Crossword Light
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How much does Crossword Light cost?
Prices are current as of 5 Oct 2026.
10 one-time purchases from $0.99
In the United States, Crossword Light has 10 one-time purchases priced $0.99 – 9.99.
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| Dell Magazines #1 | $1.99 |
| Edited by Ben Tausig, vol. 1 | $1.99 |
| Ink Well Crosswords, Volume 1 | $1.99 |
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| Ridonkulous Crosswords | $1.99 |
| Brendan Emmett Quigley's Favorites, Vol. 1 | $2.99 |
| Jonesin' Crosswords | $2.99 |
| Crosswords | $9.99 |
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| Crossword Light |   Crossword Unlimited |   Crossword+ |   Crossword Puzzles! |   Classic Crossword Puzzles |   Fill-In Crosswords (Word Fit) |   Giant Jumble Crosswords |   Crossword Daily: Word Puzzle |   Crossword |   Classic Crossword Games |   Easy Crossword for Beginners | |
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| Rating / 5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Reviews | 169 | 18K | 14K | 10K | 9.7K | 5K | 1.7K | 1.2K | 1.1K | 349 | 280 |
| Released | 2019 | 2014 | 2018 | 2014 | 2021 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | 2016 | 2024 | 2021 |
| Annual price | — | $4.99 | $39.99 | — | $19.99 | — | — | $19.99 | $4.99 | — | — |
| One-time price | $1.99 | — | — | $2.99 | $9.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | — | $1.99 | — | — |
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Crossword Light reviews
3.3 out of 5, based on 169 reviews.
What people like
- Interface is very easy to use on small screens.
- Navigation features like zooming work really well.
- Includes plenty of puzzles for free initially.
What they complain about
- Clues are heavily biased toward American culture.
- Does not show how many words are in answers.
- App freezes and crashes frequently for some users.
Great value
The interface is very easy to use, even on a small iPhone screen. Also, there are plenty of puzzles included in the initial free download, making for great value.
Spelling
Can't spell even the most basic words
Good app
Pretty good app, but the clues don't say how many words are used in the answer, which can be annoying.
Could have done better!
As the title suggests,every time I get about 3-4 puzzles solved the whole app just freezes up so I have to delete it and download it again to be able to do anything,needless to say I think I'll be looking for a different crossword app!
Ok.....if you’re from the USA.
App works quite well (although does not indicate multi word answers) and is quite good at highlighting across and down clues as you move around. Content is the problem. The ones I’ve done so far are heavily, heavily USA centric and banallly so at that. Think quiz show hosts of the past, US breakfast cereals, restaurant chains. You’ll also need a thorough knowledge of US sports terminology and personalities. Clues sometimes also assume a USA basis (e.g. referring to congress rather than the US Congress). The narrow world view on display is somewhat nauseating at times as is the use of bastardised and US slang English.
outstanding
Well thought out interface and layout make for the best brainyish time-waster yet on my iPhone.
'Fines' if your from New Jersey
This app is rubbish, even by American standards. E.g Clue: cutoffs with a complicated history? A: Long Story Shorts ( with an s!) Reminded me of the song in Chicago and ironic American phrase 'I got the smarts' Plenty of other examples and too many references to American culture, news anchors, football teams and restaurant chains. Got bored and annoyed so deleted it within an hour. Why can't there be a decent crossword app out there for Brits!
keeps you entertained
good fun, but very american, a UK version would be great!
American
A satisfactory crossword, but very USA-centric so requires a good knowledge of USA culture or Internet at hand!
Pretty good
Crossword clues aimed at US audience. Easy to play and fun though!
Good interface
Easy to use interface.
Crossword lite
What rubbish. If you're English the clues are obscure. I also think if you're American you'd be bored senseless with this. Why can't someone come up with a decent crossword app. Don't even waste your time on the light app.
Good fun
Good puzzles. Some clues are re-used, but you'll only notice if you do several over a short period of time.
