Wed Sep 30 2026
This update is all finesse: subtle polish, performance boosts, and a bug or two retired. Crossword calm, restored.
Daily Themed Crossword is the perfect morning companion for puzzle lovers. Unlike traditional crosswords that can feel dry or overly academic, this app focuses on pop culture, history, and modern trends. Each day offers a new theme—like 'Movie Mondays' or 'Sports Sundays'—which keeps the vocabulary fresh and accessible.
The interface is incredibly smooth. Tapping a cell highlights the clue, and the keyboard is responsive. If you get stuck, the hint system is generous without feeling like a 'cheat.' It’s the kind of game that fits perfectly into a commute; it’s mentally stimulating but doesn't require a master's degree to complete the early week puzzles. The progression system and collection of badges add a satisfying sense of achievement to your daily habit.
New themed puzzles released every day
Wide range of topics (Movies, Sports, Pop Culture)
Helpful hint system (Reveal Letter/Reveal Word)
Daily and Monthly streaks for rewards
Archive access to play past puzzles
Clean, user-friendly interface
Offline play support
Select the current day's puzzle from the main menu. Tap on any square to see the corresponding 'Across' or 'Down' clue. Type the letters to fill in the grid. If you are stuck, use the 'Hint' button to reveal a single letter or the 'Check' button to see if your current entries are correct. Complete the entire grid to win your daily badge!
Every day features a unique theme. If you miss a day, you can go back into the archives to play previous puzzles. The game also features a 'Mini' crossword for a quick 2-minute fix. As you play, you collect rewards and level up, unlocking more complex and rewarding puzzle sets.
You can access past puzzles through the 'Archive' section and play them at any time.
I absolutely love crosswords and this is what I turn to, to play some fun and relaxing crosswords. But the ads keep getting in my way, I know I should just buy the supreme package or whatever but that’s wicked expensive for a crossword app! If the ads were not ever second i would not mind one bit since ya know the people who make this game also need a little cash. But that isn’t my biggest problem my biggest problem is with coins and the game itself. I have a few friends who play this as well (I invited them) and there screens look completely different then mine. They have a classic crossword that I don’t keep and daily rewards? I didn’t even know that was a thing until I saw their screens. Then with the coins. I don’t exactly have problem with coins it is just I am terrible and I mean terrible at crosswords but I still love to play them. I am a person who needs multiple hints every single time I play because if the frenzy didn’t exist I’d be screwed. But the problem I have is the hints are quite expensive for what 5 letters for a tiny one and 10 for a big one which costs ten coins! I only get 1 coin per crossword I complete. Nonetheless I still really enjoy this game and think people who like crosswords should play the game anyway.
First i gave this review 2 stars instead of 1 or none because I really think this app has a lot of potential to be great. However half of the time the game completely freezes and you have to exit the game completely and reboot and the other half of the time if you complete one of the mini packs (whether it’s a pack you’ve paid for with coins you’ve earned and got added to your coin bank, or a free pack that was just added to your minis list) I don’t receive the reward listed upon completion. I’ve finished more than half a dozen packs with the “prize” clearly shown at the start of the 10, 12 or 15 mini puzzle packs and got nothing in return (I’ve finished packs with rewards ranging from 15 up to one pack that I paid for that had 50 coins upon completion) I’ve sent notices to their email support, I get an email verifying they have my complaint and that they will work on and fix the problem. Then 2-3 days later I get an app update but nothing actually gets fixed. I actually really do like the app, I like the wide variety of crossword puzzles to choose from, and that they offer daily puzzles and daily minis for free. I’m hesitant to just delete it out of frustration because I do like the concept that much. Its just irritating when the screen freezes or finishing a pack that I should collect 30 coins for and I get nothing (even more when I paid coins to get the pack) I think there are several glitches that need to be fixed and it would easily get a 5 star rating
The app is addictive and I often fall asleep playing it. My only pet peeve is that the “Royal Match” ads play soooo much that I’ve grown a hatred for it. I wish I could block it. When I try to exit away from the ad, App Store keeps popping up 6-10 times to download Royal Match before I can continue playing the crosswords, and I KNOW I’m hitting the “x” button. It’s so repetitive that I’ve considered uninstalling this app. I’ve even had to shut down this app completely and reopen it just to get that ad off my screen. Now, I play crosswords with my volume down so I won’t have to keep hearing, “Help meee” from that king, or whatever he is. It’s almost like a virus smh. I’m certain that at some point I may uninstall this and install another crossword game to run from those repetitive Royal Match ads. It’s as if I’m almost being harassed to download it—as comical and unrealistic as that sounds. I see it during regular ad air-times, when opting to watch a video for extra letters, AND when opting to watch a video for coins. Can’t get away from it. Pleeeeease turn it offffffff. It’s unbearably annoying and overplayed. Even the real-life human promoting it in different ads. Can’t even fully enjoy this app. It’s a relief just to see a different ad the very rare times that I do.
