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What's free. What's Plus.

Everything you need to play with your friends and compete every day is free. Plus is for players who want to go deep on their stats and show it off.

Where the app lives share of features by tier — illustrative
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.
✓ Included ✦ Plus only – Not included Basic Full Tier of the same feature
Feature
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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
Today's Lineup on your Home screen 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 Prevention
“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.
6 core
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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