# Devarai Crosswords — The best American crosswords!

> Mobile application offering a variety of American crossword puzzles with user-friendly features. (iPhone/iPad app by Devarai.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/devarai-crosswords/id590261677 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Devarai](https://appshunter.io/developer/452590599)
- Category: Games, Education, Trivia, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 148 App Store ratings · 112 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 26 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany), Italian, European Spanish
- Released: 2013-02-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/devarai-crosswords/id590261677/reviews.md

## What is Devarai Crosswords?

“Great game. Excellent.” 

“Love this crossword”

“I have several crossword puzzle apps, but this is the one I use the most often. Easy to navigate, interesting puzzles that rank from easy/moderate to slightly difficult."

Crossword-friends behold: With the new crossword puzzles app, it will be hard to be bored! Our crosswords to go, wherever you go. 


Play many high quality crosswords anytime anywhere on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod! This app is easy to use and is a lot of fun. By playing crosswords you can not only improve your general education and also practice vocabulary skills and learn to concentrate even better.

Main features:

- Weekly puzzles in many languages
- Hide keyboard for a full screen puzzle view
- Landscape and portrait mode support
- One click toggle between across and down clues
- Write in ‘pen’ or ‘pencil’
- Errors are immediately highlighted in red
- Option to skip completed squares
- Automatically jump to the next clue if a word is finished
- Receive hints
- Pinch grid to zoom in and out
- High scores
- Puzzle rating system
- Player comments

… and much more!

## Key features

- Weekly puzzles in multiple languages
- Full-screen puzzle view
- Landscape and portrait mode
- Easy clue toggling
- Pen/pencil writing modes
- Immediate error highlighting
- Hint system

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock English Puzzles | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock English Puzzles | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock German Puzzles | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Spanish Puzzles | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Spanish puzzles | $2.99 | one-time |
| 30 coins pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| 240 coins pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| 600 coins pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| 1800 coins pack | $24.99 | one-time |
| 8000 coins pack | $99.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Devarai Crosswords?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles
- 🤓 Interesting themes and clues
- 🎉 Great app for passing time
- 📚 Multilingual feature

**Cons**

- 💰 Coins/paid system to play
- 🕰️ Waiting for free coins/ads
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Confusing navigation/interface

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes frequently
- Unresponsive on iPad
- Puzzle progress not saved
- Compatibility issues with updates

**Most requested features**

- More free puzzles/coins
- Ability to type full words
- Daily/more frequent puzzles
- Improved clue quality

## Recent user reviews (10 of 112)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/devarai-crosswords/id590261677/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Srarita

*2018-12-26, version 18.0*

Won’t open on new iPad. I have 90 coins.  Will I ever see them again?

### 2/5 — NOT FREE.

*2018-03-09, version 12.0*

After 1 game you run out of ‘coins’

### 5/5 — Fun

*2018-02-09, version 11.0*

Good game.

### 3/5 — Please update to IOS 11

*2017-11-27, version 10.0*

Waiting for you to update.

### 4/5 — More free coins would be nice

*2017-11-16*

I forget to come back to this game because it takes so long to get free coins.

**Developer response:** I hope so we have improved the serving of ads in your case by now.

### 4/5 — Challenging, fun puzzles but the coin thing

*2017-11-16*

Fun & challenging puzzles. Some of the best I've played. Having to use/buy coins to play is downside. Rather have to watch an ad like other apps. Only reason I didn't give a 5 star

### 5/5 — Best Crossword Puzzle App Ever!

*2017-11-08*

I’ve tried all the apps I can find.
First, Most are overly expensive.
This one is reasonable and affordable. 
Second, the puzzles strike a balance between logic and challenge, making them fun.
Third, the app itself works. Some puzzles do weird things like jump around or get larger or smaller etc when you touch the phone screen.  I think stuff like that is a developer issue.  So, I guess this app has better developers.
Overall, I like it best.
Have to force myself to stop playing.

### 3/5 — Ok good

*2017-11-03, version 10.0*

I don't line the new coin system and many of the clues are strange, but a couple of the designers are great

### 5/5 — Great

*2017-10-22, version 10.0*

I have enjoyed doing the puzzles. The have provided a good challenge.

### 2/5 — Good puzzles, coins are dumb

*2017-10-22*

Like the format, once I switched to pencil that is. And puzzles are not too hard but entertaining. 

I'll end up deleting it tho because it's essentially a pay app with a brief trial period. Dollars or ads but won't let you watch very many ads, so unless you want to buy it's not functional. Seems wildly expensive too.

## Frequently asked questions about Devarai Crosswords

### What is Devarai Crosswords?

Devarai Crosswords is a mobile application that provides a collection of high-quality American crossword puzzles. It is designed to be easy to use and fun, offering puzzles that cater to various difficulty levels. The app aims to help users improve their general education, vocabulary, and concentration skills.

### What are the main features of Devarai Crosswords?

Key features include weekly puzzles available in many languages, a full-screen puzzle view with a hidden keyboard, support for both landscape and portrait modes, and an easy one-click toggle between across and down clues. Users can also write in 'pen' or 'pencil' mode, have errors immediately highlighted in red, receive hints, zoom in and out of the grid, and track high scores.

### Is Devarai Crosswords free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it does offer in-app purchases. This means that while the core functionality and a selection of puzzles are available for free, users may have the option to purchase additional content or features.

### What devices is Devarai Crosswords compatible with?

The app is designed to be played on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It supports various screen orientations and allows for grid zooming, making it adaptable to different screen sizes within the Apple ecosystem.

### How can playing Devarai Crosswords benefit me?

Playing crosswords can significantly improve your general education by exposing you to new words and trivia. It also sharpens your vocabulary skills and enhances your ability to concentrate. The app's design makes it an engaging way to exercise your brain anytime, anywhere.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 19.0 — 2023-01-12

iOS 16 Update

### 18.0 — 2018-10-09

Minor bugfix.

### 17.0 — 2018-09-11

Support for iPhone X

### 16.0 — 2018-08-22

Fixed external puzzle files (.puz, .ipuz, .jpz) import feature!

### 15.0 — 2018-03-21

Minor bug fixes.

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