# Crosswords Plus . — user reviews > 156 indexed App Store user reviews of Crosswords Plus . by the binary family, rated 4.80/5 from 59 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crosswords-plus/id444922518/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crosswords-plus/id444922518.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 49 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Crosswords Plus .? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Enjoyable and challenging puzzles - 🤓 Helps improve vocabulary and knowledge - 💡 Variety of difficulty levels - 🎨 Clean and intuitive interface **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional spelling/definition errors - 🌍 Some British-centric references/terminology - 🔍 Difficulty navigating larger puzzles on smaller screens - 🔁 Repeated clues/puzzles **Commonly reported bugs** - Puzzle completion not always recognized properly - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Ability to resize puzzles to fit screen better - Option to mark errors/incomplete squares - More frequent puzzle updates - Scoring/progress tracking system ## Newest reviews (17 of 156) ### 3/5 — Fair and enjoyable crossword puzzler. British English *2026-07-18, version 4.0.1* The best UK English crossword puzzler of the few that seemed worth trying on the App Store (I did buy a few others and they were ok but the clues and lack of enough overlapping words made simple answers sometimes hard to work out). I have been using it for some years on a few different iOS devices and it has received appropriate updates and remained reliable. There are occasional clues or answers which are a bit British-centric, but not often enough to be a problem. My two complaints are: 1) there are no new puzzles to buy when you finish them. 2) you can’t adjust the crossword size to make it fit on the screen despite the high resolution iPad screen. Using an Apple Pencil would easily make even the largest puzzles usable despite being shrunk to fit the screen. ### 4/5 — Fair and enjoyable crossword puzzler. British English *2020-06-27* This is the best crossword puzzler of the few that seemed worth trying on the App Store (I did buy a few others and they were ok but the clues and lack of enough overlapping words made simple answers sometimes hard to work out). I have been using it for some years on a few different iOS devices and it has received appropriate updates and remained reliable. There are occasional clues or answers which are a bit British-centric, but not often enough to be a problem except on one of the 2 medium difficulty puzzle sizes. My only complaint would be that you can’t adjust the crossword size to make it fit on the screen without having to drag the screen around on the larger more difficult puzzles. This is despite the iPad screen resolution being easily enough to still display everything clearly. Using an Apple Pencil would easily make even the largest puzzles usable despite being shrunk to fit the screen. ### 2/5 — Errors *2018-08-02, version 3.17* I am constantly surprised by the mistakes in Crosswords Plus. People do not expect to see errors, and I may say on a regular basis, in crosswords for which they have paid. The most recent error I came across was puzzle 36 in the difficult category, the clue was “Dutch pottery” and your answer was “delf”. That is wrong, the correct answer is “delft”, that is with a “t” on the end! Kindly ensure that your crosswords are error free before asking people to pay. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Love it *2016-12-31, version 3.0* I've been playing this for a few years now and absolutely love it. Simple layout, uncluttered and big letters. You can buy 1200 puzzles for a few pounds. Excellent value for money! ### 5/5 — Love it *2016-12-23, version 3.0* I really enjoy playing the game. Some of the definitions are dubious. I like being able to get help from one letter or mark errors . ### 5/5 — Arrow crossword *2016-10-28, version 3.0* I love the puzzles. Lots of fun and gets you to exercise your brain ### 4/5 — Very Good *2016-09-23, version 3.0* I love this app and it is quite addictive. My criticism is that only the easy puzzles fits on my iPad screen, the others have to be scrolled up and down. Also some of the spellings are rather odd: despite this I really enjoy playing it and am dreading getting to the end of all the puzzles. ### 5/5 — Arrow word *2016-08-16, version 3.0* Really enjoy using this arrow word. Easy to use but testing clues. Some answers don't seem logical; but perhaps that's me. ### 3/5 — Repetitive clues *2016-07-02, version 3.0* Enjoyable, but the same old clues crop up too often. Also, spellings are frequently wrong (eg: a wild rose is a briar, not a brier). I have even found incorrect definitions in some of the puzzles. ### 3/5 — Incorrect spelling / meaning of words *2016-06-11, version 3.0* I have found that many words are spelt incorrectly eg hello spelt hallo, makes it difficult and frustrating to solve. Also, many meanings are not correct and do not correspond to the answers, again, frustrating. If you can cope with this then the puzzle is ok. ### 5/5 — Arrow Cross Word *2016-05-23, version 3.0* This is a fun game,many hours of pleasure,never a dull moment,I love it 5 Stars. ### 5/5 — Gregory Tutin *2016-05-23, version 3.0* A first class app which is very addictive an time can get away while playing ### 5/5 — Arrow Words Ver3 *2016-03-29, version 3.0* Having purchased three hundred puzzles I am finding that when I go to a new puzzle it reduces by two games.This cannot be right, can it? Look forward to your reply Thank you ### 5/5 — Great fun! *2016-02-28, version 3.0* If you're an arrow word fan you can't go wrong with this. ### 5/5 — 👍🏻 *2016-02-15, version 3.0* Fun 👌🏻 ### 5/5 — Great app *2016-02-04, version 3.0* Love it ### 4/5 — Very good but a tad repetitive *2016-01-08, version 3.0* This a great crossword app with hundreds of puzzles to keep you busy. My only gripe is that there are a fair number of repeat clues, the more you play the more annoying that gets. