Repetitive 2024
100 levels nothing changes. Very easy questions.
Good, not great
A lot of fun, definitely the best version of this game I’ve found for mobile. I would like the ability to turn on spaces in the clues instead of having some of the answers be a few words all mashed together. Also it would be fun to get to guess the authors of each quote. More levels would be great too. Good game overall.
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Thank you for the simple app!
Challenging enough, simple platform with no ads to “force” someone to purchase for relief. I never purchase, but did on this one :) why? Because I wanted to due to the fact I enjoyed myself and the app. Thank you. Hopefully more books after the 8 packs of 24 I bought. If not, I’m satisfied with my experience. Kudos to the developer!
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Good, not great
A lot of fun, definitely the best version of this game I’ve found for mobile. I would like the ability to turn on spaces in the clues instead of having some of the answers be a few words all mashed together. Also it would be fun to get to guess the authors of each quote. More levels would be great too. Good game overall.
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Response from developer
Those are two great suggestions! Believe it or not, you're the first to suggest them. Optionally adding spaces between multi-word clues sounds fun, but guessing the authors before seeing their names would *definitely* be fun—thanks!
Old mate
What a surprise ! I find this game a hidden gem. Call it trivia, general knowledge, what ever. For me, it keeps you thinking with questions that are sometimes unknown but it keeps you on your toes. Well done to the developers but don’t rest on your laurels - thanks
Wish there were more
I greatly enjoy doing these puzzles. I wish there were more to buy.
Fast Fun
I found these puzzles easier than others but I really like them. The app has a few quirks, e.g. freezing occasionally, strangely resizing occasionally, but overall I like the way it navigates, especially through the quotation part of puzzle where it automatically moves to the next open square instead of just the next square. I wish it had options, e.g. I'd like to turn off the feature that lets you know you got a clue answer right. For me, it's part of the challenge to let the quotation confirm the accuracy of the clue answers.
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Will there be Book10?
More books, please! Very easy to read. I use night mode. This app is best and my favorite. Looking forward to getting more new books.
Suggestion
I really enjoy this, however, it would be helpful to indicate the number of words that are in the answer.
Custom keyboard is great, could use auto light/dark mode switch
Custom keyboard is great. I can type faster with fewer mistakes with author’s custom keyboard than Apple’s original keyboard.
Author John is responsive and polite.
Clues are a good mix of easy and hard.
Interface is a joy to use: both modern and easy to tap.
Sound effects are minimal and delightful - never getting old.
Happily paid the $9.99 for the additional 192 puzzles. What a great game.
Only nitpick: could use automatic dark/light mode switcher.
Author John is responsive and polite.
Clues are a good mix of easy and hard.
Interface is a joy to use: both modern and easy to tap.
Sound effects are minimal and delightful - never getting old.
Happily paid the $9.99 for the additional 192 puzzles. What a great game.
Only nitpick: could use automatic dark/light mode switcher.
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More?
I have finished Books 1 to 5. Are there more puzzles after the 5th book? I have enjoyed the ones that I have done.
Love this!
Great game; challenging and fun.
Extremely Addictive!
Hoping there are more books of games to come soon. Thoroughly enjoying this app. Very easy to play - but very challenging as well.
Absorbing and clever.
A What a great way to pass the time! great way to pass time and forget aboutWhat a great way to spend the time
Very enjoyable!
Challenging, but fun!
More please!
Love this! I played everyday until..no more puzzles. I really miss it and can’t wait for more to be available. Such a different word game. I love that you can play two ways. Please make more!!!
Nice casual time killer
This is a good game for killing time. You can jump in and out even in the middle of a puzzle.
The user experience is good. I like how easy it is to jump back and forth between puzzles. I don’t lose track of where I am like I do in other word games of this type. It just feels good to play. One temporary announce was having to press delete a bunch of times to clear a word but I see now that you can long press for that.
The puzzles themselves are decent though there are some differences if you’re used to the Dell/Penny Press puzzles. They have two letter clues and they’re often easier than they could be (e.g. the state abbreviations). Having two letters from the same clue in the same word in the quote is not allowed in the magazines. The first letters of the clues don’t spell the author and source. And it took a bit for me to realize clues like “helps land airplanes” refer to a person and not an action.
I suspect much of this is dictated by the smaller phone screens which would be much harder to manage for the length of puzzle you normally see. Either way, it’s a fun casual game and I’ll be purchasing the puzzle packs shortly.
The user experience is good. I like how easy it is to jump back and forth between puzzles. I don’t lose track of where I am like I do in other word games of this type. It just feels good to play. One temporary announce was having to press delete a bunch of times to clear a word but I see now that you can long press for that.
