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Word Cross

60
Value score / 100 Worth paying? Depends It depends

Word Cross offers a relaxing and engaging word puzzle experience, but it is heavily impacted by frequent ads and recurring technical issues that diminish its overall value, especially for those who encounter bugs after updates or purchases.

Free + in-app purchases seen up to $19.99 4.6★ lifetime (48,530) since 2018

Word Cross is a popular word puzzle game praised for its relaxing gameplay and beautiful backgrounds, but it is plagued by an excessive number of ads and recurring technical problems like freezing, crashing, and puzzles repeating R3R37. While some users enjoy the challenge and brain exercise, others report issues with in-app purchases not being credited and the game becoming unplayable after updates R13.

Free vs paid

The free version of Word Cross provides a fun and challenging word game experience with beautiful backgrounds and poems R6. However, it is heavily monetized with an overwhelming number of pop-up ads, often appearing after every puzzle, which many users find disruptive and annoying R3R9R14R15. Some ads are also reported to be political or cause the game to freeze or crash R37R40R45R54. The paid option, which can range up to $19.99, is primarily for removing ads, but some users who paid for no ads still reported seeing them R14R182. There are also complaints about the game decreasing chances to earn points, potentially pushing users towards in-app purchases for hints or to continue playing R19R35.

Value complaints

  • Too many ads, often appearing after every puzzle, are a major deterrent for free users.R3R9R14R15
  • Ads frequently cause the game to freeze or crash, leading to lost progress or an inability to play.R37R40R45R117
  • Some ads are political, which users find inappropriate and disruptive to their game experience.R54R63R64R106
  • In-app purchases for 'no ads' do not always work, with some users still seeing ads after paying.R182
  • Purchases for in-game items or credits are sometimes not credited to the user's account.R13
  • The game seems to decrease opportunities to earn points, potentially forcing users to purchase them.R19R25R35

Where it delivers

  • The game is fun, relaxing, and provides good mental exercise.R4R7R8R20
  • Users appreciate the beautiful backgrounds and poems, indicating effort in design.R6R11R12R42
  • The game is suitable for seniors due to its engaging nature.R12
Worth paying if

It might be worth paying to remove ads if you find the game highly enjoyable and relaxing, are not encountering any of the reported bugs or repetitive puzzles, and are willing to risk that the ad removal works as intended R4R6R7.

Skip / stay free if

You should skip paying if you are bothered by frequent ads, as some users report ads even after purchase R182. Also skip if you experience game-breaking bugs like freezing, crashing, non-responsive controls, or puzzles repeating, as paying won't fix these core issues R1R2R17R23.

Evidence note: Reviews are heavily skewed towards complaints about ads and technical issues, especially recent ones. While there's praise for gameplay, it's often overshadowed by these problems. Information on specific paid features beyond ad removal is limited.

