NYT Crossplay Downloads & RevenueNYT Crossplay: Word Games · App Store & Google Play
NYT Crossplay: Word Games gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NYT Crossplay: Word Games by The New York Times Company is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
NYT Crossplay: Word Games update history & changes
Last change · 56 events since 20 Jan 2026Full timeline ↓🌟iOSFeatured by Apple🌟iOSFeatured by Apple✏️AndroidNew screenshots✏️iOSNew screenshots🎉iOSIn-app event: How to Connect with Crossplay✏️iOSAge rating changed📦iOSUpdated to version 2.37.0📦AndroidUpdated to version 2.37.0📦iOSUpdated to version 2.36.0📦AndroidNow updating weekly📈AndroidCharting in a new country🎉iOSIn-app event: Get Spooky, Play with Friends📈iOSEntered the top 100📈iOSEntered the top 100📈AndroidCharting in a new country🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 56 events
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 8) · US
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · 8 countries
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🎉NYT Crossplay: Word Games in-app event: How to Connect with CrossplayiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 16 Nov
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games: age rating changediOS12+ → 4+
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.37.0iOSThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.37.0AndroidThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.36.0iOSThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games charting in a new countryAndroidFrance
- 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.36.0AndroidThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games: app got biggeriOS93 MB → 104 MB (+11%)
- 🎉NYT Crossplay: Word Games in-app event: Get Spooky, Play with FriendsiOSNEW SEASON · until 1 Nov
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games added hidden keywords: board, online, genresiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.35.0iOSThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.35.0AndroidThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Word · IT
- 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Word · DE
- 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Word · IN
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games added hidden keywords: crossword, building, multiplayeriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games added hidden keywords: crosswordiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.34.0iOSThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.34.0AndroidThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games added hidden keywords: genresiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Board · IN · Top Grossing · Word · IN
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games added hidden keywords: gamingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Word · FR
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🔎NYT Crossplay: Word Games reached Top 10 for “times”iOS#10 in Australia search · popularity 36
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️NYT Crossplay: Word Games added hidden keywords: gamingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🎉NYT Crossplay: Word Games in-app event: Rare Words Worth KnowingiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 15 Oct
- 📈NYT Crossplay: Word Games entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Word · US
- 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games updated to version 2.32.0iOSThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🆕NYT Crossplay: Word Games first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 🆕NYT Crossplay: Word Games first spotted by AppInsideriOS#15 in Top Free · Word · Australia
- 🌟NYT Crossplay: Word Games featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games version 2.32.0AndroidThis version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected] - 📦NYT Crossplay: Word Games version 2.31.0iOSNo release notes
- 🎉NYT Crossplay: Word Games in-app event: Stay Sharp for the School YeariOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 26 Sep
- 🆕NYT Crossplay: Word Games released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕NYT Crossplay: Word Games released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
262k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#14
App Store · 
Games › Word Free
Games › Word FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
2,961
▼ -7% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
NYT Crossplay: Word Games at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Word Puzzle Minimalist Modern short sessions multiplayer Subscription
#word game #puzzle #social #competitive #strategy #dictionary
App Store
App details
App ID
6615086509
Publisher
The New York Times Company
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jan 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 26.0+
iPhone 11 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
104 MB
Also listed in
Word, Board
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.nytimes.wordgame
Publisher
The New York Times Company
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
NYT Crossplay: Word Games downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 10k+ | – |
| Google Play | 500+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where NYT Crossplay: Word Games's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How NYT Crossplay: Word Games makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 12 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Crossplay - Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | Games - Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Crossplay - Annual subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #14 Games › Word Free | 8 of 30 countries | #20 | – |
| Google Play | #27 Games › Word Free | 7 of 23 countries | #56 | #105 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
2,655
▼ -7% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
16+
US App Store (Apple shows only the newest)
Recent ratings
4.8★
vs 4.8★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
4.2★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
84/100
top 1% of Games apps
Growing fastest in 
France ▲ +44%
New ratings by country (8)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 2,105 | 79% | ▼ -6% |
 United Kingdom | 204 | 8% | ▼ -13% |
 Canada | 187 | 7% | steady |
| Australia | 126 | 5% | ▼ -13% |
 India | 17 | 1% | ▼ -14% |
 Germany | 9.2 | 0% | ▼ -5% |
| France | 5 | 0% | ▲ +44% |
 Italy | 2.8 | 0% | ▼ -38% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
306
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
15
Google Play
Recent ratings
5.0★
vs 4.7★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
3.9★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
77/100
faster than 84% of Game word apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 239k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 23k 1.2k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 262k |
What users say about NYT Crossplay: Word Games
From the 154 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (79% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and few ads. The main complaints are about not being fun.