The puzzles themselves are decent though there are some differences if you’re used to the Dell/Penny Press puzzles. They have two letter clues and they’re often easier than they could be (e.g. the state abbreviations). Having two letters from the same clue in the same word in the quote is not allowed in the magazines. The first letters of the clues don’t spell the author and source. And it took a bit for me to realize clues like “helps land airplanes” refer to a person and not an action.
I suspect much of this is dictated by the smaller phone screens which would be much harder to manage for the length of puzzle you normally see. Either way, it’s a fun casual game and I’ll be purchasing the puzzle packs shortly.
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Apps are where authentic crostics go to die
[Dear Developer—I noticed your response late; thanks for it. I acknowledge your points about fitting everything on one screen. Other developers have done this, but their apps are awkward to use and have other problems yours doesn’t. I think your app is the most pleasant to use. Please note I’ve added a nerdy comment below about letter distribution.]
With each new crostics app, I’m seeing the original puzzle lose more and more of its form and functions. If I wasn’t still attached to the Thomas Middleton crostics from back in the day, I’d probably be giving more stars.
With this app, I’d like to see the clues and quote grid on the same page (perhaps the letters don’t need to be as large as they are). I don’t want to be told explicitly and immediately when I’ve answered a clue correctly—that’s cheating. (Maybe that could be a settable feature.) I suppose I should give up on the feature where the first letter of each clue spells the author’s name and possibly the name of the quote. I wouldn’t mind some more scholarly-type clues referencing for instance history, literature, etc. Including some more challenging puzzles might be nice.
Note to the developer: this is my second edit. Another comment: letters from the quote should be distributed randomly among the clues. You are winding up with many letters in a quote word all being in the same clue word. When creating the puzzle, you’re filling in the clues more or less “in order”. It undermines the ability to go back and forth and have one mode, quote or clues, inform & disambiguate the other. It defeats the underlying elegance of crostics versus straight crossword puzzles. This is especially problematic when the words involved are short. Spoiler Alert: Have a look at Book 4, Puzzle 11, the last 3-letter word in the quote.
There are some very nice things here. The visual design is clean and handsome, the sound effects are perfect, and the navigation is functional and intuitive. When entering letters, I found the back-and-forth between grid and clues fluid and easy. I like the way the app is smart about where the focus is put when entering and deleting letters, although it would be nice to be able to delete all the letters in a clue answer with one action. I like the confetti animation at the end :)
Little thing: I’d like to be able to go back and look at a solved puzzle. As it stands now, I can only view the puzzle again after the solution has been cleared.
I’m on an iPad.
With each new crostics app, I’m seeing the original puzzle lose more and more of its form and functions. If I wasn’t still attached to the Thomas Middleton crostics from back in the day, I’d probably be giving more stars.
With this app, I’d like to see the clues and quote grid on the same page (perhaps the letters don’t need to be as large as they are). I don’t want to be told explicitly and immediately when I’ve answered a clue correctly—that’s cheating. (Maybe that could be a settable feature.) I suppose I should give up on the feature where the first letter of each clue spells the author’s name and possibly the name of the quote. I wouldn’t mind some more scholarly-type clues referencing for instance history, literature, etc. Including some more challenging puzzles might be nice.
Note to the developer: this is my second edit. Another comment: letters from the quote should be distributed randomly among the clues. You are winding up with many letters in a quote word all being in the same clue word. When creating the puzzle, you’re filling in the clues more or less “in order”. It undermines the ability to go back and forth and have one mode, quote or clues, inform & disambiguate the other. It defeats the underlying elegance of crostics versus straight crossword puzzles. This is especially problematic when the words involved are short. Spoiler Alert: Have a look at Book 4, Puzzle 11, the last 3-letter word in the quote.
There are some very nice things here. The visual design is clean and handsome, the sound effects are perfect, and the navigation is functional and intuitive. When entering letters, I found the back-and-forth between grid and clues fluid and easy. I like the way the app is smart about where the focus is put when entering and deleting letters, although it would be nice to be able to delete all the letters in a clue answer with one action. I like the confetti animation at the end :)
Little thing: I’d like to be able to go back and look at a solved puzzle. As it stands now, I can only view the puzzle again after the solution has been cleared.
I’m on an iPad.
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Fun, but...
I loved being able to play one of my favorite word puzzles as an app! I was mostly pleased, but I wish that the clues said when it was more than a word (2 words) (3 words) etc... I also prefer longer puzzles, but that’s not a huge deal.
Best of Crostics Games
We’ve played several and this is the best. Another quality game by the developer. We wish there were more to buy.
