NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell

NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell
NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell
Developer: The New York
Category: Word
51.8K installs
ratings
+1.1K weekly installs
trend steady
+10.7K monthly installs
trend steady

NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell Summary

NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell is a ad-supported Android app in the Word category, developed by The New York Times Company. the app has accumulated 51.8K+ total installs

Recent activity: 1.1K installs this week (10.7K over 4 weeks) showing below average growth View trends →

Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Dec 18, 2025. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Nov 22, 2025.

Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Jan 7, 2026 (version 3975).

SDKs, Trackers & Permissions

NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell was last scanned for SDKs 2025-12-18. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.

2 Ad Networks
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
company-logos/opentelemetry.io/logo_200x200.png OpenTelemetry
8 Development Tools
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company-logos/jetbrains.com/logo_200x200.jpeg JetBrains
company-logos/mongodb.com/logo_420x420.png MongoDB
1 Analytics: Product
company-logos/firebase.google.com/logo_200x200.png Firebase
3 Business Tools
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company-logos/square.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Square
company-logos/datadome.co/logo_200x200.jpeg DataDome
1 Analytics: Attribution
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App Details
Store ID: com.nytimes.wordgame
First Released:
Store Last Updated: 2026-01-07
In-App Purchases: No
Ads: Yes
Website: nytimes.com
App Store
Crawl Status: Success
Store First Crawled: 2025-09-28
Store Last Crawled: 2026-01-13
Ads & App-Ads.txt
Ads.txt Last Crawled: 2025-10-14
Ads.txt Crawl Status: Success
SDK Tracking Status
Successful Last Crawled: 2025-12-18
Last Crawled: 2025-12-18
Last Crawl Status: Success

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App Description

Go word-to-word. Challenge yourself or friends in this 2-player word board game

Play with friends, compete and connect with Crossplay, a new 2-player word game from NYT Games that blends socializing and strategy. Play distraction-free, build words and use built-in tools to learn, improve and win, or simply enjoy the challenge.

App Features:

COMPETE
• Take turns by placing letter tiles on a shared game board to build words and score points.
• Start a friendly competition with the leaderboard.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.

CONNECT
• Easily play with friends and family.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.

IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game.
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your moves.

STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.

DISTRACTION-FREE
• Focus on your word game strategy with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.

BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice