Comparison

Crossword Party vs Tangled Words

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

Head to head
About

Crossword Party

Engage in a vibrant word game featuring arrow-style crosswords, letter cards, and competitive scoring. Strategically place letters to complete words, outscore opponents, and utilize helpful tools for challenging clues.

Highlights
  • Arrow-style crossword puzzles
  • Letter card mechanics
  • Competitive scoring against opponents
  • Picture and written clues
  • Strategic letter placement
  • In-game tools and hints
Features
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Welcome to Crossword Party, a colorful word game that combines arrow-style crossword puzzles, letter cards, and competitive scoring. Study the written and picture clues on the board, choose the right letters from your hand, and place them into the puzzle to complete connected words. Every correct move brings you closer to solving the board—and may shift the score between you and your opponent. Crossword Party adds a strategic layer to familiar word puzzles. Your available letters matter, and so does the timing of every move. If your current cards do not fit, swap them or skip. When a clue becomes challenging, use helpful tools to reveal possibilities and keep the game moving.

About

Tangled Words

Decode scrambled phrases by swapping letters and using number and picture clues. Enjoy endless cryptogram challenges with satisfying feedback. Hints are available when you get stuck.

Highlights
  • Scrambled phrase decoding
  • Number and picture clues
  • Letter-swapping gameplay
  • Endless challenges
  • Helpful hints
  • Satisfying feedback
Features
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Every phrase is scrambled. Every number and picture is a clue. Put each letter back where it belongs and watch the answer unfold. Tangled Words blends cryptograms with tactile letter-swapping puzzles. Tap two tiles or drag one letter onto another to swap them. Correct placements lock in, while mistakes cost a heart. WHAT YOU'LL PLAY • Endless cryptogram challenges • Number and picture clue modes • Movie titles, music, proverbs, quotes, books, places, science, nature, history, food, sports, idioms, space, and inventions • Hard and Super Hard challenge levels • Helpful hints when a phrase has you tangled • Satisfying sound, animation, and haptic feedback Untangle the letters, crack the code, and reveal the phrase.

Screenshots

Crossword Party4 screens
Tangled Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

Crossword Party and Tangled Words are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crossword Party sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tangled Words sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Crossword Party versus Tangled Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossword PartyTangled Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB79 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHONG KONG JOLLY ART TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDHuseyin Bener Bozkurt

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crossword Party

One-time10
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Daily Offer 3$1.99
  • Daily Offer 4$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Daily Offer 5$1.99
  • Daily Offer 6$1.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • Gem Pack 4$19.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99
7 purchases

Tangled Words

One-time7
  • Pocket Coins$1.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Coin Stack$7.99
Show 4 more
  • Coin Pouch$12.99
  • Coin Box$29.99
  • Coin Chest$54.99
  • Word Vault$99.99

Questions

Is Crossword Party free?
Crossword Party is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tangled Words free?
Tangled Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crossword Party or Tangled Words have ads?
Both Crossword Party and Tangled Words show ads.

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