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30+ Best Crossword Go! Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

Crossword Go! is S tier, #4 of 40 in crossword puzzles. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.

  1. 1
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 297,303 ratings · score 97
    Word, logic and number puzzles from New York Times Games, including Wordle, the Crossword, Spelling Bee and Sudoku.
  2. 2
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 284,476 ratings · score 96
    Crossword and spelling puzzle game with themed boards, trivia clues and levels, free to download.
  3. 3
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 142,098 ratings · score 96
    Free daily crossword app with a different themed puzzle each day, hints, and optional VIP membership on iOS.
  4. 5
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 68,460 ratings · score 94
    Crossword puzzle game with many puzzles across difficulty levels, plus daily puzzles, hints, themes and achievements.
  5. 6
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 43,422 ratings · score 94
    Free crossword and puzzle game with twelve modes, daily puzzles, quests and trophies, from puzzling.com.
  6. 7
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 116,145 ratings · score 93
    Free crossword app with mini, midi and 15x15 puzzles from many creators, with an offline mode and solving aids.
  7. 8
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5,532 ratings · score 93
    Daily crossword puzzles plus 750+ archive puzzles, with coins, streaks and an optional subscription.
  8. 9
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 61,629 ratings · score 92
    Crostic combines crossword clues, cryptograms, and facts into puzzles that reveal a hidden quote, proverb, or phrase.
  9. 10
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 10,382 ratings · score 91
    Free crossword puzzle game with classic and mini grids, topic-based clues, daily puzzles and an optional VIP.
  10. 11
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 69,703 ratings · score 90
    Free crossword puzzle game with a range of puzzles, vocabulary practice, and an offline mode.
  11. 12
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 18,579 ratings · score 90
    A free crossword game with picture clues, daily mini levels, and weekly tournaments with leaderboards.
  12. 13
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 11,560 ratings · score 89
    Daily themed crossword app with new mini and maxi puzzles each day, hints, error checking and offline solving.
  13. 14
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 8,902 ratings · score 89
    Free crossword puzzle game with a new daily puzzle, set against high-definition travel destination images.
  14. 15
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 62,642 ratings · score 88
    Free daily crossword app with a new themed puzzle each day, mini and midi grids, and a leaderboard for solving against.
  15. 16
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 37,356 ratings · score 86
    A free crossword game where each puzzle uses a single picture instead of written clues, with every word deduced from…
  16. 17
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 9,820 ratings · score 86
    A free crossword puzzle game with clues shown as word descriptions, emoji combinations, and photos, plus coin-based.
  17. 18
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 22,364 ratings · score 85
    Two-player turn-based crossword game where each player places five letters per turn within 60 seconds.
  18. 19
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 8,917 ratings · score 85
    Free crossword app with three new daily puzzles in Easy, Medium and Hard, plus hints and an offline puzzle collection.
  19. 20
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 28,402 ratings · score 84
    Free pop-culture crossword puzzles with two new puzzles each day, hints, and brain games.
  20. 21
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 13,645 ratings · score 84
    A free word descrambling and crossword-style puzzle game with a large word library, hints, and image mosaic puzzles.
  21. 22
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 6,626 ratings · score 82
    Free crossword and trivia puzzle game with world travel levels, daily puzzles and short riddles.
  22. 23
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 7,694 ratings · score 82
    A crossword game where two players take turns adding letters to a shared puzzle and earn points for correct letters and.
  23. 24
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 10,665 ratings · score 81
    A word puzzle game where players match numbered letters and place each one manually to solve hidden proverbs, quotes.
  24. 25
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,257 ratings · score 80
    Free crossword puzzle game with world-travel levels, daily puzzles, riddles and trivia.
  25. 26
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 5,421 ratings · score 80
    Games app by Boy Howdy Technology LLC on the App Store.
  26. 27
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 32,303 ratings · score 79
    Crossword puzzle game for seniors with larger letter tiles, puzzles across difficulty levels, and calm backgrounds.
  27. 28
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 26,998 ratings · score 79
    Crossword puzzles unlock story chapters and rooms to renovate and decorate in Emma's old mansion.
  28. 29
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 9,472 ratings · score 77
    Games app by USA TODAY on the App Store.
  29. 30
    n/a · ★ 4.9 · 2,506 ratings · score 74
    Games app by PlaySimple Games Pte Ltd on the App Store.
  30. 31
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 5,036 ratings · score 74
    Games app by FunCraft, Inc on the App Store.
  31. 32
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 129,347 ratings · score 72
    Games app by FUGO BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI VE YAZILIM TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI on the App Store.
  32. 33
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 8,919 ratings · score 72
    Play American Crosswords
  33. 34
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 27,502 ratings · score 70
    A free crossword-style word game with Bible verses, connecting letters to find hidden words across puzzle levels.
  34. 35
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 3,113 ratings · score 69
    New Crosswords With Pictures
  35. 36
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 4,558 ratings · score 68
    Decrypt quotes, solve puzzles!
  36. 37
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 9,947 ratings · score 68
    Crosswords with a twist
  37. 38
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 1,927 ratings · score 66
    1,800 Crossword Puzzles
  38. 39
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 2,601 ratings · score 65
    Games app by MAG Interactive AB on the App Store.
  39. 40
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 22,720 ratings · score 64
    A free themed word puzzle game where players spell words related to a clue on a crossword-style board.

Questions people ask

What is the best alternative to Crossword Go! on iPhone?
NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword, S tier, #1 in crossword puzzles.
Is there a free alternative to Crossword Go!?
Yes: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword (S tier, #1) is free to download.
Does anything rank above Crossword Go!?
Yes. 3 apps rank above it in crossword puzzles: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword (#1), CodyCross: Crossword Puzzles (#2), Daily Themed Crossword Puzzles (#3).

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