Crossly
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Mercury Intermedia, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Features:
- Endless Gameplay: Crossly pulls from tens of thousands of clues to generate unique crossword puzzles on the fly for optimal replay value. No two boards are ever alike!
- Steal & Taunt: When you or your opponent miss a word, the other player may choose to steal for an extra turn and the chance to send a personalized photo Taunt. (In the interest of privacy, Taunts may only be sent between Game Center friends.)
- Peeks: For hard-to-guess clues, you may use one Peek per turn to reveal a letter of your choice. That letter is only visible to the player who initiates the Peek. Bonus Peeks are awarded for completing games and Peek Packs may be acquired via In-App Purchase.
- Penciling: Penciling allows you to work on the board at any time, changing answers and adjusting your strategy as more words are completed. All penciled words are saved, even when your network connection is offline.
- Accessibility: Apple’s VoiceOver technology is fully integrated into every aspect of gameplay, making Crossly one of the most robust crossword experiences for word gamers with visual disabilities.
- Premium Mode: Play unlimited games for free, or unlock Premium Mode for an ad-free experience, +15 bonus Peeks, and colorful themes. Show your love by choosing your own price to upgrade!
Reviews
Horrible app that never loads
stupidAppzzz
Just spins forever! Tried to have three other friends load it and no one could get it to launch. We all deleted it and give you 1 star, 0 stars would be more appropriate!
Criminally underrated
Chromechisel49
This is simply the only competitive crossword app of its kind, and it does the job splendidly! There are occasional errors and quite a few very hard questions, but that’s why you have two people playing and it makes it truly competitive, no matter your level. There should more people playing this!
Good app, bad puzzles
kccricket
I only play this with people I know, who agree to use only their minds as a resource. No looking things up on the internet, in books, or asking other friends. The app works well, but starting a match can be a little finicky. We agree to never use peeks, but the stealing mechanic is fun. All of that is overshadowed by the feeling that the puzzles are simply bad. They seem to be programmatically generated from a database of clues and answers. You end up with puzzles that lack cohesion and are often too difficult due to too much esoterica, rather than being difficult due to cleverness. On top of that, the answers can be poorly constructed and often break NYT crossword conventions.
Fun Game, Not Perfect
KTMajew
Our family always has head-to-head matches going on, and it’s been really fun. There’s a lot of friendly rivalry that goes on inside the games and in real life as a result. Sometimes the clues don’t make sense or I’m pretty sure the words don’t exist. But for the most part this is a very enjoyable app.
App won't load. Just spins forever
zachouston
App may just not be updated for IOS 13.3. When you click on app it never loads
Love it! So cute!
Director of everything awesome
The sounds are cute and the design is nice and clean. Fun game!
Good but could use improvement
MelTheFruitFly
Great setup - works well and is fun and addictive. (And as a note to other reviewers - If the people you're playing with are cheating you need new friends. That isn't the app developers fault.) The main things I'd personally like to see - integration with the Facebook friend list (many of my friends have never registered in Game Center) and in game chat or messaging of some kind rather than just taunts. Otherwise, bravo on a solid game that's fun as long as your friends aren't cheaters. :)
Don't cheat please!
mookystanks
I love this app! Easy to cheat I guess but I won't and if others do it's their own bad sportsmanship! I highly highly recommend!
