Comparison

Çengel Bulmaca vs Crossweek

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

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About

Çengel Bulmaca

Features
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The newspaper crossword, rebuilt for your phone — plus two more puzzle types. NOTE: This game is entirely in Turkish. All words and clues are Turkish, and it is meant for Turkish speakers and learners. THREE PUZZLE TYPES • Çengel — the Scandinavian crossword. Clues sit inside the grid; follow the arrow and work through the intersections. • Petek — a honeycomb. Each word wraps around a clue hexagon, clockwise or counter-clockwise, and neighbouring rings share cells. • Sarmal — a single spiral path. Words run end to end from the outer edge toward the centre. FEATURES • 1,215 offline puzzles (405 of each type) • Thousands of distinct clues drawn from a large Turkish word pool • 9 categories: Sports, History, Literature, Science, Geography, Cinema, Music, Art, General Knowledge • Three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard • Full Turkish keyboard - Ç, Ğ, İ, I, Ö, Ş, Ü all where they belong • Letter and word hints when you are stuck (they cost points) • Each type keeps its own unfinished game • Per-type statistics: best score, fastest time, puzzles completed • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Share your end-of-game summary with friends • Pinch to zoom and pan - comfortable on small screens • VoiceOver support • Dark and light themes • Works offline - no internet required HOW IT WORKS In Çengel the dark boxes hold the clues and the arrow tells you which way the answer runs. In Petek the clue sits at the centre of a hexagon and the answer fills the six cells around it. In Sarmal the words follow one another along the spiral. In all three, tapping a box shows the full clue at the top of the screen. Hints are there when you need them, but they cost points - the fewer you use, the better your score. SCORING Each word scores by its clue difficulty and its length. Solving words back to back builds a streak bonus. Finishing quickly earns a time bonus. Your total carries you through six ranks, from Çaylak (Rookie) to Efsane (Legend).

About

Crossweek

Engage with daily themed crossword puzzles that evolve throughout the week. Earn stamps and maintain streaks for achievements. Compete with friends on leaderboards and share your progress.

Highlights
  • Daily themed crossword puzzles
  • Weekly themes with unique artwork
  • Streak tracking and streak freezes
  • Collectible stamps for achievements
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Shareable progress pictures
  • iPad-optimized grid layout
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A new crossword every day, and a new theme every week. Every week of the year has its own theme, from sea charts and jazz clubs to seed packets and ski lifts. All seven puzzles draw their answers from it, and the whole week arrives as a printed object from that world: a cinema ticket, a library card, an airmail letter, a taped-up gig flyer, a farmer's almanac. Solve the day and the object takes the mark. A ticket gets punched, a postcard gets postmarked, a report card gets an A. Puzzles grow through the week, from a quick Monday to a big Sunday grid. DAILY CROSSWORDS • A fresh puzzle every day, the same for everyone • 53 weekly themes, each with its own look, type and artwork • Check or reveal a square, a word or the whole grid when you're stuck STREAKS AND STAMPS • Keep a streak by solving each day's puzzle on its day • Earn a streak freeze every seven days to cover a missed one • Collect stamps for streak milestones, clean solves and fast times COMPETE AND SHARE • Game Center leaderboards for the longest streak and the day's fastest clean solve • Share your week as a picture: which days you solved and how fast, never an answer • Every week you play is kept in the Drawer MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • A big grid with both clue lists side by side on iPad • Full hardware keyboard support: type, use arrows to move, space to switch direction Crossweek is free with ads. A single purchase removes them for good. Terms of Use: https://spicyhuman.com/crossweek/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spicyhuman.com/crossweek/privacy/

Screenshots

Çengel Bulmaca4 screens
Crossweek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Çengel Bulmaca at none against Crossweek's 1. Çengel Bulmaca also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Crossweek's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crossweek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Çengel Bulmaca asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Çengel Bulmaca versus Crossweek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÇengel BulmacaCrossweek
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHARUN YARDIMCIZACHARY JAMES KANE

In-app purchases

None

Çengel Bulmaca

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crossweek

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Çengel Bulmaca free?
Çengel Bulmaca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crossweek free?
Crossweek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Çengel Bulmaca or Crossweek have ads?
Çengel Bulmaca shows ads; Crossweek does not.
Which is updated more often, Çengel Bulmaca or Crossweek?
Çengel Bulmaca ships an update every 2 days, and Crossweek every 2 days. Most recently, Çengel Bulmaca was updated on October 9, 2026 and Crossweek on October 26, 2026.

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