15 crossword solvers for Android, iOS, and the web that actually work! - Android
Crossword puzzles are excellent brain teasers. The easy ones take a few minutes while the most complicated ones can take days. It’s a good way to learn new things and it’s one of the most popular word puzzles in the world. As it turns out, we sometimes bite off more than we can chew. There are actually a bunch of apps and websites to help with such instances. Here are the best crossword solvers for Android, iPhone, iPad, and the web.
There are dozens of websites and apps that work for this. However, the vast majority are rather simple. The best ones include modern references and potentially even pop culture solutions along with the usual stuff. Every app and site on this list can do the basics and at least a little extra on top of that. Additionally, all of the crossword solvers on this list are either free, free with ads, or have a single premium cost. There are no subscriptions here!
For the Apple App Store crossword solvers, they should work for both iPhone and iPad unless otherwise noted. We’ll go in alphabetical order so we’ll start with Android and then move on to iOS and finally the web.
Price: Free / $3.99
Anagram Solver does two different things. It solves anagrams and it also helps with crossword puzzles. It supports blank spots so you can look for almost any word as long as you know at least part of it. Additionally, the app has word definitions, various hints and tips, and some additional features. It’s a relatively simple app and it works as both an anagram solver and a crossword puzzle solver.
Price: Free
Crossword Clue Solver can help solve a crossword in two different ways. The first is a search via the clue. You simply type in the clue to get some ideas. The other way is similar to how most of these crossword solvers work. You simply input the letters you know and periods for the letters you don’t and the app guesses words from there. It uses an online database so there is no offline support. Otherwise, the app is free and supported by ads.
Price: Free / $2.49
Crossword Solver is an unimaginative name, but it seems to work well. The app boasts just under 200,000 proper nouns along with basically every word in the dictionary. That should help find more stuff than usual. Additionally, there are various filters to reduce the list of possibilities, five puzzle solving modes, and even some foreign language words. The UI looks ancient, but it’s easy enough to use. The pro version of this app seems to do a lot better than the free version so keep that in mind if you try the free version first.
Price: Free
Crossword Solver by LithiumApps is one of the newer crossword solvers on the list. It has quite a decent set of features, including over 400,000 words, offline support, and an anagram solver on top of the crossword solver capabilities. Additionally, you can find word definitions and audio pronunciations if you need those things. The UI is simple enough even if it doesn’t look overly impressive. It also supports blank or unknown letters. It works offline for most of its functions, but you need the Internet to look up definitions.
Price: Free / $3.99
Crossword Solver King is another one of the more competent crossword solvers. It comes with over 280,000 words available offline. Additionally, it supports missing letters, solves anagrams, and has a bunch of filters to help narrow down your searches. It also integrates with this English Offline Dictionary for even more offline functionality. It worked well enough in our tests and it’s actually the same developer as Anagram Solver above. The pro version removes ads, lowers the needed permissions to zero, and more.
