NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
The New York Times Company
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Compare this app against competitors by country, IAP plan, and regional price spread.
| Region | Original Price | USD |
|---|---|---|
🇹🇷 Turkey Europe | ₺99.99 20% VAT included Other listed prices (2)
| $2.02 |
🇦🇺 Australia Oceania | A$2.99 10% GST included | $2.09 |
🇨🇦 Canada North America | C$2.99 Varies by province 5-15% | $2.10 |
🇮🇩 Indonesia Asia | Rp39,000 11% VAT included Other listed prices (1)
| $2.18 |
🇭🇰 Hong Kong Asia | HK$18.00 No VAT/GST on digital services | $2.29 |
🇵🇭 Philippines Asia | ₱149.00 12% VAT included Other listed prices (1)
| $2.37 |
🇷🇺 Russia Europe | ₽199.00 20% VAT included Other listed prices (1)
| $2.37 |
🇨🇭 Switzerland Europe | CHF2.00 8% VAT included | $2.40 |
🇲🇾 Malaysia Asia | RM9.90 8% SST included | $2.43 |
🇪🇬 Egypt Africa | E£129.99 14% VAT included Other listed prices (3)
| $2.45 |
NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword prices by country
NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword is free to download, so its price differences between countries come from its in-app purchases. Below are the 2 purchases sold in the most regions, compared across up to 51 App Store regions. Prices were last checked on October 13, 2026 and are converted to US dollars at current exchange rates.
Games (monthly)
Games (monthly) costs USD 5.99 in the United States. It is cheapest in Turkey at TRY 99.99 (about $2.02), 66% less than in the United States, the most expensive region at USD 5.99 (about $5.99).
Cheapest regions
- TurkeyTRY 99.99 (≈ $2.02)
- AustraliaAUD 2.99 (≈ $2.09)
- CanadaCAD 2.99 (≈ $2.10)
Most expensive regions
- United StatesUSD 5.99 (≈ $5.99)
- South AfricaZAR 99.00 (≈ $5.97)
- United KingdomGBP 2.99 (≈ $3.95)
New York Times Crossword Subscription (monthly)
New York Times Crossword Subscription (monthly) costs USD 6.99 in the United States. Prices stay fairly close across 5 regions: the cheapest, Japan at JPY 840, is 24% below the most expensive, Canada at CAD 9.99.
Cheapest regions
- JapanJPY 840 (≈ $5.31)
- South KoreaKRW 8,500 (≈ $6.34)
- United StatesUSD 6.99 (≈ $6.99)
Most expensive regions
- CanadaCAD 9.99 (≈ $7.02)
- KuwaitUSD 6.99 (≈ $6.99)
- United StatesUSD 6.99 (≈ $6.99)
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the cheapest Games (monthly) price?
Turkey, where Games (monthly) costs TRY 99.99 (about $2.02), followed by Australia (AUD 2.99) and Canada (CAD 2.99) (prices checked on October 13, 2026).
How much does Games (monthly) cost in the United States?
Games (monthly) costs USD 5.99 on the US App Store (prices checked on October 13, 2026).
How much do Games (monthly) prices differ between countries?
Across 51 App Store regions, the cheapest, Turkey, is 66% below the most expensive, the United States (USD 5.99).
Which country has the cheapest New York Times Crossword Subscription (monthly) price?
Japan, where New York Times Crossword Subscription (monthly) costs JPY 840 (about $5.31), followed by South Korea (KRW 8,500) and the United States (USD 6.99) (prices checked on October 13, 2026).
Pricing insights for NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
The download itself costs nothing in any of the 47 tracked regions, so there is no regional price gap to chase at install time. The real cost lives inside the app, in the in-app purchase called "Games - Monthly". It is priced at USD 2.49 in Argentina and USD 5.99 in the United States, a 58% price difference between those two regions for the identical purchase.
Argentina is the cheapest tracked market for "Games - Monthly" and the United States is the most expensive. Nothing else in the tracked set falls outside that spread, which means USD 2.49 to USD 5.99 is the full range you will see. Both figures are exact listed prices, not estimates.
The app bundles 15 distinct in-app purchase products, so "Games - Monthly" is one item among many rather than the whole catalogue. Each product carries its own regional pricing, and only the extremes above are documented here. There is no subscription attached to NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword, so nothing renews automatically on a billing cycle.
A 4.81 out of 5 rating from 286,452 reviews on iOS reflects the free-to-install part: anyone can add the app from the App Store without paying first. Payments only matter once you decide to buy an in-app purchase. The developer is The New York Times Company, and the listed platform is iOS only, so these figures apply to the Apple App Store build.
Check the in-app purchase list inside the app before buying, confirm your store account region, and compare the price shown at checkout against the USD 2.49 to USD 5.99 range documented here.
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