Crostix
Developed by Mountford Line | Last updated: May 7, 2024
Crostix is a word game app, developed by Mountford Line, available on iOS and Android since its release in June 2009. The updated version 3.3 is now available to download, compatible with iOS 8.0+ and Android 10+. Before downloading this app, let's quickly review what Crostix has to offer.
About Crostix
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. For free sample puzzles, download the aptly-named Crostix Free.
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 description to get you started. More tutorials about acrostics are available on our Web site!
What's new in version 3.3
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Three new books! Crostix Books 12 and 13, and a second book of Larry Katzman's Gaglines puzzles. Updated for iOS 10. Unfortunately, that also means you will need at least iOS 8 to run this new version. Our apologies to those using older devices.
But most importantly, we hope that this new version fixes the evil and long-standing bug which caused the app to be stuck in "Waiting for Data" mode for new books. Let us know if you still have problems with this; fixing it is our number one priority.
Need help? Use our Crostix Walkthrough page or sign up and make your contribution today.
Download the Crostix App
Crostix has an IPA/APK download size of 24 MB on its latest version. Crostix costs $3.99 to download. Ready to install? Ensure you have at least 28 MB of storage space available, then tap the button or scan the QR code below to start the download process!
Ranking History in App Store (U.S)
Changelog
Compatibility
- iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- Old devices: iPhone X/SE/8/7/6
- iPad Pro
- iPad Mini
Review: Great app
One of the few I’ll actually pay for which says a lot. I’ve always loved this kind of...
By tamikajo
Review: The Best
Excellent puzzles from easy to fiendish! I can't get enough!
By Mama2Nine
Review: Great Game!
I love word puzzles and this is one that works very well - great interface; nice gradations on clues; super...
By Avalon440044
Review: Absolutely wonderful.
I have spent many hours enjoying these puzzles and learning many things I did not know before. I hope that...
By NSC41
Review: Love these!
These are great acrostic puzzles! There are a number of different themes and levels of difficulty. Wish they'd release some...
By Jenni_d