Comparison

Clean Crosswords vs Devarai Crossword Pro

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

Head to head
About

Clean Crosswords

Enjoy a classic crossword experience designed for iOS devices. This app offers 1,800 puzzles with clues directly in the grid for easy viewing and play. It provides weeks of challenging fun in a clean, British English format.

Highlights
  • 1,800 crossword puzzles
  • Clues in puzzle grid
  • Classic British English
  • Designed for iPhone and iPad
  • Challenging fun
Features
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Designed for iPhone and iPad and the new iOS and written in classic British English, Clean Crossword is different and possibly the best crossword ever published for iOS devices. The clues are shown right in the puzzle grid, making puzzles easy to view and play for weeks of challenging fun.

About

Devarai Crossword Pro

Engage with a vast collection of high-quality crosswords across multiple languages. Improve vocabulary, concentration, and general knowledge with this user-friendly puzzle app. Enjoy a free trial before subscribing for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Weekly puzzles in 6+ languages
  • Full screen puzzle view
  • Landscape and portrait mode
  • Toggle between across/down clues
  • Pen or pencil writing
  • Immediate error highlighting
  • Receive hints
Features
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“Great game. Excellent.” “Love this crossword” “I have several crossword puzzle apps, but this is the one I use the most often. Easy to navigate, interesting puzzles that rang from moderate to slightly difficult.” Play many high quality crosswords anytime anywhere on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod! This app is easy to use and is a lot of fun. By playing crosswords you can not only improve your general education and also practice vocabulary skills and learn to concentrate even better. Main features: - Weekly puzzles in 6+ languages - Hide keyboard for a full screen puzzle view - Landscape and portrait mode support - One click toggle between across and down clues - Write in ‘pen’ or ‘pencil’ - Errors are immediately highlighted in red - Option to skip completed squares - Automatically jump to the next clue if a word is finished - Receive hints - Pinch grid to zoom in and out - High scores - Puzzle rating system - Player comments … and much more! Once you download this "pro" app, you will be able to do up to 3 puzzles of your choice for free. After this, you can opt in for a 1 month or 3 month automatically renewable, low-cost subscription for only $2/month (1 month) or $2.99 (for 3 months). Once you have subscribed, you can do any of our puzzles. Our entire puzzle inventory is available in 5 languages. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable For our privacy policy, please go to: https://www.devarai.com/Privacy_Policy.htm Terms of Use: https://www.devarai.com/Terms_of_Service.htm

Screenshots

Clean Crosswords4 screens
Devarai Crossword Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Devarai Crossword Pro at none against Clean Crosswords's shown. Devarai Crossword Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Clean Crosswords's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 37). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Clean Crosswords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Devarai Crossword Pro sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clean Crosswords holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clean Crosswords has 1.9K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Clean Crosswords's written reviews are positive against 72% of Devarai Crossword Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clean Crosswords ships an update every 4 months, Devarai Crossword Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clean Crosswords versus Devarai Crossword Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClean CrosswordsDevarai Crossword Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better4.3 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews72.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better37
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthe binary familyDevarai

Customer experience

Clean Crosswords

All ratings1,926 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral14.0%
Negative20.2%

Devarai Crossword Pro

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral14.9%
Negative12.8%

User reviews

Clean Crosswords

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging puzzles
  • 🧠 Helps improve vocabulary and memory
  • 🗓️ Lots of puzzles available
  • 🎨 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 💰 Free app with optional ad-free version

Room to improve

  • 🇬🇧 Too many British-centric references and spellings
  • 🔁 Repetitive clues and answers
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
  • 🕹️ Navigation and layout issues on larger screens

Devarai Crossword Pro

From 37 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Well-designed and enjoyable app
  • 🧠 Good for exercising the mind
  • 🧩 Interesting and challenging puzzles
  • 📱 Easy to use and navigate
  • 💡 Variety of difficulty levels

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription/in-app purchases
  • 🪙 Limited free coins/puzzles
  • 💸 High cost for content
  • 📉 Lack of new puzzles (older reviews)
  • 🚫 Ads can be intrusive

Bugs and requests

Clean Crosswords

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect word definitions or answers
  • Arrows pointing to wrong cells
  • Puzzle progress not saving properly
  • Ads causing app crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Ability to replay completed puzzles
  • More variety in puzzle difficulty levels
  • Better integration of American English

Devarai Crossword Pro

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Progress lost after crashes
  • Subscription not recognized/renewed incorrectly
  • Restore purchases button not working
  • Puzzles paid for not opening
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  • Letters sticking on the keyboard
  • Ads not always available to unlock puzzles
  • App closes by itself
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Payment detection issues

Requested features

11 requests
  • More free coins/puzzles
  • Beginner difficulty level
  • Tutorial for new users
  • Option to skip completed answers
  • More crossword puzzles
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  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to rotate in horizontal mode on iPad
  • Larger crossword grids (e.g., > 15x15)
  • Pencil/pen button for usability
  • Weekly crossword puzzle
  • Fewer country-specific clues

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clean Crosswords

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99
8 purchases

Devarai Crossword Pro

Subscriptions3
  • 1 (One) Full Month of Crossword Puzzles in 5 Languages.$1.991 Month
  • 3 (Three) Full Months of Crossword Puzzles in 5 Languages$2.993 Months
  • 6 (Six) Full Months$4.496 Months
One-time5
  • 30 coins pack$0.99
  • 240 coins pack$4.99
  • 600 coins pack$9.99
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  • 1800 coins pack$24.99
  • 8000 coins pack$99.99

Questions

Is Clean Crosswords free?
Clean Crosswords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Devarai Crossword Pro free?
Devarai Crossword Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clean Crosswords or Devarai Crossword Pro?
Clean Crosswords is rated higher. Clean Crosswords averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Devarai Crossword Pro averages 4.3 from 37 ratings.
Do Clean Crosswords or Devarai Crossword Pro have ads?
Clean Crosswords shows ads; Devarai Crossword Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Clean Crosswords or Devarai Crossword Pro?
Clean Crosswords ships an update every 4 months, and Devarai Crossword Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Clean Crosswords was updated on October 23, 2026 and Devarai Crossword Pro on October 24, 2026.

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