The Five & Dime Word Puzzles store on a street corner, with wooden double doors at the corner entrance
Now open · iPhone · iPad · Mac · Vision Pro

Cozy crosswords, the old-fashioned way

Step inside and fill puzzle books by hand — write answers with your Apple Pencil, or simply tap to type. No Pencil required. Solve at your own pace.

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Why you'll love it

A puzzle book in your pocket

All the charm of a five-and-dime puzzle magazine — reimagined for your iPhone and iPad, with a few modern tricks.

Write it in by hand

Have an Apple Pencil? Write letters straight into the grid and on-device recognition reads them — across and down. No Pencil? Just tap a square and type. Your choice, every puzzle.

Two ways to play

Cozy only accepts letters that actually belong in the puzzle, for a relaxed, mistake-proof solve. Challenge opens the full A–Z and crosses off each word the moment it's filled — right or wrong — so you check your work at the end.

Scribble to erase

Made a mistake? Scribble back and forth over a letter or a whole word with your Pencil and it wipes clean, just like real paper.

A real book feel

Turn the pages with a satisfying riffle, browse a printed-style table of contents, and watch each finished puzzle get its COMPLETED stamp.

iPhone, iPad, Mac & Vision Pro

One app that goes everywhere — solve on the couch with your iPhone, settle in with your iPad and Pencil, play right on your Mac, or float the book in front of you on Apple Vision Pro.

No rush, no clutter

No timers, no streaks to protect, no noisy ads. Just clean, cozy puzzles waiting whenever you have a spare five minutes.

The magic trick

Your handwriting, recognized

With an Apple Pencil, Five & Dime reads the letters you write right in the grid — so solving feels like filling in a paper puzzle. Don't have one? Every puzzle works by tapping and typing too, so the Pencil is a lovely extra, never a requirement.

Works for across and down answers alike.
Recognized on your device — your writing never leaves it.
Prefer tapping? A tidy on-screen keyboard is always there too.
A five-and-dime store rack lined with Five & Dime puzzle books
The collection

Five volumes to collect

Each book is packed with 30 puzzles — warm-up Starters, Themed puzzles, Medium grids, and big Jumbo challenges. Two new books arrive every month — buy them on their own, or get them all with Five & Dime Plus.

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Volume 1
Kitchen · Nature · Garden
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Volume 2
Candy · Toys · Travel
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Volume 3
Diner · Weather · Music
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Volume 4
Sports · Beach · Holidays
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Volume 5
Hardware · Birds · Baking
Pocket change

Get more fun for your money

Start free, buy the books you love to keep forever, or unlock everything with a subscription.

Volume 1

Free

A full 30-puzzle book to start with — no strings attached.

  • 30 puzzles included
  • Apple Pencil & keyboard
  • Cozy & Challenge modes
BEST VALUE

Five & Dime Plus

$3.99 / month

Or $24.99 / year. Unlocks every volume while subscribed.

  • Every current volume unlocked
  • 2 brand-new books every month
  • Subscriber-only MEGA BOOKS — giant 50-puzzle editions
  • Cancel anytime

Single Volumes

$1.99 each

Buy any volume on its own and own it for good — including the two new books released every month.

  • Yours to keep forever
  • No subscription needed
  • 30 puzzles per book

Final pricing is set in the App Store and may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled.

Got a theme in mind?

Birds? Baseball? Your hometown diner? Tell us what you'd love to solve and we may turn it into a future puzzle book.

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Good to know

Questions & answers

Do I need an Apple Pencil?
Not at all. The Pencil makes solving feel like writing on paper, but every puzzle can be solved by tapping a cell and using the on-screen keyboard.
Which devices are supported?
Five & Dime runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, in both portrait and landscape. Handwriting recognition uses Apple Pencil on a supported iPad — but on any device you can simply tap a square and type.
Is my handwriting sent anywhere?
No. Letters you write are recognized right on your device. Your writing isn't uploaded or stored on a server.
What's the difference between Cozy and Challenge?
In Cozy mode the puzzle only accepts letters that actually appear in that puzzle, for a relaxed solve. Challenge mode opens up the full alphabet and crosses a word off as soon as it's filled — right or wrong — so you check your work at the end.
How often do new books come out?
Two brand-new puzzle books come out every month. You can buy them individually, or get every book — plus subscriber-only MEGA BOOKS (giant 50-puzzle editions) — with Five & Dime Plus.
How do I get help?
Email us any time at support@fiveanddimepuzzles.com and we'll be glad to help.
Good old-fashioned service

Real people, real help

G Wiz Computer Consulting is a little Apple-focused IT consultancy in Wharton, New Jersey — the same friendly faces helping families and small businesses with their Macs, iPhones, and iPads since 2002. Five & Dime is the cozy puzzle book we always wished we could hand our customers, so we made it.