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CrossBird: Scan Crosswords

Kirkpatrick & Co., LLC

Free download 5.00 · 1 storefront · 2 ratings In-app purchases
Open on Apple

About this app

CrossBird turns any printed crossword into a puzzle you can play on your phone. Snap a photo of a crossword from your newspaper or magazine. CrossBird reads the grid and the clues, and seconds later you're solving — tap a square, type your answers, switch between across and down, and pick up right where you left off. WHY CROSSBIRD Scan any standard printed crossword with your camera or a photo Solve with a keyboard built for crosswords — auto-advance, easy direction switching Already started in pen? CrossBird picks up the letters you've filled in Your puzzles and progress stay on your device No account, no ads, no tracking FREE TO TRY Your first 3 scans are free. After that, unlock unlimited scanning with either: CrossBird Unlimited — $14.99/year auto-renewing subscription Lifetime Unlock — $34.99 one-time purchase Subscription payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews for $14.99/year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://kirkmagic.games/crossbird/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ CrossBird is for personal use. It digitizes printed puzzles you already own so you can solve them your way.

Latest release

What’s New

Version 1.1 Aug 11, 2026

• Smarter scanning: failed scans no longer count against your free scans • Under-the-hood security and reliability improvements • Updated privacy policy and support pages

Audience growth

Ratings growth

Steady
7-day gain +0
Ratings / day 0.0
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US rating-count history
2 ratings
2 Aug 21, 2026 · 2 ratings Aug 21, 2026

Baseline captured. Growth appears after the crawler observes a changed rating count.

Momentum comes from crawler snapshots for the tracked storefront. “Viral growth signal” means unusually fast recent rating gains; it is an indicator, not download data.

Price tracking

Price intelligence

1 captured event
Current Free
Historical low Free
Paid → free
Price history
Current Free
Free Aug 21, 2026 · Free Aug 21, 2026

First snapshot captured. The trend line starts after the next crawler price observation.

  1. First observed Aug 21, 2026 · 12:08 AM Free

Screenshots

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