Comparison

Jigsaw Crossword + vs iPuzzleSolver Lite

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

Head to head
About

Jigsaw Crossword +

This game challenges you to reconstruct crosswords using jigsaw puzzle pieces. Letters on the pieces guide you to complete the grid. Customize grid size, difficulty, and language for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Reconstruct crosswords with jigsaw pieces
  • Letters on pieces aid completion
  • Unlimited puzzles
  • Configurable difficulty and grid size
  • Supports 26 languages
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • View word definitions
Features
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Recreate a crossword with jigsaw pieces. The letters on the pieces help you complete the puzzle. Easy to use interface, drag and drop puzzle pieces across the screen. This game is also known as pieceword, bits & pieces, jigcross, jigsnip and building blocks. Play with an English word list or choose one of 25 other languages. • Play an unlimited number of different puzzles!! • Multiple difficulty options. Play one of 10 built in difficulty levels, or use the advanced mode to configure the difficulty just as you want. • Four different sizes of puzzle piece are possible. • Pieces can start outside the grid (classic version), or all are randomly placed on the grid and are then swapped to find the solution (ideal for smaller screens). • Designed for fun games from the smallest mobile phones up to the largest tablets. You can configure: 1) Grid size Specify exactly how many columns and rows to use (from 3 to 20). Even non square grids (e.g. 12x15) are possible. 2) Difficulty Settings Change the difficulty of the puzzles, from easy to very difficult. 3) Language Choose the language of the word list, from a large range of downloadable dictionaries. 26 languages are currently available (see below). 4) Orientation Can be played in portrait or landscape mode. Just rotate your device and the display adjusts automatically. This app gives you the ultimate power to play the game just the way you want. Game aids: 1) As words are formed, then valid words are highlighted. 2) You can choose to have one or more pieces placed into their correct position at the beginning of the game. 3) During the game, you can request a random puzzle piece to be placed into its correct position. 4) You can ask the game if a selected puzzle piece is in the correct position. Each game is assigned a difficulty level from 0 (easy) to 9 (very hard). The difficulty level is determined by the settings. Each difficulty level maintains the high scores (measured by fastest time to complete the game). The game displays the best 20 scores for each difficulty level. Other features unique to this app: 1) View the definition of the word from an online source (e.g. Wiktionary), optimized for viewing on a small screen. 2) When you play with a word list in a foreign language, the word definition will (where possible) be in your own language. This is great for language learning! Dictionaries available are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Polish, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian(Latin), Serbian(Cyrillic), Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian and more coming later

About

iPuzzleSolver Lite

This app offers a compilation of classic puzzle games including Sudoku, MasterMind, and Solitaire. Enjoy a variety of brain-teasing challenges with this collection of popular titles.

Highlights
  • Sudoku
  • MasterMind
  • PictureCross
  • Solitaire
  • MineSweeper
  • Shangai
  • Tectonic
Features
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The Ultimate Compilation of Classic Puzzle Games. Includes popular games like Sudoku, MasterMind, PictureCross (also known as Japanese crossword), Solitaire, MineSweeper, Shangai (also known as Mah-Jong) and Tectonic (also known as Suguru). Want to get rid of the adverts? Buy the full version of iPuzzleSolver.

Screenshots

Jigsaw Crossword +4 screens
iPuzzleSolver Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iPuzzleSolver Lite at Free against Jigsaw Crossword +'s $2.99. iPuzzleSolver Lite also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

iPuzzleSolver Lite is free to download; Jigsaw Crossword + costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jigsaw Crossword + ships an update every 10 months, iPuzzleSolver Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jigsaw Crossword + versus iPuzzleSolver Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw Crossword +iPuzzleSolver Lite
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHavosJean-Baptiste Bolcato

Customer experience

Jigsaw Crossword +

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iPuzzleSolver Lite

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jigsaw Crossword +

No in-app purchases

None

iPuzzleSolver Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jigsaw Crossword + free?
Jigsaw Crossword + costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iPuzzleSolver Lite free?
iPuzzleSolver Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jigsaw Crossword + or iPuzzleSolver Lite have ads?
Neither Jigsaw Crossword + nor iPuzzleSolver Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jigsaw Crossword + or iPuzzleSolver Lite?
Jigsaw Crossword + ships an update every 10 months, and iPuzzleSolver Lite every 4 months. Most recently, Jigsaw Crossword + was updated on October 26, 2026 and iPuzzleSolver Lite on October 10, 2026.

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