Comparison

Daily Cryptic vs gridlo

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

Head to head
About

Daily Cryptic

Learn to solve cryptic crosswords with daily clues, progressive hints, and step-by-step explanations. Build your skills through a structured learning series and practice with weekly crosswords and monthly prize challenges.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptic clues
  • Progressive hints
  • Step-by-step explanations
  • Structured learning series
  • Weekly practice crosswords
  • Monthly prize challenges
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Daily Cryptic teaches you to solve cryptic crosswords — one clue at a time. Every day brings a fresh cryptic clue with progressive hints and a step-by-step explanation, so you learn the technique behind every answer. Work through the learning series, build a solving streak, then put your skills to work on full crosswords and monthly prize challenges. EVERY DAY • A new hand-picked cryptic clue • Progressive hints when you're stuck • Clear step-by-step explanations of the wordplay • Streaks and stats to track your progress LEARN THE CRAFT • A structured learning series covering the major clue types — anagrams, hidden words, containers, reversals and more • Step-by-step explainers that show how each answer is built CROSSWORDS & PRIZES • Weekly crosswords to practise on • Monthly prize challenges • Entry rules and eligibility are shown before you enter SYNC EVERYWHERE • Your progress, streaks and entries sync between iOS and dailycryptic.co Terms of Use: https://dailycryptic.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://dailycryptic.co/privacy

About

gridlo

Engage in daily mini-crosswords, compete with friends in races and tournaments, and explore community-created puzzles. Improve language skills through fun, themed challenges.

Highlights
  • Daily mini-crosswords
  • Friend challenges and tournaments
  • Community-created puzzles
  • Language practice puzzles
  • Create your own puzzles
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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gridlo is a social mini-crosswords game & platform. Play the Daily Solve a mini-crossword each day, build your streak, see how your time compares with friends. Will you be fastest in the world? Race your friends Challenge your friends to one-on-one matches or tournaments. App-wide Sunday Sessions tournaments bring the community together. Explore Social puzzles Play themed mini-crosswords from the community - think idiosyncrasies of London life, brain teasers and etymology. Get creative & make your own - our tools make it fun & easy. Language practice The funnest way to improve your language skills, with dedicated practice puzzles daily. Terms of Use: https://thegridlo.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://thegridlo.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Daily Cryptic4 screens
gridlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daily Cryptic at every 2 days against gridlo's fortnightly. Daily Cryptic also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). gridlo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Daily Cryptic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per 3 months and gridlo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Daily Cryptic against 5.0 for gridlo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Cryptic has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Cryptic ships an update every 2 days, gridlo fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Cryptic versus gridlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Crypticgridlo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB47 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTF DailyBreadRolls Group

Customer experience

Daily Cryptic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

gridlo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Cryptic

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Quarterly7 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • Plus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
5 purchases

gridlo

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited annual$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 credit$0.49
  • 10 credits$0.99
  • 50 credits$1.99

Questions

Is Daily Cryptic free?
Daily Cryptic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is gridlo free?
gridlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Cryptic or gridlo?
gridlo is rated higher. Daily Cryptic averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while gridlo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Daily Cryptic or gridlo have ads?
Neither Daily Cryptic nor gridlo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Cryptic or gridlo?
Daily Cryptic ships an update every 2 days, and gridlo fortnightly. Most recently, Daily Cryptic was updated on October 31, 2026 and gridlo on October 31, 2026.

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