Getting started
Playing offline: puzzles on a plane, a train, anywhere
An app that generates puzzles from the internet ought to be useless without it. Here's how Lexora avoids that.
4 min read
Generating a new puzzle needs a connection — the AI writes it on our servers. Playing one doesn't. So the entire offline design is about making sure you have puzzles in hand before you lose signal.
Pre-download before you travel
You can build a reserve of puzzles per mode while you're on wifi. They live on your device and play exactly as normal with the connection off. Do this before a flight, a commute with dead spots, or anywhere data is expensive.
What works with no connection
- Playing any pre-downloaded puzzle, in any mode.
- Replaying anything already in your library.
- Earning XP, coins and completion rewards.
- Keeping your daily streak alive.
- Changing settings, language and accessibility options.
What needs a connection
- Generating a brand-new puzzle.
- Live leaderboards and battles.
- Rewarded ads (the video has to be fetched).
- Purchases.
These are gated clearly rather than failing mysteriously — you'll be told you're offline, not left staring at a spinner.
How syncing stays safe
Completions you finish offline queue up locally and upload when you reconnect. The queue is idempotent, which is the important detail: if a sync retries — patchy signal, app closed mid-upload — you don't get double coins or duplicate leaderboard entries. Each completion lands exactly once.
Common questions
- Can you play Lexora without internet?
- Yes. Pre-download puzzles per mode while online and play them with no connection. Coins, XP and streaks all still count, and progress syncs automatically when you reconnect.
- Do offline completions still count toward my streak?
- Yes. Completions record the time you actually played, not the time they sync, so your streak is credited to the correct day.
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