“since the last update i have not been able to play. i have uninstalled twice and reinstalled to no avail. i can not contact through the app as i am unable to get it to open. very disappointed. was well into the 250 range. way too many ads…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 646 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-06.
4.7 ★1,808,771 ratings
100M+Downloads
12+Age rating
392 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Are you tired of the same old crossword and word puzzle games? CodyCross introduces you to a fun new spelling puzzle and trivia crossword game!
Start your journey with CodyCross, a friendly alien from the planet COD-X who came to Earth to learn about our world. Discover interesting facts as you play through levels and encounter unique, themed crossword puzzles.
CodyCross: Crossword Puzzle, is the ultimate word game for adults! An exciting trivia mobile app that combines the fun of crossword games with the challenge of improving your vocabulary and spelling skills. Access unlimited crossword puzzles that will test your knowledge and keep you entertained.
Begin with a themed crossword puzzle board and try to guess the words that fit in the boxes, each with unique trivia clues, hints, and categories. Connect the letters you are guessing and solve the clues.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
App Store
This analysis describes version 2.13.3 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-06 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.13.3, updated 2026-09-14.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 2.13.2 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.13.2, updated 2026-09-11.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 2.13.2, scanned 2026-09-26.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
None requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
The catch list 1
Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.
Multiple ad networks bundled
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 16 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Chartboost and 12 more
Context 1
Measured and published because a reader would want to know — deliberately not a charge. The measurement alone does not show a harm.
Cheapest and priciest options are far apart
The disclosed in-app purchases span an unusually wide price range. Published as context: the cheapest and priciest items may be different kinds of product entirely, so the spread alone deducts nothing.
What we saw: In-app purchases run from USD 0.99 to USD 24.99 — a 25x spread across 10 items
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 29 distinct reviewers (14.5% of 200 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Lost two stars, because now there are too many ads. Too bad. WAS fun. Uninstalling.”
“lots of adverts, but good fun”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 2.13.3.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown9
Lowest$0.99
Highest$24.99
Remove Ads for 30 days$0.99
Handful of tokens$1.99
Solar Eclipse Bundle$7.99
Shooting Star Bundle$3.99
CodyCross Premium$3.99
Show 4 more purchases
Pocketful of tokens$4.99
Purse of tokens$9.99
CodyCross Premium$9.99
Big bowl of tokens$24.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.