Crossy Road vs NYT Crossplay: Word Games

How do Crossy Road and NYT Crossplay: Word Games compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Crossy Road	NYT Crossplay: Word Games
Genre	Casual	Casual
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	none
Typical session	short	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	728,949	192,772
Reviews say	What players like Highly addictive and entertaining gameplay Large character collection (300+ skins to unlock) Works offline without WiFi requirement Common complaints Excessive ads after just 2 runs; many ads even with optional viewing Difficulty spikes sharply for new players with too many cars No character preference switching; locked into random unlocks	What players like No in-app ads Multiplayer with friends and random opponents Built-in dictionary and word of the day

Crossy Road — An endless arcade hopper where you guide quirky retro characters across roads, trains, and rivers while collecting 300+ unlockable characters. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) NYT Crossplay: Word Games — A distraction-free multiplayer word game from the NYT where you compete against friends or random opponents by building words on a shared board. (rated medium difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-12. Last updated 2026-07-12.