# Crossword Puzzle Universe — user reviews > 200 indexed App Store user reviews of Crossword Puzzle Universe by FBIG Apps, rated 4.60/5 from 10,335 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-puzzle-universe/id1552720930/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-puzzle-universe/id1552720930.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,097 · 4★ 1,300 · 3★ 475 · 2★ 163 · 1★ 300 ## What do users think of Crossword Puzzle Universe? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💡 Keeps brain active - 👍 Great game - 👍 Challenging and enjoyable - 👍 Fun way to pass time - 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable - 👍 Variety of puzzles **Cons** - 🐛 Spelling mistakes in puzzles - 🐛 Incorrect answers - 🐛 Freezing/crashing issues - 🔍 Too many ads - 💰 Expensive hints/clues - 🤔 Reused words/clues - 🤔 Too many religious/Catholic references **Commonly reported bugs** - Incorrect answers (e.g. 'etail' instead of 'email') - Puzzle completion issues (e.g. 'liren' instead of 'siren') - Freezing when trying to earn coins - Journey mode not working **Most requested features** - More free letters/hints - Reset/restart puzzle option - Ability to play multiple puzzles without ads - Clearer indication of multi-word answers - Harder difficulty levels ## Newest reviews (17 of 200) ### 3/5 — Suggestion *2026-08-14, version 1.5.0* You cloud add kid friendly ones like Disney or Pixar ### 4/5 — Fun but ads… *2026-07-29, version 1.5.0* This game itself is great! But a subscription service to remove ads makes me want to delete it and get a different one. I’m normally fine with a one time payment to remove ads but $8 every month that I don’t want an ad every time I play a mini crossword that takes less than a minute is not my idea of fun… ### 3/5 — Not great for packs *2026-06-06, version 1.5.0* The packs are a nice idea. But the categories are not clear and never relevant to the category name. Needs some real work on that creativity and user aspect. Most bothersome thing is the daily bonus. Choose from three chests, and in a month it has never been anything but 20 coins. What is the point of alienating users with a bogus bonus? ### 4/5 — Great except for the ads *2026-03-19, version 1.5.0* I really love this app but the ads become unbearable after a point, especially if I’m working on the mini crosswords or the theme that changes every few days. At that point, there’s an ad about every thirty seconds! I would be more than happy to spend some money on removing the ads if this app wasn’t a subscription and the subscription wasn’t FIFTY DOLLARS A YEAR. Sorry but that is way too expensive for a crossword app. Plus, the only other benefit to subscribing is 1000 coins. If ad removal was changed to a one time payment I would absolutely be willing to support, but I just cannot justify a subscription. Otherwise this is my favorite crossword app. ### 3/5 — Spelling errors *2026-02-24, version 1.5.0* I’ve seen a lot of spelling errors in the clue part, but now have found a spelling error in the puzzle itself. Is there an e-mail or number to share the screen shot of these errors? ### 2/5 — Game won’t load. *2026-01-28, version 1.5.0* Game won’t load. ### 2/5 — Stolen *2025-12-23, version 1.5.0* In general, the puzzles are good, but their content quality control is quite low. There are often errors and inconsistent formatting in the clues. However, this time was the worst I’ve seen. I solved the crossword correctly but it said it was incorrect. I couldn’t figure out where. So I used 50 points to get the letters and it replaced one of the words with not only a completely unrelated answer to the (horizontal) clue but one that also invalidated every one of the related vertical words. When presented to them they agreed that it was an error on their side, apologized but would not refund or credit the points used to reveal their error saying they had no way to do it. However since points can be bought they have to have a way to credit points to people when there are issues or Apple would remove them from the store. ### 2/5 — Was fun until spelling flaws *2025-11-24, version 1.5.0* A good game until I started running into obvious spelling errors on the game’s part. Annoying when you have to waste coins solving their misspellings. Deleting now and going with something else. ### 3/5 — it’s okay *2025-11-23, version 1.5.0* decent puzzles, too many ads ### 1/5 — Often Wrong *2025-11-19, version 1.5.0* It’s a bit of a scam as about once per week you get a crossword with a very obviously wrong answer that screws up the whole thing and you have to spend your coins to figure out what their version of the answer is. I tried contacting them about it but received no response. ### 2/5 — Too many popups *2025-11-09, version 1.5.0* Games are great but too many popups. ### 1/5 — Annoying pop up *2025-10-06, version 1.5.0* BEWARE! I have been playing this and enjoying it for