Comparison

Crossword AI vs Stackdown

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

Head to head
About

Crossword AI

Generate custom crosswords based on any theme you choose, from your favorite shows to personal interests. Enjoy unlimited puzzles offline with various difficulty levels and multiple languages. Play daily challenges to maintain your streak.

Highlights
  • AI-generated custom crosswords
  • User-defined themes
  • Unlimited offline play
  • Daily crossword challenges
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Six supported languages
  • No sign-up required
Features
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Pick a theme. Any theme. The AI builds the crossword. "Spicy cooking". "The Eighties". "My cat's name". Type whatever comes to mind and seconds later you are looking at a grid that did not exist before, with clues written for your theme. Every single word in it is about what you asked for. YOU CHOOSE THE THEME Your favourite show, your job, your team, this week's obsession. The AI builds the grid around it. THEY NEVER RUN OUT No archive that dries up after a fortnight. Classic puzzles and the daily one are built one by one on your iPhone: on a plane, on the underground, up a mountain. No signal needed, no limit. THE DAILY CROSSWORD One a day, the same one for everyone. Solve it and keep your streak alive. How many days in a row can you hold? TWO MINUTES OR HALF AN HOUR 5×5 for the queue at the till, 9×9 for a coffee, 13×13 when you mean it. Three difficulties: the higher you go, the more deliciously devious the clues become. MADE BY PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY SOLVE A keyboard drawn for grids, not the phone's. A pencil for your guesses. A check when you are unsure. A hint when there is really no way out. SIX LANGUAGES, SIX REAL DICTIONARIES English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese, each with its own native word list. Not machine translations. No sign-up. No account. Open it and play. Your next crossword has not been written yet. Tell it what to be about. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://keysersoft.com/cruciverba/privacy

About

Stackdown

Uncover six five-letter words hidden within a stack of tiles. Strategically select tiles, revealing new possibilities with each word found. Enjoy a daily puzzle, a vast archive, and practice modes, all playable offline.

Highlights
  • Uncover hidden five-letter words
  • Strategic tile selection
  • Daily puzzles and archive
  • Offline play
  • Spoiler-free sharing
  • Practice modes
Features
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Six five-letter words are buried in a stack of thirty tiles. Dig them out, one at a time, until the stack is gone. Only tiles with nothing resting on top of them can be picked. Take one and the tiles beneath may come free — so every word you find opens up the next. 【How It Works】 Tap free tiles to spell a word, in order. Find all six words to clear the stack. Stuck? Swipe the hint slider for a clue about the current word. Finish without hints and you earn all five stars. 【Only One Word Ever Fits】 This is the part that makes the puzzle work. At any moment there is exactly one word you can build from the free tiles — and only one set of tiles that builds it. Every stack in the game has been checked by an independent solver that walks every legal move, so you will never spell a real word and be told you are wrong. 【A Daily, Plus a Deep Archive】 A new stack arrives every day, with a streak to keep. Hundreds of past stacks stay playable in the archive, no account needed, and three hundred practice stacks wait in easy, medium and hard. Badges, best times, and a timer you can leave switched off round out the record. 【Share Your Front Page】 Every solve prints a result card — your time, your stars, your streak — ready to share with friends, with a spoiler-free option that hides the answers. Same stack, same six words: who digs out faster? 【Built to Be Pleasant】 Stackdown works fully offline, with no sign-in and no server. There are no forced ads in the middle of a puzzle, and a single purchase removes ads for good. Full iPad support, in light and dark. If you play the daily Stackdown web puzzle, this is that game on your phone: the whole back catalogue in your pocket, a proper share card, and somewhere to keep your streak. Stackdown is not affiliated with Waffle Studio or Puzzlist. 【Terms of Use (EULA)】 https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Crossword AI3 screens
Stackdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stackdown at every 8 days against Crossword AI's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Crossword AI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Stackdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossword AI ships an update every 3 weeks, Stackdown every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Crossword AI versus Stackdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossword AIStackdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatteo MorelliIkuhei Kure

Customer experience

Crossword AI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stackdown

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Crossword AI

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 350 Coins$2.99
  • 1000 Coins$6.99
Show 1 more
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Stackdown

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Crossword AI free?
Crossword AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stackdown free?
Stackdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crossword AI or Stackdown have ads?
Both Crossword AI and Stackdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crossword AI or Stackdown?
Crossword AI ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stackdown every 8 days. Most recently, Crossword AI was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stackdown on October 31, 2026.

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