CodyCross: Crossword Puzzles 12+

Fun and Intelligent

CodyCross is full of puzzles that sometimes have you racking your brain. It uses a combination of big smart words and simple everyday words. It combines crossword and trivia very well.

I also want to mention how nicely designed it is. The design is nice to look at and looks as though a considerable amount of care went into it, much more than other games of its kind.

Ads are usually skippable after a few seconds and don’t pop up so frequently that it ruins the gameplay (unlike some other apps). There is also no pushing to spend money, although it is an option should you wish to, so it doesn’t feel like a pay to win sort of thing.

You can play as many puzzles as you like without having to wait for some kind of key or heart meter to fill up which is a nice touch.

There are hundreds of unique puzzles which I can imagine took a lot of time and hard work.

Mad respect to the team behind this app!

An “ology” for every level

Firstly, I should say that I do really enjoy this game. I’ve played it for longer than I’ve ever played any other game. I usually play in the evening to help me wind down from work. I like that there are many different difficulties within the levels and the varied topics covered by the questions themselves.

The ads are not too invasive and are certainly reasonable considering the obviously massive workload that goes into developing and maintaining such a game. I’m on group 212, and when you consider that there are 5 levels per group that’s well over a thousand puzzles so far. Honestly I’m more impressed that this game has kept me playing for this long and I haven’t had to spend a single penny.

So why have I only rated 4 stars? Well, there is 1 particular word (or, rather, part of a word) that keeps coming up over and over again, more than any other, and that is “ology”. Every level seems to have a clue like “study of [insert weirdly specific subject]”. Some levels have more than one. It’s getting a little old now and to a certain extent taking the challenge out of the question since you automatically know what the last 5 letters will be.

Developer Response ,

Hello Mikey! Thank you for your feedback.
We are always trying to improve our game experience and we'll direct your message to our Content team.

We wish you a great journey playing CodyCross!
Fanatee Team

Loading.............. ages!!

Really nice game! Unfortunately, the loading phase takes soooooo long!! It’s a simple game, but it takes almost a minute to load the starting menu.. same when I finish a game.. so boring to wait!!
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Update: get an answer from a developer:
“Hey there! CodyCross only requires internet connection whenever you access one of the game's worlds for the first time, since it is then that you device dowloads the world's puzzles. Also, we have tested ourseves and if you have a poor connection to the internet the game may take a little while to load, so I ask you to always make sure you have a stable internet connection whenever you are accessing a world for the first time. If you are experiencing any issues with this or anything else please send us an e-mail through our in-box ###omit###. Thank you and have a nice day!”
My answer is: the long time loading happened every time: at home with 50MB, at work with a faster connection and outside with 4G. Oh, and it doesn’t happens on the first time only, but ALL THE TIMES. Seriously I liked the game, but it was so annoying waiting that long!!!!

Developer Response ,

Hey there! CodyCross only requires internet connection whenever you access one of the game's worlds for the first time, since it is then that you device dowloads the world's puzzles. Also, we have tested ourseves and if you have a poor connection to the internet the game may take a little while to load, so I ask you to always make sure you have a stable internet connection whenever you are accessing a world for the first time. If you are experiencing any issues with this or anything else please send us an e-mail through our in-box codycross@fanatee.com. Thank you and have a nice day!