What people like
- Fun: “Otherwise, it’s enjoyable”
- Ads: “Clean ad-free scrabble game”
- Features & content: “I don’t like the automatic zooming feature”
- Connection & sync: “Good way to connect with people”
Common complaints
- Fun: “Used to enjoy this, no longer displays correctly on an ipad”
About NYT Crossplay: Word Games
Play with friends, compete and connect in Crossplay, the first 2-player word game from NYT Games that blends socializing and strategy. Play distraction-free and build words with letter tiles. Use built-in tools to learn, improve and win, or simply enjoy the challenge of this multiplayer game.
App Features:
PLAY
• Take turns placing letter tiles on a shared word game board.
• Build words and rack up points with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.
• No in-app ads. Focus on your word game strategy.
CONNECT
• Easily play word games with friends and family.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.
• Grab your letter tiles and go word-to-word in this multiplayer game.
COMPETE
• Start a friendly competition and climb the leaderboard.
• Play multiple word games against friends or random opponents simultaneously.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game and computer game.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.
LEARN
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your thewords you made on the game board.
STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
• Crossplay Acceptable Use Policy: https://help.nytimes.com/35116654771220-Crossplay-Acceptable-Use-Policy
App Features:
PLAY
• Take turns placing letter tiles on a shared word game board.
• Build words and rack up points with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.
• No in-app ads. Focus on your word game strategy.
CONNECT
• Easily play word games with friends and family.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.
• Grab your letter tiles and go word-to-word in this multiplayer game.
COMPETE
• Start a friendly competition and climb the leaderboard.
• Play multiple word games against friends or random opponents simultaneously.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game and computer game.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.
LEARN
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your thewords you made on the game board.
STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
• Crossplay Acceptable Use Policy: https://help.nytimes.com/35116654771220-Crossplay-Acceptable-Use-Policy
NYT Crossplay: Word Games App Store
NYT Crossplay: Word Games gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NYT Crossplay: Word Games is #20 in Games › Word Free in United States and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe New York Times Company
CategoryGames
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.9 (239k)
Version2.37.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Rating
4.9 ★
239k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#20
Games › Word FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
2,655
▼ -7% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
NYT Crossplay: Word Games at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Word Puzzle Minimalist Modern short sessions multiplayer Subscription
#word game #puzzle #social #competitive #strategy #dictionary
NYT Crossplay: Word Games on the App Store
App details
App ID
6615086509
Publisher
The New York Times Company
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jan 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 26.0+
iPhone 11 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
104 MB
Also listed in
Word, Board
NYT Crossplay: Word Games downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where NYT Crossplay: Word Games's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How NYT Crossplay: Word Games makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 12 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Crossplay - Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | Games - Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Crossplay - Annual subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › WordFree | #20 |
| United States | Games › BoardFree | #31 |
| Australia | Games › WordFree | #14 |
| United Kingdom | Games › WordFree | #32 |
| Canada | Games › WordFree | #20 |
| Canada | Games › BoardFree | #21 |
| United Kingdom | Games › BoardFree | #44 |
| Australia | Games › BoardFree | #22 |
| India | Games › WordGrossing | #26 |
| India | Games › WordFree | #43 |
| Germany | Games › WordFree | #80 |
| India | Games › BoardGrossing | #68 |
| Australia | Games › WordGrossing | #95 |
| India | Games › BoardFree | #94 |
| France | Games › WordFree | #172 |
| Italy | Games › WordFree | #166 |
Apps near NYT Crossplay: Word Games on the chart
Games › Word Free, around #20.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.9 ★
239k ratings
Measured
Ratings
239k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
2,655
▼ -7% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
16+
US App Store (Apple shows only the newest)
Recent ratings
4.8★
vs 4.8★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
4.2★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
84/100
top 1% of Games apps
Growing fastest in France ▲ +44%
New ratings by country (8)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,105 | 79% | ▼ -6% |
| United Kingdom | 204 | 8% | ▼ -13% |
| Canada | 187 | 7% | steady |
| Australia | 126 | 5% | ▼ -13% |
| India | 17 | 1% | ▼ -14% |
| Germany | 9.2 | 0% | ▼ -5% |
| France | 5 | 0% | ▲ +44% |
| Italy | 2.8 | 0% | ▼ -38% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about NYT Crossplay: Word Games
From the 154 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (79% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and few ads. The main complaints are about not being fun.
What people like
- Fun: “Otherwise, it’s enjoyable”
- Ads: “Clean ad-free scrabble game”
- Features & content: “I don’t like the automatic zooming feature”
- Connection & sync: “Good way to connect with people”
Common complaints
- Fun: “Used to enjoy this, no longer displays correctly on an ipad”
About NYT Crossplay: Word Games
Play with friends, compete and connect in Crossplay, the first 2-player word game from NYT Games that blends socializing and strategy. Play distraction-free and build words with letter tiles. Use built-in tools to learn, improve and win, or simply enjoy the challenge of this multiplayer game.
