Where the app lives
share of features by tier — illustrative
Free · play, compete & connect
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Add-ons
Free — always
The whole game, with your people
All 30+ daily puzzles, unlimited parties & members, chat, direct messages, scoreboards, standings and streaks. No ads, no caps.
Plus — subscription
Your stats, badges & flair
Detailed per-game stats, trend graphs, head-to-head rivalries, achievement progress, an enhanced profile, and exclusive badges & avatar frames.
Add-ons — one-time
Optional extras & support
Themed avatar packs and tip-jar support tiers. Bought once, separate from Plus.
01Games & play
The full game catalog
30+ daily puzzles from NYT, LinkedIn, Merriam-Webster and more. No game is locked behind a paywall.
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Any publisher, one place
PuzzleParty isn't tied to a single maker — once we support a game, it works just like the rest, and the catalog keeps growing across publishers.
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Submit results 4 ways
Native mobile share sheet, cut & paste, clipboard auto-detect, or manual entry.
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Quick links to every game
Your Home hero puts a direct launch link right next to each game's entry button — one tap takes you straight to today's puzzle. No pile of bookmarks, no tabs to keep open.
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Browse, search & suggest games
Category browsing, search, and a suggest-a-game form.
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Spoiler protection
“No Spoilers” mode hides everyone's results until you've played today's puzzle yourself — so the answer is never ruined for you.
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02Parties
Create & join parties unlimited
No cap on parties or members tied to your tier.
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Share once, counts everywhere
Be in as many parties as you like — you only share each result once and it lands in every party you're in, automatically. More parties, zero extra effort.
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Invitations text · email · QR · URL
Invite friends by text, email, QR code or shareable link — with invite previews and a quick-join flow.
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Party chat feed
Result cards, typing indicators and member events.
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Emoji reactions
Core set of 6 reactions free — Plus unlocks a full set of 24.
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All 24
Customizable party icons & colors
Give each party its own icon and color theme — the host sets the look for everyone, and members can set a personal override just for their own view.
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03Scoring, standings & streaks
Party scoreboards daily · weekly · monthly
Ranked daily, weekly & monthly scoreboards for each party — rank-based scoring with tie handling and an explainer.
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Season standings
Baseball-style standings for each party, so you can see who's done well over the long haul.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Pairwise rivalry records on every shared puzzle day.
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Streaks & streak badges
Party, all-parties, full-slate, perfect-day & per-game streaks, with 7/30/100/365 badges.
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Play just for fun opt out of scoring
Not feeling competitive? Opt out of the scoreboard entirely and still get the full social side — feed, chat and reactions all stay. All the fun, none of the pressure.
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04Social
No public feed private by design
There's no public timeline and no strangers — you only ever see people you actually share a party with. Your puzzle life stays among the friends you invited.
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People tab
Everyone you share a party with, searchable.
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Direct messages
Private 1:1 chat with block, mute & report.
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Announcements
In-app news modals and an inbox.
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05Profile & customization
Custom avatar, Gravatar & initials
Upload a real photo, use Gravatar, or fall back to initials — seeing your friends' faces makes the whole party feel personal.
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App themes & avatar frames
Light/dark themes, plus free & achievement-unlocked avatar frames.
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Seasonal easter eggs & Dot
Holiday celebrations and Dot, your party animal.
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Plus-exclusive avatar frames
Decorative frames only Plus members can equip.
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Plus badge & “PLUS” name chip
Live status flair on your profile and name.
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Pioneer founding-member badge
A permanent “I was here early” badge for subscribers.
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06Stats & achievements
Achievement catalog
Browse every achievement and how to earn it.
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Per-game stats
Free shows a play-count teaser; Plus unlocks lifetime + weekly/monthly aggregates, solve rates & averages.
Play count
Full stats
Trend graphs & histograms
Solve-time & guess trends, distribution histograms per game.
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Achievement progress tracking
Earned checkmarks and progress bars toward each achievement.
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Enhanced profile stats block
Full stats on your profile plus a “show my stats to party members” toggle.
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07Notifications
Push notifications
Every category, granular per-type toggles, deep-linking into the app.
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Add-ons
Sold once in the Store, independent of Plus. A Plus subscription does not include these, and buying these does not grant Plus.
Avatar packs
Themed avatar collections you equip from Avatar settings.
- Themed sets
- One-time unlock
Support / tip tiers
One-time contributions that keep PuzzleParty running, with a thank-you badge.
- Party Pal
- Party Star
- Party Legend