Comparison

Acrostic Crossword Puzzles vs Triptoy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Acrostic Crossword Puzzles

Engage your mind with a unique word game that blends crosswords and cryptograms. Solve puzzles to reveal hidden quotes, with letters in the quote directly corresponding to letters in the answers. Enjoy a challenging yet fun brain workout with a vast library of puzzles.

Highlights
  • Hidden quote revelation
  • Crossword and cryptogram blend
  • Automatic grid updating
  • Multi-level undo
  • Error removal
  • Hint system
Features
Currently charting
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Acrostic puzzles are crosswords with a twist: find the hidden quote. This combination of crossword and cryptogram provides an entertaining brain workout. Each letter in the quote is linked to a letter in one of the clue answers. As you fill in more and more answers, more letters will begin to fill the quote grid, until eventually the entire quote is revealed. Once the quote is partially filled in, you can also do this process in reverse – each letter you add to the quote will fill in the corresponding letter in the clue answers. By working back-and-forth, eventually the entire quote and all clue answers will be revealed. The app includes 60 free quality puzzles with no ads, ever. They range from beginner to expert from renowned publishers like Acrostica, Acrostics by Cyn, Lovatts Puzzles, PennyPress Anacrostics, Puzzle Baron and Spanish language puzzles from Tav Ripo. Additional puzzle packs containing 48 to 50 puzzles are available for a small fee; the full library is 7100 puzzles! Advanced play features include automatic grid updating and indexing, see related cells, multi-level undo, remove errors, and hints. A wide range of difficulty levels will challenge beginners and seasoned players alike. If you like word games, crosswords or cryptograms, acrostic puzzles are a fun way to exercise your brain! Quality Software by Egghead Games. Contact us at support@eggheadgames.com or www.eggheadgames.com. We stand by our products and will happily refund your purchase if you’re not completely happy.

About

Triptoy

Explore over 70 unique interactive visual experiences designed for relaxation and immersion. This app offers mesmerizing effects inspired by science and art, perfect for short breaks or extended engagement.

Highlights
  • Over 70 unique interactive toys
  • Relaxing and engrossing gameplay
  • Mesmerizing visual effects
  • Inspired by science and art
  • Calm and meditative experience
  • Excellent soundtrack
Features
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Prepare to get your mind blown by this one-of-a-kind interactive visual kaleidoscope of experiences. Each of the 70+ toys are designed to be thoroughly relaxing and engrossing as a perfect way to occupy your attention during those tiny gaps in your day, or to get lost in for hours at a time. Developed over the course of two years in 2016-2017 and recently revived for modern phone hardware, Triptoy blossomed out of a love for shader effects, chaotic systems, and cellular automata. Over time, Triptoy grew to incorporate ideas from mathematics, physics, computer graphics, biology, chemistry, computer science, and abstract art. Many of the toys are inspired by or directly modeled after real physical phenomena and mathematical systems, but with an emphasis on aesthetic appeal and interactivity. + Over 70 unique toys in one app! + Mesmerizing interactive experiences! + Calm and relaxing gameplay experience! + Mind-blowing visual effects unlikely any other app!

Screenshots

Acrostic Crossword Puzzles4 screens
Triptoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Triptoy at Free against Acrostic Crossword Puzzles's $5.99. Triptoy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Acrostic Crossword Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 43) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Triptoy is free to download; Acrostic Crossword Puzzles costs $5.99 up front. Acrostic Crossword Puzzles sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Triptoy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Triptoy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acrostic Crossword Puzzles has 1.5K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Acrostic Crossword Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Triptoy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acrostic Crossword Puzzles ships an update every 3 weeks, Triptoy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Acrostic Crossword Puzzles versus Triptoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcrostic Crossword PuzzlesTriptoy
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better43
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEgghead Games LLCBruce Hill

Customer experience

Acrostic Crossword Puzzles

All ratings1,546 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative11.5%

Triptoy

All ratings43 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Acrostic Crossword Puzzles

One-time12
  • Puzzle Baron Volume 9$3.99
  • PennyPress Vol 2$4.99
  • Puzzle Baron Acrostics - v2$4.99
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  • Puzzle Baron Volume 3$4.99
  • Puzzle Baron Volume 4$4.99
  • Puzzle Baron Volume 5$4.99
  • Puzzle Baron Volume 6$4.99
  • Puzzle Baron Volume 7$4.99
  • Puzzle Baron Volume 8$4.99
  • Puzzle Baron Volume 1$4.99
  • Anarostics by PennyPress Vol 1$4.99
  • Acrostica I - 48 puzzles$7.99
None

Triptoy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acrostic Crossword Puzzles free?
Acrostic Crossword Puzzles costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Triptoy free?
Triptoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acrostic Crossword Puzzles or Triptoy?
Triptoy is rated higher. Acrostic Crossword Puzzles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Triptoy averages 5.0 from 43 ratings.
Do Acrostic Crossword Puzzles or Triptoy have ads?
Neither Acrostic Crossword Puzzles nor Triptoy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acrostic Crossword Puzzles or Triptoy?
Acrostic Crossword Puzzles ships an update every 3 weeks, and Triptoy monthly. Most recently, Acrostic Crossword Puzzles was updated on October 29, 2026 and Triptoy on October 24, 2026.

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