Best New York Times Puzzles Apps & Games

Simon Tatham's Puzzles

by Greg Hewgill

Free

Explore a diverse collection of 38 engaging single-player puzzle games designed for mobile devices. Enjoy a wide variety of challenges, from logic and spatial reasoning to pattern recognition and strategy.

Jigsaw Fantasy - Puzzle Games

Piece Together Magical Worlds

Free

Piece together magical fantasy worlds with a variety of jigsaw puzzles. Choose from different difficulty levels and enjoy a relaxing, timer-free experience as you reveal enchanting artwork.

Words - Connections Word Game

New 4 Word Associations Puzzle

Free

This word association puzzle challenges you to find groups of four words that share a common link. With hundreds of unique puzzles, it's designed to sharpen your mind and expand your vocabulary. Hints are available to help you solve each level.

Connections Word Game Puzzles

Skip Levels | 3,000+ Puzzles

Free

This challenging word game presents puzzles where you group four words into categories. Progress through over 3,000 levels without ads or waiting, with options for timed play and hints.

Connections Game!

Connect the 4 Word Association

Free

This word association game challenges you to find groups of four words that share a common theme. Test your vocabulary and deductive reasoning skills by identifying the connections between seemingly unrelated words.

Connect Tracks: Logic Puzzle

A Relaxing Brain Puzzle Game

Free

This logic puzzle game challenges you to lay railway tracks based on number clues and seamless connections. Enjoy a relaxing, no-timer experience with a difficulty that scales from beginner to master.

Racing Penguin: Slide and Fly!

Top Flying & Snow Diving Game

Free

Slide down icy mountains and flap your wings to fly, racing against time to escape a polar bear. Unlock new worlds and challenge friends in this physics-based adventure. Earn stars by going fast to progress through levels.

Daily Puzzles

Cryptogram, Sudoku, WordSearch

Free

This app offers a daily selection of six different types of puzzles, including cryptograms, Sudoku, and word searches. Enjoy a variety of topical challenges each day without any ads or timers, focusing purely on the satisfaction of solving.

Solitaire + Card Game by Zynga

Sort cards in patience games!

Free

Enjoy classic Klondike solitaire with daily challenges and special events. Customize your game with different decks and backgrounds, and utilize helpful items like unlimited undo and shuffle to aid your play. Track your progress with detailed statistics.

Times Puzzles

Daily puzzles from The Times

Free

Engage your mind with a daily collection of renowned crosswords and logic puzzles. Access a vast archive and enjoy a variety of challenges on the go, anytime and anywhere. Perfect for puzzle enthusiasts seeking a mental workout.

Puzzles Reloaded

Never run out of puzzles again

Free

Enjoy a vast collection of classic logic puzzles, including Sudoku, Minesweeper, and Nonograms. This ad-free application works entirely offline, ensuring privacy as no user data is collected.

Kit - Yes or no puzzles

Lateral thinking puzzles

Free

Engage in logic puzzles where one person describes a situation and others ask yes or no questions to uncover the solution. These riddles are designed to enhance logical thinking, intuition, and problem-solving skills.