A tiny crossword, every day. Five by five, done in minutes — then the gold star, the archive, and three hundred more when today's is done.
Download on theApp StoreLive demo: a mini gets solved — and turns gold.
Missed a day? Open the calendar and play it. There are 150 past puzzles waiting from day one, and a new one joins the archive every day.
When the daily is done, keep going. Three hundred extra grids sit in the practice deck, and none of them repeats a daily puzzle. There is a countdown mode if you like a little pressure.
Every solve is timed. Go clean — no Check, no Reveal — and the whole board lights up gold. Beat yesterday's you.
Best times, gold-star count, streak history, a calendar of every day you played, and badges for milestones along the way.
Every solve prints a result card with your time and streak — never the answers. Same grid for everyone: who solved it faster?
Works with no wifi and asks for no sign-in. Streak and purchases sync through iCloud, so a new phone picks up where you left off. One purchase removes ads for good — it's not a subscription.
Effective date: September 3, 2026
Mini Crossword ("the app") is developed and published by the developer listed on our App Store page. This policy explains what information the app handles and how.
The app requires no account and no sign-in. Your puzzle progress, statistics, streaks, achievements, and settings are stored locally on your device. Your streak, archive unlocks, and purchase status are also mirrored to your private iCloud key-value store so they survive a reinstall; that data is visible only to you and is never sent to us.
The app periodically downloads new puzzle packs from this website. That request carries no personal information — only the standard details any web request includes, such as your IP address, which we do not log or store.
The free version shows ads served by Google AdMob. If you grant the iOS tracking permission, AdMob may use your device's advertising identifier to show more relevant ads; if you decline, ads are shown without tracking. See Google's Privacy Policy for details. Purchasing the one-time upgrade removes all advertising from the app.
We use Google Firebase Analytics to collect anonymous, aggregated usage data (for example, which screens are used, how many puzzles are solved, and how often the app crashes). This helps us improve the app and is not used to identify you.
In-app purchases are processed entirely by Apple. We never see or store your payment information.
The app is a general-audience word game rated 4+ and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Questions? Email wuyuping38@gmail.com.
Found a bug, or a clue you think is unfair? Email wuyuping38@gmail.com, or use "Report a clue" inside the app — screenshots always help.