Just Crosswords vs Crux Codeword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Crosswords
Enjoy over 1,000 well-crafted crosswords with no ads, subscriptions, or accounts. Choose from multiple difficulty levels and sizes, with new puzzles added regularly. Play offline and track your progress with local profiles.
- Over 1,000 puzzles
- Four difficulty tiers
- Three puzzle sizes
- Offline play
- Local profiles
- Party and challenge modes
- Hints that teach
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Just Crosswords is exactly what the name says. No ads, no subscription, no pop-ups selling coin packs. Open the app, solve a puzzle, and enjoy. Over 1,000 well-made crosswords at launch, with more added free. Four difficulty tiers and three sizes, so there's something for a two-minute coffee break and something that will fight you for an afternoon. Buy it once for $2.99 and it's yours. Every puzzle in the catalog, every puzzle we publish later, every difficulty, all hints, all profiles. No asterisks. WHAT YOU GET - Over 1,000 puzzles, Easy through Extreme - Three sizes: Mini 5x5, Midi 11x11, and Full 15x15 - More puzzles added free, forever - Fully offline. No account, no server, no signal required - Built for iPhone and iPad, with tablets treated as first class SOLVING THAT FEELS GOOD Graph paper and ink, a grid that stays out of your way, and a keyboard built for solving. Every puzzle has a par time. Beat it for stars, build XP, and watch your Solver Rating climb. No streaks, and nothing nags you to come back. HINTS THAT TEACH Stuck on a clue? Two graded hints nudge you toward the answer instead of just handing it over, so you still get the satisfaction of finishing. FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE Local profiles keep each person's progress, stars, and rating separate. Family Sharing covers your household on one purchase. SOLO BY DEFAULT, SOCIAL WHEN YOU WANT No sign-ups, no friend requests, nothing to set up. - Party mode: everyone races the same puzzle in the same room. Host a grid, friends scan to join, and you all start on the countdown. - Challenge a friend: send a link and they solve the exact same puzzle. The app shows whose time won. - Compare standings: keep a friendly leaderboard of stars, ratings, and times, side by side. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Pick any five puzzles free. If it's your kind of app, $2.99 makes the whole thing yours.
Crux Codeword
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CruxCipher is a premium decode experience for players who love elegant logic. Study each encrypted line, test smart letter swaps, and uncover meaning one breakthrough at a time. The interface stays clean while the challenge deepens. Build momentum with daily play, improve your pattern sense, and enjoy a polished cipher game designed for thoughtful focus.
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Verdict
Just Crosswords and Crux Codeword are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Just Crosswords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crux Codeword sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Just Crosswords | Crux Codeword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tebros Systems, LLC | Branko Borota |
In-app purchases
Just Crosswords
- Unlock Everything$2.99
Crux Codeword
- Espresso$0.99
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