Frequently asked

Is Word Cross free to play?
Yes, Word Cross is free to download and play, but it includes frequent pop-up ads that many users find disruptive R3R9R14R15.
Are there in-app purchases in Word Cross?
Yes, Word Cross offers in-app purchases ranging from $0.99 to $19.99, primarily to remove ads, but some users report issues with purchases not being credited or ads still appearing after payment R13R182.
Does Word Cross have repetitive puzzles?
Yes, after playing for a while, many users report that puzzles become repetitive, with the same puzzles appearing multiple times R2R34R198R268.
Does Word Cross have technical issues?
Yes, many users report frequent technical issues including the game freezing, crashing, not opening after updates, and letters not responding R1R17R23R28.
Is Word Cross challenging?
The challenge level of Word Cross varies, with many users finding it too easy and wishing for harder levels, especially in the early stages R32R56R66R69.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R3] 3/5 · US Ads: Too many pop up ads
  2. [R9] 1/5 · US No title: To many ads
  3. [R14] 2/5 · US Way Too Many Ads: I know there’s an option to pay for no ads, but to have an ad pop up after each puzzle is terrible. Will probably delete this app.
  4. [R15] 1/5 · US review: too many ads, all of which are too long !! 😫
  5. [R37] 3/5 · US Love the game, HATE the crashing: Fun to play, but I often have to close it because the ads crash it. I miss my extra points because of this too. Booo.
  6. [R40] 2/5 · US Too many: Too many forced ads, too many hiccups in the games, meaning freezes in place, too many bugs, cannot restore to games saved, Fun game but!!
  7. [R45] 4/5 · US Bad update: I have enjoyed this game so much. It’s been my go to game for over a year when I am bored. Since this last update it crashes frequently and I have to turn my phone off and back on to get game’s background music to quit playing. I gladly accept ads to keep the game free, but they are slow to load now, if they load at all.
  8. [R117] 1/5 · US Locks on ads: Locks on Solitaie ad, requires force quit.... very annoying!
  9. [R54] 1/5 · US Horrible ads: Hate your liberal ads!!! Stop!!
  10. [R63] 5/5 · US Word cross: Love this game but tired of all the political ads. I play games for entertainment.
  11. [R64] 3/5 · US Adds: I could really do without all the Biden adds!!!
  12. [R106] 1/5 · US Get Rid of Political Ads: I started out loving the game until every ad was political. Asking who’s the best president and putting down candidates!!! DISGUSTING!!! Can’t even play a little game without bringing stupid politics into it!!!
  13. [R182] 2/5 · US Not getting what I paid for: When I pay for ‘NO ADS’, I expect to see NO ADS!
  14. [R13] 4/5 · US Word Cross: Loved playing this game, however after making a purchase on this game, it was never credited. I have contacted several times with no reply. Be careful here. Guess is will have to stop playing.
  15. [R19] 2/5 · US Used to be great: Used to be a great game but now the chances to earn points has been decreased to where you have to purchase points to keep playing. I had several other complaints but it all comes down to - it used to be fun, now it’s deleted.
  16. [R25] 2/5 · US It was great to play: I loved playing this game then they changed it now it is frustrating. You would earn helps or spins and the next time you play the game they are gone!
  17. [R35] 2/5 · US Ads unavailable: Your paying advertisers should know that the ads they pay for are “unavailable” for users to watch. The end game is to make sure we but spins, i guess.
  18. [R4] 5/5 · US Word cross: 5 stars help relax your head and mind
  19. [R7] 5/5 · US Love it: Soooooooooooo much fun and I can’t stop playing it.
  20. [R8] 5/5 · US Great word game!: Fast-paced, east to play and easy to win lots of its. It’s my new favorite!
  21. [R20] 5/5 · US Thinking: I think soo much with this gamec
  22. [R6] 5/5 · US Beautiful background: This game is so much fun and the beautiful background pictures are amazing. Always read the little poems, such a nice touch. I can tell a lot of effort went into developing this site.
  23. [R11] 5/5 · US Love the new backgrounds and getting rid of bugs: Love the new backgrounds and getting rid of bugs. Thank you!!!
  24. [R12] 5/5 · US Grate game: Grate grafics and it is grate for senrs
  25. [R42] 4/5 · US Need to make the word u spell match the color code of the theme: Need the match the words the color of the theme that would make the theme stand out more and look even prettier
  26. [R2] 1/5 · US Same puzzles: After playing for awhile, the puzzle is repetitive. Sometimes the same puzzle appears 3 times in a row.
  27. [R34] 2/5 · US Misspelling and constant repeating: I have already reviewed as to the constant misspelled words but failed to mention that there is constantly repeating games. I have been in a loop of about the same 20/25 rounds all the same. I thought I might work through them as this has happened before, but no.
  28. [R198] 3/5 · US Great game but words repeat: Once I’ve gone past level 100, I started getting repeat words. Now past 300 most of my words are repeats...
  29. [R268] 3/5 · GB Repeated Words: Got up to over Level 2,000 & the levels seem to be very samey. Lots of repeated letters & words to be found. Would be nice to have greater variety
  30. [R1] 1/5 · US non responsive: non responsive drketed
  31. [R17] 1/5 · US Bad App!!!: Do not use this app it gets stuck big time WARNING!! Must have a bug problem user beware.
  32. [R23] 3/5 · US Currently FRUSTRATING!: Every time I get to the level for the treasure box the game gets stuck & when it finally decides to unstick it’s self the reward has gone missing!
  33. [R28] 1/5 · US Not working: This app has not worked for months! The letters will not go in the boxes. I just did the update for this week and there’s no boxes at all! I have sent emails to you through your app multiple times with no replies. Please respond or fix the app.
  34. [R32] 1/5 · US Awsome game but could get a little harder: I’ve been playing for about a year and this game over all is pretty fun. I do like the updates on holidays and stuff. But my only concern is I would like it to get a little harder. I’m on level 426 and I can get each puzzle done in 10-15 minutes. So please make this game a little harder. Over all, this is a pretty good puzzle game. You should really try i
  35. [R56] 4/5 · US Little bit too easy.: Not hard enough.
  36. [R66] 3/5 · US Word Cross: Far too easy!!!!! Far too much attained by simply spinning a wheel.
  37. [R69] 3/5 · US Too easy: Fun, but they need to add a way to advance to a harder level. All the levels are super easy. No real challenge at all. It would be a 5 star app if they add harder puzzles.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store