Comparison

Сканворды №1 vs Puzzle Book

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

Head to head
About

Сканворды №1

Engage in a captivating pastime by solving crosswords directly on your iPhone. This application offers a fun way to pass the time and enhance your logical thinking skills.

Highlights
  • Solve crosswords on iPhone
  • Develop logical thinking
  • Engaging pastime
  • Pass time effectively
Features
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Каждый из нас хоть раз в жизни разгадывал сканворды, это очень увлекательное занятие, позволяющее скоротать время и развить логическое мышление. Теперь можно разгадывать сканворды и на своем айфоне!

About

Puzzle Book

Access a vast collection of interactive logic puzzles, including Sudoku, crosswords, and nonograms. Solve puzzles on any device, save your progress, and earn bonus coins for tips. Compete with others and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • Interactive entertainment magazines
  • Variety of logic puzzles
  • Cross-device progress saving
  • Bonus coins and free tips
  • Rating points and achievements
  • Daily puzzle challenges
Features
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Arrowwords, crosswords, sudoku and dozens of other puzzle types in one app. Explore a collection of puzzle magazines for every taste, from familiar arrowwords and classic crosswords to unusual sudoku variants, nonograms and number puzzles. Choose an issue, start solving and discover new kinds of puzzles. ARROWWORDS, CROSSWORDS AND WORD GAMES The collection includes: - Arrowwords, including versions with a highlighted keyword. - Classic crosswords and French-, American-, Estonian- and Italian-style variations. - Scancrosses: a blend of arrowwords and crosswords. - Anti-arrowwords, including versions with a classic crossword grid. - Kriss Kross: fit a list of words into a grid. - Word searches. - Codewords: work out which letters the numbers represent. - Duali, puzzlewords and hexwords. - Letter elimination puzzles. SUDOKU BEYOND THE CLASSICS Alongside classic 9x9 sudoku, discover many variations with extra rules: - Jigsaw Sudoku with irregular regions. - Diagonal Sudoku, also known as Sudoku X. - Argyle Sudoku. - Asterisk Sudoku. - Girandola Sudoku. - Center Dot Sudoku. - Windoku, also known as Hyper Sudoku. - Disjoint Groups Sudoku. - Anti-Knight and Anti-King Sudoku. - Anti-Diagonal Sudoku. - Sudoku with constraints on groups of cells. - Chain Sudoku. - Block Sudoku with ready-made shapes to place. - Samurai and Windmill Sudoku. Some puzzles add symbols, pictures, dividing lines or several rules at once. Even a familiar sudoku can become a completely different challenge. NONOGRAMS AND LOGIC PUZZLES Take a break from words with puzzles built around numbers, lines and pictures: - Nonograms (Japanese crosswords), in black and white or color. - Kakuro: crosswords with numbers. - Number-link picture puzzles: connect matching numbers with lines. - Futoshiki: inequality puzzles, including diagonal variations. - Bridges (Hashi). - Hitori. - Number mosaics. - Battleships logic puzzles and a Minesweeper variation. - No Four: a puzzle with Xs and Os. - Spot the Difference. A COLLECTION OF PUZZLE MAGAZINES Enjoy a whole collection of magazines with different puzzle types, rather than just one set of similar challenges. Switch from your favorite arrowwords to sudoku, try a nonogram or explore an entirely new kind of logic puzzle. Solve magazines for free with ads, or purchase them to solve without ads. IN-APP PURCHASES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS The app offers in-app purchases and a subscription. Prices and terms are shown before you confirm payment. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel before the end of the current billing period. You can manage your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Our website: https://puzzle-book.ru

Screenshots

Сканворды №12 screens
Puzzle Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Puzzle Book at 57% against Сканворды №1's 14%. Puzzle Book also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Сканворды №1's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Сканворды №1 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Puzzle Book sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Сканворды №1 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 53 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Сканворды №1's written reviews are positive against 57% of Puzzle Book's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Сканворды №1 ships an update every 4 months, Puzzle Book every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Сканворды №1 versus Puzzle Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterСканворды №1Puzzle Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (28 ratings) — better3.6 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews57.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2853 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB118 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEremenko AlekseyAlexey Khripkov

Customer experience

Сканворды №1

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Puzzle Book

All ratings53 ratings
Positive64.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative30.2%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Сканворды №1

One-time10
  • Сканворды №1$0.99
  • Сканворды №2$0.99
  • Сканворды №3$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Сканворды №4$0.99
  • Сканворды №5$0.99
  • Сканворды №6$0.99
  • Сканворды №7$0.99
  • Сканворды №8$0.99
  • Сканворды №12$0.99
  • Сканворды №14$0.99
10 purchases

Puzzle Book

Subscriptions1
  • New Magazines$2.991 Month
One-time9
  • Link-a-pix Color N1$0.99
  • Link-a-pix Color N2$0.99
  • Link-a-pix Color N3$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Bridges and Battleships N13$0.99
  • Link-a-pix N32$0.99
  • 30 Hints$0.99
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • 50 Coins$1.99
  • 100 Hints$1.99

Questions

Is Сканворды №1 free?
Сканворды №1 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle Book free?
Puzzle Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Сканворды №1 or Puzzle Book?
Сканворды №1 is rated higher. Сканворды №1 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Puzzle Book averages 3.6 from 53 ratings.
Do Сканворды №1 or Puzzle Book have ads?
Puzzle Book shows ads; Сканворды №1 does not.
Which is updated more often, Сканворды №1 or Puzzle Book?
Сканворды №1 ships an update every 4 months, and Puzzle Book every 2 months. Most recently, Сканворды №1 was updated on November 11, 2026 and Puzzle Book on November 11, 2026.

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