Crostix Pro vs Hexiled
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.
Hexiled
This is an addictive and challenging word game with multiple modes to suit different play styles. Test your vocabulary, learn new words, and compete with friends or your own scores across 12 languages.
- Multiple game modes (Escape, Explore, Survive, Discover)
- Vocabulary testing and word learning
- Multiplayer challenges
- 12 language options
- Detailed post-game statistics
- Original soundtrack
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• Reached #1 word game in 32 countries • Played over 10 million times • Hexiled is an original, addictive and challenging word game, with both intense and relaxed gameplay • ESCAPE, EXPLORE, SURVIVE, DISCOVER game modes suit both word fiends and casual gamers • Test your vocabulary, learn new words, challenge friends or beat your own scores Make words that must touch vacant tile spaces and meet minimum word-length indicators shown on tiles. The tutorial at the start of the game explains the rules, so pay attention and you'll get away to the best possible start. Try all four game modes: • ESCAPE - with timing that adapts to your performance, this is a frantic challenge for anyone • EXPLORE - there's no time limit, so relax and rack up a high score or hunt the longest words • SURVIVE - earn time by finding words in a test of quick thinking, vocabulary and endurance • DISCOVER - reach the edge in fewest possible words; gets harder as you get better Play in 12 languages — a great way to discover words in a new language: English, Français, Deutsch, Nederlands, Español, Português, Italiano, Svenska, Norsk, Dansk, Русский, Ελληνικά "Spellbinding new wordplay app" - Evaluapp "The best word game I have ever played" - sboyce_tw "This game is so amazing! I'm addicted to it" - jotap_rios "If you know what's good for you, you'll download Hexiled" - tee_dee_pee "One of the best games on the App Store - great word based game" - tcfairfax "A very satisfying hexagonal word search maze-like. Highly recommend!" - BookishMatt The game includes detailed post-game statistics, your all-time stats and a killer original soundtrack. Hexiled's four different modes offer something for everyone. Waiting for a friend or at the coffee shop? ESCAPE games take a couple of minutes (or 15-30 seconds if you're really good!). The morning commute or work break is perfect for SURVIVE's 1-5 minute games, while one last game of EXPLORE before bed is hard to resist. DISCOVER mode adds something for those wanting an unrushed game, but without the commitment of a full EXPLORE session.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hexiled at monthly against Crostix Pro's every 4 months. Hexiled also leads on ratings volume (414 vs 51) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Crostix Pro costs $4.99 and Hexiled $3.99 up front. Crostix Pro sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Hexiled sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Crostix Pro against 4.7 for Hexiled. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexiled has 414 ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Crostix Pro's written reviews are positive against 90% of Hexiled's.
Crostix Pro ships an update every 4 months, Hexiled monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crostix Pro | Hexiled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (51 ratings) | 4.7 (414 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 414 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | #116 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Mountford | Triplezero |
Customer experience
Crostix Pro
Hexiled
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
Hexiled
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crostix Pro
- Crostix Book Thirteen$0.99
- Crostix Book Twelve$0.99
- HeadLines$1.99
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- Crostix Book Four$1.99
- Guest Author: Gordon Frakes$1.99
- Crostix Book Five$1.99
- 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
- The Golden Treasury$1.99
Hexiled
- Unlock Everything$1.99









