Crostix

$3.99

3.3for iPhone, iPad and more

9.5

37 Ratings

Mountford Line

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24.7 MB

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Oct 4, 2016

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#114

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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 the Latest Version 3.3

Last updated on Oct 4, 2016

Old Versions

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.

Version History

3.3

Oct 4, 2016

3.2

Apr 20, 2015

New puzzles: Books Ten and Eleven by Sharon (along with some special puzzle books to bribe you to help spread the word), a book of puzzles by new author Joe Lex, and a book of puzzles in Spanish! The program has also been updated for the latest Apple devices.

2.7

Jun 5, 2014

Two new books, Crostix 8 and 9, with more of Sharon's puzzles. The library menu has also been improved to show your progress for each book. A few puzzle typo fixes.

2.6

Dec 18, 2013

Two new books! For regular mortals: GagLines, a book of acrostic puzzles where the quote is the caption of a cartoon. And for those seeking the ultimate challenge: Elementary, My Dear Watson, fiendishly hard themed acrostics taken from the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

2.5

Oct 1, 2013

Facebook integration: Now you can Like individual puzzles, and post to your timeline when you complete a puzzle book.

We have added a second puzzle book by Gordon Frakes.

The app sports a new look for iOS 7.

2.4

Jul 17, 2013

New book of puzzles: The Golden Treasury of Poetry. Fixed a problem with an earlier puzzle.

2.3

Mar 5, 2013

A new book: HeadLines. The HeadLines puzzles are similar to regular acrostics, but instead of the author and title in the first column of the answers, your extra clue is that the quote is a fictional headline from a given year. How well can you remember your history?

2.2

Oct 28, 2012

Crostix Book Seven now available -- 25 more of our puzzles at all levels. Upgraded for iPhone 5.

2.1

Jun 5, 2012

Now available: Aerocrostics, for aviation buffs only! If you're not into aviation history, these new puzzles aren't for you. But if you think your knowledge of planes, their makers and their pilots is ready for the challenge, put it to the test!

Also, fixed a bug which interfered with the on-screen keyboard on devices running iOS 4.1 or 4.2.

2.0

Apr 27, 2012

Most important: Added Book Six, with 25 new puzzles! Updated to higher-resolution graphics for the new iPad. In response to a customer request, the iPad on-screen keyboard is slightly smaller, leaving more room for the puzzle.

1.9

Dec 17, 2011

Fixed bug which caused problems rotating the puzzle screen on older devices.

1.8

Dec 14, 2011

Fixed problem making Book Five hard to buy for some users.

1.7

Dec 8, 2011

Book 5 now available: 25 puzzles at all levels, with quotes from Wambaugh to Winston (Churchill, that is).

1.6

Sep 1, 2011

Fixed a bug which kept you from seeing new books as they were added; you should now see them as soon as you upgrade.

1.5

Jul 29, 2011

A new book has been added to the library: 25 puzzles by guest author Gordon Frakes, available for 99 cents.

Minor improvement: The puzzle you are working on now stays highlighted when you return to the puzzle list, so you can remember which one you were doing.

1.4

Dec 3, 2010

You can now buy more puzzles in the application; just click on the Library button. Compatible with iOS 4.

1.2

Apr 23, 2010

More puzzles! And it works on the iPad, too.

1.1

Jul 3, 2009

Now compatible with iPhone OS 3.0

1.0

Jun 6, 2009

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