I’ve been playing DTC for a year or so, with very few complaints or problems. BUT—there’s always a but, right?—the last couple months have been horrendous. Certain ads will lock it into a black screen and the only way I’ve figured out how to clear it is to delete the app and reload. Pain in the rear when you’re in the middle of a tournament or within grasp of an achievement that you’ve been working towards. I’ve deleted and reloaded 4 or 5 times lately and I am seriously tired of having to rework puzzles that I completed a month or so ago. Only plus so far is that I’m fast as h*ll and have won the tournaments, etc. for the last 90 days or so (helps tremendously when you’ve just completed the puzzle recently). You guys want some serious cash for a game of this caliber. I’ve thought about it, but with my current bug issue, I can’t see dropping that much on an app that has as many bugs, syntax errors and language-translation issues that I’ve seen in the year or so that I’ve used it. Guess I’m just going to have to keep slogging through the other crossword apps until I find one that suits me and doesn’t have such an issue with my iPhone.
I’ve been playing with this app a LOT during the pandemic and am grateful for the distraction it has provided me. It works well on my iPad, and dealing with the ads has taught me patience, especially since the game is free. I like the combination of thematic and mini-puzzles, and I especially enjoy the competitions between players and the chance to earn points through these inter-player matches. It’s just one more weird way of bringing people “together” during these difficult times. My only issue is with the puzzles themselves. They are seldom challenging; rather, the constant re-use of the same words (I will NEVER eat an Oreo cookie again!) and the blatant ease of some clues - “_____ the door (rhymes with ‘hut’)” - can make the game rather dull, especially when competing and doing many puzzles at once. I realize this is a family game and that I wasn’t promised the Sunday Times crossword! Still, we are blessed with millions of words and names, and I feel like only the tiniest percentage of them are being used and constantly rearranged to give the puzzle-makers a break. Sorry about the quibble (hey, THAT’S a word you could use!!!)
Some of the ads are way over three minutes long and some are scam ads with AI generated famous people giving medical advice only to sell bogus products. Some of these that include Dr. Oz and Reba McEntire. I’ve reported this several times, but the ads still appear. And there are some ads that are impossible to exit and get back to the game. The only way to overcome it is to just close the game, which then denies you the hints that you are supposed to get for watching the ads. Also, they are not responsive to not awarding coins when you win the games. I’ve been playing this game every day for over five years, and I don’t want to go to another game, but if they keep this up, that’s what I’m going to do. I came in first place several days ago and was due to earn 35 coins. I’ve written to them at least five or six times sending them screenshots showing that I won and showing that my coins were not added.. The only response I get is saying they’ll get back to me after they look into it. They only allow you to share one screenshot at a time so I can’t how the win and the coin count side-by-side. To say I’m disappointed to have to give up a big part of my daily routine is an understatement. But if they don’t address some of these issues, that’s exactly what I’m going to do.
Been playing on this app for 4-ish yrs. Now the past month or so I am forced to watch an ad, or I watch an ad to play a “free” game (as long as you watch ad).. problem is lately many times I watch the dang ad then after it’s completed the ad is frozen, and I have to swipe completely out of the game then bring it back up to unfreeze, then I try to play the “free” game and it states no ads available do you want to purchase. So I decline then go back again, it gives me another (sometimes over minute long) ad and then same thing happens. Many times these frozen ads happen 4-6 times in one group of daily games offered. (They happen different times, sometimes to play free game, sometimes after I complete a game etc etc). It is becoming increasingly irritating to say the least. I have updated and I check for bug fixes updates often and especially when these glitches happen. I really enjoy playing, but I’m tempted to see if there’s a better crossword app available. If I notice an improvement and the ads stop freezing/glitching so many times I’ll update my rating/review. An occasional glitch can happen but I’ve played 2 crosswords today and it’s happened 4 times already. Really frustrating.
This game takes foreeeeever to load. When it does, I repeatedly click the X to close out “connect to Facebook”. I don’t want to connect to Facebook, stop popping up. When the game finally gets to the home page, it takes too long for me to be able to select the daily game. The puzzle opens up and you think you are ready to play, but no. You need to wait some more while the next screen loads to ask you if you want to show errors. Finally you are playing the crossword puzzle. You type in your answer and the letters don’t show up. You wait and the answer finally appears. You go to the next word and type in a letter. It doesn’t show up so you press it again. Now that letter shows up in the next word too. I have a newer iPad with all the updates. No game should run this slooooooow. I detest ads that take you to the App Store. Show me an ad and let me click X. I would gladly pay for this game if it would load quickly and not have any delays when playing. Waiting 5-10 seconds for a letter to appear is ridiculous. I refuse to spend my money and get the disappointment of having the same slow game.








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