword puzzles
  • Weekly themes with unique artwork
  • Streak tracking and streak freezes
  • Collectible stamps for achievements
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Shareable progress pictures
  • iPad-optimized grid layout
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A new crossword every day, and a new theme every week. Every week of the year has its own theme, from sea charts and jazz clubs to seed packets and ski lifts. All seven puzzles draw their answers from it, and the whole week arrives as a printed object from that world: a cinema ticket, a library card, an airmail letter, a taped-up gig flyer, a farmer's almanac. Solve the day and the object takes the mark. A ticket gets punched, a postcard gets postmarked, a report card gets an A. Puzzles grow through the week, from a quick Monday to a big Sunday grid. DAILY CROSSWORDS • A fresh puzzle every day, the same for everyone • 53 weekly themes, each with its own look, type and artwork • Check or reveal a square, a word or the whole grid when you're stuck STREAKS AND STAMPS • Keep a streak by solving each day's puzzle on its day • Earn a streak freeze every seven days to cover a missed one • Collect stamps for streak milestones, clean solves and fast times COMPETE AND SHARE • Game Center leaderboards for the longest streak and the day's fastest clean solve • Share your week as a picture: which days you solved and how fast, never an answer • Every week you play is kept in the Drawer MADE FOR IPHONE, IPHONE DUO AND IPAD • Designed for iPhone Duo & iOS 27.1: unfold into a two-leaf book spread with a stitched centerfold spine, or fold halfway into Tabletop Typewriter mode • A big grid with both clue lists side by side on iPad and unfolded displays, plus an optional split thumb keyboard • Full hardware keyboard support: type, use arrows to move, space to switch direction Today's crossword is always free, with no ads and no tracking. A single one-time purchase unlocks every missed day and every past week in the Drawer for life. Terms of Use: https://spicyhuman.com/crossweek/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spicyhuman.com/crossweek/privacy/

Screenshots

ThermoMerge3 screens
Crossweek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ThermoMerge at 15.6 against Crossweek's 17.0. On price, ads, 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. ThermoMerge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crossweek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ThermoMerge versus Crossweek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermoMergeCrossweek
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrody RichmondZACHARY JAMES KANE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ThermoMerge

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Crossweek

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is ThermoMerge free?
ThermoMerge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crossweek free?
Crossweek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThermoMerge or Crossweek have ads?
Neither ThermoMerge nor Crossweek shows ads.

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