App Features:
PLAY
• Take turns placing letter tiles on a shared word game board.
• Build words and rack up points with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.
• No in-app ads. Focus on your word game strategy.
CONNECT
• Easily play word games with friends and family.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.
• Grab your letter tiles and go word-to-word in this multiplayer game.
COMPETE
• Start a friendly competition and climb the leaderboard.
• Play multiple word games against friends or random opponents simultaneously.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game and computer game.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.
LEARN
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your thewords you made on the game board.
STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
• Crossplay Acceptable Use Policy: https://help.nytimes.com/35116654771220-Crossplay-Acceptable-Use-Policy
App Features:
PLAY
• Take turns placing letter tiles on a shared word game board.
• Build words and rack up points with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.
• No in-app ads. Focus on your word game strategy.
CONNECT
• Easily play word games with friends and family.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.
• Grab your letter tiles and go word-to-word in this multiplayer game.
COMPETE
• Start a friendly competition and climb the leaderboard.
• Play multiple word games against friends or random opponents simultaneously.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game and computer game.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.
LEARN
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your thewords you made on the game board.
STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
• Crossplay Acceptable Use Policy: https://help.nytimes.com/35116654771220-Crossplay-Acceptable-Use-Policy
Latest updates
2.37.0
This version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected]
2.36.0
This version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected]
2.35.0
This version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
Have feedback? Email us.
[email protected]
Store changes
What NYT Crossplay: Word Games changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots
8 screenshots (was 8)
Age rating changed
12+ → 4+
App got bigger
93 MB → 104 MB (+11%)
More from The New York Times Company
NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell Android
NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell is #56 in Games › Word Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 7 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperThe New York Times Company
CategoryGames › Word
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.7 (23k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.7 ★
23k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#56
Games › Word FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
306
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Word Puzzle Minimalist Modern short sessions multiplayer Free
#word game #puzzle #social #competitive #dictionary #strategy
NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.nytimes.wordgame
Publisher
The New York Times Company
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 12 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Crossplay - Monthly subscription | |
| 2 | Games - Monthly subscription | |
| 3 | Crossplay - Annual subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › WordFree | #56 |
| United States | Games › WordGrossing | #105 |
| United Kingdom | Games › WordFree | #52 |
| Australia | Games › WordFree | #27 |
| Canada | Games › WordFree | #39 |
| Germany | Games › WordFree | #84 |
| India | Games › WordFree | #66 |
| India | Games › WordGrossing | #120 |
 Netherlands | Games › WordGrossing | #121 |
Apps near NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell on the chart
Games › Word Free, around #56.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
23k ratings
Measured
Ratings
23k
Measured
Written reviews
1.2k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
306
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
15
Google Play
Recent ratings
5.0★
vs 4.7★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
3.9★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
77/100
faster than 84% of Game word apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell
From the 188 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (62% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and not being fun. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “challenging and addictive”
- Ease of use: “great app and user friendly”
- Features & content: “The hard level on the bot is too easy but good app otherwise”
- Ads: “so nice that there are no ads”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “bad quality app.crashes a lot”
- Fun: “Enjoyed until I swapped to a foldable phone”
- Ads: “I'm uninstalling if ads are left in 15 second blocks”
- Features & content: “I was winning against hard level 9 times out of 10”
About NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell
Play with friends, compete and connect in Crossplay, the first 2-player word game from NYT Games that blends socializing and strategy. Play distraction-free and build words with letter tiles. Use built-in tools to learn, improve and win, or simply enjoy the challenge of this multiplayer game.
App Features:
PLAY
• Take turns placing letter tiles on a shared word game board.
• Build words and rack up points with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.
• No in-app ads. Focus on your word game strategy.
CONNECT
• Easily play word games with friends and family.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.
• Grab your letter tiles and go word-to-word in this multiplayer game.
COMPETE
• Start a friendly competition and climb the leaderboard.
• Play multiple word games against friends or random opponents simultaneously.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.
LEARN
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your thewords you made on the game board.
STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• • The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
• Crossplay Acceptable Use Policy: https://help.nytimes.com/35116654771220-Crossplay-Acceptable-Use-Policy
App Features:
PLAY
• Take turns placing letter tiles on a shared word game board.
• Build words and rack up points with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.
• No in-app ads. Focus on your word game strategy.
CONNECT
• Easily play word games with friends and family.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.
• Grab your letter tiles and go word-to-word in this multiplayer game.
COMPETE
• Start a friendly competition and climb the leaderboard.
• Play multiple word games against friends or random opponents simultaneously.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.
LEARN
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your thewords you made on the game board.
STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• • The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
• Crossplay Acceptable Use Policy: https://help.nytimes.com/35116654771220-Crossplay-Acceptable-Use-Policy
What's new in 2.37.0
This version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.
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Store changes
What NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots
12 screenshots (was 8)