The Almanac

Ai generated game with random bugs and things that make no since randomly. Its fun, but once you realize its all ai generated, it gets repetitive really fast. They should let you choose the games you actually want to play. Also it never really gets harder as you play, and sometimes is hillariously easy.

This game went from a wordle-like daily brain puzzles to infinite level based. And locked the daily puzzle behind their subscription. Added a “training” mode, then locked that behind ads/their subscription. Genuinely just infuriating.

Way to take a fantastic and unique app and ruin it by putting it behind a subscription paywall. Even before they did that, they changed the formula of the games so for example Pipes was made too easy and less fun to solve. I’m so bummed bcuz I’d just recently found this app and loved it. Looks like they’re using AI to respond to reviews too.

Sometimes you have to restart the game to get out of an add

I really enjoy the puzzles in this game and giving myself these brain teasers. I only took off one star because I don’t like the comments after each level. If you complete it fast enough, the puzzle will tell you you’ve completed it faster than ___% of people. I’m not super fond of that feature, because it makes me look at these puzzles from more of a competitive perspective instead of enjoying the puzzles as is

I enjoy most of the games except tower, I hate it and I hate having to watch adds to skip it every time. Let me disable games I don’t enjoy

I don’t mind certain levels of innovation and changes to make things better, but the most recent update changed the free-form “choose your exercise” to a level-based design with linear progression. Might check back in to see if it changes back as I enjoyed the puzzles but I was instantly repulsed by the new design.

Genuinely great game but I have a feeling complaints. 1. I’m on level 200 ish and I’ve started to notice repeating levels, mainly the snap kind which is pretty lame but I understand you can only make so much with that kind of game. 2. Game randomly freezes when starting new level,which has only been happening to me after I bought the zen mode. 3. I would really enjoy a setting so that after every level I can see my percentile instead of just every few levels, I’m a very competitive person and that keeps me going. Overall though great game and I have very little to complain about in general.

The game kept changing, kept losing my streak, everything is being ads now. It used to be good but they prioritized money. I pick it up once a week now instead of every day. It is what it is.

There isn’t too much ads, this game makes your brain think and I think it’s fun 🤩 👍

Great games but annoying ads display. I watched the ads but then wait forever for the exit button, which most of the time is not gonna show up

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.