# Crossword. A smart puzzle game — user reviews

> 115 indexed App Store user reviews of Crossword. A smart puzzle game by the binary family, rated 4.60/5 from 27 ratings.

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- Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1

## What do users think of Crossword. A smart puzzle game?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🧠 Excellent brain exercise and mental stimulation
- ⏰ Great time filler for waiting periods
- 🎯 Multiple difficulty levels for all skill levels
- 💰 Good value for money with hundreds of puzzles
- 🎨 Intuitive and polished user interface design
- 📚 Helps expand vocabulary and general knowledge
- 🆓 No annoying ads or paywalls for hints
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly entertainment for all ages
- 🔄 Easy to use hint, erase, and solve features

**Cons**

- 🐛 Keyboard covering puzzle on some devices
- 📱 Cannot restore purchases across multiple devices
- 🔤 Numerous spelling errors and inaccuracies
- ❓ Clues often don't match answers accurately
- 🔁 Excessive repetition of clues across puzzles
- 📺 Puzzle doesn't fit entire screen without scrolling
- 🇬🇧 British spelling/terms confusing for US users
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 🎯 Vague and ambiguous clue definitions
- 💳 Misleading pricing and purchase issues
- 🔒 Puzzle completion not counting properly

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Keyboard disappears mid-game requiring device restart
- Screen goes blank when attempting to play available puzzles
- Puzzle completion counter inaccurate
- App crashes and no longer works
- Sound disappears after extended use
- Scrolling and screen fitting issues
- Incorrect puzzle count after purchases
- Missing apostrophes in clues
- White-on-white grid background visibility issues

**Most requested features**

- Ability to see entire puzzle without scrolling
- Cross-device purchase restoration
- Lock completed cells to prevent accidental changes
- Show errors as you type rather than after completion
- Additional clue hints for unsolved squares
- Kids/easy crossword app variant
- More frequent puzzle updates
- Option to prevent puzzle erasure after completion
- Improved font size for clue readability
- Sound settings preservation across sessions

## Newest reviews (13 of 115)

### 2/5 — Not useable on 2 devices

*2019-08-20, version 3.17*

Why can I not restore purchases? So I can use the app on both iPad and iPhone?? I don’t really want to have to pay twice for the same thing!

### 4/5 — Great but...

*2017-12-15, version 3.17*

I really love this app.  However I do find it somewhat annoying when the biggest city in Australia answer is spelt Sidney!  Spelling errors really shouldn’t happen in crosswords.  Apart from that love it.

### 4/5 — Wrong price

*2017-04-18, version 3.0*

Full pro game is advertised as £2.99 but is actually £4.99

Other than that, seems ok. Will update my review when I've played it a bit more

### 4/5 — So so

*2016-03-02, version 3.0*

Passes the time. However, some of the clues are inaccurate in their meaning!!

### 5/5 — Fab!

*2016-01-18, version 3.0*

Love this app...keeps me quiet for ages!

### 5/5 — Great

*2015-12-05, version 3.0*

The puzzles are great!

### 5/5 — Arrow words crosswords

*2015-11-23, version 3.0*

So glad these are back in the App Store.  There's lots of puzzles to play at every level, and endless hints.  Can spend hours doing them!

### 5/5 — Great app

*2015-11-03, version 3.0*

Have tried a lot of crossword apps this is one of the best.

### 5/5 — One of my favourite apps

*2015-10-25, version 3.0*

With hundreds of free puzzles, at different levels of difficulty, this great little app will keep you occupied and amused for many hours.

### 5/5 — Greatest!!

*2015-10-22, version 3.0*

This is the best crossword app out there. Play all the time. Great job guys.

### 5/5 — Hours of enjoyment

*2015-10-10, version 3.0*

Not the perfect crossword, some clues are dubious but probably the best crossword app out there.
Especially now that it works with iOS9.

### 5/5 — Lots of fun!

*2015-09-19, version 2.7*

Great crosswords. When you complete all 100 puzzles of one of the level, just start over again. IMPORTANT! These are British puzzles with British words and spellings!

