Crosswords With Friends: iPhone vs Android
Crosswords With Friends gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Crosswords With Friends by Zynga Inc. is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Crosswords With Friends at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
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App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Crosswords With Friends downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Crosswords With Friends'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How Crosswords With Friends makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 300 Coin Pack | |
| 2 | 1150 Coin Pack | |
| 3 | 550 Coin Pack | |
| 4 | Bundle - 1150 Coins, 19 Hints | |
| 5 | 2400 Coin Pack | |
| 6 | New Player Special 1! | |
| 7 | Subscription VIP Bundle subscription | |
| 8 | Subscription Pack subscription | |
| 9 | 6250 Coin Pack | |
| 10 | Subscription Pack Trial subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 63k |
| Google Play | 3.6 ★ | 37k 13k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.1 ★ weighted by ratings | 100k |
What users say about Crosswords With Friends
From the 60 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are highly frustrated by frequent crashes, freezing issues, and intrusive ads that block gameplay or fail to close properly. Many report being stuck in update loops where the app demands an update but none is available in the store.
Mostly negative (10% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and ads.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “Please please please fix the crashing and freezing!!!!”
- Updates: “It will not update or let me on”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Game freezes all the time”
- Ads: “Seems to be related to Ads”
- Updates: “Update caused app to crash”
- Features & content: “So I can’t finish the 10th level”
About Crosswords With Friends
Enjoy fresh puzzles daily with a new themes every day of the week - Movie Monday, TV Tuesday, Wayback Wednesday, Top 40 Thursday, Sports Fan Friday, Smartypants Saturday, and Sunday Funday!
Crosswords With Friends presents the world’s BEST crosswords for you 365 days a year. Led by co-editors Trip Payne (co-star of the crossword documentary Wordplay) and Amy Reynaldo (author of How to Conquer the New York Times Crossword), our daily crosswords are created by some of the world’s most published crossword writers. Get ready for a top-notch crossword experience!
Game Features - English Only Game
CROSSWORDS WRITTEN BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Exercise your brain and expand your vocabulary by solving crossword puzzles created by crossword champions and writers from top newspapers!
FUN PUZZLE THEMES 7-DAYS A WEEK
Play a new crossword every day, and enjoy unique, fun themes! Access thousands of additional puzzles in the calendar archives!
MINI AND MIDI PUZZLES
Play free daily mini and midi crossword in addition to the themed crossword!
CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD
Challenge your friends and check the leaderboard to see who solved the daily puzzle the fastest!
COMPLETE WEEKLY CHALLENGES
Test yourself with new goals each week to earn great rewards and collect badges as you go!
COLLECT PUZZLE PACKS
Movie buffs, sports fanatics and nerds of all kinds, rejoice! Add a pack of 5 themed puzzles to your collection. Solve them all to collect badges and become the ultimate crossword master.
HELPFUL HINTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM
Stuck on a word? Use hints to move ahead faster.
Playing Crosswords With Friends challenges your brain, improves your pop culture knowledge, and lets you compete with friends. Download and play the all new Crosswords With Friends!
VIP Subscription
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VIP Subscription allows you get the below exclusive benefits every week:
• Free Archived Puzzles Daily
• No Ads
Use of this application is governed by Zynga’s Terms of Service, found at https://www.take2games.com/legal.
https://www.take2games.com/privacy
Crosswords With Friends iPhone
Crosswords With Friends gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Crosswords With Friends is #20 in Games › Trivia Grossing in United States and charting in 4 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Crosswords With Friends at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
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Crosswords With Friends on the App Store
App details
Crosswords With Friends 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 With Friends'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Crosswords With Friends before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Crosswords With Friends makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 300 Coin Pack | |
| 2 | 1150 Coin Pack | |
| 3 | 550 Coin Pack | |
| 4 | Bundle - 1150 Coins, 19 Hints | |
| 5 | 2400 Coin Pack | |
| 6 | New Player Special 1! | |
| 7 | Subscription VIP Bundle subscription | |
| 8 | Subscription Pack subscription | |
| 9 | 6250 Coin Pack | |
| 10 | Subscription Pack Trial subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › TriviaGrossing | #20 | |
| Games › TriviaGrossing | #5 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #57 | |
| Games › TriviaGrossing | #21 | |
| Games › TriviaGrossing | #48 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #28 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #41 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #100 |
Apps near Crosswords With Friends on the chart
Games › Trivia Grossing, around #20.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Crosswords With Friends
From the 60 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users are highly frustrated by frequent crashes, freezing issues, and intrusive ads that block gameplay or fail to close properly. Many report being stuck in update loops where the app demands an update but none is available in the store.
Mostly negative (10% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and ads.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “Please please please fix the crashing and freezing!!!!”
- Updates: “It will not update or let me on”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Game freezes all the time”
- Ads: “Seems to be related to Ads”
- Updates: “Update caused app to crash”
- Features & content: “So I can’t finish the 10th level”
About Crosswords With Friends
Enjoy fresh puzzles daily with a new themes every day of the week - Movie Monday, TV Tuesday, Wayback Wednesday, Top 40 Thursday, Sports Fan Friday, Smartypants Saturday, and Sunday Funday!
