Comparison

Barred Crossword vs QuERTY

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

Head to head
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

QuERTY

Engage your vocabulary with a daily word puzzle. Find hidden words to test your linguistic skills. Enjoy a new challenge every day.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzles
  • Word finding challenges
  • Vocabulary testing
  • New game daily
Features
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A daily word finding game

Screenshots

Barred Crossword4 screens
QuERTY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barred Crossword at 58% against QuERTY's 0%. Barred Crossword also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). QuERTY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. QuERTY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barred Crossword holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. 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 QuERTY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barred Crossword ships an update every 3 months, QuERTY every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Barred Crossword versus QuERTY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarred CrosswordQuERTY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (21 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHavosUrbany Solutions

Customer experience

Barred Crossword

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

QuERTY

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Barred Crossword

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter (no ads)$4.991 Year
None

QuERTY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barred Crossword free?
Barred Crossword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuERTY free?
QuERTY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barred Crossword or QuERTY?
Barred Crossword is rated higher. Barred Crossword averages 4.2 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while QuERTY averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Barred Crossword or QuERTY have ads?
Barred Crossword shows ads; QuERTY does not.
Which is updated more often, Barred Crossword or QuERTY?
Barred Crossword ships an update every 3 months, and QuERTY every 11 months. Most recently, Barred Crossword was updated on October 21, 2026 and QuERTY on October 16, 2026.

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