HUGE CrossCraft 2.0 Update: Seven Major New Features!
This update brings key improvements like saving and syncing crosswords, expanded content with 30 new topics, and enhanced user experience with features like puzzle tips, a native Mac app, a native Vision Pro app & sharing options for competitive play.
CrossCraft 2.0 is here — a huge update to the app that can create an infinite amount of crossword puzzles for various topics and even allows adding your own questions to surprise friends & family or your audience with a personalized puzzle.
In the 6 weeks since the app’s initial release, I worked tirelessly to get the most requested features out, and I’m happy to introduce you to 7 major improvements:
#1: Save & Sync Crosswords
You can now save crosswords to solve them later! And your progress will also sync across devices through iCloud. This was the most requested feature!
#2: 5 New Categories & 30 New Topics
Before this update, 22 topics in 5 categories were supported. This update doubles the number of categories and more than doubles the number of topics! And all of them are available in all 7 languages (EN, FR, DE, IT, PT, ES, TR).
Here’s a full list of all the new topics:
- General Knowledge:
Anime, Bollywood, Culture & Religion - TV Shows (new):
Friends, Game of Thrones, SpongeBob, The Simpsons - Video games (new):
Grand Theft Auto, Minecraft, Pokémon, The Sims - Sports:
Karate, Taekwondo - Language Learning:
Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish - Culture & Religion (new):
Ancient Egypt, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Islam, Judaism - Science (new):
Astronomy, Biology, Computer Science, Economy, Medicine - Technology (new):
Apple, Cars & Engines, Google, Microsoft
More topics are already in the works and will be added in future updates.
#3: Get (Limited) Tips
Every puzzle has those few words that you just don’t know or don’t remember. You can now uncover a limited amount of fields so you don’t get stuck at a 90% completed puzzle just because of a weird hint, which can be really annoying!
#4: Game Center Support
Earn Achievements for using various features of the app and compete with friends & others in global Leaderboards. Each category has its own leaderboard, so it’s your time to shine and show off your skills in your favorite topic!
#5: Native app for the Mac
While the iPad version of CrossCraft was available on Apple Silicon Macs from day one, I took the extra effort to prepare a native Mac app with a more fitting look & feel. This means CrossCraft is available on Intel Macs for the first time now!
#6: Native app for the new Apple Vision Pro
Additionally, I migrated CrossCraft to visionOS for a native experience and even live-streamed the entire process. Spatial Crossword Puzzling is here!
#7: Share & Play the Same Puzzle
Share your puzzle with a simple link or a printed QR code. This way you can create a puzzle & challenge a friend to solve the same puzzle — who’s faster?
If you have an audience of readers, share an image of a custom-prepared puzzle to challenge them and add a QR Code that opens the puzzle right within CrossCraft for a smoother solving experience right within the app.
I created puzzles in 7 languages for you to experience the new sharing feature:
- Anime Puzzle: EN | FR | DE | IT | PT | ES | TR
- Apple Puzzle: EN | FR | DE | IT | PT | ES | TR
- Computer Science Puzzle: EN | FR | DE | IT | PT | ES | TR
- Economy Puzzle: EN | FR | DE | IT | PT | ES | TR
These features were requested most, I hope you like how they turned out!
Get the update now: 👇👇👇
If there are any more features you’re missing, please drop an email. 👨💻
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