# Astraware Acrostic — Mini word puzzle for fast fun! > Quick word puzzle game with clues revealing a vertical target word. (iPhone/iPad app by Astraware Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astraware-acrostic/id1133591036 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Astraware Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/392328106) - Category: Games, Education, Puzzle, Word - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.50/5 from 53 App Store ratings · 21 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.6 · 35 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2016-09-07 - Data updated: 2026-09-09 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astraware-acrostic/id1133591036/reviews.md ## What is Astraware Acrostic? Astraware Acrostic is a quick-style word puzzle game - solve the clues to reveal the words and find the vertical target word that connects through them all! Perfect if you love Crosswords but like something a bit quicker that you can fit into a shorter break and still finish a puzzle! There are 50 built-in free puzzles with a range of difficulties and sizes, so you can play offline at any time. You get free unlimited access to play two new Daily Acrostic puzzles each day, and compete on the global leaderboard! There's a free Weekender puzzle available each week with a larger puzzle and trickier clues. The unique twist are some novel features to boost your progress - highlighting in puzzle shows you where vowels and consonants appear, and each time you get one of the horizontal words, the target letter is revealed throughout the puzzle! Still need a bit of a hint? (Everyone does, from time to time!) - ask for a hint for a small time cost and our bookend-hints give you the first and last letters of the word which we've found are a huge help! Astraware Acrostic Top Features: - Free unlimited access to our Daily and Weekender puzzles, each with their own online high score table - submit your times and see how you compare! - 50 free puzzles in a range of sizes for hours of play - Play any of the puzzles from the past week and catch up whenever you like! - Unlimited helpful hints - Clues and answers are written for an international English-speaking audience whether you are American, British, Canadian, Australian or maybe learning English as a student. Astraware Acrostics are hand-crafted quick-style puzzles with a broad range of clues using general knowledge that are popular on the puzzle pages of many major newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, National Post and the New York Times (NYT) crosswords! Clues might also include synonyms and anagrams, and the occasional slightly cryptic puzzle too! If you love this game, you will be pleased to know that we have other apps available in this range: Astraware CodeWords, Kriss Kross, Word Search, and of course Astraware Crosswords for the dedicated enthusiast! Puzzles Plus Subscription Terms and Details Puzzles Plus is our optional subscription for Acrostic which entitles you to play all of the available Daily, Weekender and Stream puzzles as soon as they are available, without in-game adverts. Subscribers can also choose to highlight their high scores with a choice of badges. Subscriptions are available with renewal periods of either monthly, quarterly, or yearly. The price shown is the cost of the renewal, with the saving as a comparison to the monthly option. After you confirm a subscription, you will have a free trial period of seven days. Your iTunes Account will be charged as soon as the free trial is over. If you cancel the subscription at any time before the free trial is over, you will not be billed. The subscriptions are automatically renewing, and you will be charged again at the end of your current subscription period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn this off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal cost will be the same for each subscription period, and will be charged within the 24 hours before the end of your current subscription. You can manage the subscriptions at any time by going to the Account Settings in the Settings App after purchase. There are options to either change to a different renewal period (at a different price) or to cancel your subscription completely. If you cancel the renewal you will still have access to the Puzzles Plus features until the full subscription period is complete. If you confirm the purchase of a subscription before the free trial is complete, any unused portion of the trial will be lost. These terms are available at : https://www.astraware.com/about/puzzlesplus/ For more information on Data and Privacy, see our Privacy page at http://www.astraware.com/privacy ## Key features - Solve word clues to find a vertical target word - 50 built-in free puzzles - Daily and weekly new puzzles - Global leaderboard competition - Vowel/consonant highlighting - Helpful hints available ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Puzzles Plus | $1.99 | per month | | Puzzles Plus | $2.99 | per 3 months | | Puzzles Plus | $7.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Ad-Free Daily Puzzles | $2.99 | one-time | | Easy Pack | $0.99 | one-time | | Tough Pack | $0.99 | one-time | | Deluxe Pack | $2.99 | one-time | | Calendar Pack 2017 | $4.