# Crossword Solver — Get help for difficult clues

> English crossword solver with extensive databases and multiple solving modes. (iPhone/iPad app by Havos.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-solver/id668459828 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Havos](https://appshunter.io/developer/309789068)
- Category: Reference, Games, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 149 App Store ratings · 79 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 105 MB
- Languages: American English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish and 26 more
- Released: 2013-08-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-solver/id668459828/reviews.md

## What is Crossword Solver?

This app will help you solve English crosswords and other similar word games. The application uses the letters you already know to find a list of possible answers.

It has many advantages compared to similar applications:

1) Contains many thousands of Proper Nouns, including full names, professions, nationality, date of birth and death for about 60,000 famous people, plus around 26,000 places, i.e. countries, cities, rivers, mountains etc. It also knows the names and other data of 90,000 popular movies, books, comics, bands, songs, albums, works of art, deities and fictional characters. These proper nouns are essential for solving general knowledge clues, which can make up to 20-25% of crossword clues. These clues are the type that you either know them or you don't, i.e. difficult to just guess, so if you do not know a particular person you are usually stuck
2) Provides filters to reduce the list of possible answers. This is essential when only a few letters are known. For example, you can filter out rarely used words.
3) Choose the language of the word list, from a large range of downloadable dictionaries. 36 languages are currently available (see below)
4) Contains 5 different modes for help solving Crosswords, Anagrams, Synonyms, Codewords and Cryptic Crosswords. Codeword mode allows the user to specify which letters are already known (and hence not considered for the unknown letters), and which unknown letters are the same (i.e have the same Codeword number). Cryptic mode contains extra help with many examples
5) Solves "two word" answers. This is very useful in combination with first and last names of famous people. It also finds "two word" anagrams
6) View answers in multiple columns. Optimized use of screen space. Takes full advantage of size of tablet
7) Can be played in portrait or landscape mode. Just rotate your device and the display adjusts automatically
8) The dictionary also contains some foreign language words. These are often found in some crosswords. Foreign words are English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Latin
9) Contains about 150,000 synonyms, using the built-in thesaurus, to help find the solution from the clue.

All of these features are available without an internet connection, and are rarely found in similar applications.

Other features unique to this app:

- Lightning fast search engine. No search button needed as possible matches are displayed instantly as you type
- Comprehensive list of 300,000+ normal words, split into common and rare lists to help you find the right match
- View detailed word definition of the possible answers (internet connection required)
- Link to the wiki page for famous people, places, films, books etc. (internet connection required)
- App can be downloaded onto an SD card

The following dictionaries are supported: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Indonesian, Romanian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish, Ukrainian, Afrikaans, Albanian, Azeri, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Catalan, Galician, Tagalog

## Key features

- Extensive proper noun database
- Filters for narrowing answers
- Multiple solving modes (crosswords, anagrams, etc.)
- Solves two-word answers
- Downloadable dictionaries for 36 languages
- Offline functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Supporter (no ads) | $4.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Crossword Solver?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for crosswords
- 💡 Useful for anagrams
- ✅ Versatile tool
- 📚 Comprehensive dictionary
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🎯 Solves many puzzles
- 🌟 Invaluable assistance
- 💯 Works very well
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Good for Wordle
- 👍 Highly recommended
- 💡 Useful as reference
- 👍 Excellent solver
- ✅ Flexible and ambivalent
- 💡 Great for cryptics
- 👍 Very good app
- ✅ Brilliant app
- 👍 Good vocabulary
- 💡 Useful for word games
- 👍 Handy and versatile

**Cons**

- 🐛 UI needs update
- 🐛 Some rare words missing
- 🐛 Not recognizing simple words
- 🐛 Inconsistent word recognition
- 🐛 Poor user interface
- 🐛 Can't figure out keyboard
- 🐛 Some words don't exist
- 🐛 Outdated interface
- 🐛 Clumsy keyboard
- 🐛 Confusing interface
- 🐛 Spelling/translation errors
- 🐛 Missing common words
- 🐛 Not English English
- 🐛 Difficult to use initially
- 🐛 Limited functionality for cryptic clues
- 🐛 Not fitting on screen
- 🐛 Losing right/bottom edge
- 🐛 Only half screen in landscape
- 🐛 Unusable with enforced timeouts
- 🐛 Ads ruin usability

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App redirects to App Store
- Enforced full-screen ad timeouts
- Screen fitting issues (landscape/portrait)
- App not working on iPad
- Cannot report problems
- Not recognizing simple words
- Keyboard issues (spaces, cases)
- Game Center forced login
- App Store redirection on launch