Last update broke it
As an American living in the UK, I love it. However, the last update ruined it: the movement from clue to clue no longer works. So gutted! Sort it out please!
Very American
Very good game, but, as a lot of other people are complaining about, it's very american!
Started out with the light version
But quickly upgraded to the real one. Impressed with the number of xwords and interface. Worth it
No
No
Sound as a pound
Has made many a train journey and visit to the toilet a pleasantly diverting experience. I may even break the habit of a lifetime and actually pay for the full version.
100% American
Very hard and almost unplayable with UK English.
Good but could be better!
Probably the best on the app store (but competition isn't great) as it is neatly designed, nice to use and there is a good selection of puzzles, but some of the clues and answers are just mindless! I think I had 'ooh' as one of the answers. Also, as I see my other other UK companions have pointed out, the game is quite americanised. Beware of the letter count where sometimes, for example, (4) should be (1) and (3)
Amazing, and it's free
I'm very surprised that this application is free. The designer has obviously worked very hard on this, making full use of the accelerometer to be able to see the whole table. Also using the ability to zoom in and out. Even if you get stuck it can give you some help. There are so many word-searches to do and more to download if you want them. If you like cross-words I very much recommend this application; it is well worth the time to download and will last a long while in entertaining you as it will I.
Arrggghhh update
Update has killed it! V 2.23 does'nt work, as for the americanisms stuff ya if you don't like it and can't expand your mind it was a smooth app and yes i'm british!
Mmmm
Love the app except for it being based in American trivia. Can u not do a British pack?
American puzzles
Heavy US cultural bias incomprehensible to me - would have been helpful to state this in the description - but hey it was free
Great but...
I like everything about this app except that gamecenter doesn't work and still hasnt been fixed
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WOW . . . . I love the ipod touch it amazing . . . (:
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i can't even get on it?!?!?!?!?!?!?&?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Rather good
A touch American in it's clues/answers and needs to split word count phrases but once you have your head around it's quirk is a great app
Only for USA
I thought this would be a great app when on the train, but now I realise that I need to know a lot about the USA to even be able to complete certain clues.... I am from the UK and as the game is based around our friends over the pond I have never finished a game yet!! Only buy it if you are from the USA
Nice UI - but not a good ad for the full version
I am a Guardian cryptic crossword fan and although I like the feel of pen and paper I thought I would give this a whirl with a view to buying the full version if I liked it. Always handy to have a second or third crossword handy for those long flights! Sadly, the crosswords included in the light version (kudos for spelling it correctly!) are all in the 'a little-bit-cryptic' US style. Having lived and worked in the US I regularly did the crossword in USA Today, of which these puzzles are reminiscent, and I often struggled with the abundance of clues that assumed a knowledge of American history, places, chat show hosts, colloquiolisms, obscure (to us) TV actors etc. No major complaint about that - I learned a great deal about the country as a result - however, as a taster for the full version of this app, this will be unlikely to satisfy a British cruciverbalist - especially one who is a fan of the Guardian crossword! I confess that I merely skimmed through most of the puzzles but I could see it wasn't going to get any better. Having said that, I'm not 100% in agreement with previous reviewers who have suggested the clues are 'ill conceived' or 'insufficient'. They are simply the type of clues that style of puzzle contains, and without that deeper Americana knowledge you're going to struggle anyway. I know I did! I'd like to point out that this concern is about the CONTENT not the appearance or usability of the app, which looks good. Chuck in a few UK cryptic crosswords and I may try it again, otherwise, sorry, probably not.
Oh my
Wow this has to be one of the worst apps ever and most definitly some of the worst croswords ever.. The answers are idiotic, really crap.. Crosword answers generally have lots of answers but these answers are more like "contents" and wud be sumthing that's barly even related. When u use the clues and u get the answer u think to urself.., eh???? WTF??! Basically this isn't a crossword for intelligence dont bother with it
Works well
Works really well and questions are difficult for someone who could never do the guardian, some of the telegraph, most of the mail and all the radio times.
