Engage your mind with a wide variety of daily brainteasers, including crosswords, Sudoku, and word games. Track your progress with streaks and achievements, and access thousands of past puzzles.
Reviews of Telegraph Puzzles are mostly negative: the game is rated 4.3/5 from 30 App Store ratings. What users like most: keeps the mind active, good way to spend free time. Top complaints: frequent crashes and bugs, slow loading times. Summarized from real user reviews.
4.6.0 (4)
September 28, 2026
A new homepage section for subscribers. The Your Puzzles section keeps puzzles played 3 or more times within the past 30 days at the top of the homepage for easy access and a reminder of daily streaks.
MoreA monthly Telegraph puzzles subscription
5 issues
Puzzles not updating daily
Inability to access archived puzzles
5 requests
Dark mode option
Ability to reset puzzles
Telegraph Puzzles offers a diverse range of brainteasers including various types of crosswords like Cryptic, Quick, and Toughie, multiple Sudoku variations (Regular and Tough), and word games such as Panagram, PlusWord, Sorted, Cogs, and Cross Atlantic. There are also unique challenges like the 1% Club and Kakuro.
The app operates on an auto-renewable subscription model. You can subscribe for a year at a low cost. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account, and the subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage your subscription through your Apple ID.
While you can browse the app and see available puzzles without a subscription, you cannot play any of the puzzles. A subscription is required for full access to all the brainteasers offered within the app.
If you are a current Telegraph subscriber and your subscription includes Puzzles, or if you are a Telegraph Puzzles subscriber, you already have full access. You can simply log in to the app using your existing Telegraph username and password.
Yes, the app features a Streaks and Achievements system. By solving a brainteaser every day, you can build a Streak. You can also earn Achievements by tackling new brainteasers and reaching specific milestones, showcasing your puzzling prowess.
