Last updated on December 17th, 2025 at 05:23 am
Arrow Crosswords – Trivia Game Review
Arrow Crosswords is a Trivia/Word game from FunCraft, Inc, first launched in 21st May 2024.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 3,740+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Arrow Crosswords Stand Out
Arrow Crosswords introduces an innovative twist to traditional crossword games, designed for two players to enjoy together. This game includes visual clues for an added layer of enjoyment! :)
Arrow Crosswords is a competitive, turn-based puzzle where players team up to solve the crossword, aiming to outscore each other. This game reinvents the classic crossword format, inspired by Scandinavian design, featuring clues placed directly in the squares, including some pictoral hints.
- At the beginning of each turn, each player receives 5 letters and has 60 seconds to strategically place these tiles on the board.
- Points are awarded for accurately placing letters, forming complete words, using all five letters in a turn, and securing special bonus points tiles.
- Consideration is key when deciding to use specific letters—sometimes, it might be wise to hold onto a pivotal letter for future moves!
Arrow Crosswords is a fresh take on word games, sure to appeal to crossword aficionados, Scrabble enthusiasts, and Words with Friends veterans alike, offering a novel and engaging gameplay experience.
Challenge friends, match with random opponents, or play against Arrow Crosswords' congenial virtual instructor, Sophie, for spontaneous gameplay.
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This Trivia game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Arrow Crosswords is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 14th May 2025
Recent improvements include:
Hey Arrow Crosswords Fans!
This release contains exciting new features; more crosswords; more clues; and fixes some minor bugs! Please let us know what you think at [email protected] ;)
Download & Availability
Arrow Crosswords is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Arrow Crosswords on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
So fun. Its fast paced And a great brain puzzle.
Omg this game is so fun as it also help our brain to better the words we already know as well as new words we never used.
We would give this game five stars. But all of a sudden, we have a DoorDash ad that covers half our game board that pops up in the middle of our freaking turn? Can yall fix that? That would be great. Because how am we supposed to play a game when we cant take a turn where we can actually see the board.
There are too many and they are too long.
This is a fun game. But way way way to many ads. To the point its excessive.
We were loving the game until you guys started having these huge ads cover the game without stopping the timer. We lost a turn for a full score because this ad wouldnt close. Its bad enough that you have to watch a ad for almost everything now this on top of it. Not good.
We were really enjoying this game but now the ads are making it hard to play. They are so annoying and make you miss out on good moves! Please fix it.
We would give a 5 star because the game is enjoyable. We dont mind ads after a round but in the middle and covering our board is annoying especially with the round being timed.
The game would be a 4 for us if there werent so many ads. The ads make it hard to enjoy playing. We can handle a few ads every now and then but this game has ads after every turn. We had to stop playing because you spend more time watching ads than playing the game.
This is a great game fun to play..BUT when there is an ad literally every 90 seconds (yes we timed it) it gets old.. Especially when its the same ad over and over again we even payed for the ads to be removed didnt do a darn thing it just slowed the down to maybe 1 or 2 every 30 minutes.. So we are thinking of deleting.
Ads are typically 30 secs and frequent. You can pay weekly to remove them but its pricey at $2.99. The gameplay seems mostly with AI computers and we doubt how often Im playing with another human. Fun to play except for the ads. Was easy to make it to Level 15 and 16 but got progressively harder to reach 22.
Lot of fun but twice now when we level up it just keeps us the same level. Also has other glitches that require closing app and restarting from time to time. But fun.
We really enjoy this game a lot!! We dont under why it is sooooooooo many unnecessary ads. We cant touch anything without being an ad. Its ridiculous!! Definitely need to fix that for us to enjoy the came so much more than these other changes being made. If it werent for all the extra ads we wouldnt definitely score this game a 5 star.
We love this game but the adds are starting to be too much.
We paid to not have ads and still have a lot of them.
We really enjoyed solving the crosswords, but you have to watch ads constantly. This game also utilized a lot of resources on our phone and would zap our battery. To play, we usually needed to stay connected to our charger.
We LOVE this game the ads are allot but they are usually quick and we dont mind them, however, and maybe this is just a us issue, everyone we play this game our phone gets hot the can barely hold it hot.
Should be an amazing game. Could have been if there werent 5000 ads every 60 seconds. So obnoxious. We had to delete it. Too bad.
This crossword game is fun to play, however there are too many ads. We can tolerate ads and we know thats how the developers make money. Its very frustrating, though, when ads appear while you are playing as well as at the end of each match. In addition, all of the ads are very long.
Its actually a really fun game once you understand what youre doing. A tutorial would be great. We keep getting asked to track but that isnt even an option in the game and the support button doesnt work.
We wish there wasn't an ad after almost every round that gets done.. Or an ad in the middle of a round.. There should at least be an option to not get any ads.. A bit annoying. It's a good have though.
We love this game and while we can handle most games with ads (and even this one most days) there are two casino ads that are almost impossible to close out of. The X shows in the corner, you try to click it and are habitually taken to your browser and then the App Store. You have to let the ad sit and simmer essentially for 5 solid minutes before it lets you close it. More often than not, we end up closing out of the app completely and either trying again or just giving up. You can pay to remove ads, sure, but its only for a week. Theres no way to pay one fee and remove ads for good (with the exception of watching to gain coins) like literally any other game app.
