Comparison

Crosswords vs Sumthing

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

Head to head
About

Crosswords

Engage with daily crossword puzzles from various newspapers, offering hints, clue lookups, and progress tracking. Upgrade for automatic puzzle delivery, access to extensive archives, and a wider selection of premium puzzle sources.

Highlights
  • Daily newspaper crossword puzzles
  • Hints and clue lookups
  • Progress tracking
  • US and UK cryptic puzzles
  • Automatic puzzle downloads
  • Access to extensive puzzle archives
  • Comparison with other solvers
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 12! 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

Sumthing

A daily logic puzzle game where you rearrange numbers in a grid to make every line sum to the same total. It offers a clean, calming experience designed to sharpen logical reasoning and focus.

Highlights
  • Daily magic square puzzles
  • Rearrange numbers to match target sum
  • Track time and moves
  • Share results with friends
  • Strengthens logic and focus
  • Clean, calming design
Features
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Sumthing is the daily puzzle game for people who love to think. If you enjoy Wordle, Sudoku, or logic puzzles, you’ll love solving magic squares in Sumthing. Every day, everyone around the world gets the same magic square puzzle. Your goal is simple: - Make every line add up to the same total How It Works - A partially filled magic square appears each day - Some numbers are locked - You swap the rest to solve - Finish with the fewest moves and fastest time Why You’ll Love Sumthing - One fresh puzzle every day - Clean, calming design - Easy to learn, hard to master - Track your time and moves - Share your result with friends - No ads. No distractions. Just puzzles. Daily Score & Sharing When you solve the puzzle, you’ll get a shareable card showing: - Time taken - Number of swaps - Daily puzzle number Post it, challenge friends, and compare strategies. Magic squares strengthen: - Logical reasoning - Pattern recognition - Mental math - Focus and patience Just a few minutes a day keeps your brain sharp. Whether you play during your morning coffee or before bed, Sumthing turns thinking into a daily habit. Download Sumthing and solve today’s square.

Screenshots

Crosswords4 screens
Sumthing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sumthing at 100% against Crosswords's 28%. Sumthing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Crosswords's advantage is ratings volume (574 vs 3). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Crosswords sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Sumthing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sumthing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crosswords has 574 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Crosswords's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sumthing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crosswords ships an update every 3 weeks, Sumthing daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Crosswords versus Sumthing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrosswordsSumthing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (574 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings574 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStand Alone, Inc.Nitishchandra Reddy Ramayyagari

Customer experience

Crosswords

All ratings574 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive27.7%
Neutral18.1%
Negative54.3%

Sumthing

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Sumthing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Crosswords

One-time14
  • Lionel's crosswords, Vol. 1$0.99
  • Ink Well Xwords, Vol. 1$1.99
  • Dell Crosswords$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Edited by Ben Tausig, Vol. 1$1.99
  • Ridonkulous Crosswords$1.99
  • Liz Gorski's Crossword Nation: Vol. 1, No. 1-20$1.99
  • Dell Medium Crosswords$1.99
  • 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

Sumthing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crosswords free?
Crosswords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sumthing free?
Sumthing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crosswords or Sumthing?
Sumthing is rated higher. Crosswords averages 4.4 out of 5 from 574 ratings, while Sumthing averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Crosswords or Sumthing have ads?
Neither Crosswords nor Sumthing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crosswords or Sumthing?
Crosswords ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sumthing daily. Most recently, Crosswords was updated on October 17, 2026 and Sumthing on October 1, 2026.

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