Black Ink Crosswords
Red Sweater Software Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Black Ink Crosswords is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Red Sweater Software. Rated 4.4/5 from 21 ratings. Requires iOS 14.0.
- Rating
- 4.4
- 21 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 23 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Sep 14
- 2026 · v2.4
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About Black Ink Crosswords
Black Ink, the popular Mac crossword-solving app, is now available for iOS! Enjoy the stunningly beautiful grids and elegant solving mechanics of this beloved app. Works with multiple free puzzles available on the web, and with paid puzzles including the New York Times, American Values Club, Inkubator, Crossword Nation, and more.
Ratings & reviews
4.4
21 ratings
What’s new
Version 2.4 · Updated September 14, 2026
- New calendar interface for browsing and downloading puzzles by date - Completed puzzles are now automatically moved to a subfolder in the puzzles list - Fixed a bug that delayed the latest puzzle from a source from appearing - Fixed a bug that caused some clue text to exceed the bounds of the clue area - Black Ink now shows in the "Open With" menu item in the Files app when selecting a puzzle file - Drag and drop of puzzle files to the app is now supported - Fixed a bug that caused image clues to draw outside the visible clue area - Fixed a bug that caused full-color clue images to draw inverted
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App privacy
The developer, Red Sweater Software, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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