Word Abacus
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1.6.2for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Word Abacus
Test your word pool in this thrilling word puzzle game! Find English words by linking adjacent letter beads left, right, up, or down. Shift the letter beads like an abacus to create new letter combinations.
There's no time pressure. Relax and focus. It's only about your skill.
You think your vocabulary is outstanding? Compare your high score with players all over the English-speaking world.
This game recognizes both American and British spelling.
*** In-Game Word Hints ***
Only available in the premium version. You enable word hints in the menu "Help/Settings" -> "Word Hints". Once enabled, word hints are requested by tapping the question-mark button in the bottom right corner of the game board. Note: Once a word hint was requested in a game, further scoring is disabled.
*** FREE vs. Premium version ***
This game is brought to you free of charge without functional limitations. However, adverts are displayed during game play. Give our sponsors a chance and visit their sites!
At your option, you may upgrade to the Premium version as an In-App Purchase. The Premium version features
- An ad-free game experience
- In-game word hints (see above).
There's no time pressure. Relax and focus. It's only about your skill.
You think your vocabulary is outstanding? Compare your high score with players all over the English-speaking world.
This game recognizes both American and British spelling.
*** In-Game Word Hints ***
Only available in the premium version. You enable word hints in the menu "Help/Settings" -> "Word Hints". Once enabled, word hints are requested by tapping the question-mark button in the bottom right corner of the game board. Note: Once a word hint was requested in a game, further scoring is disabled.
*** FREE vs. Premium version ***
This game is brought to you free of charge without functional limitations. However, adverts are displayed during game play. Give our sponsors a chance and visit their sites!
At your option, you may upgrade to the Premium version as an In-App Purchase. The Premium version features
- An ad-free game experience
- In-game word hints (see above).
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.6.2
Last updated on Jun 14, 2020
Old Versions
Fixed issue with entering player name
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Version History
1.6.2
Jun 14, 2020
Fixed issue with entering player name
1.6.1
May 30, 2020
Fixed bead letters when the device is in dark mode. They used to appear white instead of black.
1.6
May 10, 2020
- Optimized screen support for button-less devices (iPhone X, iPhone 11, iPad Pro 3rdGen)
- Better space utilization on large iPhones screens (iPhone 6, 7, 8, X,11 Max), resulting in a larger game board.
- Improved double-tap sensitivity (used to be a little glitchy at times)
- Small user interface improvements here and there
- Full screen adverts shown very rarely
- Rework under the hood: Modernization of code base to work optimal with recent iOS versions
- Better space utilization on large iPhones screens (iPhone 6, 7, 8, X,11 Max), resulting in a larger game board.
- Improved double-tap sensitivity (used to be a little glitchy at times)
- Small user interface improvements here and there
- Full screen adverts shown very rarely
- Rework under the hood: Modernization of code base to work optimal with recent iOS versions
1.5.3
Jan 9, 2017
Maintenance update.
- Recompiled and tested on iOS 10.2
- Minimum compatible iOS version: 8.0
- Replaced obsolete API calls
- Support for Apple Transport Security
- Recompiled and tested on iOS 10.2
- Minimum compatible iOS version: 8.0
- Replaced obsolete API calls
- Support for Apple Transport Security
1.5
Jan 17, 2013
- Can now submit word by double-tapping last letter
- Bug fixes
- iPhone 5 support
- Bug fixes
- iPhone 5 support
1.4.7
Mar 31, 2012
- In the high scores, instead of the "best word", the longest word is recorded. This should be more fun.
- Added local and global highscore lists for the longest word (Hint: longer words will be found in higher levels)
- Improved poor responsiveness of interface
- Fixed extreme performance issue on iPhone 3(GS)
- iPad 3 retina support
- Added local and global highscore lists for the longest word (Hint: longer words will be found in higher levels)
- Improved poor responsiveness of interface
- Fixed extreme performance issue on iPhone 3(GS)
- iPad 3 retina support
1.4.6
Jan 26, 2012
- stability fixes for iOS 5.0.1 (still compatible with iOS4 and iOS3)
1.4.5
Aug 17, 2011
Fixed a bug which would make the game accept every word.
Pleas note:
When updating with this version, your local high scores will be reset.
All global high scores submitted with the previous (buggy) version will be removed.
Pleas note:
When updating with this version, your local high scores will be reset.
All global high scores submitted with the previous (buggy) version will be removed.
