# Crossword Climber — user reviews > 125 indexed App Store user reviews of Crossword Climber by AppyNation Ltd., rated 4.50/5 from 526 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-climber/id1274503199/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-climber/id1274503199.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 327 · 4★ 160 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Crossword Climber? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Challenging and fun - 🧠 Good brain workout - ⏰ Kills time - 🕹️ Addictive gameplay **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and glitches - 📺 Too many ads - 🎁 Stingy with hints - 🤔 Clues don't always match answers **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes on launch after iOS update - Ads prevent returning to the game - Hints not working as expected **Most requested features** - Option to mix up letters - More varied difficulty levels - Rewards or achievements for completing levels ## Newest reviews (16 of 125) ### 3/5 — Good Game……but *2025-06-25* This is a great game, but I have only given it 3 stars because after 2 days of playing, every time I try to open the game, it just shuts down on me, no warning, just reverts to my Home Screen. This has happened on 2 different machines now. If this is a bug, and it could be fixed, I would be a very happy bunny. ### 3/5 — Great *2025-02-19* Good brain workout. Really love it. I was 2362 words in. Watched a video for free coins, then it had a glitch, so I had to start from the beginning. I was not impressed by that. ### 3/5 — Doesn’t give me hints *2024-01-01* I enjoy this game but lately, after watching the ads where it says I’ll get a new hint, it doesn’t give me the hint. This very frustrating since I just sat and watched an ad to get a free hint. ### 4/5 — Enjoyable game *2020-04-14* Enjoying working through levels in this game. User friendly and doesn’t constantly nag to buy hints etc. However, I can’t play today as ads play then keep stopping at black screen with no way to get back to game. After 5 attempts, I have given up. ### 4/5 — Fun game *2020-03-08* Fun game ### 4/5 — Good *2019-09-04* So far so good ### 4/5 — Review *2019-07-12, version 1.2* Engaging game helps me kill time when I’m waiting for grandkids ### 4/5 — Not bad *2019-07-12, version 1.2* Fun ### 5/5 — yassssssss *2019-05-12, version 1.2* yassssssss ### 5/5 — Great *2019-03-24, version 1.2* Great and challenging game but not impossible. The hint system is nice. ### 5/5 — Word lover❤️ *2019-02-12* This is the best puzzle ever. I had never seen or even heard of a crossword climber til thia one and im so glad i downloaded it.. ### 5/5 — Addictive *2019-01-11* Generous with free hints and interesting clues! ### 5/5 — Easy quick *2018-10-17* Wow great new word game try it! ### 5/5 — Super!!! *2018-09-27, version 1.2* Love this game. ### 4/5 — Good game *2018-09-26, version 1.2* Good game ### 5/5 — Word nut *2018-09-11* This game gets your brain cells working which is good for you ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2024-12-02* Have been playing this game for many years without problems. After the last iOS update, game crashes as soon as play screen loads up. Tried restarting iPad but problem persists. Game is now unplayable. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2020-02-18, version 1.2* Ads constant, it’s super expensive and just horrible ### 1/5 — Adverts are a pain *2019-11-10* Loved to play the game but now one of the adverts insists it be installed and won’t allow you to continue the game. Now I have a rest game stuffed by a free advert. VERY disappointing!! ### 1/5 — Good Crossword game but ... $9.99? *2018-08-27* This is a fun and often challenging crossword game. I’m giving it one star (⭐️) because they want $9.99 to get rid of advertisements. I don’t mind paying to stop the intrusive and obnoxious advertisements but I think $9.99 is way too much. I hate apps that are just platforms for advertising. I would rather delete the app than be forced to endure advertisements! I would never buy anything based on this form of advertising. I’m old enough to remember the original lure of payed cable tv, no advertising, that’s why it was payed up front. Still waiting for the update offering ad free. Oh, by the way I'm a 65 year old man and am really not interested in buying myself woman's clothing… **Developer response:** Hi, we're sorry to hear you're not completely satisfied with our game. The $9.99 USD in-game item is actually for 100 hints as well as turning off the ads. We do appreciate that some players just don't want to see ads, and we'll look into whether we can offer this option on its own in a future update. ### 1/5 — Clairecook1 *2018-01-12, version 1.1* Had to delete...disgusted with program constantly crashing every few puzzles. ### 1/5 — Tooooooo many ads! *2018-01-12, version 1.1* The game is fun, but the ads! Give me a break! You can’t even collect your bonuses without watching an ad. More than ridiculous. ### 2/5 — Love it *2020-05-27, version 1.2* Great game different take on traditional crossword. ### 2/5 — Level *2018-05-03, version 1.2* Could be an easier option and harder options. ### 2/5 — Not bad puzzle but *2018-04-24* I can’t wait to finish then delete. Don’t like that you can’t earn any points by solving the crossword levels and are made to endure waiting for an advert to finish ( which I’m supposed to be watching but I don’t look ) to earn 1 point. I love your largest crosswords but can’t see me staying with this till the end. ### 2/5 — Brain builder *2017-11-19, version 1.1* Gives my brain a workout yet sometimes it is easy enough to be a good way to relax. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Crossword climber *2026-04-28, version 1.2* I love the game, but please update thank you ### 5/5 — Great *2022-04-20* Good brain workout. Really love it ### 5/5 — Fun *2020-09-29, version 1.2* Actually is a fun game tbh ### 5/5 — Crossword! *2020-07-13, version 1.2* Fun, fun, fast game! Addictive! ### 5/5 — So far so good *2020-06-22, version 1.2* Nice to have a challenge before I fall asleep ### 5/5 — Great *2020-04-16* Good game to pass the time during lockdown . It is quite addictive! ### 5/5 — Repeat *2020-02-28* Get to the top then re install again fun for days/weeks ### 5/5 — Crossword climber *2020-01-23* I love playing this game it is a good way of relaxing for me, brilliant. The only bad one bad thing I can say is that when certain advertisements come on the screen freezes and I can not get my game back on, is there anything you can do to stop it. ### 5/5 — Fun *2019-12-16* Enjoying this game very much. Some are easy, some hard. Gets my brain going ### 5/5 — Challenging *2019-05-28* Started out too easy I thought but glad I stuck with it as it is just challenging enough to keep you going but not so challenging that you get frustrated. --- *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 2026-08-26.*