Not brilliant
This app is typical of most crossword apps but as others have found, some of the answers you would never get without lots of prompting! Many of the questions are aimed at the American user which makes it even more frustrating. I've tried many of the crosswords supplied but am now giving up and downloading alternatives.
American Crosswords
The crosswords are very American in form and language, but the app itself is very well written. In the user interface stakes it is excellent.
Nearly good!
This would be a really good app, but the considerable effort that has been put into the great interface is severely let down by the utterly ridiculous and ill conceived clues and answers! The developers should really go straight back to the drawing board with this and actually put some noticable effort into coming up with some clues and answers that make just a little sense, and that are globally pertinent! This issue really does effect the overall enjoyment of this app!
Good time passer.
Really good interface with lots of options. Lots of silly americanisms and incorrect spellings but will make you laugh. Useful cheat functions will get you through.
Liker of crosswords
Ok,but as stated by others is more for the America Market.Also on clues,does not tell you that answer is multiple words,eg (3,5),only tells you total number of letters.If this was rectified,would be better for both sides of the Atlantic!
Get some variety
Excellent interface, but pity all the questions are American-orientated. Questions as a result are a bit simple/odd and it is impossible for the majority to solve, more variety from British newspapers would make all the difference.
Too American
I like this application but the questions are aimed at an american Market so are too difficult for gb.
To hard
As I'm a kid these crosswords are way to hard for me but if your an adult and you looking for good crosswords then I would consider getting this app plus it's free.
Problem is that it's Americanised (or should that be Americanized?)
I've tried loads of crossword apps, and this is by far the best. The ability to zoom, skip back and forth between clues and just general navigation is by far the most well-designed of the crossword apps. Sadly, the clues all seem very biased towards Americans.
It's rubbish!
This game is rubbish, it's really hard! Don't buy it unless your really good!!
Good; American.
I largely agree with the previous comment - the application is intuitive and entertaining. However the style and language are noticably American, and on a personal level I find it frustrating that there are clues where the answer is multiple words, but only given as a single number i.e. (9), where I would expect (4,5).
Good but not brilliant
Like the fact that you can use it anywhere. Please can you move the "list" etc buttons to the bottom. Everytime I click 1 to select 1 down I hit the list button grrr.
Crossword Light price by country
A one-time purchase costs $1.02 in Hong Kong and $3.20 in Hungary — 3× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
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| Afghanistan | $1.99 |
| Albania | $1.99 |
| Algeria | $1.99 |
| Angola | $1.99 |
| Anguilla | $1.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $1.99 |
| Argentina | $1.99 |
| Armenia | $1.99 |
| Australia | A$2.99$2.15 |
| Austria | €1.99$2.31 |
| Azerbaijan | $1.99 |
| Bahamas | $1.99 |
| Bahrain | $1.99 |
| Barbados | $1.99 |
| Belarus | $1.99 |
| Belgium | €1.99$2.31 |
| Belize | $1.99 |
| Benin | $1.99 |
| Bermuda | $1.99 |
| Bhutan | $1.99 |
| Bolivia | $1.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €1.99$2.31 |
| Botswana | $1.99 |
| Brazil | R$12.90$2.51 |
| British Virgin Islands | $1.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $1.99 |
| Bulgaria | €1.99$2.31 |
| Burkina Faso | $1.99 |
| Cambodia | $1.99 |
| Cameroon | $1.99 |
| Canada | CA$2.99$2.17 |
| Cape Verde | $1.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $1.99 |
| Chad | $1.99 |
| Chile | CLP 1,990$2.13 |
| Colombia | COP 9,900$3.16 |
| Congo | $1.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $1.99 |
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| Croatia | €1.99$2.31 |
| Cyprus | €1.99$2.31 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 49.00$2.35 |