1.4.4
Aug 16, 2011
Maintenance update. Fixed a major cause of crashing.
1.4.3
May 16, 2011
Maintenance release with some stability improvements.
1.4.2
May 3, 2011
- Fixed crashing issue on older iOS 3 devices
- Improved overall stability
- Improved overall stability
1.4.1
Apr 12, 2011
- Fixed bug that would keep the app crashing in rare cases until you delete and re-install
- Improved animation when submitting a word
- Improved animation when submitting a word
1.4
Apr 8, 2011
- Removed occasional waiting times between levels
- Computer-generated word hints** (only in premium version, can be unlocked by in-game purchase)
**The "Word Hints" feature unveils all valid words which can be found within a given board layout. Once used in a game, further moves will not contribute to the final score to preserve fairness against other players.
- Computer-generated word hints** (only in premium version, can be unlocked by in-game purchase)
**The "Word Hints" feature unveils all valid words which can be found within a given board layout. Once used in a game, further moves will not contribute to the final score to preserve fairness against other players.
1.3.2
Feb 18, 2011
Red circles are now placed more intelligently (basically, they are placed on valid words, if possible). I hope, the gameplay is even smoother now. However, by principle, there will be still unavoidable "dead ends" towards higher levels (e.g. the computer can never anticipate your future sequence of moves). But, in the end, that's the fun of the game, isn't it?
1.3.1
Feb 1, 2011
- Game state is now saved automatically after each move (not only at a level switch)
- Fixed a few smaller issues which might be related to rare crashes.
I hope the crashes are resolved now. We tested for many hours until high levels (15 and higher) without seeing any crash.
If you should still encounter crashes please let me know at support@tlogic.de. Please describe as precisely as possible which actions were preceding the crash, so it is easier for us to locate the root cause. Thank you!
- Fixed a few smaller issues which might be related to rare crashes.
I hope the crashes are resolved now. We tested for many hours until high levels (15 and higher) without seeing any crash.
If you should still encounter crashes please let me know at support@tlogic.de. Please describe as precisely as possible which actions were preceding the crash, so it is easier for us to locate the root cause. Thank you!
1.3
Dec 6, 2010
- improved rotation behavior
- retina display support
- iOS 4.2 support
- retina display support
- iOS 4.2 support
1.2
Nov 9, 2010
- Fixed a cheating bug. When the game was over due to a red bead, it was still possible to play on by quitting and restarting the game. This has been fixed.
Note: When installing this update, your local high scores will be reset. Resetting highscores is the only way to ensure people won't submit highscores obtained with the previous cheaty versions. Apologies for this inconvenience (again).
Generally, for bug reports please contact me directly at support@tlogic.de. Only writing an App-Store review is suboptimal, as I read them irregularly, and also, I will not be able to reply to you for further questions.
Note: When installing this update, your local high scores will be reset. Resetting highscores is the only way to ensure people won't submit highscores obtained with the previous cheaty versions. Apologies for this inconvenience (again).
Generally, for bug reports please contact me directly at support@tlogic.de. Only writing an App-Store review is suboptimal, as I read them irregularly, and also, I will not be able to reply to you for further questions.
1.1
Oct 27, 2010
- Sound effects (can be turned off)
- Option to upgrade to ad-free version (in Settings)
- UI bug fixes
Note: With this update, your local high scores will be reset. As the difficulty of the game had changed previously, this is the only way to ensure people won't submit highscores produced by the old, easier version of this game.
Apologies for any inconvenience, and happy word finding!
- Option to upgrade to ad-free version (in Settings)
- UI bug fixes
Note: With this update, your local high scores will be reset. As the difficulty of the game had changed previously, this is the only way to ensure people won't submit highscores produced by the old, easier version of this game.
Apologies for any inconvenience, and happy word finding!
1.0.1
Sep 14, 2010
- Fixed memory leak which caused crash after long continuous play
- Added auto-save function after each level. If app should still crash you'll lose at most one level's work.
- Most reviewers found this game too easy. In v1.0.1, levels get harder more quickly. That's why v1.0.1 will have a separate global high-score list.
- Added auto-save function after each level. If app should still crash you'll lose at most one level's work.
- Most reviewers found this game too easy. In v1.0.1, levels get harder more quickly. That's why v1.0.1 will have a separate global high-score list.
1.0
Sep 4, 2010
Word Abacus FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Word Abacus.
iPhone
Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 9.3 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
Word Abacus supports English
Word Abacus contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
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