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About Crossword Buddy

Crossword Buddy is a pocket-sized crossword you can finish in a coffee break: hand-clued minis from a gentle 5×5 to a Master 7×7, with Bolty, your lightning-bolt buddy, cheering you on. A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY • The Daily Challenge is the same puzzle for everyone, everywhere. • The week ramps up: easy on Monday, a Master 7×7 on Sunday. • Build a streak, and catch up on any day you missed from the calendar. • See how today compares with your personal best, your usual time and your trend at every level. HELP THAT KEEPS IT FUN • Check a letter, a word or the whole grid, always free. • Stuck? Reveal a letter or a word and keep going. • "How Clues Work" teaches the tricks of the trade, from abbreviations to question-mark clues, with real clues from the game. PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Buddy Duel: race a friend live on the identical puzzle and watch their progress. • Practice against Bolty Bot at four speeds, even offline. • Send a "beat my time" challenge over Messages: no account, the puzzle travels in the link. • Game Center leaderboards and 20 trophies. MADE WITH CARE • 520 puzzles and 6,320 clues, every one written for this game in family-friendly US English. • Five levels, XP, ranks and best times. • Four board themes, dark mode, large text, VoiceOver and a full iPad layout. • Free to play, with occasional ads that never interrupt a puzzle. One purchase removes them for good — in this game, or in every Buddy game at once with the Thunder Buddy Pass. • No account needed.

What’s new

Version 1.0.5 · Updated October 17, 2026

• In Europe, the game now asks before Unity, the ad network we work with, may use information about your device for ads. "No thanks" and "Accept" are equally easy, and you can change your answer any time in Settings › Ad Privacy. • Small fixes. Thanks for playing!

App privacy

The developer, Thunder Buddy, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Identifiers: Device ID

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Purchases: Purchase History
  • Location: Coarse Location
  • Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
  • Diagnostics: Performance Data
  • Other Data: Other Data Types

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Diagnostics: Other Diagnostic Data
  • User Content: Customer Support
  • Identifiers: Device ID

Used for: Analytics, App Functionality

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