# Crossword - Word Hike — user reviews > 463 indexed App Store user reviews of Crossword by Joy Vendor Limited, rated 4.80/5 from 69,467 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-word-hike/id1633021483/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-word-hike/id1633021483.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 59,236 · 4★ 7,442 · 3★ 1,685 · 2★ 374 · 1★ 730 ## What do users think of Crossword? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and engaging game - 👍 Great brain teasers - 🤔 Challenging logic puzzles **Cons** - 🔍 Misleading advertisements - 💸 Excessive ads and in-app purchases - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🔤 Poor grammar and spelling in clues - 🇺🇸 Too American-centric **Commonly reported bugs** - Puzzles freezing or not loading properly - Incorrect answers being accepted - Saved progress not carrying over **Most requested features** - More language options - Ability to skip crosswords to access logic puzzles - Improved clue writing and quality control ## Newest reviews (14 of 463) ### 2/5 — Videos *2026-08-27, version 1.25.1* There are pop up video ads that pop up literally every 25 seconds. I can’t take it anymore. Please fix it. Thank you ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2026-08-21, version 1.25.0* I get there needs to be ads. But they are way too frequent that it just wasn’t fun anymore. Nothing is more irritating when doing the logic puzzles than trying to read the descriptions but you can’t bc ads are literally popping every 3 seconds. ### 2/5 — Nice game *2026-08-18, version 1.25.0* Clues don’t match up with the logic game .need to make sure that they match other than that good game get rid of the ads destroying the game and they freeze ### 3/5 — Shame *2026-08-15, version 1.25.0* This game used to be fun… now I can’t even finish typing an answer without getting an ad!! Then I have to pay monthly for ad free?!?! What happened to one time payment for no ads!?!? I hate to delete this game but the ads are interrupting me playing anyway sooooo…… ### 2/5 — Nice game *2026-08-13, version 1.24.6* Clues don’t match up with the logic game .need to make sure that they match other than that good game ### 2/5 — Ad’s *2026-08-09, version 1.24.5* I play this game almost everyday and have really enjoyed it until today. I had at least 15 of the short ads play and I wasn’t even 1/2 way through the game. I won’t play anymore if this continues. This was a 5 star game until this started happening. Sad and frustrated!!! ### 3/5 — Too many ads! *2026-08-08, version 1.24.5* The number of ads in this game is absolutely ridiculous! There is an ad after every single thing you do and the ads lock up so you have to close the game down and go back in to get past it. ### 2/5 — fun at first *2026-07-30* this game was fun at first ! pretty straightforward and easy. however, after a few days i discovered that the app was making my phone extremely hot. at one point i couldn't hold my device whilst playing. it also drains your battery like crazy even when it's not open or running in the background. originally i thought this was a device problem but i uninstalled and my phone is functioning normally again! I'm not sure if it's due to the adverts in game or if the software is just awful but either way it needs to be fixed ### 4/5 — Crossword word hike *2026-07-20* I played this crossword word hike and I found I could not figure out who was innocent or alien so I will try it again to see what you fixed ### 2/5 — Review *2026-07-17, version 1.24.3* Too many ADS ### 3/5 — Fun game BUT… *2026-07-05, version 1.24.2* This is a very fun game! I love both the crosswords and the logic puzzles. Suggestion: allow players to use earned coins toward hints in the logic puzzle. While I understand the purpose of ads, it would still be nice to allow us to be able to redeem our coins for extra hints in the logic games. ### 1/5 — Flawed.... *2026-07-03, version 1.24.2* Seemed pretty good but level 13 of the logic puzzle has a typo in the answer word. Makes it all pretty pointless.... ### 3/5 — Good game BUT…. *2026-06-26, version 1.24.1* You have an option to choose no ads, but if you’d like more “hints” without purchasing them, you have to watch a very long ad. It takes forever. Seriously considering deleting this game because of that. ### 1/5 — Sooooo many ADs 🫠 *2026-06-25, version 1.24.1* This game is fun but the ads honestly take away from it. It’s not worth $10 to me to remove ads. Everytime I’m in the middle of a puzzle and getting somewhere I have to watch an ad. Forget where I’m at. It’d super annoying. Look for a game similar with no ads or atleast less ads. