Cross Boss vs Ordel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Boss
This app transforms traditional crosswords into a competitive two-player word game. It adds tactical elements to the familiar crossword format, allowing you to challenge friends or random opponents. Enjoy a vast library of puzzles and engage with opponents through chat.
- Two-player competitive word game
- Tactical game elements
- Challenge friends or random opponents
- Play over the net or locally
- In-game chat
- Over 200 high-quality crosswords
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Cross Boss – transforms regular crosswords into an exciting word game! The game is based on the crosswords we all know and love. However, we’ve spiced them up with a whole new set of tactical game ingredients, which make Cross Boss a competitive social game for two. Trying it out is a no-brainer for all word gamers and crossword solvers! With Cross Boss in your iPhone you can: * Challenge friends or try your luck against random opponents. * Play over the net or use the same mobile for both players. * Encourage or trash talk your opponent in the chat. * Enjoy over 200 high quality crosswords, created by the best specifically for Cross Boss. * Delight in the spectacular savings of downloading and playing for free. * Liberally share the fun with your friends via Facebook or email. Now show the world who is the boss! Download and challenge someone already today!
Ordel
A challenging word game where players have six attempts to guess the daily word. Compete to find the word in the fewest tries.
- Daily word puzzles
- Six guess limit
- Competitive scoring
- Challenging gameplay
- Simple interface
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Klurigt ordspel - du har 6 försök på dig att gissa dagens ord. Vem kan gissa ordet på minst försök?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ordel at 4.9 against Cross Boss's 4.2. Ordel also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Cross Boss's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 17) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. Cross Boss sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Ordel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ordel holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 17 respectively.
Cross Boss ships an update every 3 months, Ordel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Boss | Ordel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (60 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KEP Games | Volantis Ventures |
Customer experience
Cross Boss
Ordel
Bugs and requests
Cross Boss
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications stopped working
- App crashes constantly
- No keyboard to type word after unlocking clue
- App not working with iOS 9
Requested features
5 requests- Option to force forfeit or extend game time
- More puzzles by 'Mark'
- Single player mode with normal crossword
- Option to start game with all clues revealed
- Pro version for ad removal
Ordel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cross Boss
- Statistics$1.99
- No ads for six months$2.99
Ordel
- Reklamfri Ordel$22.99
