The Needle in the Haystack
Nadel im Heuhaufen
24 days old
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAlessandro Brning
CategoryGames
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 3.5 (2)
Version1.7
Age rating4+
First seen by us
27 Sep 2026
27 Sep 2026Rating
3.5 ★
2 ratings
Measured
The Needle in the Haystack on the App Store
App details
App ID
6806463803
Publisher
Alessandro Brning
Minimum OS
iOS 18.0+
Content rating
4+
Languages
44
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Size
23 MB
Where The Needle in the Haystack's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 24 countries.
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Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
3.5 ★
2 ratings
Measured
Ratings
2
Measured
About The Needle in the Haystack
The impossible search becomes a game: every new haystack hides exactly one needle among five million individually addressable straws.
Circle the whole pile, zoom down to individual fibres and pull straws directly from the material. The haystack visibly reacts to every removal. No artificial hint automatically reveals the needle.
The complete manual search is the whole game: no purchases, no subscriptions, no ads and no account.
Included:
- a deterministically generated 3D haystack with exactly 5,000,000 straw IDs
- direct searching on iPhone and iPad
- a companion Apple Watch experience
- VoiceOver, large text, Reduce Motion, and separate audio and haptic controls
- local saves and optional private iCloud backup
- no ads, tracking, account or third-party analytics
Patience game, technical simulation and performance art meet in one improbably large task.
Circle the whole pile, zoom down to individual fibres and pull straws directly from the material. The haystack visibly reacts to every removal. No artificial hint automatically reveals the needle.
The complete manual search is the whole game: no purchases, no subscriptions, no ads and no account.
Included:
- a deterministically generated 3D haystack with exactly 5,000,000 straw IDs
- direct searching on iPhone and iPad
- a companion Apple Watch experience
- VoiceOver, large text, Reduce Motion, and separate audio and haptic controls
- local saves and optional private iCloud backup
- no ads, tracking, account or third-party analytics
Patience game, technical simulation and performance art meet in one improbably large task.
Latest updates
1.7
Version 1.7: The barn is warmly furnished, and the haystack now lies naturally heaped instead of forming an even dome. Every tap takes exactly one straw; a power-up adds its bonus on top. The counter keeps up even when you tap fast.