Crostics

John Blackburn · iOS

Crostics

Explore the ad evidence, study the storefront, and build your next acquisition hypothesis.

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01 / Creative research

Turn the unknowns into a research plan.

01

Check the acquisition promise

Read the store headline, screenshots and description. What problem is the app promising to solve?

Study the storefront
02

Look for ad evidence

Explore apps with direct store-link matches. Compare their hooks and formats without assuming the same approach works here.

Browse observed advertisers
03

Separate demand from paid growth

Store rankings and revenue estimates describe market context. They do not establish ad spend, conversions or ROAS.

Review the market context

02 / Storefront & product

Where the click lands.

Study the product story and store experience behind the acquisition funnel.

Screenshots

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03 / Market context

The business behind the app.

Keep revenue, downloads and store rankings separate from advertising performance.

How Much Does Crostics Make?

Monthly Revenue
$1.0K
Annualized estimate
$12.0K
Per Download
$1.00

Platform Performance

🍎iOS
Revenue
$1.0K
Downloads
1.0K
Rating
4.8 (628)

Rating Distribution

4.8
★★★★★
628 reviews
5
0%
4
0%
3
3%
2
16%
1
81%

Top Countries

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Reviews (3)
★★★★★Lojseav8/19/2023
Thank you for the simple app!

Challenging enough, simple platform with no ads to “force” someone to purchase for relief. I never purchase, but did on this one :) why? Because I wanted to due to the fact I enjoyed myself and the app. Thank you. Hopefully more books after the 8 packs of 24 I bought. If not, I’m satisfied with my experience. Kudos to the developer!

★★★★UsherMocha1/20/2019
Nice casual time killer

This is a good game for killing time. You can jump in and out even in the middle of a puzzle. The user experience is good. I like how easy it is to jump back and forth between puzzles. I don’t lose track of where I am like I do in other word games of this type. It just feels good to play. One temporary announce was having to press delete a bunch of times to clear a word but I see now that you can long press for that. The puzzles themselves are decent though there are some differences if you’re used to the Dell/Penny Press puzzles. They have two letter clues and they’re often easier than they could be (e.g. the state abbreviations). Having two letters from the same clue in the same word in the quote is not allowed in the magazines. The first letters of the clues don’t spell the author and source. And it took a bit for me to realize clues like “helps land airplanes” refer to a person and not an action. I suspect much of this is dictated by the smaller phone screens which would be much harder to manage for the length of puzzle you normally see. Either way, it’s a fun casual game and I’ll be purchasing the puzzle packs shortly.

★★★★★AshleyZM1/24/2018
Love Love Love!

Why did my previous review disappear?? Have never had that happen That’s really annoying!! Don’t want to retype. Love the beautifully clean interface, fun clues, quotes, and help button right on the keyboard. Can’t remember what else I prev wrote. Just download. I love their other apps although I haven’t tried their one that isn’t free. There’s are one of the only few that I actually buy more puzzles. I did email the authors about needing more puzzles. Am replaying old ones but ready for new ;-). They are very responsive. As I’ve gotten better, my requests aren’t so needed ;-)

Version History (5)
1.311/17/2020
1.210/11/2018
1.1.12/18/2018
1.12/14/2018
1.011/6/2017
Available In (115 Countries)
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Supported Languages (1)
English
App Details

Like word games? Crossword puzzles? Then you’ll love Crostics, the new word game where you reveal a hidden quote by answering clues, and decipher clue...

iOS App ID
1204549053
Content Rating
4+
Min OS
12.0
Size
24.6 MB
In-App Purchases
Yes
Publisher
John Blackburn

In-App Purchases (10)

NamePriceType
1 Book$1.99One-time
1 Book$1.99One-time
1 Book$1.99One-time
1 Book$1.99One-time
1 Book$1.99One-time
2 Books$3.99One-time
2 Books$3.99One-time
4 Books$5.99One-time
4 Books$5.99One-time
8 Books$9.99One-time