| Denmark | DKK 19.00$2.95 |
| Dominica | $1.99 |
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| Egypt | EGP 99.99$1.96 |
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| Estonia | €1.99$2.31 |
| Fiji | $1.99 |
| Finland | €1.99$2.31 |
| France | €1.99$2.31 |
| Gabon | $1.99 |
| Gambia | $1.99 |
| Georgia | $1.99 |
| Germany | €1.99$2.31 |
| Ghana | $1.99 |
| Greece | €1.99$2.31 |
| Grenada | $1.99 |
| Guatemala | $1.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $1.99 |
| Guyana | $1.99 |
| Honduras | $1.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$8.00$1.02 |
| Hungary | HUF 999$3.20 |
| Iceland | $1.99 |
| India | ₹199.00$2.10 |
| Indonesia | IDR 29,000$1.64 |
| Iraq | $1.99 |
| Ireland | €1.99$2.31 |
| Israel | ₪7.90$2.62 |
| Italy | €0.99$1.15 |
| Jamaica | $1.99 |
| Japan | ¥300$1.94 |
| Jordan | $1.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 999.00$2.20 |
| Kenya | $1.99 |
| Kosovo | €1.99$2.31 |
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| Luxembourg | €1.99$2.31 |
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| Malaysia | MYR 9.90$2.44 |
| Maldives | $1.99 |
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| Malta | €1.99$2.31 |
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| Nigeria | NGN 3,200.00$2.42 |
| Norway | NOK 29.00$3.13 |
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| Pakistan | PKR 500$1.80 |
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| Peru | PEN 9.90$2.95 |
| Philippines | ₱129.00$2.06 |
| Poland | PLN 9.99$2.69 |
| Portugal | €1.99$2.31 |
| Qatar | QAR 7.99$2.20 |
| Romania | RON 9.99$2.21 |
| Russia | RUB 199.00$2.31 |
| Rwanda | $1.99 |
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| Saudi Arabia | SAR 9.99$2.66 |
| Senegal | $1.99 |
| Serbia | €1.99$2.31 |
| Seychelles | $1.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $1.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 2.98$2.35 |
| Slovakia | €1.99$2.31 |
| Slovenia | €1.99$2.31 |
| Solomon Islands | $1.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 39.99$2.50 |
| South Korea | ₩3,300$2.45 |
| Spain | €0.99$1.15 |
| Sri Lanka | $1.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $1.99 |
| St. Lucia | $1.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $1.99 |
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| Swaziland | $1.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 29.00$3.02 |
| Switzerland | CHF 2.00$2.47 |
| Taiwan | NT$60.00$1.90 |
| Tajikistan | $1.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 5,900.00$2.23 |
| Thailand | THB 79.00$2.40 |
| Tonga | $1.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $1.99 |
| Tunisia | $1.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 99.99$2.06 |
| Turkmenistan | $1.99 |
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| Ukraine | $1.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 7.99$2.18 |
| United Kingdom | £1.99$2.69 |
| United States | $1.99 |
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| Vanuatu | $1.99 |
| Venezuela | $1.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫59,000$2.27 |
| Yemen | $1.99 |
| Zambia | $1.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $1.99 |
Crossword Light FAQ
- Is Crossword Light free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 174 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $0.99 (US), across 10 one-time purchases.
- Does Crossword Light have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Crossword Light cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs HK$8.00 (≈$1.02) in Hong Kong and HUF 999 (≈$3.20) in Hungary, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Crossword Light?
- Crossword Unlimited (4.2 from 17,694 reviews, premium from $4.99), Crossword+ (4.4 from 14,379 reviews, premium from $4.99) and Crossword Puzzles! (4.6 from 9,978 reviews, premium from $0.99).
Crossword Light download
Last updated 2 years ago.
Crossword Light sells in 174 countries. It was released 7 years and 8 months ago, on 3 Feb 2019. It holds a 3.3 rating from 169 reviews.
Supports 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
How much does Crossword Light make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 44%
- Canada 5%
- Norway 3%
- Singapore 3%