# CodyCross: Crossword Puzzles — user reviews > 791 indexed App Store user reviews of CodyCross by Fanatee, rated 4.70/5 from 284,069 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/codycross-crossword-puzzles/id1092689152/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/codycross-crossword-puzzles/id1092689152.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 226,337 · 4★ 44,922 · 3★ 9,718 · 2★ 1,436 · 1★ 1,656 ## What do users think of CodyCross? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great game, very addictive - 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles - 💡 Variety of themes and topics - 🧠 Helps improve memory and vocabulary - 🎨 Cute and visually appealing graphics **Cons** - 🔍 Some clues are too obscure or niche - 🔁 Repetitive questions and answers - ⏱️ Slow loading times and performance issues - 📺 Excessive and unskippable ads - 💰 Expensive subscription model **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes or freezes after updates - Incorrect word spellings or definitions - Inability to correct mistakes in word entries **Most requested features** - Option to adjust difficulty level - Provide definitions or explanations for new words - Allow users to report inaccurate or problematic clues - Implement a one-time purchase to remove ads permanently ## Newest reviews (15 of 791) ### 3/5 — Ok *2026-08-29, version 2.12.4* Love this game but fed up with the adverts so not playing so much. Would be 5 stars with no adverts ### 4/5 — Lovely game *2026-08-25, version 2.12.4* I love this came but the Ads to be able to win a help are getting so long it’s ridiculous. So will be saying goodbye I think ### 3/5 — Spoilt by long ads *2026-08-23, version 2.12.4* Love the game, hate the long ads, some of which are almost impossible to get rid of thereby spoiling what is a relaxing and sometimes challenging game. I accept the ads are a necessity but do they have to be so long? ### 3/5 — Too Many Ads *2026-08-22, version 2.12.4* I mostly enjoy the game but the amount of ads is becoming ridiculous. Also, the ads are for things I would never purchase so they are pointless. I’m not a fan of the seasonal collection. Uses up too many “points” on a category that is difficult to get through due to the number of pages needed. Let us opt out of having the seasonal collection or just get rid of it completely. ### 3/5 — Y *2026-08-21, version 2.12.4* Less ads would be better but good so far ### 2/5 — The worst of a great game. *2026-08-18, version 2.12.4* This game would be fun, but it is the very worst game for ads that you will ever find. Choked to death with ads. Won’t even let you play one puzzle to start without an ad first, ridiculous. ### 3/5 — Shame *2026-08-15, version 2.12.4* Has got to be the same makers of “Word Hike”because why can’t I finish a puzzle without an ad?? Then to pay monthly for ad free like it’s a subscription?? The game isn’t free anymore at that point. I grew up on word search and cross word puzzles in a book. I guess I’ll go buy a book because technology has gone insane. Deleting this.. ### 4/5 — Great game *2026-08-11, version 2.12.4* Great game. Lots of fun and some learning along the way. Have been playing for many years. Lately any unfinished games in the archive are not being saved. ### 3/5 — Certain ads are crashing my app *2026-08-11, version 2.12.4* An ad for “Search it-Hidden Objects” crashes the app every time. Also, today, App Store ads are acausing problems. What’s the deal? Surely I’m not the only one. ### 3/5 — Password archive?? *2026-07-11, version 2.12.1* Love this game but it would be perfect if we had access to Password archive puzzles. If it is available in the extra purchases I can’t find it. It’s the best wordle-type puzzle available as one can enter letters out of order while considering the solution. But there is only one per day. Please give access to archives. ### 2/5 — Beaucoup trop de pubs *2026-07-11, version 2.12.1* Il y a beaucoup trop de publicités maintenant c’est non jouable ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2026-07-10, version 2.11.2* When I downloaded this app there were no ads. Then a few ads, then even more ads and now the ads are way too frequent and too long. And to make matters worse, they’re the same disgusting ads over and over and over and over and over and over again. Annoying, isn’t it!!! It should be grandfathered in for those of us who signed up without the ads. Will be deleting this which is a shame as I truly enjoy doing the crosswords. ### 1/5 — Ads and more ads *2026-07-09, version 2.11.2* Ads just to start a level as well as ads after a level. Likely will also start to get ads during a level. ### 2/5 — Good game, terrible ads *2026-07-09, version 2.11.2* I really enjoy this game and it’s helped me expand my French vocabulary. However I had to delete it because the ads were too much. I understand the need to support your service but they are very long, misleading and hard to exit. I am a tech savvy person and I sometimes found it difficult to exit the ad without opening the App Store. I know an 80 year old woman who uses this app daily and I think it would be very easy for her to buy something she doesn’t want because of the way these ridiculous ads work. In this context it’s exploitative. So yeah I won’t use it anymore because of this. There should be some oversight for the ads you allow to protect your older userbase. ### 3/5 — Great game, but… *2026-07-09, version 2.11.2* The game is great. It is challenging, entertaining & enjoyable. But.. way too many ads. I understand the need for ads, but there are so many , it makes me want to uninstall the game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Remember when this game used to be playable *2026-08-26, version 2.12.4* You can’t even open a puzzle without an advert now. I’m done with games like this. You’re all parasites. ### 1/5 — Pat *2026-08-24, version 2.12.4* This is a good game if you can get into it to play it all it wants to you to do is change the little