# Tiny Little Crosswords — user reviews > 153 indexed App Store user reviews of Tiny Little Crosswords by Blue Ox Family Games, Inc., rated 4.60/5 from 13,153 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-little-crosswords/id1289068375/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-little-crosswords/id1289068375.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9,920 · 4★ 2,268 · 3★ 644 · 2★ 161 · 1★ 160 ## What do users think of Tiny Little Crosswords? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Clever puzzles - 🤔 Challenging themes - ⏱️ Quick and easy to play - 💡 Enjoyable brain teasers **Cons** - 🤔 Obscure or vague clues - 💰 Paid hints required - 🇺🇸 Too much American-centric content - 🔍 Difficult to figure out puzzle themes **Commonly reported bugs** - Daily puzzle crashes on launch - Ads cannot be closed properly **Most requested features** - Add more puzzle packs - Implement a free daily puzzle - Allow letter shuffling - Improve clue clarity ## Newest reviews (14 of 153) ### 4/5 — Fun, but seemingly neglected *2026-07-04, version 2.6.0* I enjoy this a lot, they’re good puzzles, and I’ve done every one that been put out. But I haven’t seen a new one in years maybe? The dailies are repeats, as far as I can tell, and new packs haven’t been offered in a long time. ### 4/5 — Elegant little game *2026-06-04, version 2.6.0* Love that this game is quick and not cluttered with garbage and ads. ### 4/5 — Good brain workout *2026-06-02, version 2.5.2* Would give it 5 stars if you add a way to scramble the letters. Also wish you’d provide the answers the next day. ### 4/5 — Fun & Challenging *2026-02-09, version 2.5.2* I like this app; it plays like a crossword puzzle where you choose combinations of letters to fill in the correct word from the clues given. And most of them time I don’t even mind the ads, considering it’s a free game. However, they have started running ads for gun sales, which seems terribly inappropriate for this medium, as it’s available for anyone at any age. It’s very disappointing considering the number of innocent people being murdered every day, and I’m playing this to try to get mind off the bad news. There are plenty of other companies that will pay to run ads on your app. Update: I haven’t seen any gun ads lately, which is really nice. The one big thing I wish they would change is to be able to I’ve the letters around on the field below the puzzle. ### 4/5 — Tap to Place Letters *2025-09-08, version 2.5.2* Like the game a lot. It’s a nice twist on mini crossword puzzles. They’re clever and just challenging enough without being overly complicated, which keeps them interesting and fun to solve. The only drawback for me is that you have to drag the letters into place instead of tapping to place them, like you can to remove them. It can be frustrating when playing on a small screen like your phone where it’s easy to place letters into the wrong spot, which often times results in bumping other letters out of place. Making this an option in settings would be great. Other than that, it is a really good game. ### 4/5 — Fun enjoyable app, minor problems. *2025-08-16, version 2.5.2* I really enjoy playing Tiny Little Crosswords — the word puzzles are fun, quick, and great for stretching my lateral thinking skills. With no ad interruptions, the experience remains smooth and focused. However, many of the puzzle themes are quite US-centric, which can be frustrating for users from different cultural backgrounds. It would be great to see more globally inclusive content. Also, the recent change from unlimited to limited hints is disappointing — it takes away from the relaxed, learning-friendly nature the app used to have, especially when hints are needed just to get through obscure US-centric puzzles. This isn't made clear in the app description, so it might catch some users off guard. Still, a solid app overall, and I hope the developers take this feedback on board. ### 2/5 — Ruined a great game *2025-07-27, version 2.5.2* The addition of ads (and long ads) after every little game has ruined what was one of my favorite apps. ### 4/5 — Where is today’s Daily Puzzle? *2024-11-11, version 2.5.2* My husband and I love this game, competing to complete them without using hints. Four stars because there is not an avenue to “earn” hints rather than paying for them. ### 4/5 — Helpful Hints *2024-10-29, version 2.5.2* A challenging game of wits. Wish there was a way to earn hints. ### 3/5 — Lately Way too Many Ads *2024-08-01, version 2.5.2* I know that for a long time there were rarely ads, but now it’s insane. Used to love this game. ### 4/5 — Clever *2024-03-26, version 2.5.2* Most puzzles make you think