# Crossword Puzzles! — user reviews > 430 indexed App Store user reviews of Crossword Puzzles! by DexCheck, LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 8,674 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-puzzles/id804708947/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-puzzles/id804708947.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,473 · 4★ 1,643 · 3★ 357 · 2★ 92 · 1★ 109 ## What do users think of Crossword Puzzles!? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎯 Daily fun - 🧠 Fun and challenging puzzles - 👍 Easy to use - 🧠 Helpful clues - 🧠 Great variety of puzzles - 🧠 Therapeutic and relaxing - 🧠 Keeps mind active - 🧠 Excellent brain stimulant - 🧠 Good level of difficulty - 🧠 Enjoyable and satisfying **Cons** - 💰 Subscription too expensive - 🔍 Too many ads - 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently - 🔍 Distracting and intrusive ads - 🔍 Repeated puzzles - 🔍 Clues and answers too obscure or Americanized - 🔍 Navigation issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Puzzle download failures - Incorrect letter input - Puzzle progress not saving - Ads getting stuck and preventing gameplay **Most requested features** - Ability to remove ads - More free puzzles or ways to earn tickets - Improved navigation and cursor control - Option to choose background/color scheme - Ability to access past puzzles - Inclusion of more British/European vocabulary ## Newest reviews (17 of 430) ### 4/5 — Great App, but *2026-07-26, version 3.1.12* I have played this app everyday for a long time and have really enjoyed it until recently. A good deal of the time now when I open the app, it will tell me my last puzzle is “almost done”. I have to go in and retype one letter with the same letter to clear it. It then forces an ad on me to get back to the main page. Quite annoying. ### 4/5 — Crossword rating *2026-05-24, version 3.1.11* My favorite crossword puzzle, excellent clues ,makes you think, very satisfying, very few obtuse clues, ### 4/5 — Sound Problem *2026-03-17, version 3.1.11* Good app, however, I am unable to mute the typing sound. I have the entire system volume off on my iPad and I still can’t mute the clicking noise. ### 4/5 — Relaxing *2026-03-03, version 3.1.11* Thanks for going back to points for watching a video. It is fun again. Love to end my day with one of your crosswords. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-02-21, version 3.1.10* Great ### 5/5 — Best Free Crosswords! *2026-02-20, version 3.1.10* Great puzzles that are not too hard or too easy. I start each and every day solving them. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-02-19, version 3.1.10* Great ### 4/5 — Fun app *2026-02-15, version 3.1.10* I’ve been using this app for a long time, and it’s fun to do. Sometimes I find the clues a bit odd, but mostly it’s very enjoyable. ### 5/5 — Baby girl *2026-02-15, version 3.1.10* Excellent ### 3/5 — Good puzzles- too many ads *2026-02-14, version 3.1.10* Good puzzles- too many ads ### 5/5 — Fun to do *2026-02-14, version 3.1.10* Great way to pass time ### 5/5 — Daily puzzle *2026-02-07, version 3.1.10* This is my favorite crossword puzzle. I have tried many and this is the only one I kept. ### 5/5 — FUN!!! *2026-02-06, version 3.1.10* This is a challenging, yet very fun crossword app! I’ve had a few others, but they were either way too easy, or so hard it was discouraging. I highly recommend this one. ### 4/5 — Relaxing *2026-02-05, version 3.1.10* Thanks for going back to points for watching a video. It is fun again. Love to end my day with one of your crosswords. ### 5/5 — Goooreat *2026-02-04, version 3.1.10* There is no better app than this crossword app ### 5/5 — Crosswords *2026-01-31, version 3.1.10* Nice moderately difficult puzzles. Learning several new words.Had to get help with some words. ### 5/5 — A Worthwhile Activity *2026-01-31, version 3.1.10* I find these puzzles to be a worthwhile activity to fill my retired hours. They offer a significant mental challenge and complement my daily reading activity. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Too hard *2026-02-22, version 3.1.10* Too many clues that are foreign ### 1/5 — Puzzles *2026-02-07, version 3.1.10* I like the puzzles BUT, I used to get 4 “tickets” for 1 30 second ad. Now it’s 3 for 2 60 ads. I finish a puzzle and it’ll say “almost finished”except it is finished. They will also repeat daily puzzles. ### 1/5 — . *2026-02-06, version 3.1.10* Forced ### 1/5 — Sexually explicit ads *2025-12-19, version 3.1.10* I’ve been using this app for years. The ads every time I have to put my phone down are a bit much. But I understand the developers have to pay the bills. But now, the ads are getting sexually explicit. My wife is yelling at me because she happened to glance over just as an ad popped up with a young girl spreading her legs. WTH??? ### 1/5 — Can’t access game *2025-06-22, version 3.1.8* You have to pay for tickets to play the puzzles. ### 1/5 — Crossword *2025-03-04, version 3.1.6* Excellent! Best daily crossword on the net.😎. I’d like to purchase a new set of crosswords, but you don’t have any. I accidentally gave you one star, when I meant to give you 5 stars. This site absolutely deserves 5 stars from me. ### 1/5 — . *2025-01-13, version 3.1.5* Forced ### 1/5 — Where is my tickets? *2024-12-25, version 3.1.5* I purchased 1200 tickets for $19.99. My purchase was approved and charged to my credit card. I have not received the tickets that were purchased. Where are they? ### 1/5 — Not enough free games *2024-04-03, version 3.1.3* Not enough free games ### 1/5 — Background *2023-10-28, version 3.0* I prefer to choose the background. Also prefer larger writing. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Hooked *2026-08-03, version 3.1.12* I play every morning when I wake up. Best crosswords ever. ### 5/5 — Great daily puzzle *2026-08-02, version 3.1.12* I have been doing these puzzles for many enjoyable years. Always consistent, just enough to challenge me yet not overwhelming. ### 5/5 — Today’s puzzle *2026-07-26, version 3.1.12* Enjoyed this puzzle tremendously as it represents the right level for me making me reach corners of my memory that I thought were no longer there. ### 5/5 — Crosswords *2026-07-24, version 3.1.12* I love this game and it has wide variety of clues ### 5/5 — Restarted iPad to unfreeze on iPad *2026-07-01, version 3.1.12* Fixed ### 5/5 — My favorite daily site *2026-05-10, version 3.1.11* First thing in the morning a must do.most enjoyable ### 5/5 — Daily go to *2026-04-22, version 3.1.11* 1 puzzle per day. Good variety ### 5/5 — Great Crossword game *2026-04-19, version 3.1.11* This is a great crossword game. ### 5/5 — Daily crossword puzzles *2026-03-28, version 3.1.11* My favorite of all. ### 5/5 — My go-to game *2026-02-23, version 3.1.10* I have been playing this crossword game for years and love it. It makes my day. --- *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 2026-08-31.*