ArcWords Crossword Puzzle
Free Word Game for Watch
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Play crosswords on your Apple Watch, iPhone & iPad. Free daily puzzles — no subscription needed. Challenge your brain anywhere, anytime!
Sharpen your mind one puzzle at a time. Arcword combines the challenge of crossword puzzles with the
simplicity of swiping letters -- a relaxing brain workout you can enjoy at your own pace.
Swipe letters in the wheel to form words, fill the crossword grid, and discover bonus words hidden in every
puzzle. With six difficulty levels from Gentle to Master, there's always a new challenge waiting.
FEATURES:
- Swipe and connect letters to build words and fill the crossword grid
- 6 difficulty levels -- from relaxing to fiendishly hard
- Discover bonus words for extra rewards
- 3 hint types when you need a nudge
- Daily coin allowance -- no ads, no pressure
- Compete on Game Center leaderboards across all difficulties
- Dozens of achievements to unlock -- with hidden surprises to discover
- Play on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- American and British English dictionaries
- Beautiful background artwork and soothing music
No time limits. No ads. Just words.
Interactive tutorial — A 5-step walkthrough on first launch (or replay anytime from Settings). Demos each move, lets
you try, replays if you get it wrong.
Musical letter wheel — Each letter taps a note as you drag, so tracing a word sounds like a short melody.
Confetti + fanfare on puzzle complete — Seven rotating fanfare tracks so wins stay fresh.
Polish & fixes
- Leaderboards open instantly with a loading state instead of a blank screen.
- Coin balances show full numbers (5,000 not 5K) on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Expanded grid-word exclusion list (12 → 105) so awkward words don't appear.
- Starter coins now reliably granted on fresh installs, even without iCloud.
- Support link fixed (no more 404).
- Game Center sign-in refresh on Leaderboard and Achievements.
- Stats column widths balanced.
- Tutorial demo animation draws cleanly without mid-pass restarts.
Apple Watch — redesigned
- Matched compact pills in the toolbar; coin display moved into the hint sheet.
- New Progress sheet (tap right pill) showing found + unfound words as a stylized scoreboard.
- Pitched xylophone melodies, matching iOS.
- Confetti on puzzle complete.
- Only one cue per event — no more haptic stacking on top of sound.
- Top-row letters drag reliably on real hardware.
Thanks to TestFlight testers — keep the feedback coming.
The developer, Aaron Wohl, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Aaron Wohl
- Size
- 104.9 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Contests
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Vault of Coins $9.99
- Chest of Coins $4.99
- Coin Pouch $1.99
- Copyright
- © Copyright (C) Aaron Wohl 2026

