Starlace
Calm word search, zero timers
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
No timers, no lives, no streak to protect. Just a night sky full of
hidden words waiting to be laced together. Find them all and the
constellation lights up.
Starlace is a word puzzle that lets you breathe.
Every level is a night sky. The stars carry letters, and hidden among
them are words - not in straight lines, but bending and turning through
the grid. Press a star and drag through its neighbours to lace a word
together. Each word you find leaves a glowing thread behind, and when
you find them all, the threads become a constellation with a name of
its own: The Lantern. The Ferryman. The Copper Hare.
There is no timer. There are no lives, no hearts to refill, no streak
that punishes you for missing a day. You cannot lose Starlace. You can
only take longer, and taking longer is the point.
HOW IT PLAYS
- Trace between neighbouring stars - sideways, up, down, diagonally
- Words bend as they go, so you learn to read whole neighbourhoods
- Slots at the top show you how long each hidden word is
- Every real word you spot that isn't on the list pays a bonus find
- Grids grow from four by four up to seven by seven as your eye sharpens
- Sixty named constellations, and more nights beyond them
QUIET BY DESIGN
Ambient pads drift under a slowly turning starfield. Letters chime
softly as you drag through them. If you would rather have silence, or a
calmer background, or larger and brighter letters, all of it is in
Settings - including a left-handed layout and a reduced motion mode.
PLAY ANYWHERE
Starlace works completely offline. No account, no sign-in, no
connection needed. Your progress is saved on your device, and the
puzzles are identical for everyone, forever - night 40 is night 40
whether you play it today or next year.
STUCK IS FINE
Spend stardust to reveal a single letter or a whole word, or watch a
short video for more. You earn stardust just by playing, and by finding
bonus words. Nothing is locked behind a wall.
Starlace is a game about noticing things. Take it slowly.
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Optional purchases include stardust packs, a one-time purchase to
remove ads, and the Stargazer Pass - an auto-renewing monthly
subscription that removes ads and adds stardust weekly. Subscriptions
renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the
period ends. Manage or cancel in your device Settings.
Terms of use: https://johnrouda.com/terms
Privacy policy: https://johnrouda.com/privacy
Ratings & Reviews
bug fixes...and star gazing.
The developer, John Rouda, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- John Rouda
- Size
- 5.1 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 3,600 Stardust $7.99
- 1,000 Stardust $2.99
- 9,000 Stardust $9.99
- 300 Stardust $0.99
- Removes every ad $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026
