Crossword Challenge

322

NOCTURNAL

4.60

9,289 reviews

500,000+
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Free

Train your brain with fun, relaxing crosswords!

4.60 · 9,289 reviews · 500,000+ downloads · #21 in Word

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Crossword Challenge is a free word-based brain-training game from NOCTURNAL that blends daily crosswords, picture clues, and weekly tournaments to keep your mind sharp. With dark mode, auto-save, and global leaderboards, it stands out in the WORD category across multiple locales. Total downloads are over 500,000+, with strong momentum in the last 30 days as shown by 17K.

Pros & Cons

Fresh picture clues add a unique twist to word puzzles
No timers — play at your own pace
Daily mini levels with city badges
Weekly tournaments and global leaderboards for competitive play

Offline mode is not indicated.

About Crossword Challenge

Crossword Challenge is a word app developed by NOCTURNAL.

Download Statistics

Crossword Challenge has been downloaded 620 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 17 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 word apps.

User Ratings

Crossword Challenge is rated 4.60 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 9.3 thousand ratings.

App Information

Crossword Challenge is FREE to download. The APK download size is 181.44 MB. The latest version available is 322. The last update was on August 13, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2025.

Description

Crossword Challenge is the ultimate brain-training crossword game that keeps your mind sharp and your spirit competitive!

More data about Crossword Challenge

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	620 thousand
Recent downloads	17 thousand
Rating	4.60 based on 9.3 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	322
APK size	181.4 MB
Number of libraries	86
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Downloads over time

Crossword Challenge has been downloaded 620 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 570 downloads per day.

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Comments on Crossword Challenge for Android

★★★★☆ Michael Ross · Jul 4, 2026

I enjoy it and its challenging.id give 5 stars but ive noticed VERY often ill have words with Es, and it will not give me the Es until the end. To where (I have screenshots) ill have my last letters being almost all Es. Just now I needed 9 letters...7 of them needed were Es. kinda crazy how often it happens too.

★★★★★ Beth White · Jul 4, 2026

Once you catch on, it is addicting and challenging.

★★★★☆ Emma Rector · Jul 13, 2026

Pretty good overall. Definitely a brain challenger, with some obscure vocabulary or unclear clues at times, though nothing I couldn't eventually solve by putting in other letters. The ads though! Intra-level ads should be banned from all games forever. I could maybe live with it, except the game doesn't want you to play offline either! Despite the fact that this is a basic puzzle game, you have to be online for event points, even when you've already beaten the event. I had no freezing though.

★★★★★ Spring Wishes · Aug 13, 2026

Excellent game. I play it a lot. Challenging without being maddening. There was a glitch, which they fixed very quickly, along with fixing a nother annoying change that was made a while ago. I wish they would go back to their old method of enlarging also. What is allowed now doesn't cut it on a cell phone. A great game, nonetheless; one of the best out there.

★★★★★ mark bradley · Aug 10, 2026

Loved using my brain, I love crosswords.

★☆☆☆☆ Chanel Robinson · Aug 7, 2026

I've been playing this game for a while, had to get a new phone, so I had to start over. Then just yesterday after reaching level 500,the game stopped working, I had to uninstall then reinstall only to start over from level 1,yet again, I'm uninstalling for good!

★☆☆☆☆ Noah F · Jul 2, 2026

Ads, Ads and more Ads. I would understand if you get an ad after every level, but every move you make you get a video ad. There are also banner Ads. If you pause for a moment to think about the puzzle your web browser will open to a sponsored ad. I deleted the app once I noticed some of the ads were downloading other apps without my consent. It's a poorly made app with a half decent idea to trick you into watching Ads.

★☆☆☆☆ Chris · Jun 23, 2026

Way way way too many ads and it freezes up constantly, making it super boring & annoying

Google Play Rankings for Crossword Challenge

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Rank	Country	Category	List
21	United States	Word	Top Free
84	United States	Word	Top Grossing
134	Norway	Word	Top Free
134	Slovakia	Word	Top Free
135	Denmark	Word	Top Free
135	Finland	Word	Top Free
93	Iran	Word	Top Grossing
113	Turkey	Word	Top Grossing
114	Denmark	Word	Top Grossing
114	Finland	Word	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Crossword Challenge

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Trust & Safety: The app requests standard advertising and platform permissions typical for free-to-play apps, including advertising IDs and network access, Internet, push notifications, vibration, wake lock, foreground service, and billing/license checks. This indicates ad-supported monetization with license verification and standard safety practices; no sensitive data access (like contacts or location) is indicated among the listed permissions.

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