# Crossword - by puzzling.com

> The World's Biggest Puzzle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id859866568](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id859866568)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id859866568`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AppyNation Ltd.
- **Category:** Word
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (43,294 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2014-10-31
- **Size:** 484 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crossword-by-puzzling-com/id859866568)
- **Website:** [https://www.puzzling.com/games/crossword/](https://www.puzzling.com/games/crossword/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.puzzling.com/privacy/](https://www.puzzling.com/privacy/)

## Description

**Crossword - by puzzling.com** delivers an expansive collection of word puzzles for casual players and dedicated crossword fans. Solve more than 100,000 clues across over 11,000 puzzles, including the World's Biggest and World's Tallest crosswords, daily themed puzzles, British cryptics, cryptograms, codewords, word grids, quote falls, and more.

Take on daily challenges, timed events, quests, achievements, and 45 trophies as you work toward becoming a Crossword Superstar. The game is free to play with optional paid items available to unlock content faster.

## Rankings

- #7,143 — Overall
- #6 — come
- #68 — puzzle

## Review summary

Users largely find the app fun, brain-boosting, and varied, with a helpful hint system and broad appeal. However, recurring downsides include heavy ads and monetization, questionable puzzle content quality, token-based access for daily puzzles, and some UI annoyances. The app remains popular among long-time users and seniors, but its monetization model and content quality issues can detract from the experience.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging for word lovers.
- Provides solid brain exercise and vocabulary growth, appealing to a wide age range including seniors.
- Offers a variety of puzzles and ways to play beyond standard crosswords.
- Helpful hint system (letter bank) aids solving without spoiling the challenge.

### Cons

- Excessive ads and monetization concerns: long ads, token/coin gates, and scam ads.
- Content quality issues: some clues/solutions include non-existent words, repeated terminology, and vague hints.
- Daily puzzles can be gated behind token requirements or fail to open, disrupting play.
- Some UX/UI annoyances (battery-draining animations, basic visuals).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id859866568)