Crosswords Classic Downloads & RevenueCrosswords Classic · App Store
Crosswords Classic is #19 in Games › Word Paid in United States and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 6 events
- 📈Crosswords Classic entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · AU
- 📈Crosswords Classic entered the top 10Top Paid · Word · AU
- 🆕Crosswords Classic first spotted by AppInsider#36 in Top Paid · Word · Saudi Arabia
- 📦Crosswords Classic version 2.96No release notes
- 🆕Crosswords Classic released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Word PaidCrosswords Classic at a glance
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Word Puzzle Minimalist Modern medium sessions Premium Subscription
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Crosswords Classic on the App Store
App details
Crosswords Classic downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Crosswords Classic'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.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › WordPaid | #19 |
 Japan | Games › WordPaid | #29 |
 United Kingdom | Games › WordPaid | #26 |
 India | Games › WordPaid | #16 |
 Indonesia | Games › WordPaid | #14 |
 Australia | Games › WordPaid | #25 |
 Canada | Games › WordPaid | #25 |
 France | Games › WordPaid | #35 |
 Italy | Games › WordPaid | #25 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › WordPaid | #13 |
 South Korea | Games › WordPaid | #56 |
 Germany | Games › WordPaid | #67 |
 Brazil | Games › WordPaid | #60 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › WordPaid | #38 |
 Russia | Games › WordPaid | #54 |
| Canada | Games › PuzzlePaid | #196 |
Apps near Crosswords Classic on the chart
Games › Word Paid, around #19.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 Crosswords Classic
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Long-time users are frustrated by the sudden removal of major puzzle providers like The New York Times and Newsday, alongside frequent crashes and broken updates. While some praise the app's interface and history, the current experience is marred by lack of support and disappearing content.
Mixed (28% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and recent updates.
What people like
- Fun: “There are challenges for everyone”
- Ease of use
- Features & content: “The options gear was missing on the reinstall and I was unable to change the settings to my liking”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Wish I could get my money back”
- Updates: “Frequent crashes after the recent update”
- Crashes & bugs: “Please fix that bloody bug!!”
- Connection & sync: “Keeps asking for internet connection”
About Crosswords Classic
Download and play crossword puzzles right on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Each day many newspapers provide their crossword puzzles online; with one tap you can download and solve them, get hints, view clues, and track how quickly you're improving!
The #1 Crossword Player on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch just got even better!
• New: Sync your puzzles with Crosswords for Mac; Start a puzzle on your Mac, then finish it on your iPhone or iPad.
• Get new puzzles every day
• Touch and hold a square to view hints on iPad
• Enter Numbers and other special characters by holding down keys
• One tap downloads all of today's puzzles
• Nearly unlimited puzzles from many different sites
• US and UK Cryptic puzzles available
• Hints, Websites, and Clue lookups
• Enter answers in 'ink' or 'pencil'
• Quickly see your recently played, or sort by date or provider
• Detailed info on each puzzle
• Post your solve times online and compare with other solvers
• Grab older puzzles with a tap
• Tap the clue list with two fingers to adjust the font size (iPad only)
Included Puzzle Sources:
• Brendan Emmett Quigley's Weekly Puzzle
• Jonesin'
• King Features Crosswords (Joseph, Sheffer, and Premier)
• Newsday
• Andy Kravis, Cruciverbist at Law
• Glutton for Pun
• MacNamara’s Band
• Murchie’s Monday Fills
• Neville Fogarty
• Puzzle Express
• The Stickler Weekly
• World of Crosswords
Premium Crosswords subscription required:
• Matt Gaffney’s Crossword Contest
• American Values Crossword
• Crooked Crosswords
• Additional puzzles downloadable via the Puzzle Browser; browse the web and download more!
Providers list subject to change. Some providers may no longer be publishing, but may still have older puzzles available in Archive form, accessible via the "Download Older Puzzles" option.
• For support, please visit our website at http://www.standalone.com •
Tips:
• You can tap on the clue text at the bottom of the screen to toggle across & down
• Rotate the screen to see both the puzzle and clues
• Touch for a moment then drag to precisely select a square.
• Touch the Plus to download older puzzles
Please note that Crosswords requires an internet connection to download puzzles. Syncing puzzles to your Mac requires the purchase of Crosswords from the Mac App Store. Multiplayer requires iOS 6.0 or later.
Privacy Policy: https://www.standalone.com/legal/
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
