Reviews of Codeword Puzzles (Crosswords)

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List of user reviews and ratings for Codeword Puzzles (Crosswords)

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4.60 (Rating count: 13,221)

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Review summary

Reviewers praise Codeword Puzzles for its calming, engaging gameplay and word-learning benefits, with an accessible format and varied difficulty. It’s described as addictive and suitable for older players. However, common concerns include intrusive or inconsistent ads, monetization frustrations (desire for ad-free or one-time payment options), language-quality issues (nonsense words and UK/US spelling mismatches), and incomplete alphabets in puzzles. Overall, strong educational appeal tempered by advertising and language-content concerns.

Pros

Calming, relaxing and mentally engaging gameplay that forgives mistakes.
Helps expand vocabulary and spelling; useful for learning new words.
Varied levels and challenging puzzles that are addictive and offer easy-to-hard progression.
Pleasant, intuitive format and design; feels better than similar games.
Accessible for older players and easy to pick up.

Cons

Ads can be intrusive or disruptive; experiences vary and some reviews report intrusive ads.
Language quality issues: use of non-words and inconsistent UK/US spellings.
Monetization/frustration: requests for a one-off ad removal option and frustration with ads despite paying or being asked to pay.
Incomplete alphabet: some puzzles omit letters (e.g., Q greyed out) and don’t use a full alphabet.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.50

All time rating average: 4.60

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-30	Sk*****	Was this just made by ai? It uses a lot of made up words, which can ruin the game. In the round I just played it had nene, ell, pe. I would never have been able to guess those words and it threw me off. Disappointing and lazy
Was this just made by ai? It uses a lot of made up words, which can ruin the game. In the round I just played it had nene, ell, pe. I would never have been able to guess those words and it threw me off. Disappointing and lazy
2026-05-25	Al*****	Excellent app, only problem I found is the ads. There are a lot of ads. Other than that it's excellent, I went through over 6 puzzles as soon as I downloaded the app!
Excellent app, only problem I found is the ads. There are a lot of ads. Other than that it's excellent, I went through over 6 puzzles as soon as I downloaded the app!
2026-05-20	Fa*****	Love Codeword puzzles. I found that there are many usual and strange words in this app.
Love Codeword puzzles. I found that there are many usual and strange words in this app.
2026-04-29	Ja*****	Graphics are very good. easy to use. Given a 3 star as some of the words are sounds or acronyms rather than words which widens the probability of the correct answer but decreases the purist pleasure in a literate codeword cryptogram
Graphics are very good. easy to use. Given a 3 star as some of the words are sounds or acronyms rather than words which widens the probability of the correct answer but decreases the purist pleasure in a literate codeword cryptogram
2026-04-20	El*****	perfect substitute for when you didn't buy the day's newspaper
perfect substitute for when you didn't buy the day's newspaper
2026-04-18	Li*****	Great if you like codebreaker puzzles. It's free and has four levels of difficulty to keep you busy
Great if you like codebreaker puzzles. It's free and has four levels of difficulty to keep you busy
2026-03-30	Yv*****	Great game.Lots of fun while also challenging.
Great game.Lots of fun while also challenging.
2026-03-08	J *****	Would be great if it didn't use nonsense words such as mixt... It also uses proper nouns as well as foreign words and spellings.
Would be great if it didn't use nonsense words such as mixt... It also uses proper nouns as well as foreign words and spellings.
2026-02-28	Li*****	I enjoy this game, it is really calming and makes me think as I go. This doesnt frustrate me if I make so many mistakes, its nice to go back and fix and continue without making messes (on paper) :)
I enjoy this game, it is really calming and makes me think as I go. This doesnt frustrate me if I make so many mistakes, its nice to go back and fix and continue without making messes (on paper) :)
2026-02-07	Ca*****	I love the game but I'm uninstalling because of a noisy ad they tacked on recently. It doesn't make me want to buy some other game and spoils the experience of this one.
I love the game but I'm uninstalling because of a noisy ad they tacked on recently. It doesn't make me want to buy some other game and spoils the experience of this one.