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 21) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astraware-acrostic/id1133591036/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Fun *2022-06-26* Already use the Astraware daily crossword puzzles and this was one on their list. Good fun, quick and four daily puzzles with bonus points daily and weekly to add to your stamps. Can also watch videos to earn more stamps. ### 5/5 — Great *2020-09-25* Love it - just wish the stats at the end would show the fastest time. ### 5/5 — Great fun. *2018-05-07* This app has been interesting and challenging in most instances. Some of the clues are vague, which makes it sometimes difficult to complete the word or the puzzle. However, those instances are infrequent enough only to note in passing I also like the format of having four different puzzles each day. I would prefer that when letters need to be filled in, those blanks would always be those that need to be filled at the beginning of the word. I do not always check the position of the “fill in the blank” letter, so often waste many seconds. I do like knowing how I rate in comparison with others. This has been a terrific addition to my puzzles activities. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Enjoyable *2018-05-06* Easy at times, tricky too. Enjoy the four games a day!!! One of my favorites!!! ### 5/5 — Frozen *2017-10-18* Since the latest update I can't play the game since it's completely frozen. I deleted the game and download it again but it was still frozen!!!! I need my Acrostic fix!!!!! ### 2/5 — Frozen *2017-10-17* Was a really good app until latest update. It has now frozen twice. Once after re-installing. **Developer response:** We're sorry about that freeze - it affected a few people like this. We've fixed the problem for version 2.19.001 which is available to download as of 18th Oct. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Game frozen *2017-10-15* Since latest update, game is frozen on IOS device even after reboot. ### 1/5 — Won’t work after update *2017-10-15* Game won’t work ### 1/5 — Latest update is terrible. *2017-10-14* Yesterday I updated the app and now I can't complete the puzzles. The game keeps freezing. Please fix this because I otherwise love this game. ### 5/5 — 5 Stars *2017-01-30* Wonderful! ## Frequently asked questions about Astraware Acrostic ### What is Astraware Acrostic? Astraware Acrostic is a quick-style word puzzle game where players solve clues to reveal horizontal words, which in turn reveal a vertical target word. It's designed for fast-paced fun that can be enjoyed during short breaks. ### What are the key features of this app? The app offers 50 free built-in puzzles, daily and weekly new puzzles with online leaderboards, and helpful hints. Unique features include vowel/consonant highlighting and revealing target letters as words are solved. ### Is Astraware Acrostic free to play? The app offers free unlimited access to daily and weekly puzzles, along with 50 built-in free puzzles. There is an optional 'Puzzles Plus' subscription for an ad-free experience and access to all puzzles immediately, which includes a free seven-day trial. ### What kind of puzzles can I expect? The puzzles are hand-crafted quick-style acrostics with a broad range of clues using general knowledge, similar to those found in major newspapers. Clues may include synonyms, anagrams, and occasional cryptic elements. ### Who is this app suitable for? This app is ideal for individuals who enjoy word puzzles, particularly those who like crosswords but are looking for a quicker format. It's also suitable for players who enjoy competitive elements like global leaderboards and for those learning English. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.93.003 — 2025-09-01 • Updated Privacy Policy system If you have any problems with this update, please get in touch with us using the in-game support system. Thank you for playing! ### 2.91.012 — 2025-02-10 • Fix: Euro and some other characters display incorrectly • Improved compression to reduce download/install size If you have any problems with this update, please get in touch with us using the in-game support system. Thank you for playing! ### 2.91.010 — 2024-09-17 • Fix: Sometimes adverts failed to load • Fix: Widget didn't show properly with Tinted appearance If you have any problems with this update, please get in touch with us using the in-game support system. Thank you for playing! ### 2.91.009 — 2024-09-13 • Only show pop-up Privacy Consent form when necessary to show adverts • Updated app icon • Added more "spinners" to show when content is being downloaded • Fix: Repeated alerts when transferring to a new device If you have any problems with this update, please get in touch with us using the in-game support system. Thank you for playing! ### 2.90.007 — 2024-03-14 • New privacy consent form to conform to GDPR requirements in the EU and UK • Improved app stability If you have any problems with this update, please get in touch with us using the in-game support system. 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