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — It’s ok. Could be better *2024-05-05, version 4.0.1* This is ok to pass time. But the spelling errors in some of these answers is ridiculous. ### 1/5 — I used to love this app, but...... *2017-11-02, version 3.17* I have the paid version, and I used to do a crossword every day. Now, however, under iOS 11, the app opens but I just get a blank screen - no crossword. I’ve tried re-booting the iPad but no joy. ### 1/5 — Save your money *2017-06-19, version 3.0* The app doesn't work properly. I did two puzzles and now it won't move on to another puzzle and just takes me back to the puzzle already completed. Don't waste your money until they bother fixing app ### 1/5 — What a shame *2015-10-08, version 2.7* This was one of my very favourite apps. However, it is now completely unusable since the new OS9 not best pleased as I had paid for this version and played it frequently 😖 ### 1/5 — App crashed *2015-09-19, version 2.7* The app has crashed following the recent Apple update to iOS 9. Only half a keyboard, in the wrong position and everything frozen. I only paid for it again three days before the update, shame because it was a very good app. ### 1/5 — Stupid os 8.1 *2014-10-28, version 2.5* So I thought they fixed the incompatibility with the new operating system, but I can't access the bottom third of any puzzle. Makes me mad. ### 1/5 — Update please fix *2014-10-27, version 2.5* Tried playing other levels but I'm still missing the bottom of the screen. Not happy ### 1/5 — IOS8 update *2014-10-21, version 2.5* Thought the update had fixed all problems on this Arrow Words Plus but Alas no, works okay on the easy one but when going on to the more difficult ones unable to see the bottom half of crossword. Still NOT fixed properly. 😡 ### 1/5 — Highly Disappointed *2013-01-03, version 2.0* Enjoy doing puzzles but am highly disappointed that I can only access three puzzles in each level when I paid almost $8 for this app. Where are the 1200 puzzles that were advertised? ### 1/5 — Average *2012-02-07, version 1.02* - Does not show letters in error. Errors should be displayed by default. - Does not highlight squares that have not been filled ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Crossword. *2020-12-16, version 3.17* Keep them coming, I enjoy them very much. Some times you have to think, great, I worry that you will disappear, that would be sad.. ### 5/5 — Good but has flaws *2020-10-04, version 4.0.1* This is a good crossword with an easy and helpful design but has a few flaws. Some of the words are spelled incorrectly and a few of the clues too! For example. Capital city of New South Wales is not Sidney, it’s Sydney! The clues are too Euro centric too...too many references to lakes, towns and colloquial British and European places. Also I hate the pathetic clues likes like a sound of disgust: hoot or boo or tush...pathetic clues and answers. There’s no reason to include Hebrew,Greek and Latin words and letters either...all irrelevant information that only scholars would know. Apart from these faults, it’s great and I recommend it. ### 5/5 — A lot of work ahead!!! Hurray *2020-08-10* Good distraction amd learning at the same time ### 5/5 — Happy *2020-01-20, version 3.17* Enjoy playing this version of crosswords, I like the fact that there are different levels that you can ‘dip in and out’ of. If I one little complaint it would be the American spelling of some words, however, it isn’t something that would stop me playing the in any way, shape or form. Thank you ### 5/5 — Fun app *2019-07-09, version 3.17* I like all squares to be a word answer but still love it now that I am used to it ### 5/5 — Wonderful Game; but....... *2019-04-23, version 3.17* The only complaint is that this is geared to the British English for the most part. Would appreciate one using USA enlist words and spellings. Definitely not boring and challenges your vocabulary, spelling, and trivia knowledge. I am senior and want to keep my mind active. Thank you to the developers. ### 5/5 — Terrific *2018-10-31, version 3.17* Love the British words and spelling. Hours of fun. Learning words that I have never used and will never use. ### 5/5 — Great *2017-09-16, version 3.17* I love crosswords and I love these. Sometimes I lose my puzzles for months due to technical problems I suppose. All in all I like Dell better than any other! Keep up the good work. ### 5/5 — Addictive and Habit forming *2017-09-04, version 3.17* I really love the format of this crossword. I find myself not wanting to stop playing. Very addictive. ### 5/5 — Excellent crosswords *2017-03-09, version 3.0* Really enjoy the game and its features. --- *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 2026-09-10.*