# Mini Crossword Daily — user reviews > 120 indexed App Store user reviews of Mini Crossword Daily by Danger Apps Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 4,848 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mini-crossword-daily/id1331823417/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mini-crossword-daily/id1331823417.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,111 · 4★ 486 · 3★ 144 · 2★ 45 · 1★ 62 ## What do users think of Mini Crossword Daily? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🌟 Fun and challenging daily puzzles - ⏱️ Enjoyable timed gameplay - 🏆 Ability to track winning streaks - 🤝 Shared experience with friends - 💡 Quick brain exercise **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes or freezes - ⏰ Fixed timer that can't be adjusted - 🇺🇸 Too many US-centric clues - 🔍 Obscure or misleading clues - 💰 Subscription issues and hidden costs **Commonly reported bugs** - Puzzles not available at scheduled times - Progress and streak data not tracking correctly - Subscription purchases not working as expected **Most requested features** - Option to turn off timer - More global/diverse clues - Better sync across devices - Improved customer support ## Newest reviews (15 of 120) ### 3/5 — Show correct letters *2026-04-05, version 2.4.1* It is SO frustrating to not know if each letter is correct. Please don’t make us get the entire word right before green shows ### 2/5 — Potentially AI generated prompts, not reviewed, or just dumb *2025-12-09, version 2.4.1* Some of the prompts are clearly taken from The Times newspapers - LA, NY, mini, because there's huge overlap and sometimes it's copied word for word, but some of the clues are just clearly wrong. Today included "Suffix for between", and the answer was inter. Did you mean PREFIX? Does the game not know the different parts of a word? Or was it another poorly AI-generated prompt? This happens every couple games where the clue is wrong. Makes the game not fun. ### 2/5 — No ads *2025-11-14, version 2.4.1* Ads should not occur! ### 4/5 — Doesn’t activate for a week after purchase *2025-10-15, version 2.4.1* I like the puzzles and format but the subscription procedures are confusing and delay the actual puzzles for a week. Because of this I might have inadvertently subscribed twice but can’t find out for a week…. Poor set-up! ### 3/5 — Sync them up *2025-09-01, version 2.4.0* We came here because NYT games put the mini behind a paywall. This is fun but my husband and I compare times and my iOS game and his android game aren’t the same!!! Sync them up!!! ### 3/5 — Ads too long *2025-06-23, version 2.3.1* Like the game but waiting over 30 seconds for an ad is too much. ### 2/5 — Not fun timed! No one wants to play to fail, stupid! Turn it off. *2025-06-19, version 2.3.0* No support when it doesn’t work! Waste of time when it doesn’t work and there is no help to restore. ### 5/5 — Fun daily crossword! *2025-06-16, version 2.3.0* I play this crossword app every day. There was recently an issue with the games, and the developer replied to a message I sent to their support email about it. Thanks for keeping this app going, I really enjoy it! ### 5/5 — Quick daily fun *2025-06-16, version 2.3.0* I thoroughly enjoy this crossword game. It’s quick, just the right level of brain power needed for it to remain fun and engaging and allow me to build long winning streaks. The game recently had a glitch and I temporarily lost my 200+ day winning streak. I reached out to the developer and not only was it resolved, but he emailed me with an apology. Fantastic! My only note to make the game more globally enjoyable would be fewer American-only answers. No Supreme Court justices, for example. But that’s a minor point. Thanks for a fun game. ### 5/5 — Problems *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* Used to love doing these puzzles, but haven’t been able to open them this week. It keeps saying ‘will be available at 9:00 tonight’. 😢 ### 5/5 — App is Stuck *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* The app is stuck. It hasn’t given me a new puzzle in about 4 days. The button is gray and not blue like normal. ### 2/5 — Why is the current day’s puzzle not available until 9 PM? *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* This just happened recently. I’m in eastern time zone and all of a sudden the puzzle is not available until 9 PM in the evening. Please fix this! ### 3/5 — Progress not working *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* The app just stopped tracking progress at all for no reason. Was alright before that. ### 5/5 — Not working! *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* My puzzles have not been coming daily, very frustrating!! ### 5/5 — Game Stopped? *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* I have a streak of 688 days. This app still sends me notifications at 9pm every night saying there’s a new crossword to play. However, I think the developers have stopped this app’s updates. It feels like a divorce. I would play one every single night for almost two years now. I miss it. I yearn for the crosswords. My heart aches. