Leave a Review Acrostic Crossword Puzzles
Great acrostic app!
I love this app! However, since the 4.8 update of June 2022, there seems to be no way to purchase puzzle packs on ipad. I've contacted support with no response, I'm hoping posting something here will get someone to notice. I've tried many times and while I can see the packs for sale, there is no way to purchase them. Please help! EDIT: problem fixed in new 4.8.1 version! Support was great!Show lessErinreid
Developer Response
Edit: I'm so glad we were able to find and fix this - with the help of people like yourself. Happy puzzling! Original: Hi, I'm so sorry to hear this, and also need to find out why we haven't seen your support email. Send to support@eggheadgames.com and we *should* get back to you. I've asked our support team to double check to see if we can find your request. Regardless, there has been a general Apple problem with purchasing lately that we've been trying to find a workaround for. It's affecting many apps and even Apple's own store (some volumes can be purchased there). The least-worst workaround we've found is restarting the device, and trying again, or, if possible, trying to purchase on a different device. If the problem resists these workarounds, then I'd REALLY like to hear from you so we can give you a special version that might help us narrow it down (and I'll be sure to get you some extra volumes too!). Thanks, and apologies again for the hassle :(. Cheers, Michael @ Egghead GamesLove This App
I have been using this app for years and have enjoyed it immensely. The mix of of puzzle choices is excellent and entertaining. And the customer service is incredible. I encountered an issue with the latest update and received an almost instant reply with information on how to solve the problem. I cannot recommend this app highly enoughShow lessfavrolles
Loved this app until recently
This is by far the best acrostic format I have played. I have made more than 75 in app purchases for additional puzzles. Lately, it seems the “new” purchases are repeats of old puzzles. I don’t know if I should purchase any more add-ons. I don’t want to buy the same puzzles I have already completed. Can you tell me if this trend of repeating old puzzles continues?
Update: I have updated this review to 5 stars. Michael with customer support worked diligently to correct the problem of repeated puzzles. Resolved the issue and kept me informed all along the way. Would highly recommend!Show lessptt50
Developer Response
Hi there. Thanks for all those purchases! There certainly aren’t any intentional repeats, so I’m troubled to hear this. If you can provide any details at all, I’ll take a thorough look for duplicates as there shouldn’t even be one! Even if you can narrow down the publisher, that would help. Please email support@eggheadgames.com and we’ll get on it. Cheers, MichaelOutstanding customer service
I have subscribed to their games for years and love them. I reached out with a question about replaying some and got a response within minutes that addressed my query. Great customer service and great games and format.zihua pedro
No support for Apple Pencil
4 stars because I like acrostics. That rating would be an easy 5 if Apple Pencil were supported. I’m playing it on an iPad, and the size of the quotation is very small and tapping on an individual letter is difficult. I understand there’s a lot of info to display and compromises must be made. That tapping would be much easier if a tap with an Apple Pencil brought up the keyboard, rather than the drawing interface, as it is done in Cryptograms, another 5 star app by Egghead.Show lessBuckeye1971
Excellent
I’ve spent much too much time solving these double acrostics. I really enjoy this app.
My only complaint is the occasional puzzle where a clue references another clue by its letter. While this is standard in double acrostic puzzles, it slows down the flow by making you count the clues, since they’re not labeled in the game (as they had to be on paper). Since that’s my only complaint, I think we’re doing really well.Show lesshway61
Developer Response
Good news! If you go to the menu, you can tap "Show Indices". This adds letters next to the clues, as well as the small index numbers commonly found in printed versions of the puzzle. They take up valuable screen space so the default is to leave them off, but you can toggle this as necessary. Happy puzzling! Cheers, Michael @ Egghead GamesEnjoyable
This is one of my favorite puzzle types, and the app makes it easy to play. I would LOVE it if there were a way to hide puzzles I do not wish to solve, however. There seems to be no way to do this,.TayikLusa
Disappointing
Even on full size iPad, the display is pretty awkward, as the clues and solution really can't fit on the screen. I was disappointed in the puzzles themselves. Some were fine but a big chunk of them are in Spanish and too many are heavily British in word choice, clues, and sometimes spelling. I especially hated the ones by Cyn, attempting a show-off humor, usually with a British slant that left the clue incomprehensible even after I'd solved the puzzle from the other words.Show lessBess55
Developer Response
Thanks for the review! First, please contact support to get a refund if you're not satisfied for any reason. If you're not happy, I'm not either. Some specifics: Screen space is never enough for acrostics, so several mechanisms exist to improve this: "pinch/zoom" the grid area, plus you can hide individual areas with the buttons on the top. Re puzzles: there are 10 sample puzzles from 6 publishers (60 puzzles total) who are all quite different, including one Spanish publisher Tav Ripo. Lovatts has British puzzles. Penny Dell and Puzzle Baron puzzles are the most "mainstream". Acrostics by Cyn and Acrostica puzzles tend to be preferred by acrostics enthusiasts and are mostly USA English. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! Cheers, Michael @ Egghead GamesFinally! Great Crostics!
Absolutely wonderful, free crostics! Not too hard, not too easy, good features like "Hints" and "Erase Errors", works smoothly, easily, and without bugs, very large variety of quality puzzles, no hokey, kluged-together, forced word clues. Highly enjoyable!BubbleBrainBooBoo
Great app!
I love this app for doing acrostics! It’s a lot easier to use than doing the puzzles on paper. Additional puzzles are reasonably priced.LetsDoLunch
