# Yelken: Word Game & Puzzles — Crossword, Word Search & Duels > Crossword, Word Search & Duels (iPhone/iPad app by Cemre Acar.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yelken-word-game-and-puzzles/id6814854315 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Cemre Acar](https://appshunter.io/developer/6814854317) - Category: Games, Education, Puzzle, Word - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 16.4 · 70 MB - Languages: American English, European Spanish, Turkish - Released: 2026-10-23 - Data updated: 2026-11-06 ## What is Yelken? Yelken brings five word games together on one sea: crossword, word search, hangman, a word connect game and a voyage that ties them all together. Play offline, and if you like, use the same games to learn Spanish or Turkish vocabulary. FIVE WORD GAMES • Crossing Routes (crossword) — Read the clues and fit the intersecting words into the grid. • Word Hunt (word search) — Trace the words hidden in the letter grid with your finger; some of them turn a corner. • Compass Rose (word connect) — Join the letters on the compass to build words; every extra word you find pays bonus gold. • Sailor's Knot (hangman) — Guess the word letter by letter; every miss tightens the noose. Proverbs and idioms show up too. • Free Voyage — Renewed! A clue at the top; hold the screen and your ship sets sail: slide to switch lanes, catch the answer's letters in order and dodge the wrong ones. PLAY WORDS OR LEARN A LANGUAGE You choose the interface language and the puzzle language separately. Match them and you get a pure word game: clues are crossword clues, with proverbs and idioms in the mix. Set the puzzle language to Spanish or Turkish and you are in learning mode: the clue is the meaning in your language, and every word you solve enters a spaced repetition schedule that brings it back before you forget it. Words you know return rarely; words you struggle with return often. English, Turkish and Spanish are ready, and all nine language pairs work. OFFLINE WORD GAME Every word lives on your device. Play on a plane, on the metro, with no Wi-Fi at all — only Duel, the Weekly Race and the online leaderboard need a connection. DAILY VOYAGE One puzzle a day, the same for everyone. Keep your streak and the reward grows; miss a day and a streak freeze steps in. Share your result with friends. There are three daily quests too; finish all three to open the day's chest. WEEKLY RACE Every week everyone plays the same puzzles in a different game mode. Play as many runs as you like; each day's best five runs count toward your weekly score. The top three of the week win gold and gems, and goal chests open as your score passes each threshold. Free to enter; official rules are in the app. DUEL AND THE TROPHY LEAGUE Play the same four ports as a rival; the higher score takes the trophies, and you climb the Trophy League from Harbor to Legend. Duels are unlimited. Raise a Trophy Shield and a loss costs you no trophies; wins pay gold too. When no player is available, a computer opponent joins and the duel screen says so. FIT OUT YOUR SHIP Spend the gold you earn on your ship: figureheads, bunting, paints and sailcloth. Dress your captain, wear an animated title and design your own flag. Outfits and titles are unlocked with gems; gems are earned by playing (ranks, achievements, streaks) and are also sold as in-app purchases. 16,900 DICTIONARY-CHECKED WORDS 7,200 English words from A1 to B2, each with a Turkish and Spanish meaning, a definition, an example sentence and audio — plus a 5,100-word Turkish set and a 4,500-word Spanish set with their own crossword clues, and more than 2,000 proverbs and idioms. Every word was checked against TDK, RAE and Cambridge. MADE YOUR WAY • Two themes: Dark and Light — both free. • Sound, music, haptics, notifications and clue text size are yours to set. PREMIUM A one-time purchase: no ads, 25% off every gold price, and unlimited Free Voyage. No subscription. No account needed. If you like, sign in with Apple or Google to play Duel, join the Weekly Race and the online leaderboard, and back up your progress to the cloud. Made by Cemre Acar. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 100 Gems | $0.99 | one-time | | 250 Gems | $2.99 | one-time | | 500 Gems | $3.99 | one-time | | 1000 Gems | $7.99 | one-time | | 50 Gems | $0.99 | one-time | | Premium | $5.99 | one-time | ## Is Yelken safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Yelken. ## Is Yelken legit? Yelken: Word Game & Puzzles has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Yelken is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3.34 — 2026-11-03 Captain, a new challenge awaits! • A helping hand shows new players how to swipe across letters in Word Hunt. • Duel invite: see how you measure up against other captains. • Home screen pop-ups no longer stack on top of each other. • Small fixes. ### 1.3.33 — 2026-11-03 Your progress, always safe! • Sign in from Settings with one tap: change phones and sail on from the same port. • Reminders are now offered after your first win, so you never miss tomorrow's calendar box. • Small fixes. ### 1.3.32 — 2026-10-31 Captain's Bounty! Every gem pack is 40% off all November, with a new showcase in the Shop. Long ads in Duels no longer eat into your port time. ### 1.3.31 — 2026-10-30 Captain's Bounty! Every gem pack is 40% off all November. Dress your captain, embroider your sails, raise your flag. Small fixes and improvements. ### 1.3.30 — 2026-10-28 Smoother sailing! • Hints and reward doubling by ad are now more reliable. • Tap "Remind me tomorrow" in the calendar and never miss the Daily Voyage. • Small fixes. ## Apps similar to Yelken | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [BeeWords - Word Puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beewords-word-puzzle/id6757305323) | — | Free | Games | | [sözcük.app](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sozcukapp/id6760181125) | — | Free | Games | | [Crucix: Crosswords](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crucix-crosswords/id6800600252) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Games | | [Wordy Craze: Word Puzzle Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wordy-craze-word-puzzle-game/id6758990107) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Games | | [Crossword: Word & Brain Puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossword-word-and-brain-puzzle/id6756967833) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Games | | [Kelime Kulübü](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kelime-kulubu/id6789846327) | — | Free | Games | ## More apps by Cemre Acar - [Kurultay: Steppe Defense](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kurultay-steppe-defense/id6819175567) All apps by Cemre Acar: https://appshunter.io/developer/6814854317 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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