Crossmate vs WordGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossmate
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Crossmate is a collaborative crossword app for iPhone and iPad. It has the following features: - Play with 1 to 3 players. - No sign-up required. Sync play between devices using iCloud. - Import puzzles in Across Lite or XD format. - Watch replays of your solves. - Undo/redo moves. - Get help using checks, reveals and random grid fills. Made in Tokyo from natural ones and zeros.
WordGrid
Engage your mind with a daily word puzzle that combines crossword depth and quick deduction. Swap letters to solve scrambled words in a grid, using color clues to guide your progress. Enjoy short, satisfying rounds perfect for a brain workout anytime.
- Daily handcrafted puzzles
- Unlimited puzzle solving
- Full puzzle archive access
- Adjustable grid sizes
- Win streak tracking
- Offline play
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WordGrid is a daily word puzzle for people who love crosswords and quick thinking. Every day you get a small grid of intersecting words. All the right letters are already on the board, just scrambled out of order. The rules are easy to learn and hard to put down: swap two letters at a time and slot every word into place before you run out of moves. The color clues guide you the whole way. A green tile means a letter is in the correct spot and locks in place. A yellow tile means the letter belongs in that word but sits in the wrong place. A gray tile means the letter does not belong in that word at all. Read the colors, plan your swaps, and watch the grid solve itself one move at a time. It is the depth of a crossword with the fast, satisfying deduction of a daily guessing game. Crosswords reward vocabulary. Guessing games reward logic. WordGrid asks for both at once, plus a little spatial reasoning across the whole grid. This is a natural next step. Best of all, a round takes about 3 to 8 minutes. Long enough to feel like a real workout for your brain, short enough for a coffee break or a few quiet minutes before bed. What you can do in WordGrid: Play a fresh handcrafted puzzle every single day. Solve unlimited puzzles whenever you want more. Work back through the full puzzle archive. Choose your size, from a quick 7x7 grid to a meatier 9x9 challenge. Build a win streak and chase a clean, no-waste solve. Earn star ratings for efficient solutions. Play offline, anywhere, with no timer pressure. WordGrid is a calm, smart way to keep your mind sharp. It builds vocabulary, pattern recognition, and logical thinking without ever feeling like homework. If you love word games, brain teasers, and that satisfying "just one more puzzle" feeling, this is your new daily habit. Free to play, with a brand-new grid waiting every day. Download WordGrid and start today's puzzle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crossmate at none against WordGrid's shown. Crossmate also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). WordGrid's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crossmate ships an update every 2 days, WordGrid weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossmate | WordGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Camilleri | BringNext LLC |
In-app purchases
Crossmate
No in-app purchases
WordGrid
No in-app purchases









