Crossword Puzzles! vs Crosswarped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossword Puzzles!
Enjoy daily crossword puzzles with stunning travel destination backgrounds. Thousands of puzzles are available for all skill levels, with hints and solution checking. Unlock more content and features with an optional subscription.
- Daily new puzzles
- Thousands of puzzles for all skill levels
- Beautiful travel destination backgrounds
- Hints and solution checking
- Portrait and Landscape support
- Unlimited hints with subscription
- Access to full puzzle library with subscription
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Take your passion for crosswords around the world with Crossword Puzzles! Crosswords set in the world's most beautiful places. Solve a free puzzle every day, collect stunning destinations as you play, and take on special Weekend Challenges. “This is the most beautiful crossword app I’ve ever seen!” A FREE PUZZLE EVERY DAY Play every daily puzzle in the current month for free, not just today's. Each month has its own calendar showing your stars, your streak and the stamps still to earn. COLLECT BREATHTAKING DESTINATIONS Dozens of high-resolution nature photographs from around the world fill your screen as you solve. Unlock new ones by playing, mark your favorites, and let your background change daily. NEW MINI PUZZLES EVERY MONTH A fresh set of 24 quick minis each month. Finish the set to earn a brand-new destination. WEEKEND CHALLENGES Special sets of puzzles every few weekends. Score points for solving on your own and solving fast, earn bronze, silver and gold medals, see where you rank on the leaderboard, and collect a souvenir pin for each one you complete. STAMPS, PINS AND BADGES Earn a bronze, silver and gold passport stamp each month, and dozens of badges for streaks, perfect solves and more. Keep your daily streak going with a streak freeze. THOUSANDS OF PUZZLES Puzzles for every skill level, from easy to challenging. Hints when you need them: reveal a letter, reveal a word, or check for mistakes. Plays beautifully on iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape on iPad. WANDERLUST PASS Subscribe for the full experience: • Every destination unlocked, plus new seasonal destinations every three months • Unlimited puzzles, including every past daily puzzle • Free hints • Free streak freezes • No ads The Wanderlust Pass is available as a 1-month, 3-month or 1-year subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dexcheck.com/privacy
Crosswarped
Enjoy the satisfying challenge of solving American-style crosswords with varying sizes and difficulty levels. Explore general-themed puzzle packs or dive into niche topics with optional in-app purchases.
- Asymmetric puzzle design
- Multiple sizes and difficulty levels
- Hundreds of general-themed packs
- Niche themed puzzle packs
- In-app purchases for content
- Ad-supported gameplay
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Crosswarped brings you the fun "aha!" moments of Sunday Crossword puzzles. Crosswarped takes the traditional 'American style' crossword, and delivers asymmetric puzzles & packs with various sizes and difficulty levels. Hundreds of general-themed puzzle packs ranging from 3x3 to 13x13 are available for everyone. If you want to geek out about a specific topic, you can also browse our niche themed packs available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crosswarped at every 5 days against Crossword Puzzles!'s every 2 months. Crosswarped also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Crossword Puzzles!'s advantage is ratings volume (8.9K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Puzzles! sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Crosswarped sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crosswarped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Puzzles! has 8.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crossword Puzzles! ships an update every 2 months, Crosswarped every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossword Puzzles! | Crosswarped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | DexCheck, LLC | Eyas Alsharaiha |
Customer experience
Crossword Puzzles!
Crosswarped
Bugs and requests
Crossword Puzzles!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Puzzle download failures
- Incorrect letter input
- Puzzle progress not saving
- Ads getting stuck and preventing gameplay
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to remove ads
- More free puzzles or ways to earn tickets
- Improved navigation and cursor control
- Option to choose background/color scheme
- Ability to access past puzzles
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- Inclusion of more British/European vocabulary
Crosswarped
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossword Puzzles!
- Wanderlust Pass (1 Month)$5.991 Month
- Pack of 200 Tickets$0.99
- Pack of 100 Tickets$0.99
- Tickets - Tier 1$0.99
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- Pack of 100 Tickets$1.99
- Pack of 100 Tickets$2.99
- Tickets - Tier 2$2.99
- Tickets - Tier 3$4.99
- Pack of 500 Tickets$11.99
- Pack of 1250 Tickets$23.99
- First Class Ticket: Unlimited$99.99
Crosswarped
- Go Ad-Free$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Checks & Reveals$3.991 Month
- +15 Checks$1.99
- +15 Reveals$2.99
- Computer Science Pack$2.99
Questions
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