### 5/5 — Crosses ward

*2015-05-03, version 2.7*

Possible but not as easy yet pleasurable in passing the time of someone who has retired.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Terrible view

*2021-03-15, version 4.0.1*

I want to see the entire puzzle without having to move the screen.  
Deleting

### 1/5 — Дно

*2020-06-23*

Перестало запускаться после обновления. Doesn’t launch after the last update

**Developer response:** Привет впихрь, спасибо за отзыв. Пожалуйста, свяжитесь с нашей службой поддержки по адресу support@thebinaryfamily.com, чтобы мы могли помочь вам в этом?

### 1/5 — I WANT MY MONEY BACK WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!

*2018-11-01, version 3.17*

Don’t buy this app!!! I paid for this app and it’s only giving me 9 puzzles! Can someone contact me please seriously I want my $5.99 back!!!!!!

### 1/5 — Not as advertised

*2017-07-12, version 3.0*

I've just upgraded the very difficult crossword as I had done them all,said 99p for 1100 but it appears only to have given me only 100!

### 1/5 — Can't play!

*2015-09-30, version 2.7*

After enjoying the free ap I decided to purchase the plus ap. The keyboard is covering the top half of the puzzle and I cannot use any of the keys or see half the puzzle! Being a bit stupid I decided to purchase the normal ap to see if that altered the game for me to actually use it. Did not work! Wasted my money unless there are changes in settings needed! I have ios9!

### 1/5 — Too many inaccuracies

*2015-09-09, version 2.7*

Too many clues are repeated in other crosswords in the series. Too many spellings are incorrect, eg: "brier" when it should "briar"; "odor" when it should be "odour". And there are examples of inaccurate definitions.

### 1/5 — So so bad

*2015-01-17, version 2.7*

DO NOT BUY!! 
There are so many mistakes .. Incorrect spelling, incorrect definitions... Incorrect understanding of the English language! 
SERIOUSLY GET A DICTIONARY!!! Get a world map, look up the Internet, learn the English language!! 
The final straw which has led me to comment -
Question - 'largest city in Australia?'
Answer -'sidney'

### 1/5 — Rip off

*2014-06-10, version 1.9*

Puzzles themselves are ok despite some ambiguous clues ('exclamation of disgust') one has to guess at but worst than that is HEAVY repetition of clues - by the time I had completed 20 of a given level only half the clues were new, ie hadn't already been seen in a previous puzzle. RIP OFF!!!

### 1/5 — Upgrade Failed

*2014-02-15, version 1.9*

I paid for the 400 upgrade but I only get about 5 each of the difficult & very difficult and only 10 of the normal. After that, no new puzzles, so a waste of money!

### 1/5 — Arrow words

*2012-04-27, version 1.7*

This game crashed, no longer works
Was ok when working

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Simon

*2020-02-05, version 3.17*

I really like it a lot 😁 accept for sometimes the finished crossword doesn’t count down ! Otherwise great 😁

### 5/5 — Beaut

*2019-12-06, version 3.17*

Love this more than any others, will you update soon please

### 5/5 — Cracking puzzles

*2019-08-17, version 3.17*

Love these puzzles, play this every day!

### 5/5 — Tottie

*2019-04-26, version 3.17*

A real fun crossword, also, is a good way to learn new words and their meaning.

### 5/5 — Time filler

*2019-02-05, version 3.17*

A great way to kill some time while waiting at airports, appointments, etc. Keeps your mind working with the different levels.

### 5/5 — Great Entertainment

*2017-03-28, version 3.0*

I'm entertained for hours. Thanks

### 5/5 — Great- refreshing! Doesn't cost you $$ to get help in the game!

*2016-08-25, version 3.0*

Great game! No annoying ads and... Finally an Ap that doesn't cost you $$ to get help in the game!

### 5/5 — Would be 5stars

*2016-06-28, version 3.0*

Hi, I've paid for multiple upgrades and love the game, I still have 95 available games but when I try and play the screen goes blank. When I try to skip to the next puzzle, it says no more puzzles available on this level. Please fix.

### 5/5 — Dave

*2016-03-01, version 3.0*

Great game for the novice or you like a challenge

### 5/5 — Review

*2016-01-29, version 3.0*

Love this app, so much fun and it keeps you using your brain.

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