CrissCross
CrissCrossCrissCross offers carefully chosen words in bite-sized puzzles, with straight-forward clues that help children work out each answer for themselves.
Explore more than 800 crosswords across three puzzle groups.
Discover themed Word Collections covering animals, weather, food and more. Practise magic e, silent letters and vowel pairs in Spelling Patterns. Or play with rhymes, tricky words and homographs in the Word Playground.
Complete a word collection to earn a medal, then colour it, add a pattern and make it one of a kind. Each finished medal becomes part of your child's personal collection and offers a fun goal and a small creative break puzzles. Just like all the other small Easter eggs that can be discovered across the app.
Every puzzle brings the next milestone closer, from First Five to Crossword Curious and Hint-Free Hero.
There is no streak to protect and no target to beat. Just satisfying little wins whenever your child comes back.
CrissCross is a crossword and spelling app for children aged 8 to 12. Its bite-sized puzzles help children practise vocabulary, spelling patterns and independent problem-solving.
CrissCross is designed for children aged 8 to 12 who can read independently and want to strengthen their spelling and vocabulary. Puzzles vary in difficulty, so children can build confidence at their own pace.
Children sound out words, test letters and rethink their guesses as they solve. If they get stuck, they can reveal up to four letters across the puzzle. After that, they can keep trying as often as they need. Repetition and trial and error are baked into the concept.
Yes. Every puzzle is stored on the device, so CrissCross works without Wi-Fi or mobile data.
No. Try the starter pack free, then unlock the full app with one purchase. There are no recurring fees.
No. There is no login or account, and no personal data is collected. Just open the app and start playing.
They can reveal up to four letters in each puzzle. Once those hints are used, they can keep testing letters until they work out the answer. Hints and incorrect tries appear in the puzzle stats, but they never block progress or punish mistakes.
