Puzzazz Crossword & Puzzle

Sudoku hasn’t worked since the end of January; now, the free daily KenKen is defunct as of July 1. Any hope of reviving them? I used to play both of these every day. And the overall app hasn’t been updated in a very long time, which makes me hesitant to add any paid puzzle subscriptions… wish there was any information forthcoming.

I've set the writing speed to slow, I've read the docs on how I should write the letters (which is a HUGE strike against the app - I have to write letters a specific way?) and it simply doesn't work. No matter what I do, chances are if I need a straight line anywhere in the letter, it's gonna show up as an "I" and if I need something round, it's gonna be either an "O" or an "S". Apps like GoodNotes allow you to lift your pencil from the "page" - ie: normal writing - so it's certainly possible from a technical standpoint. Why we're stuck with something like TouchWrite that simply does not work is beyond me. If the devs want to address this or point out what I might be doing wrong, I'll consider revising my rating but as it stands, the app is literally unusable with an Apple Pencil.

I am glad I can do puzzles daily in retirement. This is budget friendly for me.

Not sure if the issue below was ever addressed - I gave up on that. But I’m increasing my rating anyway because I’ve enjoyed the diagramless puzzles. New issue: Free Daily Sudoku has been broken for several days. Prior comments: I loved this app until I began trying to open many of the puz files I've collected over the years. It imposes limits on what files you can open. No NYT before 2013, and apparently no WSJ at all? I guess I just have to wonder every time I go to open a puzzle whether Puzzazz will accept it.

Puzzazz remains the app of choice for downloaded crosswords. Unfortunately, the NY Times no longer allows their puzzles to be downloaded to Puzzazz, so the app description is outdated in that respect. Plenty of other constructors download in .puz format, so there is more than enough to work on. My only gripe with the app itself is that it doesn't sync across devices. If they could solve that, this would be a 5-star review. Come on guys, it can't be that hard!

Puzzazz is great for doing cryptic crosswords on. I’ve never encountered a bug on the app. It’s super easy to browse and buy more puzzles. User interface is easy to figure out, and the layout is great. My only request: can we have a dark mode option?

This is the best crossword and other puzzle app, in my opinion. The UI is really good - you can see the clues list and the grid in portrait mode even on a mini iPhone screen! And entering letters is very smooth with keyboard or pencil (or finger). It plays a nice hurrah sound when you finish. The puzzle books are good quality. I just wish it synced progress and/or imported puzzles between devices (could use iCloud???). For that reason, I still use the Standalone Crossword app sometimes, but it is unpleasant. Otherwise, Puzzazz would be 5 stars.

Ease of use = 0. Looked at the handwriting recognition guide and as soon I saw that they suggest you write the letter E like backwards 3 I came here to leave this review. Shameful. Lots of potential in the app, but the fact that I can’t just sit down and intuitively write with the pencil is pathetic.

Enjoy the user interface and especially touch write with my Apple Pencil, works very well. However, once I finish a crossword, I wish it would play some music or do something visual or both indicate that I won… The New York Times crossword app does this as well and I like it… I like your app that’s amazing volume of puzzles. Just give me a Tada or something when I win lol…. I need that positive reinforcement. Also, is your integration with the New York Times permanently broken? Keep up the great work… And maybe think about giving me some sort of spinning widgets and cheesy music when I win…😎.

I’m was no longer able to download/open puzzles from Brendan Emmett Quigley; they always worked before (for years) and they open in the “Crossword” app. I got a message saying to contact the author, which I did. Author said Roy would look into it - I missed the reply message. Roy did respond and fixed the problem in a timely manner. Thank you very much!