The Almanac

I love this game so much to where I no want to get infinite. Only downside is that I can’t, I try to purchase it, yet it won’t let me. After pressing continue and selecting “individual”, I press continue once again, and then “start free trial”, but nothing happens. It shows a loading symbol for a split second, then goes away. No purchase, no free trial, nothing. Along side this, I feel that when I solve a puzzle, it lies about the percentage of people I’m faster than. Sometimes when I make an extremely fast solve, it tells me I’m only faster than 89% of people. On average I usually can get about ~92% faster than most people, many times I’ve also gotten 99+% faster than others, I just wish it would tell the truth, or at least I could know whether or not it’s lying. I play this game everyday and grind levels, and sometimes when I get fast solves, I want to know how much faster than i am compared to everyone else, but it doesn’t show me. I wish there was something where you could press a button to see it, or also have it show alongside the other messages. Another way to fix this problem, you can have a menu in which you can select which messages you get after each solve. I love this game so much, but it has small things to work on, not with the levels, but with the layout.

This is a gem. I’ve used it off and on for months now, and I like the variety of puzzles. I do agree with others that the overall look/format of the app changes too much. Every time I get adjusted to the new system it switches again, lol. I do have one major question. Like others have said, the increase in ads is frustrating. I appreciate and am interested in the option to lessen them for a one-time purchase with Zen Mode, but I want to know something before investing in it. Does Zen Mode give you access to the daily puzzles? I just mean those for the current day. Totally understand ads to unlock an archive of old puzzles, but I’m hoping the set of puzzles for the current day are included in the purchase for Zen mode. That set of puzzles used to be ad-free, but now only the “journey mode” is ad-free and the daily challenges require an ad unlock for every difficulty level. I have to watch three ads to get the three different difficulties, which is pretty frustrating. I’m happy to make a one-time purchase if it gets rid of ads for the current daily set and the interruptive ones in journey mode. Totally understand you have to make money, and I’m fine with a system of needing to watch an ad now and then for extra content. I just think the collection of the current day’s puzzles should not be considered “extra content,” as those have been the core experience from the beginning, and I’m not convinced it’s enough value for me to invest if I still have to unlock even those via three ads every day to get what used to be a part of the standard experience. Based off what the ad for Zen Mode says, it seems like I would still have to watch those ads, as they are ones I “choose” to watch those. I just want clarity on that before putting any money into this.

This app isn’t the typical cash-grab slop that one typically expects from mobile games. Its UI is clean and responsive—it’s evident a lot of effort has been put in to making this app. As someone who loves solving small puzzles while listening to something in the background, this app is a godsend. The fact that 10 different puzzle types are included within the app makes the ad-free premium version well worth the price. Thank you for developing this app. If I might make a recommendation on a feature that you could add. Sometimes, there are moments where I want to try different solutions, without messing up what I already have completed. Could you perhaps implement a “sketch” or “draft” mode where any changes that you make in this mode can either be discarded (if the player discovers it is in fact incorrect) without effecting the changes made prior or can be saved (if the player finds that the solution works). If you’re confused about what I’m suggesting, then check out the puzzle app Hamiltonian—that’s where I got the idea from