Crossword Unlimited vs Codewords Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossword Unlimited
Enjoy an endless supply of custom-made crossword puzzles. Configure grid size, difficulty, and clue types to match your preferences. Save and reload games, and utilize helpful aids to solve challenging crosswords in multiple languages.
- Unlimited custom crossword generation
- Configurable grid size and difficulty
- Three crossword grid types (British, Barred, Arrow)
- Tailored puzzles based on interests and ability
- Zoom and pan for easy navigation
- Save and reload multiple games
- Multiple language support
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Play an unlimited number of tailor-made crossword puzzles!! Features: • Each new game is created by the app automatically • Very configurable game generator. You decide the grid size, difficulty and many other things • Many 1000's of clues • You can choose from three different types of crossword grid: British, Barred and Arrow • Generate crosswords tailored to your interests, ability, nationality and device size • You can zoom in & out of the grid, and move around. Play with large grids on small screens! • Ability to save games and reload games. Play many games at once, just like a crossword book! • Many aids to help you complete the crossword • Play crosswords in these languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
Codewords Pro
Engage in a unique word puzzle game where numbers replace letters. Solve hundreds of free puzzles or tackle two new daily challenges. Customize your experience with various difficulty levels, grid styles, and language options.
- Hundreds of free puzzles
- Two daily puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Various grid styles
- Multiple languages
- Customizable settings
- VoiceOver compatibility
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Codewords Pro is an app to play Codewords, a popular word game similar to crosswords. It features several hundred free puzzles as well as 2 daily puzzles. Codewords puzzles are similar to crosswords, but instead of clues, each letter has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26, and you need to figure out which letter each number represents. Features : - Several levels of difficulty, from beginner to very hard - A mix of grid styles : american, french, italian, ... (the difference is in the way the black squares are placed) - 2 new puzzles every day - Several languages available - Many settings to customize the features and the look and feel of the grid - Playable with VoiceOver
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Codewords Pro at 88% against Crossword Unlimited's 50%. Codewords Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Crossword Unlimited's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 262) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Crossword Unlimited sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Codewords Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Codewords Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Unlimited has 3.1K ratings behind it against 262, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Crossword Unlimited's written reviews are positive against 88% of Codewords Pro's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossword Unlimited | Codewords Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.1K ratings) | 4.8 (262 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 262 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 9+ |
| Developer | Havos | Emmanuel Mathis |
Customer experience
Crossword Unlimited
Codewords Pro
User reviews
Crossword Unlimited
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good brain exercise
- 👍 Enjoyable way to pass time
- 👍 Challenging puzzles
- 👍 Varying difficulty levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clues not matching answers
- 🐛 Misleading or ambiguous clues
- 🔍 Lack of cryptic clues
- 📺 Intrusive ads
- 💰 Paid version not removing ads as promised
Codewords Pro
From 262 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Good for brain exercise
- 👍 Pleasant pastime
- 💡 Lots of free content
- 😌 Relaxing and enjoyable
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
Room to improve
- 🐛 VoiceOver compatibility issues
- ❓ Inconsistent word choices
- 😠 Frustration with VoiceOver
- 🤔 Confusing word usage
- 👎 Annoying ads
Bugs and requests
Crossword Unlimited
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keyboard disappearing
- Restore purchase feature not working
- Puzzle grid not fitting screen properly
- Incorrect answers for sports/geography clues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to skip puzzles
- More localized clues and answers
- Improved keyboard/navigation
- Panic button to exit puzzles
Codewords Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- VoiceOver not working as expected
- Cannot reset the grid
- Incorrect display of letters/numbers with VoiceOver
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- English version of the app
- Option to remove ads with purchase
- Synchronization between devices (iPad/iPhone)
- More grids available
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- Provide solutions the following day
In-app purchases
Crossword Unlimited
- Supporter (no ads)$4.991 Year
Codewords Pro
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 6$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
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- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- All-Access Pass$9.99
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