# Crossword Guru — Daily Word Search Puzzles

> Daily Word Search Puzzles (iPhone/iPad app by Haider Ali.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-guru/id6774996963 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Haider Ali](https://appshunter.io/developer/1866463830)
- Category: Games, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 71 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-07

## What is Crossword Guru?

Crossword Guru is a swipe word search. Every level hides a list of words in a grid of letters, and you drag across the letters in any straight line to find them.

Start with a 4x4 grid and three words. Work up through 3,000 levels to 10x10 grids and lists of up to seventeen words. Early levels only hide words across and down. Later levels add diagonals and reversed words until all eight directions are in play. There is no timer to beat and no way to lose a level. The clock only decides how many stars and bonus points you earn.

Every day brings one shared 12x12 puzzle. Everyone in the world gets the same grid, so the daily leaderboard compares solve times fairly. Finish it to extend your streak and see your rank, the fastest time and the average.

Points come from the letters you find. Longer words score more, quick finds multiply the score, bigger grids multiply it again, and finishing under the target time adds a completion bonus. The bonus orb on screen shows your live multiplier from Lightning down to Normal.

Stuck on a word? Hints are free and unlimited. A hint lights up one letter of a word you have not found yet.

Play with friends. Search by username, send requests, and compare levels, points and stars. Share a score card from your profile. The global leaderboard ranks every player by total points, and each level shows where your time stands among everyone who solved it.

Your progress follows your account. Sign in with Apple, Google or email and continue on any phone or tablet.

Features
Level grids from 4x4 to 10x10 across eight named phases from Tutorial to Master, plus a 12x12 daily puzzle
One shared daily puzzle with streaks and a daily leaderboard
Three star rating and a completion bonus on every level
Free unlimited hints
Global leaderboard and per level rankings
Friends, requests and a public or private profile
Light and dark themes and a reduce motion option
Interface in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and Japanese
Word lists are in English
No ads, no in app purchases, no subscriptions

An account is needed to play because leaderboards, friends, daily rankings and cloud sync are all tied to it. You can delete your account and its data from Settings at any time.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-24

Friend challenges are here.
Finish the daily puzzle, then challenge a friend to beat your time. They get a notification, and when they finish you see who won, with both times and ranks side by side.
Friend notifications now let you know when someone sends you a friend request, accepts yours, finishes the daily, or reaches a streak milestone. You can turn them off any time in Settings.
A new Challenges button on the home screen keeps your results in one place and shows a badge when a new one arrives.
Plus cleaner layouts on smaller phones and a round of fixes.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-18

Every level and every daily puzzle is brand new. Words can hide anywhere now, so keep your eyes sharp! Found a word? Watch it glow in gold. Turn on reminders and we will nudge you before your streak slips away. Tap the bell on Home to see what the team is up to. Plus a fix so the word you trace is always the word you get.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-16

No release notes.

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