because the clues can often be interpreted in different ways. The only negative thing is that you never see the answers to an unsolved problem. Quite annoying at times ### 5/5 — Free Daily Puzzles *2024-03-18, version 2.5.2* Free Daily Puzzles stopped working march 16th, the update seemed to not have fixed it. I entered in one of the Start Here puzzles and when I came back to the Free Daily Puzzles they were working again ### 5/5 — Great little puzzle! *2024-02-17, version 2.5.1* This is a a different kind of crossword that doesn’t take much time but makes me think. I highly recommend it. ### 4/5 — REVIEW *2024-02-16, version 2.5.1* Love the game!!! Thank you! Great for expanding thinking! Some are quite challenging! Would like to get hints without purchase! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Fun, but seemingly neglected *2026-08-22, version 2.6.0* I enjoy this a lot, they’re good puzzles, and I’ve done every one that been put out. But I haven’t seen a new one in years maybe? The dailies are repeats, as far as I can tell, and new packs haven’t been offered in a long time. And is now asking for a review after every game, despite me giving them recently. ### 1/5 — Yikes *2026-08-14, version 2.6.0* Wayyyyy too many interruptions asking for a review. Every day for a month? Give it a rest, you’re ruining your game ### 1/5 — Update *2025-11-12, version 2.5.2* I shouldn’t have up dated. I had unlimited hints before. Bad move on your part. ### 1/5 — Restore Purchases Doesn’t Work *2025-04-19, version 2.5.2* The game’s fine. Unfortunately, restore purchases doesn’t work if you’ve already paid extra for in-app purchases on a different device (iPhone to iPad). Keep that in mind when considering spending money on this app. You’ll have to pay separately on each device. ### 1/5 — Nice mini crossword game *2025-02-27, version 2.5.2* Another nice mini crossword game. Some themes more obscure than others, but a good mix. For years now, a lot of reviewers have been asking to be able to tap to place letters instead of having to drag them. Tapping works to remove letters, so why doesn’t tapping work to add them? It doesn’t make sense. ### 1/5 — Free Daily Puzzles stopped working *2025-02-19, version 2.5.2* I have played the Tiny Little Crosswords free daily puzzle for longer than I can remember. On February 18, 2025, the free daily puzzle did not open. I was even more disappointed when on February 19, 2025, neither the puzzle for the 18th nor the one for the 19th would open. I hope it’s not discontinued because this was one of the few puzzle games I enjoyed. The low rating is because this is going to cause me to break my streak. ### 1/5 — Clues *2023-11-20, version 2.5.1* It would be helpful to get one clue per game to help with difficulty in understanding what direction the game is going. ### 1/5 — Limited access to clues ruins this game *2023-07-15, version 2.5.1* I used to love this carefree game when there were unlimited clues. You took all the fun away and made this almost impossible. ### 1/5 — Totally in accessible for the blind!!! *2023-04-16, version 2.5.0* This game does not work at all with voiceover like seven little words does. If you can fix this, I might be able to enjoy this game, and give a better review. ### 1/5 — Limited Hints *2022-10-01, version 2.4.7* Having limited hints now is not good. Should never have done the update ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun little game *2026-08-02, version 2.6.0* I like it when I need a break ### 5/5 — Tiny Little Words *2026-06-13, version 2.6.0* It's relaxing. ### 5/5 — Clever and fun *2026-05-09, version 2.5.2* A delightful twist on Crosswords ### 5/5 — Challenge *2026-04-03, version 2.5.2* Keeps the mind active and sharp ### 5/5 — Love *2026-02-13, version 2.5.2* Love love love this game. Please make some new puzzle packs. It would make my year!! ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-12-25, version 2.5.2* I’ve already bought and played all the packs. When will there be more ### 5/5 — Tiny puzzles *2024-11-23, version 2.5.2* Would like to see answers to this puzzle when can’t finish ### 5/5 — My comments *2024-07-28, version 2.5.2* Always challenging and fun with some enrichment at times! Love these! Thank you for the variety of topics! ### 5/5 — Quick challenges = fun *2024-06-30, version 2.5.2* I’ve played this game for several years. I like that it provides a good challenge, but it doesn’t take forever. I’m consistently impressed with the puzzle creators’ creative category ideas. ### 5/5 — Brain work *2024-05-26, version 2.5.2* A fun and quick stirring of the brain! --- *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 2026-09-05.*