Comparison

Barred Crossword vs Add One

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

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About

Barred Crossword

This app offers an unlimited supply of automatically generated crosswords with customizable grids and difficulty. It supports multiple languages and features aids to help you solve puzzles, making it ideal for crossword enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Unlimited auto-generated crosswords
  • Configurable grid size and difficulty
  • Multiple crossword grid types (Barred, British, Arrow)
  • Thousands of clues
  • Multi-language support
  • Zoom and pan grid functionality
  • Save and reload games
Features
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Barred crosswords are similar to traditional crosswords, but they use black lines instead of black squares to separate the words. Advantages of barred crosswords are: • More words in the grid • Larger number of cross-overs for the words • You do not lose half the screen with black squares Other features include: • Each new game is created by the app automatically. Therefore you can play an unlimited number of crosswords!! • 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 Also known as compact crosswords and word maze.

About

Add One

A straightforward game designed to test your concentration and memory. Players must add one to each digit of a given number within a time limit. Track your progress and improve your immediate recall skills.

Highlights
  • Concentration testing
  • Memory recall
  • Score tracking
  • Immediate memory improvement
  • Timed challenges
Features
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Add One is a simple game where you have to remember numbers and add one to each digit. It is a way to test your concentration and memory in a specific time. You can keep track of your scores and see if you are improving your immediate memory and recall skills. An example is 1095 will go to 2106.

Screenshots

Barred Crossword4 screens
Add One2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barred Crossword at 58% against Add One's 0%. Barred Crossword also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). Add One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Barred Crossword sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Add One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barred Crossword holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barred Crossword has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Barred Crossword's written reviews are positive against 0% of Add One's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Barred Crossword versus Add One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarred CrosswordAdd One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (21 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB23 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHavosINNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Customer experience

Barred Crossword

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative31.6%

Add One

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Barred Crossword

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter (no ads)$4.991 Year
None

Add One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barred Crossword free?
Barred Crossword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Add One free?
Add One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barred Crossword or Add One?
Barred Crossword is rated higher. Barred Crossword averages 4.2 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Add One averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Barred Crossword or Add One have ads?
Barred Crossword shows ads; Add One does not.

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