App & Game Reviews.
Honest, slow, played-it-for-a-month reviews of the puzzles you’re thinking about installing. We rate every game on a strict scale that ends in a single sentence: would we play it again tomorrow?
CodyCross is the relaxed cousin of the crossword family — and we mean that as a compliment.
Themed packs, generous hint economy, no clock pressure. Sometimes you don’t want to be tested. You just want to play. After 30 days with the 2026 version, we’re still loading it up at bedtime.
The NYT Games app: still the gold standard, still annoyingly stingy with archives.
Five years in, the app that started a daily-puzzle empire is polished, profitable, and quietly limiting how much you can play.
Connections review: the puzzle that turned “I guessed too early” into a national pastime.
Four words, four categories, four guesses. We break down why the deceptively simple grid eats your morning.
7 Little Words: the puzzle that respects your time more than any app on your phone.
Four minutes a day. Seven clues. No streak guilt. Why this 15-year-old app is still our favorite morning ritual.
NYT Spelling Bee review: an honest assessment of the puzzle that will eat your weekend.
Seven letters, infinite words, one truly addictive scoring system. We’ve been chasing Queen Bee for six months. We have notes.
Wordle, four years in: still the kindest two minutes in your day.
The puzzle that ate 2022 isn’t a viral moment anymore. It’s a habit. We re-reviewed it without the hype.
NYT Strands review: the word-search puzzle that finally got the genre right.
Themed grids, hidden spangrams, no time pressure. After six months of daily play we have something approaching strong feelings.
Skip the suffering. Look up an answer.
Reading reviews is fine. Solving the actual puzzle in front of you is better. Pick yours.