# Crossword

> American style crossword grid

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1061490811](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1061490811)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1061490811`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Havos
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (151 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-23
- **First published:** 2016-01-06
- **Size:** 101 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crossword/id1061490811)
- **Website:** [http://www.havos.co.uk](http://www.havos.co.uk/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://apps.havos.co.uk/privacy/havos\_privacy\_policy.html](http://apps.havos.co.uk/privacy/havos_privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Crossword is a UK-tailored crossword experience built on the American-style grid where every square belongs to two words, maximizing crossovers and speeding progress. Clues and knowledge are tailored to UK players, with UK spellings and country-focused general knowledge.

Features include large grids (11x11, 13x13, 15x15), on-the-fly generation up to 8x8, thousands of clues, US/UK spellings, country-specific general knowledge, save/load, hints and solver, and crosswords in French.

## Rankings

- #118,499 — Overall

## Review summary

The Crossword app is praised for its free/affordable pricing, ease of use, good clues, and a variety of crosswords. However, user reviews repeatedly note problems with clues not matching answers, intrusive ads and a hard-to-see timer, and monetization barriers like paid puzzle packs or credits. Some praise the variety of puzzle formats, but others dislike having to navigate to other offerings or encounter British terms that don't fit clues. Overall, a solid, engaging tool tempered by consistency and monetization frustrations.

### Pros

- Free to play / affordable pricing.
- Good clues / well-written clues.
- Easy to use and entertaining; quick play.
- Multiple crosswords available (not just one per day).
- Variety of puzzle formats and shapes.

### Cons

- Clues sometimes do not relate to the answers.
- Too many ads and a hard-to-see timer disrupt gameplay.
- Content often gated behind paid packs or credits.
- Some answers use British terms, causing mismatch.
- Navigation between puzzles can be cumbersome, requiring jumping through other offerings.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1061490811)