Crostix Pro vs Wolitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crostix Pro
This app offers a digital library of acrostic puzzles, a word game similar to crosswords where letters from answers form a hidden quote. It provides automatic letter placement and features like hints, scoring, and adjustable font sizes for an engaging puzzle experience.
- Automatic letter placement
- 150+ included puzzles
- In-app puzzle purchases
- Hint system for letters/words
- Scoring based on hints used
- Adjustable font size
- Device rotation support
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Welcome to the world of acrostics! An acrostic, also called a crostic or double crostic, is a cousin of crossword puzzles, with clues and answers whose letters are rearranged to form a quote from a famous (or not-so-famous) author. If you're familiar with acrostics, you will quickly see how convenient they are on the iPhone, because letters are automatically copied to the correct place as you type them in. Crostix, the online library of acrostic puzzles, is now available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It includes 150 puzzles, from easy to fiendishly hard, and you can buy more puzzles right in the application. The program has all the features you'd expect: - get hints for a single letter or an entire word, - see your score, based on how many hints you needed, - change the font size by pinching, - rotate the device as you like, and - get help on all program options. If you're new to the world of acrostics, the application also includes a short tutorial to get you started.
Wolitaire
A relaxing word solitaire game where you connect words to themes and sort cards. Enjoy gentle puzzles designed to keep your brain active without stress, featuring clear visuals and soft effects.
- Word association puzzles
- Theme-based card sorting
- Relaxing gameplay
- No harsh timers
- Brain-training logic
- Clear card visuals
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Wolitaire: Word Associations is a cozy word solitaire game about clever word connections and meaningful associations. Each level is a gentle puzzle where you sort long Solitaire columns of cards, spot the right matching pairs, and enjoy a calm journey for your brain. At the top of the board you see friendly themes like Family, Food, Drinks, Travel, Pets or Hobbies. Below, mixed stacks of cards wait for you to sort them into the correct word connections. Grapes go to Fruits, Jazz to Genres, Latte to Drinks, Puppy to Pets. When you spot the correct associations, the cards glow and your theme collections grow, turning each board into a satisfying Solitaire puzzle. Wolitaire is easy to learn and wonderfully relaxing. Tap a card to read the word, drag to sort it into the right theme, and clear the layout at your own pace. No harsh timers, just thoughtful fun and light logic, designed to keep your brain active without stress. Large text, clear cards and soft effects make it especially friendly for adults and seniors. Download Wolitaire: Word Associations and start your word journey. Sort the cards, spot clever connections, complete cozy themes, grow your collections, and enjoy a warm, relaxing world of word solitaire puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wolitaire at Free against Crostix Pro's $4.99. Wolitaire also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Crostix Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#105 vs unranked). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Wolitaire is free to download; Crostix Pro costs $4.99 up front. Crostix Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Wolitaire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wolitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 48 respectively.
Crostix Pro ships an update every 4 months, Wolitaire weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crostix Pro | Wolitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (55 ratings) | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 247 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Mountford | LIHUHU PUBLISHING PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Crostix Pro
Wolitaire
Bugs and requests
Crostix Pro
Reported bugs
13 issues- Library is gone, no record of puzzles
- App not working with latest iOS
- In-app purchases do not all work
- Books 10 & 11 will not open
- AppStore shows purchased but app says waiting for data
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- App crashes
- In-app purchase feature does not work
- Paid for book, charged again after update
- Completed puzzles show blank after update
- App is waiting for data
- Misspelling in puzzle quote
- Cannot buy Book 5
- App only checks for new puzzles every 30 days
Requested features
10 requests- Add more puzzles
- Add free starting letters
- Add ability to skip filled squares
- Add display for first letters of clue answers
- Add score tracking
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- Add more challenging puzzles
- Add more US-centric puzzles
- Add more religious references
- Add dark mode
- Add puzzle title in top bar
Wolitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crostix Pro
- Crostix Book Four$1.99
- Guest Author: Gordon Frakes$1.99
- Crostix Book Five$1.99
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- Crostix Book Six$1.99
- Crostix Book Seven$1.99
- Guest Author: Gordon Frakes 2$1.99
- Crostix Book Eight$1.99
- Crostix Book Nine$1.99
- Crostix Book Ten$1.99
- Crostix Book Eleven$1.99
Wolitaire
- Beginner Coin Pack$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Undo Pack$2.99
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- Hint Pack$2.99
- Revive Pack$2.99
- Booster Pack$4.99
- Starter Coin Pack$8.99
- Small Bundle$9.99
- Remove Ad Bundle$11.99
- Ultimate Coin Pack$99.99
Questions
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