Wordalo

Wordalo is a proper word-puzzle app for people who actually like puzzles. Six classic puzzle types. Themed categories worth reading. No ads, no subscription, no pop-ups asking you to rate the app. Just the puzzles, done properly. THE SIX PUZZLES CROSSWORD The daily classic. Clean grids, themed clues, British-English vocabulary. WORD SEARCH Eight directions, forwards and back. Drag to mark. Pick your difficulty. ANAGRAM Unscramble the letters. Shuffle when you're stuck. Accepts every valid anagram of the word - so MEAT when the answer is TEAM is still right. WORD CONNECT Letters in a circle, drag through to form every word you can find. Target words unlock the round; bonus words are for showing off. CODEWORD The cipher crossword. Every letter replaced by a number from 1 to 26. A few starter letters revealed - work out the rest. FILL-IN A word with some letters missing, a clue to nudge you, three free hints a day if you get properly stuck. WHAT'S DIFFERENT - No subscription. No adverts. No coins, no fake currencies, no streak-guilt notifications. - Curated themed categories: British History, Classic Literature, Gardening and Nature, Classic Cinema, The Royals. Every category hand-built, not a random dump of words. - Printable PDF puzzle paper. Export any puzzle as a four-page broadsheet - perfect for the commute, the kitchen table, or a proper cup of tea on a rainy afternoon. - Fully offline. Puzzles generate on your device. Play on a plane, on a train, or in a cottage with no signal. - Private by design. No analytics, no tracking, no data collection. Your progress lives on your device (or your own iCloud, if you choose). HOW IT WORKS FREE: Three puzzles a day, drawn from a random themed category. Three free hints per puzzle type per day. Daily challenges, streaks, and achievements all work on the free tier. UNLOCK EVERYTHING: A one-time purchase removes the three-per-day cap, unlocks every themed category so you can pick what to play, and gives unlimited hints. Yours forever. No subscription, no recurring charges. MADE IN MANCHESTER Wordalo is built by a solo developer in the UK. Every clue is hand-curated. Every theme is chosen because it's genuinely interesting, not because it hits a demographic target. If something needs fixing, email hello@wordalo.app - it comes straight to my inbox. Requires iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later. AirPrint-compatible printer required for PDF export (optional). Happy solving.