# Craquelure: Art Jigsaw Puzzle — Art jigsaws: 730 masterworks

> Art jigsaw puzzle game featuring 730 public domain masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (iPhone/iPad app by Robert Corbin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/craquelure-art-jigsaw-puzzle/id6792956354 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Robert Corbin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992)
- Category: Games, Education, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 187 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-30
- Data updated: 2026-10-31
- Monetization: paid

## What is Craquelure?

Craquelure is a jigsaw puzzle built around 730 genuine works of art, every one of them released to the public domain by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

NEW IN 2.0

· Put a board down whenever you like. Every board is saved exactly as you left it, every seated piece, loose piece and joined block, and several can be in progress at once. They wait for you on the home screen.
· A daily puzzle: one work a day, the same for everyone, with a streak to keep. Gentle on Monday, bigger at the weekend.
· Deco, a third cut: stepped, square-cornered tabs with far less to go on.
· Table tools: lay out the edges, the corners or a colour family onto the table around the board, gather stray pieces back into view, or return them all to the tray.
· "Where?" shows where a piece you are holding belongs.
· Rotation boards: tap a piece to turn it, or twist it with two fingers.
· Six table colours and three tray piece sizes, a pause button, and a reference picture you can move and resize.
· Search all 730 works by title, artist, subject or place, and browse collections by subject, artist and century. Every room now has a gallery note.
· "Play today's Craquelure puzzle" with Siri and Shortcuts.
· VoiceOver labels throughout, larger text support, and keyboard shortcuts on iPad.

NOT STOCK PHOTOGRAPHS

Not AI images either. These are the Museum's own scans of real objects, each bundled at full working resolution with its real catalogue record: artist, date, medium, collection, accession number.

TWELVE ROOMS

Dutch Golden Age · Ukiyo-e · Botanical Plates · Maps & Views · Mughal & Persian · Ink & Scroll · Impressionism & After · The American Wing · Old Masters · Master Drawings · Early Photographs · Pattern & Ornament

Seventeenth-century Dutch interiors. Hokusai and Hiroshige. Engraved flora from the great herbals. Sea charts drawn before anyone had seen the coast from above. Hudson River School landscapes. Silver prints from the first century of photography. And a whole room of textile and ornament plates with no horizon and no focal point, for people who think they are good at this.

THE CUT

Anything from a twelve-piece warm-up to a two-thousand-piece afternoon, in three cut families: Classic knob-and-socket, Organic hand-cut lobes, and the new Deco.

Pieces have weight. They lag a little under your finger, carry momentum when you flick them, and land with a wooden knock when they seat. Two loose pieces that belong together snap into a block you can drag as one. Sort the tray by edges, corners or colour, toggle the outline, pinch to zoom right into the brushwork.

THE CRAQUELURE

As the picture comes together, the varnish crack network resolves across the seams. It is a real shader driven by your progress, and it is why the app has its name.

WHAT YOU GET FOR FINISHING

Every completed work joins a personal museum you arrange yourself: choose the frame, choose the wall colour, hang them where you want. And its label unlocks: the Museum's own record for the object, plus a measured reading of the picture itself.

DEPTH, IF YOU WANT IT

Five opt-in conditions raise the difficulty and the payout: rotation, no outline, monochrome preview, a par time, or no reference image at all. Forty-one awards, twelve curator ranks from Visitor to Director, a themed weekly acquisition of six works, and the daily puzzle.

HOW IT IS BUILT

One purchase. That is the whole transaction.

· No advertising, ever
· No in-app purchases, no subscription
· No account, no sign-in
· No network connection: the app never goes online
· No analytics, no tracking, no data collection of any kind
· Everything is on the device the moment you install it, including on a plane

Every image is public domain (CC0). Every sound, every piece of music, every crack network, every piece shape and the icon itself were generated for this app.

## Key features

- 730 public domain art masterpieces
- Multiple puzzle save slots
- Daily puzzle with streak tracking
- Advanced sorting and table tools
- Interactive art information
- Three cut styles: Classic, Organic, Deco
- Customizable personal museum display

## Is Craquelure safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Craquelure.

## Is Craquelure legit?

Craquelure: Art Jigsaw Puzzle appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Craquelure is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Frequently asked questions about Craquelure

### What is Craquelure?

Craquelure is a jigsaw puzzle game that uses 730 public domain works of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It offers various puzzle difficulties and interactive features for exploring the artwork.

### How many puzzles are available in Craquelure?

Craquelure features a collection of 730 genuine works of art, all released to the public domain. These can be assembled into jigsaw puzzles of varying sizes.

### Can I save my progress in Craquelure?

Yes, you can save your progress on multiple puzzles at any time. Each board is saved exactly as you left it, allowing you to return to several puzzles in progress simultaneously.

### Does Craquelure have a daily puzzle?

Yes, Craquelure offers a daily puzzle that is the same for everyone, with a streak system to encourage consistent play. The difficulty of the daily puzzle varies from gentle on Mondays to larger on weekends.

### What are the different puzzle cut styles in Craquelure?

Craquelure offers three cut families: Classic knob-and-socket, Organic hand-cut lobes, and the new Deco style, which features stepped, square-cornered tabs.

### Does Craquelure have ads?

No, Craquelure does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it offers an uninterrupted puzzle experience.

### What devices does Craquelure support?

Craquelure is available on iPhone and iPad devices, offering accessibility for a wide range of users.

### What is the age rating for Craquelure?

Craquelure has an age rating of 12+, making it suitable for teenagers and adults interested in art and puzzles.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.0.2 — 2026-10-06

Small improvements and fixes.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-10-02

A clearer App Store name and search details. No other changes in this update.

### 2.0 — 2026-09-28

Craquelure 2.0 is the biggest update yet.

· Boards now save and resume. Leave a board at any time and it comes back exactly as it was: seated pieces, loose pieces, joined blocks, rotation and clock. Several boards can be in progress at once, shown on the home screen under "On the table".
· Daily puzzle: a new work every day, the same for everyone, with a streak. It is chosen on your device, so it works offline.
· Deco: a third cut family with stepped, square-cornered tabs.
· Table tools: Lay out deals the tray (or just the edges, corners or a colour) onto the table around the board. Gather loose pieces brings strays back into view. Return loose pieces clears the table.
· "Where?" outlines the home of the piece you are holding.
· Rotation: tap a piece to turn it, twist with two fingers, or use the Turn button. Tapping a piece no longer counts as a bad drop.
· Pause, six table colours, three tray piece sizes, and a reference picture you can drag and resize.
· Search the whole collection and browse by subject, artist or century. Every room has a new gallery note.
· Siri and Shortcuts: "Play today's Craquelure puzzle" and "Resume my Craquelure puzzle".
· Four new awards, 41 in all.
· VoiceOver labels, larger text support and iPad keyboard shortcuts (H hint, R turn, L locate, S lay out, P pause).
· Fixes: the Craquelure overlay setting now works, and the "Read the Label" award counts the labels you actually open.

Your collection, awards and records from 1.0 carry over unchanged.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-30

No release notes.

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