Just Crosswords vs Scriptogram
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.
Scriptogram
This app transforms scripture memorization into an engaging cryptogram puzzle. Decode Bible verses by identifying letter patterns and using clues to reveal the full scripture. It offers a calm, rewarding experience with no ads or daily limits.
- Cryptogram scripture puzzles
- Verse decoding with clues
- Three difficulty levels
- No ads or daily limits
- Multiple scripture topics
- Adjustable text size
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Scriptogram turns scripture memorization into a calm, rewarding puzzle. Each puzzle is a Bible verse encoded as a cryptogram — every letter replaced by a number. Use the clues, spot patterns, and decode the verse one letter at a time. When you solve it, the full scripture is revealed. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - No ads during puzzles or verse reveals — ever - No daily limits — play as many as you want - Three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard) - The content is worth keeping — every solved puzzle is a verse memorized 10 SCRIPTURE TOPICS Image of God · Covenant · Kingdom of God · Sin & Exile · The Messiah · Justice & Righteousness · Wisdom · Sacrifice · Holiness · and more DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE - Generous clues on Easy — perfect for beginners - A genuine deduction challenge on Hard - Adjustable text size for comfortable reading - Clean, calm design — no pressure, no timers Built on the King James Version (public domain). Non-denominational.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scriptogram at none against Just Crosswords's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Just Crosswords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scriptogram asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Just Crosswords against 5.0 for Scriptogram. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Just Crosswords ships an update fortnightly, Scriptogram every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just Crosswords | Scriptogram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tebros Systems, LLC | SVG AI Strategy Group |
Customer experience
Just Crosswords
Scriptogram
In-app purchases
Just Crosswords
- Unlock Everything$2.99
Scriptogram
No in-app purchases
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