Comparison

Crosswords vs All The Words

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

Head to head
About

Crosswords

Enjoy daily crossword puzzles from various newspapers and sources. Get hints, track your progress, and compare solve times. Upgrade for automatic downloads and access to premium puzzle collections.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Hints and clue lookups
  • Solve time tracking
  • US and UK Cryptic puzzles
  • Automatic background downloads
  • Access to premium puzzle sources
Features
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"… the definitive source for puzzles for iOS…" -- the New York Times Play the Award Winning Crosswords on your iPad or iPhone, optimized for iOS 27! Each day many newspapers provide their crossword puzzles online; wake up each day to new puzzles, solve them, get hints, view clues, and track how quickly you're improving! • Touch and hold a square to view hints • US and UK Cryptic puzzles available • Hints, Websites, and Clue lookups • Enter answers in 'ink' or 'pencil' • Quickly see your recently played, or sort by date, difficulty or source • Detailed info on each puzzle • Post your solve times online and compare with other solvers After upgrading, you can also: • Automatically get new puzzles every day • Access nearly unlimited puzzles from many different sources • Grab older puzzles with a tap • Download new puzzles automatically in the background Upgraded Puzzle Sources: • Brendan Emmett Quigley's Weekly Puzzle • Inkwell Crossword (Archives only) • Village Voice (Archives only) • Chronicle of Higher Education (Archives only) • King Features Crosswords (Joseph, Sheffer, and Premier) • People Magazine (Archives only) • Newsday (Archives only) • Andy Kravis, Cruciverbist at Law • Glutton for Pun • MacNamara’s Band • Murchie’s Monday Fills • Neville Fogarty • Puzzle Express • The Stickler Weekly • World of Crosswords Premium Crosswords subscription required: • Matt Gaffney’s Crossword Contest • American Values Crossword • Crooked Crosswords Providers list subject to change. •• For support, please visit our website at http://www.standalone.com •• Privacy Policy: https://www.standalone.com/legal/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

All The Words

Test your spelling skills in timed or untimed challenges. Identify all possible words using your given letters. Supports both English and Spanish languages.

Highlights
  • Timed and untimed game modes
  • Identify all possible words
  • Uses provided letters
  • English and Spanish language support
Features
Currently charting
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Can you spell all the words? Enjoy timed and untimed games as you are challenged to identify all the words that can be created with your letters. Play with English or Spanish!

Screenshots

Crosswords4 screens
All The Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crosswords at Free against All The Words's $1.99. Crosswords also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (580 vs 1). All The Words's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads 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

Crosswords is free to download; All The Words costs $1.99 up front. Crosswords sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. All The Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

All The Words holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crosswords has 580 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Crosswords's written reviews are positive against 60% of All The Words's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crosswords ships an update every 3 days, All The Words monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Crosswords versus All The Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordsAll The Words
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (580 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings580 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#141 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStand Alone, Inc.Learning Answers LLC

Customer experience

Crosswords

All ratings580 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive30.3%
Neutral17.2%
Negative52.5%

All The Words

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Crosswords

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzle grid freezing or displaying blank
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
  • Inability to access or download certain puzzle sources

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to delete puzzles
  • Comprehensive error checking and feedback
  • Customizable keyboard and gestures

All The Words

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crosswords

One-time10
  • Dell Crosswords$1.99
  • Edited by Ben Tausig, Vol. 1$1.99
  • Ridonkulous Crosswords$1.99
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  • Brendan Emmett Quigley's Faves #1$2.99
  • Jonesin' Crosswords$2.99
  • Edited By Tausig 2$2.99
  • Brendan Emmett Quigley Freestyle$2.99
  • Crosswords Pro (Upgrade)$3.99
  • Crossword Nation's Centennial Edition$7.99
  • Crosswords Pro$9.99
None

All The Words

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crosswords free?
Crosswords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is All The Words free?
All The Words costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crosswords or All The Words?
All The Words is rated higher. Crosswords averages 4.3 out of 5 from 580 ratings, while All The Words averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crosswords or All The Words have ads?
Neither Crosswords nor All The Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crosswords or All The Words?
Crosswords ships an update every 3 days, and All The Words monthly. Most recently, Crosswords was updated on November 6, 2026 and All The Words on November 6, 2026.

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