No longer opens files
This latest update seems to have broken the app. Won’t open puz files or crashes and quits when trying to load.
It was fine the way it was
Like others, I paid to “upgrade” to this new version because many of the providers were no longer loading in the old one. Some of the interface changes are annoying, but I can live with them. The real problem is the leaderboards. In short, they don’t work. I can get to the screen where it shows the top few times, and mine, but clicking on the all times button brings up a blank screen, 100% of the time. I tried to reach out to the developer for a fix, and was ignored.
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Stopped downloading new crosswords
I paid for this app a few years ago and as of February 2025, it’s no longer downloading new crosswords. No way to contact the developer. :(
Daily puzzle update
Recently will not consistently download daily puzzles. I have to delete app, and then reinstall. This is getting very tiresome as deletes other puzzles I have saved. This program has not been updated for a year. Please fix!
Bait and switch
The app showed the option to link my NYT crossword account, so I paid for full version and suddenly now that option is gone. Deep in the faq on their website I read that support for NYT is no more. Wouldn’t have bought it if I knew that. Thieves.
The Game
Can’t even uninstall this 😡
What happened?
I’ve been enjoying g this app for several weeks. Then, I noticed clues did not match puzzles, answer spaces were cut off on the right and bottom edges, Hints function stopped working. I deleted the app and reinstalled, but it still does not work the way it did last week.
Upgrade doesn’t work
It claims if you bought pro on the old version it will give you a discount to buy pro on this one, but it won’t! It does load the old version quickly before going to the purchase screen so it should find my purchase history, but it never activates! Awful!
Going Downhill for voiceover users :(
This is the only crossword app I have found accessible to blind folks with screen readers, but it has developed some problems, and sai does not return my emails. Also The best puzzle (quigley) seems to be gone now. I have never seen ny times puzzrs in this app. Pleeeeez bring back Quigley!!!!
For American only
The creators have forgotten that this platform is an international one. The clues are colloquial to the extreme. And there’s loads of silly abbreviations. The usual American chauvinism in action…
No solutions to clues
Do we have to pay for that?
I like this
Responsive, fresh, and notebook/iPad oriented for once. Clues are better than easy. Two suggestions: implement the arrow keys on the magic keyboard. Add auto sizing: on the iPad Air you have to scroll a bit to get around.
Crashes when you try to purchase or restore purchases
Tried on two different iPads and accounts. This app is broken.
No additional puzzles
App comes with a few starter puzzles and offers other bundles for sale. I tried to buy two of these, they took my money, never provided any additional puzzles. So, for two bucks it’s not worth my time to pursue. But save your own time and money and don’t deal with these crooks.
Buggy App, Unresponsive Publisher
I’ve used this for years and put up with lots of little bugs because the volume and assortment of puzzles was good. Lately I’ve found that more than half the time, none of the difficult or hard puzzles show up on the list…then will randomly reappear. I’ve contacted the publisher and gotten no response. Looking at the many negative reviews here to which there are also no responses, I guess I shouldn’t hold my breath.
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From 5 stars to 2
I was loving these puzzles until I suddenly had no access unless I paid. They shouldn’t say it’s free if it requires purchases later.
Purchased bundle doesn’t download
Purchase a puzzle bundle and it thinks it downloaded, screen is blank, no puzzles. Tried to download a different sample problem. It asked to start now, I answered yes. I got a blank screen with a running clock in the bottom right. This app is definitely not recommended.
You have to pay upgrade to pay more ?
It appears this app is nothing but a money grab. You pay to upgrade only to find out that upgrade only gives you access to download crosswords for more money. There is also no one to contact for support. Huge rip off !
Screens Not Reformatted + Other Issues
Screens seem to not be updated for iPhone 14. Will re-review if/when fixed. (Just rebought because I switched from Android to iPhone.)
Settings don’t work correctly. Stuck with this app because I love AVCX and it’s the only one that supports them. The settings one sets don’t actually get applied when solving a puzzle. It’s… just a mess.
Settings don’t work correctly. Stuck with this app because I love AVCX and it’s the only one that supports them. The settings one sets don’t actually get applied when solving a puzzle. It’s… just a mess.
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Where are my puzzles?
I enjoyed the starter puzzles so thought I would purchase more. As far as I know the purchase went through, but I cannot find the rest after I did the first one. How do I get Liz Gorski vol. 1 that is supposed to have 20 puzzles. Anyone have an answer? It is very frustrating, but I upgraded hoping for a better experience.
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