Cryptical
The intelligent crossword app
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Solve, create, collaborate. Whether you're cryptic curious newbie or an expert cruciverbalist, Cryptical is for you!
Want a fiendish cryptic crossword? Purchase crosswords by professional newspaper crossword setters and use the simple, expertly designed interface to solve.
Need a simpler entry to cryptics? The Cryptical Community has single clues and mini crosswords for free. Look out for the pro submissions!
Fancy yourself as a crossword setter? Subscribe and you can share your own creations and join in the discussions in the Cryptical Community.
Stuck on a really tough clue? Use free intelligent frontier AI that can give incremental hints to get you moving again. If you still don't understand the wordplay get a clear explanation of how it works with a mini-tutorial.
Want to collaborate on a crossword? Invite another crossword fan to join in and solve in real-time together. Use the Brainstorm in-app messaging to discuss wordplay and get in-grid notifications badges on clues.
Want to get help on your daily cryptic before the answers are released? Easily capture and upload printed newspaper or magazine crosswords, with or without answers, to use the app's intelligent AI solving tools.
Need a break from the cryptic clues? Get an easy or challenging themed non-cryptic crossword to test your general knowledge!
Download the app and get solving!
Sencha, Vytautus and Linden
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Terms of Use: www.crypticalcrosswords.com/terms
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The developer, Benjamin Law Smith, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
- Other Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Benjamin Law Smith
- Size
- 11.2 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Contests
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Social Media
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Hint and explanation token top up $0.49
- Animal-themed (x5) by Linden $0.99
- Insects by Linden $0.29
- Mammals by Linden $0.29
- Dogs by Linden $0.29
- No. 6 by Doc $0.49
- No. 4 by Vytautus $0.29
- No. 3 by Vytautus $0.29
- No. 2 by Vytautus $0.29
- No. 1C by Linden $0.29
- Copyright
- © 2026 Benjamin Law Smith