**Most requested features**

- Option to submit words
- Improve keyboard input
- Add definition input
- Allow input of word length
- Update UI to be more professional
- Fix screen fitting issues on various devices
- Allow users to input definitions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 79)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-solver/id668459828/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Marvellous

*2025-11-07*

Cracking app that serves a multitude of uses

### 1/5 — Good app shamefully ruined.

*2024-01-25*

I used this app for years and accepted the banner adverts as the price for it being free. A new release just installed, (Jan2024), effectively makes it unusable with enforced “timeouts” having to watch full screen adverts unless you subscribe. Oh well, plenty more fish in the crossword solvers sea. Good bye and good riddance.

### 5/5 — Xword Solver

*2023-08-23*

Only half a screen in landscape after the upgrade

Thank you

### 1/5 — Latest upgrade 5.4.1 fails

*2023-08-22*

Does not work on iPad. Cannot report problem. Was working on 5.4. Help

### 5/5 — It was great until v5.4

*2023-08-21*

Now doesn’t fit on an iPhone 11 screen. Right hand and bottom edge lost ☹️. Please fix !!

Rapid reaction with 5.4.1.  Fixed . Thanks !

### 3/5 — Upgrade issue

*2023-08-20*

Great app but after the last upgrade the app does not fit my screen properly and I lose the right hand edge. Using iPhone 14, IOS 16.6

### 5/5 — Doesn’t fit on screen

*2023-08-20*

Was a great app but now, since update, doesn’t fit on iPhone screen so unusable.

### 5/5 — Best one I see

*2023-05-02*

It has dictionary in app, and splits things so that you can see words by rare or common

### 5/5 — Very good

*2023-02-09*

This is a great solution that I’ve used for cryptics for years.  Invaluable for cheating at Wordle!!

### 4/5 — Review

*2023-01-24*

Very good indicates almost 100% of words

## Frequently asked questions about Crossword Solver

### What does the Crossword Solver app do?

This app helps you solve English crosswords and other word games by using the letters you already know to find possible answers. It boasts a vast database of proper nouns, synonyms, and foreign words, along with advanced filtering options and multiple solving modes.

### What are the key features of this crossword helper?

Key features include an extensive database of proper nouns (people, places, media), filters to reduce answer lists, support for 36 downloadable languages, five different solving modes (Crosswords, Anagrams, Synonyms, Codewords, Cryptic), and the ability to solve two-word answers. It also offers offline functionality.

### Is this app free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it does offer in-app purchases and contains advertisements. Some advanced features or additional content might require in-app purchases.

### What languages are supported by the dictionary?

The app supports a wide range of downloadable dictionaries, with 36 languages currently available. This includes major languages like English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and many others, facilitating international word game solving.

### How can this app help with difficult crossword clues?

It assists with difficult clues by leveraging its vast database of proper nouns, which are crucial for general knowledge clues. The app also provides synonyms from its built-in thesaurus and allows you to filter potential answers based on known letters, significantly reducing the guesswork involved.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.4.4 — 2024-01-24

1) Bugfixes

### 5.4.2 — 2023-08-23

5.4.2
1) Fix of problem when device is turned to landscape.

5.4.1
1) Fix of display issue seen on some phones

1) More words in our dictionaries for these languages: Norwegian(+48K), Russian(+42K), Romanian(+48K), Slovak(+35K), Finnish(+23K), Serbian(+50K) and Croatian(+48K)
2) Native support for iPhone 12, 13 and 14 family of phones
3) Improved word difficulty filter
4) Bugfixes and data corrections

### 5.4.1 — 2023-08-20

5.4.1
1) Fix of display issue seen on some phones

5.4
1) More words in our dictionaries for these languages: Norwegian(+48K), Russian(+42K), Romanian(+48K), Slovak(+35K), Finnish(+23K), Serbian(+50K) and Croatian(+48K)
2) Native support for iPhone 12, 13 and 14 family of phones
3) Improved word difficulty filter
4) Bugfixes and data corrections

### 5.4 — 2023-08-18

1) More words in our dictionaries for these languages: Norwegian(+48K), Russian(+42K), Romanian(+48K), Slovak(+35K), Finnish(+23K), Serbian(+50K) and Croatian(+48K)
2) Native support for iPhone 12, 13 and 14 family of phones
3) Improved word difficulty filter
4) Bugfixes and data corrections

### 5.3 — 2021-05-20

1) New languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Azeri, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Catalan, Galician, Tagalog
2) Bugfixes

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