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Timer??? *2026-04-23, version 2.4.1* I hate the timer and the fact that the puzzle background changes color. Why can’t people just relax and do a puzzle?! ### 1/5 — Not working *2025-09-17, version 2.4.1* This app just stopped working. No email response received. ### 1/5 — lost my 402 day streak bc the stupid crossword thing was glitched *2025-06-13, version 2.2.8* i had a 400 day streak and i stopped getting new puzzles each day so i decided to wait and see if the puzzles would appear. i thought it was just a glitch and my streak would be fine. well lo and behold they finally appeared but now my streak is gone because of this stupid mistake. the app was fun but im deleting it now since i cant get my streak back. ### 1/5 — AWFUL *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* I had a 98 day winning streak and it wouldn’t let me play for a couple of days and it’s completely reset my streak so now I’m back to zero. Ruined my week. Do not do this if you get invested into things like this it will destroy your soul. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all anymore :( *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* I did the daily crossword from this app every day, up until a week ago, when the daily puzzles stopped working entirely. I loved the app while it worked, but I can no longer access any daily puzzles after June 8th. ### 1/5 — Not working *2025-06-12, version 2.2.8* This app just stopped working. No email response received. ### 1/5 — No longer works *2025-06-11, version 2.2.8* Stopped adding new puzzles about a week ago. Useless app now. It’s too bad as it was good while it lasted. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work anymore *2025-06-11, version 2.2.8* I have been playing this game daily for months. Since last Sunday (June 8, 2025) it no longer gives you a daily puzzle. It just says today’s crossword will be available at 9 pm. I’ve checked at 9 and there is no puzzle. It used to let you go back and play missed days. Now the calendar doesn’t let you do anything. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it still has this problem. It’s too bad because I really enjoyed the daily crosswords. Please push out an update to fix this problem. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Not automatic *2025-06-11, version 2.2.8* Mini crossword is not available every day. Must be reminded at 9 PM. Ridiculous. New idea. ### 1/5 — What happened? *2025-06-11, version 2.2.8* I used to really enjoy this app and played most of the daily games. Then suddenly it has stopped and the puzzles are not available for me to complete. I don’t see any way of accessing them. Very frustrating and disappointing! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Tiny yet Mighty! *2025-10-17, version 2.4.1* I love doing the Mini Daily Crossword! It’s a great way to relax and to unwind. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-06-18, version 2.3.0* Love this app. Have been playing for 6 years now. Highly recommend for a daily challenge. ### 5/5 — Fun little app *2025-06-17, version 2.3.0* Found this when looking for a similar app to the Apple News puzzles when I ended that subscription. I like the quirky feel of the interaction text. Have enjoyed it a lot. ### 5/5 — Great service *2025-06-17, version 2.3.0* We have played this game a while and had a nice streak going when the program developed a bug and wouldn’t let us in. Streak gone. We reached out to the developers and they told us how to fix our problem and we are back going strong. We are now up to 351 days straight solving the puzzle. Great way to end the day. ### 5/5 — Fun & Responsive *2025-06-17, version 2.3.0* A quick, fun way to warm up my brain in the morning. Very impressed I received a response from the developer when I inquired about the recent sudden blackout. Excellent service for an excellent product. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Sooo Fun *2025-06-16, version 2.3.0* This puzzle is great fun. Challenging and interesting. No repeats. Excellent game for any age ### 5/5 — Fun! *2025-06-16, version 2.3.0* I love this game! Fun to see how fast I can go and how long of a streak I can get. This is a nightly thing for me. ### 5/5 — My favorite *2025-06-16, version 2.3.0* This is my favorite mini crossword! I look forward to it every day. So much fun! ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2025-06-16, version 2.3.0* My favourite morning ritual. ### 5/5 — Game now restarted *2025-06-16, version 2.3.0* The app stopped working this past weekend and it has been very frustrating and I left feedback on their site. They have now updated their app and the puzzles are back and my days played streak has been restored. I have thoroughly enjoyed this game and I am glad they have got it working again. --- *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 2026-08-26.*