Crosswords With Friends presents the world’s BEST crosswords for you 365 days a year. Led by co-editors Trip Payne (co-star of the crossword documentary Wordplay) and Amy Reynaldo (author of How to Conquer the New York Times Crossword), our daily crosswords are created by some of the world’s most published crossword writers. Get ready for a top-notch crossword experience!
Game Features - English Only Game
CROSSWORDS WRITTEN BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Exercise your brain and expand your vocabulary by solving crossword puzzles created by crossword champions and writers from top newspapers!
FUN PUZZLE THEMES 7-DAYS A WEEK
Play a new crossword every day, and enjoy unique, fun themes! Access thousands of additional puzzles in the calendar archives!
MINI AND MIDI PUZZLES
Play free daily mini and midi crossword in addition to the themed crossword!
CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD
Challenge your friends and check the leaderboard to see who solved the daily puzzle the fastest!
COMPLETE WEEKLY CHALLENGES
Test yourself with new goals each week to earn great rewards and collect badges as you go!
COLLECT PUZZLE PACKS
Movie buffs, sports fanatics and nerds of all kinds, rejoice! Add a pack of 5 themed puzzles to your collection. Solve them all to collect badges and become the ultimate crossword master.
HELPFUL HINTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM
Stuck on a word? Use hints to move ahead faster.
Playing Crosswords With Friends challenges your brain, improves your pop culture knowledge, and lets you compete with friends. Download and play the all new Crosswords With Friends!
VIP Subscription
------------------------------------
VIP Subscription allows you get the below exclusive benefits every week:
• Free Archived Puzzles Daily
• No Ads
Use of this application is governed by Zynga’s Terms of Service, found at https://www.take2games.com/legal.
https://www.take2games.com/privacy
Latest updates
Store changes
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Crosswords With Friends Android
Crosswords With Friends gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Crosswords With Friends is #61 in Games › Word Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Crosswords With Friends on Google Play
App details
Crosswords With Friends 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 With Friends'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Crosswords With Friends before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Crosswords With Friends makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 300 Coin Pack | |
| 2 | 1150 Coin Pack | |
| 3 | 550 Coin Pack | |
| 4 | Bundle - 1150 Coins, 19 Hints | |
| 5 | 2400 Coin Pack | |
| 6 | New Player Special 1! | |
| 7 | Subscription VIP Bundle subscription | |
| 8 | Subscription Pack subscription | |
| 9 | 6250 Coin Pack | |
| 10 | Subscription Pack Trial subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › WordGrossing | #61 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #94 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #96 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #92 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #95 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #95 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #95 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #96 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #95 | |
| Games › WordGrossing | #88 |
Apps near Crosswords With Friends on the chart
Games › Word Grossing, around #61.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Crosswords With Friends
From the 104 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (35% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and working reliably. The main complaints are about ads, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “It's more fun to play now!”
- Crashes & bugs: “the only glitch is in gifting and receiving gifts”
- Ads: “bought the 5.99 a month ad free subscription package snd i still get ads”
- Updates: “Zynga made some really cool updates and now it's working better than ever!!!”
Common complaints
- Ads: “ads are ALWAYS unavailable”
- Crashes & bugs: “Another update, still broken”
- Fun: “Used to be fun to play but this is just annoying”
- Updates: “Another update, still broken”
About Crosswords With Friends
Enjoy fresh puzzles daily with a new themes every day of the week - Movie Monday, TV Tuesday, Wayback Wednesday, Top 40 Thursday, Sports Fan Friday, Smartypants Saturday, and Sunday Funday!
Crosswords With Friends presents the world’s BEST crosswords for you 365 days a year. Led by co-editors Trip Payne (co-star of the crossword documentary Wordplay) and Amy Reynaldo (author of How to Conquer the New York Times Crossword), our daily crosswords are created by some of the world’s most published crossword writers. Get ready for a top-notch crossword experience!
Game Features - English Only Game
CROSSWORDS WRITTEN BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Exercise your brain and expand your vocabulary by solving crossword puzzles created by crossword champions and writers from top newspapers!
FUN PUZZLE THEMES 7-DAYS A WEEK
Play a new crossword every day, and enjoy unique, fun themes! Access thousands of additional puzzles in the calendar archives!
MINI AND MIDI PUZZLES
Play free daily mini and midi crossword in addition to the themed crossword!
CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD
Challenge your friends and check the leaderboard to see who solved the daily puzzle the fastest!
COMPLETE WEEKLY CHALLENGES
Test yourself with new goals each week to earn great rewards and collect badges as you go!
COLLECT PUZZLE PACKS
Movie buffs, sports fanatics and nerds of all kinds, rejoice! Add a pack of 5 themed puzzles to your collection. Solve them all to collect badges and become the ultimate crossword master.
HELPFUL HINTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM
Stuck on a word? Use hints to move ahead faster.
Playing Crosswords With Friends challenges your brain, improves your pop culture knowledge, and lets you compete with friends. Download and play the all new Crosswords With Friends!
VIP Subscription
------------------------------------
VIP Subscription allows you get the below exclusive benefits every week:
• Free Archived Puzzles Daily
• No Ads
Use of this application is governed by Zynga’s Terms of Service, found at https://www.take2games.com/legal.
https://www.take2games.com/privacy
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