months with no problem until recently. I was solving the puzzle for October 4 when ad for McAfee popped up. I closed it and it popped up again. Then it started popping up in other apps, as well. I was able to stop the pop up in settings and deleted the app. Everything was fine after that, but i missed the puzzles. I reasoned that I was playing this for months with no problem so I reloaded it, thinking the problem was elsewhere. The introductory puzzles were fine, but when I reached the October 4 puzzle, McAfee was back, popping up constantly. My problem was clearly with this app. I deleted the app, cleared everything in settings and have not had a problem since. Use this app with caution. ### 2/5 — Ads *2025-09-15, version 1.4.1* Waaaaay too many ads. ### 2/5 — Ad-minister *2025-08-31, version 1.4.1* The ads were relentless. Could find the way out of one of the ads. ### 1/5 — bad clues *2025-08-28, version 1.4.1* terrible clues ### 1/5 — Intrusive ad audio *2025-08-22, version 1.4.1* I deleted the app without starting any puzzle. As soon as you select a puzzle, the on screen ad audio cuts off any other audio. I like to read or do a crossword puzzle while listening to lo-fi on the train but this app doesn’t let me do that, even if I turn off the sounds in the settings. I appreciate that the app is ad funded but this feels like an unfortunate oversight. ### 2/5 — Audio for ads is annoying *2025-08-21, version 1.4.1* The app cuts my music off every time a banner ad changes, which is every few seconds. Have to uninstall ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t play really. Endless pop ups *2026-08-21, version 1.5.0* First night I enjoyed it. The next several nights I was unable to get past the endless pop ups. Looks like I need s.omthing different ### 1/5 — Too many interruptions deleted *2026-06-22, version 1.5.0* Deleted over constant interruptions ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-05-28, version 1.5.0* I play this game with my 85 yr old mom and she loves it. The ads are very frustrating for her so we looked into going ad free. Most games I’ve played charge around 10 dollars to go ad free but these greedy folks want almost 50 for a year. Only giving one star because of that! ### 1/5 — Too many long ads *2026-04-19, version 1.5.0* It’s better than nothing ### 1/5 — Review *2026-03-13, version 1.5.0* I never had to watch a commercial to play before, ### 1/5 — So many ads. *2026-03-04, version 1.5.0* So many ads, it’s annoying to play. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Boring and frustrating *2026-03-03, version 1.5.0* Boring no one knows any of those answers also frustrating ### 1/5 — Ads after paying *2026-02-03, version 1.5.0* Still getting ads after paying 7.99 a month it's infuriating. I'm not getting 50 a day but I'm still getting at least one every time I try to play ### 1/5 — ⭐️ *2026-01-11, version 1.5.0* Too many commercials and ads not even worth it ### 1/5 — Spelling errors in a crossword? *2025-12-05, version 1.5.0* It seems to be a bit counter intuitive to have spelling errors in crossword clues. For a game where spelling is paramount you’d think this would be priority. Also, the jump from English to American spellings of words is rather irritating. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Relaxing *2026-03-27, version 1.5.0* This game is relaxing and brain stimulating ### 5/5 — Captivating *2025-11-29, version 1.5.0* The crosswords are fun and easy enough to feel successful. Love the letters given and the way letters are produced when you get a word. Addictive! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2025-08-11, version 1.4.1* It’s playable with only a few ads :) ### 5/5 — Jen *2025-08-09, version 1.4.1* Great brain game ### 5/5 — Enjoying Retirement *2025-05-22, version 1.4.1* Enjoy this fun and relaxing game every day. ### 5/5 — Fun crosswords *2025-02-10, version 1.4.1* These are fun crossword puzzles. Not too taxing, just challenging enough to be fun. ### 5/5 — Great Game *2025-01-03, version 1.4.1* Best crossword game on Net. Clues are strong enough to create suspense and weak enough to cause enough to make you think long and hard. This game will not disappoint you. ### 5/5 — Crossword puzzle universe *2024-12-12, version 1.4.1* I play this game everyday. I love it. It keeps me sharp. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Keeps my brain busy *2024-12-06, version 1.4.1* I enjoy doing crossword puzzles. As I’ve gotten older, I find that I don’t remember things as I used to. Doing the puzzles help keep my brain from turning to mush. ### 5/5 — Great game but too much Catholic stuff *2024-11-02, version 1.4.1* I am not religious and have no idea why a crossword puzzle would have so many religious words in it. I suggest that this information be presented in the description of the game. Thanks. --- *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 2026-09-11.*