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Poor *2026-09-03, version 1.25.1* Too many adverts you don’t need to put adverts on games especially after every level you complete makes you want to delete the game ### 1/5 — Clunky *2026-09-03, version 1.25.1* Sometimes the clue doesn’t keep up with the word you are directed to complete. It’s also a little clunky - slow. It could go faster. ### 1/5 — Virus et pas en français *2026-08-22* J’ai eu virus pendant l’ouverture du jeu. Non seulement, il a fallu 3 tentatives pour ouvrir le jeu et lorsque réussis, il n’est pas disponible dans la langue française, alors qu’il est très bien indiqué que c’est disponible. Très déçue.. Une VRAIE PERTE DE TEMPS!! ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2026-08-21, version 1.25.0* Wayyyy too many ads that lock your phone up and make you force close to move to next level. Do not recommend. ### 1/5 — Too MANY ADS *2026-08-15, version 1.25.0* I would give it more than one star because my daughter and I love playing it together but there are too many ads that just pop up in the middle of the game. We would be in the middle of typing a response or reading the clue and bam an ad pops up! ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-07-31, version 1.24.4* Too many adds I will be deleting ### 1/5 — Errors *2026-07-24* This game is riddled with errors and constant ads! ### 1/5 — EXCESSIVE ads *2026-07-21, version 1.24.4* Ads every 10 seconds, makes it difficult to even complete typing in one word. Had to delete. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2026-07-20, version 1.24.3* Can’t just play, constantly asking for money. ### 1/5 — virus *2026-07-12* gave my phone a virus ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — BEST GAME, BUT ONE PROBLEM!! *2026-08-22, version 1.25.1* I absolute love this game! It’s really fun. BUT! The Logic part. I love doing the Logics, but every 5 seconds even if I’m typing there’s a ad. It really ruins the game when there’s an add every 5 seconds when doing the Word or Logic! Otherwise, ❤️love this game sooo much!!!❤️ ### 5/5 — Jasmine Nicole Jackson *2026-08-22, version 1.25.1* Jasmine Nicole Jackson ### 5/5 — Help…Question… *2026-08-04, version 1.24.5* I love this game but my question is what is the key icon used for? There is nothing that lets you know, I have so many collected but do not know what to use it for … help and thanks ### 5/5 — PLAY IT! If you want *2026-07-15* It’s a fantastic game for friends and family and it’s also good for being by yourself it is a bit of a kids game but I bet even adults like me would enjoy this game, but it’s entirely up to you ### 5/5 — The game is a lot of fun. *2026-07-15, version 1.24.3* I enjoy the game but the add after every single thing you do is annoying when you’re not interested in the ads it takes forever to get it off the screen in order to move forward. I even marked not interested and it still stays. Game is a 10 the other stuff is -1 ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-07-07, version 1.24.2* Amazing, makes my Brain work and I love it ### 5/5 — Digging for treasure game *2026-04-29* Hi love this game and especially right now in the spring fling: I really enjoy the digging for treasure event, could this be a constant staple in this game app you think? **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your love and support of our game! We truly appreciate it and look forward to creating even more content that you’ll enjoy in the future. Your feedback and enthusiasm mean a lot to us as we continue to improve. If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please feel free to contact us via the game mailbox or email us at 【wordhike@joyvendorgames.com】! ### 5/5 — Crossword hike *2026-04-13, version 1.23.1* I love the game, but I don’t like the flying pieces ### 5/5 — Best game ever!!!!!!!!! *2026-03-28, version 1.23.0* Love the game please keep it coming ### 5/5 — Rotate logic puzzles please! *2026-03-25, version 1.22.7* Love this game - and I play it enough that it was worth it to me to pay for the ads to go away. That said, my favorite games are the logic puzzles, but the only con about that is the inability to rotate the logic puzzles grid to landscape. Please can you improve the logic game in this way??? It's frustrating to constantly have to move the view around to find the block I want to answer. It would he nice to be able to see all the blocks at once. --- *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 2026-09-14.*