Crossword Solver is a reference utility for crossword and word-game enthusiasts, providing offline dictionary and anagram-solving tools on iOS and Android.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Reference
Sentiment
3.7
2k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to bypass knowledge gaps in cryptic and general-knowledge crosswords, using the proper-noun database to solve clues that standard dictionaries miss.
For Crossword enthusiasts and puzzle players who require assistance with cryptic clues, general knowledge, or specific word games.
What does it look like?
Key features
Includes 60,000 famous people and 90,000 media titles, serving as a content barrier that solves 20-25% of clues standard dictionaries miss.
Logic for Anagrams, Synonyms, and Cryptic clues increases session frequency by broadening utility beyond basic word lookups.
36 downloadable dictionaries ensure consistent utility in offline environments, maintaining engagement during travel.
How much does it cost?
Monetization relies on ad-inventory generated during search and lookup sessions within the free app.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
The app has reached a zombie state, with no updates released in over 930 days. The last recorded activity was a minor bug fix release in early 2024. There is no evidence of ongoing development, feature expansion, or active maintenance for this application.
Who built it?
Havos
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans excited. Users appreciate the comprehensive word list provides reliable assistance for solving difficult crossword puzzles and anagrams and simple and effective interface design allows users to quickly find answers during daily puzzle sessions, but report mandatory cookie consent prompts appearing every session frustrate users and disrupt the core utility.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The comprehensive word list provides reliable assistance for solving difficult crossword puzzles and anagrams
- Simple and effective interface design allows users to quickly find answers during daily puzzle sessions
- Mandatory cookie consent prompts appearing every session frustrate users and disrupt the core utility
53 of 53 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Crossword Solver
How's the Reference market?
Crossword Solver maintains a stable presence in the Reference category, with recent grossing entries in Sweden (#36) and Ireland (#22). The app's reliance on ad-inventory monetization creates a discovery advantage, but the 3.6-star Android rating vs 4.3-star iOS rating signals platform-specific UX friction.
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for Crossword Solver
Where is it heading?
The puzzle utility market is consolidating around apps that balance ad-monetization with clean UX, leaving Crossword Solver exposed due to its dated interface and intrusive consent flow. Without a fix for the navigation bugs and consent fatigue, the app will continue to lose ground to more modern, user-friendly word-game assistants.
- Navigation regressions following the latest update erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- Persistent, aggressive consent prompts degrade the experience, leading to uninstalls that threaten the app's long-term retention.
The SWOT
- 36-language offline dictionary support functions as a B2B-style distribution barrier for international puzzle enthusiasts
- Proper noun database solves 20-25% of clues standard dictionaries miss
- Integrating wearable support could capture the casual, on-the-go puzzle segment
Next best moves
Audit cookie consent flow because user reviews cite it as a top churn driver → improve retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is not just technical neglect…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The report adds regional grossing data and platform-specific rating comparisons, while refining the SWOT analysis to include wearable integration opportunities.
Bottom line
Crossword Solver retains a loyal base through its deep proper-noun database, but the aggressive cookie consent flow and navigation bugs are actively driving churn, so the PM must prioritize a UX audit of the consent flow to stabilize retention.
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