# Crossword US

> Improve your word power

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id666558770](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id666558770)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id666558770`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Teazel
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (1,454 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-30
- **First published:** 2013-07-31
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crossword-us/id666558770)
- **Website:** [https://www.teazel.com](https://www.teazel.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.teazel.com/privacy.html](https://www.teazel.com/privacy.html)

## Description

540+ US-style professional crossword puzzles for your coffee break. 27 free puzzles with all features enabled, and no ads. These are casual level puzzles suitable for all.

Features:
- US style, like all good newspaper crosswords, with no hanging letters
- great for both iPads and iPhones
- pinch zooming grid
- landscape mode with clue list
- cheats and answer checking
- Resume button
- useful preferences to enhance gameplay
- no ads
- backup and restore

## Rankings

- #46,759 — Overall

## Review summary

Crossword US is praised for being easy to use, playable offline, with a large puzzle library and strong educational value, all without ads. However, recurring downsides include British bias/non-American English in clues, occasional factual inaccuracies, several navigation and cursor bugs, unreliable progress tracking/backups, and pay-to-play pricing after initial puzzles. These themes recur across multiple reviews, suggesting improvements in content localization, accuracy, stability, and pricing would enhance the experience.

### Pros

- Easy to use and reliable UI
- Offline play (airplane mode) without internet
- Strong educational value: expands vocabulary and learning
- Large variety of puzzles and packs
- Ad-free experience and generally solid performance

### Cons

- Clues often rely on British-origin words or non-American English (not fully American-focused)
- Some clues are factually incorrect (e.g., teak vs pine)
- Navigation/UI issues: difficulty switching between horizontal/vertical clues and cursor/clue movement bugs
- Progress tracking and backup problems (puzzles not registering as completed; backups crash)
- Paywalls: need to purchase additional packs after initial puzzles

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id666558770)