icons with pictures on it .. so I’m deleting it .. shame as I loved it ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-08-22, version 2.12.4* Turned on game and straight away advert of a cartoon father getting very angry with two very young kids, my young grandson seen it and got very upset so closed it, opened game up later and again straight into an advert of an angry parent and I still haven’t managed to play a game- WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU PLAYING AT- I know you need to make money but a least let us play a game first ### 1/5 — This game totally sucks now *2026-08-09, version 2.12.4* Your 2 minute ads suck. And at the end it goes to black and you don’t get your rewards. You do contests to try and get people to be in your game all day. But then the extra long ads just kill the game. People have lives. They can’t sit and put up with this treatment all day. People want a little relaxation time in their day. Guess what. It’s not fun any more. In your greed you just screwed the pooch! I understand you need ads to be able to update the app. 30 second ads do that too. But then the long ads have killed the game for me. You put up with the 2 minute ads, and get nothing. You have to get out of the game and go back in, only to get another flipping ad! Goodbye! ### 1/5 — Obnoxious adds *2026-08-04, version 2.12.4* The adds were so annoying I deleted the app. Absolutely maddening ### 1/5 — Not working *2026-07-27, version 2.12.1* Game stopped working all of a sudden. I rebooted my phone. I reinstalled the app. Still nothing. ### 1/5 — It has gone ad intensive *2026-07-23, version 2.12.1* Great game but it has gone too ad crazy. Ling ads and lots of them. ### 1/5 — Déception *2026-07-22, version 2.12.1* Mon jeu ne fonctionne plus depuis deux jours ### 1/5 — Too many ads, not worth it *2026-07-13, version 2.12.1* This used to be my favourite game to play to fall asleep to. Now there’s ad’s before and after every single puzzle. It’s extremely frustrating and takes every bit of joy out of the app. Makes it harder to fall asleep if anything and have to find something else. Majority of people can’t pay for no ads with the cost of living. Really sad to see this one go to waste. ### 1/5 — Aplicativo de anúncios com um jogo de palavras cruzadas *2026-07-11* Sinceramente, vocês estão passando alguma necessidade?! Tá impossível jogar com tanto anúncio. É anúncio ao abrir o jogo, é anúncio ao iniciar uma fase, é a anúncio pra qualquer coisa! Mesmo fechando o aplicativo e abrindo de novo, eu sou OBRIGADA a assistir um anúncio pra poder jogar. Eu tenho limite de tempo pra usar o meu celular, e nesse tempo livre (Que eu deveria estar jogando) eu passo mais tempo assistindo anúncio do que iogando o próprio jogo. Fora que não dá pra jogar sem internet. Tô a um passo de desinstalar isso, até porque baixei o jogo pra me divertir enquanto jogo, não pra ficar vendo anúncios que não me interessam. **Developer response:** Oi, Máyra. Entendemos sua frustração, principalmente quando você quer aproveitar seu tempo livre jogando. Os anúncios ajudam a manter o CodyCross gratuito para todos, mas a experiência não deve deixar de ser divertida por causa disso. Os níveis dos mundos podem ser jogados offline. Também queremos ouvir melhor sua opinião sobre os anúncios e sua experiência no jogo. Por favor, envie uma mensagem pelo CodyCross: toque nas 3 barrinhas no canto superior direito » Ajustes » Ajuda » Fale Conosco. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Opinion *2026-08-21, version 2.12.4* Relaxing/Thinking ### 5/5 — J’adore ce jeu *2026-08-13, version 2.12.4* Il y a beaucoup de pubs.. mais je comprends pourquoi🤷🏽‍♀️ sinon super dans l’ensemble du jeu ### 5/5 — So amazing *2026-08-12, version 2.12.4* I love Codycoss helps my brain work more efficiently love the game ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-01, version 2.12.1* It’s been helping me learn new words. Occasionally I’ll get stumped and while looking for information about what it could be I learn something new ### 5/5 — Very factual and fun game *2026-07-31, version 2.12.1* My pros about this game is that there is many interesting answers and facts that me and the average Joe would not know a lot about, it Is also very educational for certain school subjects (especially social studies and science), it is also fun in general and I make a habit about playing it everyday, and there is also no wifi required to play it so i can play it while camping and on the airplane. The one big con I have about this game is the exact same repetitive ads they are just annoying in general and I wish the game could offer a subscription that could permanently remove any type of ad showed to all players who dispise ads the most. But overall, this is a really satisfactory game and I recommend it to all big trivia buffs out there!!! ### 5/5 — Great Game *2026-07-08, version 2.11.2* Whilst I thoroughly enjoy this game and have completed quite a few worlds, I find it really annoying that you have to watch the same advert at least twice maybe even 3 times to be able to move on to next level. I understand that it’s probably these so called ADVERTS that allow me to play the game for free, but come on once watching Royal Match is bad enough 2-3times on the trot is a bit too much ### 5/5 — Love Cody Cross *2026-07-01, version 2.11.2* I’ve played Cody Cross every day for years. Beginning yesterday, I can no longer get the game to load. Please help ### 5/5 — Been playing for years! *2026-06-29, version 2.11.2* Very frustrated with the ads! I have spent at least 20 minutes trying to get rid of Vita Majong this morning. I even restarted my computer. Most ads stop after a couple of clicks. But lately the ads are longer and much harder to get rid of. Any of those I would never try or buy. ### 5/5 — Working fine *2026-06-26, version 2.11.2* Needed to reboot iPad. My bad. ### 5/5 — A relaxing word game *2026-06-21, version 2.11.2* Good word game --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*