🧩 9 cultural themes · 3 difficulties
Pistari
Logic deduction puzzles featuring real historical figures and facts. Combine clues to figure out who's who, and discover curious facts along the way.
Available for iOS and Android
What is Pistari?
A relational puzzle where you deduce who did what, where, when — using only clues and logic.
Each puzzle has a relational grid: rows are real historical figures (Einstein, Marie Curie, Tesla, Newton). Columns are attributes to deduce (country, era, discovery, instrument — whatever fits the theme).
Clues are sentences that combine formal logic with cultural references: a subtle mention of an era, a feature of an instrument, a fact about an art movement. Some are direct ("Curie was born in Poland"), some eliminate ("Faraday isn't Italian"), some chain together ("Tesla was born between Newton and Einstein").
It's not just pure reasoning: you learn something with every puzzle. When you solve it, you discover a curious fact about one of the figures. That's what makes it different from traditional logic puzzles.
How to play
4 steps. The mechanic takes 2 minutes to learn; mastering it, years.
Pick a theme
Art, science, cinema, sports, gastronomy, history, literature, music or geography. Each theme has its own path of puzzles across multiple difficulties.
Read the clues
Each puzzle has 5 to 8 clues. They can affirm ("Curie was born in Poland"), deny ("Newton wasn't Italian") or chain dates and relations.
Mark the grid
Tap a cell to mark ✓ (correct relation) or ✕ (eliminated). Eliminations propagate automatically across rows and columns so you don't lose track.
Solve and discover
When all relations are marked correctly, the puzzle solves itself and a curious fact about one of the figures appears on top. If you want to check without spoilers, you can use Verify ◆ at any moment.
How it looks
The main screens of the app: home with the daily challenge, the theme path, a puzzle in play and the victory screen.
What makes Pistari different
It's not another generic puzzler. Built for people who respect their own time and attention.
🎨 9 cultural themes
Universal art, famous scientists, classic cinema, Olympic athletics, gastronomy, history, literature, classical composers and world geography.
🏆 Optional ranking
If you want to compete, there's a global and per-country leaderboard. If not, that's fine too — 100% optional.
🔒 Private by design
You start as an anonymous account. No registration, no mandatory email. You decide whether to link an email to keep your progress when you switch phones.
Frequently asked questions
What people ask before downloading.
01 Is it free?
Yes — there's a free daily puzzle for everyone, rotating through the 9 themes each day. The full tutorial is also free. To unlock the full puzzle bank, you can buy a single theme pack or full access. No subscriptions.
02 How does the grid work?
Each puzzle is a relational grid where you deduce which figure matches which attributes using the clues. The size varies by difficulty: easier grids have 4 figures with 3 attributes each; the more challenging ones go up to 5 figures with 4 attributes.
03 Does it work offline?
Yes. Once you're in the app, you can play offline. The connection is only used to sync your progress to the cloud and to participate in the leaderboard if you choose to.
04 Do I need to create an account?
No. You start playing immediately with an automatic anonymous account. If you want, you can link an email so your progress follows you when you switch phones. Your call.
05 What are Verify credits?
Verify ◆ checks whether your solution is correct without spoiling which cells are wrong. You start with 3 credits and they regenerate every 30 minutes. If you run out, you can wait or use hints (which reveal a cell directly).
06 And what about hints?
Hints (💡) reveal a correct cell automatically. You get bonus hints with each pack you purchase. If you run out, you can buy more in packs of different sizes.
07 What about my data?
Pistari requires no registration, has no chat or social features, and doesn't share your data with advertisers. Your progress and purchases are saved to the cloud so you don't lose them when you switch phones. All the details in our privacy policy.
08 What languages is it in?
Pistari is available in Spanish, English, Portuguese and German. You change the language from Profile → Language.