Everything we play this game our phone gets hot, but its fun when we dont have to watch ads after every round.
Its sad how a really great game can be ruined with the number and length of ads. We started this game from KashKick and earned our reward. It was a keeper and we would have continued to play every day if not for the ads. Every review is the same and the developers are allowing the frequency and length of ads to ruin a great game. Id purchase a no ad package if it were monthly (for a reasonable price). We accept ads as its the way games make money; however, playing for 20 seconds followed by a 90 sec ad is beyond unreasonable. And throwing in ads in the middle of play interrupts our ability to complete the puzzle. Ill check back occasionally to see if anything changes, otherwise will delete this one and move on.
Fun game but there are so many adds it takes away from the game experience.
This game cannot be played when a pop up ad completely covers the board every time its our turn. Most annoying.
Ill watch your ads for a little reward, or between matches, but yall take it too far when you covet the entire board with an ad during the middle of a game with the timer running.
We enjoy playing this game, but the ads covering the screen WHILE Im playing and the timer is going really ruin it. Ads between games, for added bonuses or whatever we get, but the ads that cover the screen need to stop.
We keep losing points because during our turn an ad banner (usually at the top or bottom out of the way) will suddenly be huge and cover over half of our board so we cannot see any of the spaces and it lasts our whole turn and the time runs out. Its unfair and theres no way to move the ad or exit it. Ive taken screenshots for proof but dont know where to submit.
The idea of this game is great but you play one letter you get an ad, your opponent plays one letter you get an ad. Its just ridiculous and the ads arent extremely brief. It just takes too long to play a game now. Deleted app.
Lately this game has been so hard to play. You only get 60 seconds to play a turn, and twice during those 60 seconds, an ad takes over most of your screen so you cant see most of the board. We used to really enjoy playing this game, but theyve made it impossible so unless it is fixed soon, we will be deleting.
Ive been enjoying this game for a while now. But recently ads have started popping up during the game COVERING THE GAME BOARD!!!!! Im fine with ads in between plays and stuff. And Ive never had any glitching problems with ads really. But when you have a timed turn and an ad pops up and COVERS THE GAME BOARD its impossible to play!!! Id love to be able to give it more starts but unless the ads stop making it impossible to play, we cant.
We LOVE this game however there are SO MANY ADS. Not only that but some of the ads block the entire screen while in the middle of your timed turns and you cant close them out. Honestly if we wasnt being paid to play this game we would have uninstalled it for the pop up ads alone.
This game is a lot of fun. Love the mix of a crossword and scrabble. However, the amount of ads and the length of them is insane. We love this game and we hate that it makes it hard to enjoy because after every turn you get a 90 second plus ad. Huge bummer.
We got this game through KashKick but it has way too many ads. Every round you play another ad.
Overall we like the game. Its fun and challenge to play. But getting a 2minute add after almost overturn is horrible!! Plus the ads are cringier than infomercials in the 90s. We get needing to make money but at this point you shouldnt need to charge $5 for the add fee version. The number of adds we watched just now should have more than covered for that.
There are far too many ads!!! There are ads to spin the wheel and more ads during each game. If you are playing multiple matches, there are MORE ads. We are going to delete.
We signed in with our Apple ID. Went through the tutorial and played several games. Then, we saw a thing that told us we need to sign in with our Apple ID again. So we did and it created a whole new account for us and its wanting us to go through the tutorial all over again. Very frustrating and theres no way to get all of our hard work back. We know its just a game, but Im very upset over this.
Nowhere is it explained what the blue gems are for. Its hard to get excited about earning something that seems pointless. Too many ads, very hard to earn points to level up.
We've been playing this game through freecash.com but we cannot complete our task in the time frame because of the ads you spend more time watching ads then gameplay it gets ridiculous we wanted our money for playing but we're gonna have to pass it's too much. This is a fun game but it has wrong name it should be called Arrow Ads.
This is great except it makes our phone heat up so fast and kills the battery. And there is an obscene amount of ads that makes it u playable.
Fun game when you can actually play. The majority of your time on this app will be spent watching ads. Basically makes the app unusable.
Love the game but way too many ads. Like every minute an ad pops up.
Ridiculous number of ads. 4 to 5 times as much time spent on ads as playing. Several other similar types. Consider Arrow Crosswords deleted from our iPad. Yuck.
We actually really like this game, BUT the amount of ads is ridiculous. You cant pay a one time fee to get rid of them like most apps, but $5 for THREE days. Without that, the game is unplayable. Theres an ad after every turn and even in the middle of events.
This is fun and unique, like a cross between scrabble and a crossword puzzle. Very cool.
Interesting having someone else helping with the puzzle.
We think we might be hooked. It makes one think a little bit. Sitting around all day this is perfect. Thank you.
Great brain game we really enjoy playing.
The amount of ads completely ruins this game. If it wasnt for having to watch an ad to do anything in the app Id really enjoy this game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.0.21886
- Size: 274.21 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: FunCraft, Inc
Last updated: 14th May 2025 | Genre: Trivia, Word | Developer: FunCraft, Inc