Candy Smash Mania: Match 3 Pop
74
Quality Score
Strong
โ๏ธ GetAppValue analysis
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Candy Smash Mania: Match 3 Pop is an Android app from gameone in the Puzzle category, currently rated 4.6โ across 52,029 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 74: Strong (healthy traction). For a Puzzle app, that means healthy traction. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
๐ฐ Monthly revenue ยท now vs forecast
โ Right now
$700K
per month
โ
12-mo forecast
$741K โ $1141K
per month
โ
24-mo forecast
$886K โ $1645K
per month
BIG tier
๐ก Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this appโs store listing
- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5ร organic installs
๐ Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME ยท BUILD
๐ฐ Estimated build cost
$150K
โณ What it cost to build ยท not monthly revenue
Likely range $110K โ $200K
$25K ยท MVP floor
$100K ยท indie scale
$500K+ ยท studio build
๐
Slow ROI โ current MRR is well below build cost
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age ร team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| ๐งฑ MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| ๐ฑ 5 unique screens ร $4.5K | +$22K |
| ๐ In-app purchase plumbing | +$9K |
| โ Puzzle complexity ร1.60 | +$35K |
| ๐ Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) | +$52K |
Total estimate
$150K
ONE-TIME ยท EXIT VALUE
๐ต Estimated acquisition value
$50K
โณ What it would sell for ยท not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $40K โ $75K ยท 27ร MRR multiple
๐ธ
~0.3ร build cost (under-water)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from iap / freemium model + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| ๐ IAP / freemium model base | 28ร MRR |
| โญ โ rating โฅ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| ๐ท Puzzle category multiple | -12% |
Final multiple
27ร MRR
๐ฅ Estimated audience size
8.3M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
830K
Daily active
265K
Synthetic estimate from ratings ร category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent โ true global audience can be 5-10ร larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| ๐ฒ Puzzle engagement | ~160 installs / rating |
| ๐ Puzzle D30 retention | 10% |
| ๐ DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.32 |
DAU / MAU
32% sticky
๐ Estimated tech stack
๐ค
Native Android (Kotlin)
Medium confidence ยท 55%
Also possible
Flutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. GetAppValue does not disassemble binaries โ for binary-level certainty you would need an SDK intelligence tool or the manifest itself. Reasoning chain on the right. Full ruleset on /methodology.
Signals we read
| ๐ท Category context | Puzzle |
| ๐ฆ Tiny game bundle | โ Native 2D engine |
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$700K/mo ยท ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM ยท BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$690K โ $933K
12 months
$741K โ $1.1M
24 months
$886K โ $1.6M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon โ typical noise band ยฑ15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon โ distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals ยท 63/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousRevenue Strength
5.8
Product Quality
9.2
Market Position
0.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
9.4
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
5.7
Monetization Maturity
5.0
- ๐ฐ Revenue: Healthy โ $280K - $1540K/mo ยท BIG tier ยท medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- โญ Quality: 4.58โ across 52,029 reviews โ exceptional (top 1% in category).
- ๐ Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- ๐ Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- โ ๏ธ Risk: Low โ no material risk signals detected.
๐ฏ For competitors: Strong subscription moat. Hard to outcompete on retention. Better angle: free alternative with one-time purchase, or feature parity for an underserved sub-niche.
๐ต For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32ร monthly = $12.6M-$22.4M.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals โ no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
๐ฐ Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
๐ฌForecast Breakdown โ Why This Estimate?Top 4 of 4 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (52,029 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.6โ )METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data ยท REVIEW = mined from user reviews ยท โ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
๐ Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
โญ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know โ and don't โ about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Candy Smash Mania: Match 3 Pop
- Developer
- gameone
- Bundle ID
- com.candysmashmania.sweetcrush.free
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Puzzle
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- sjpcwo9l.com
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $172/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $1.49 - $104.99 per item
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
๐Update Frequency ยท Releases per Quarter2 releases tracked
๐Version Release Timeline2 releases tracked
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" โ additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
๐ About this app
๐ฌ๐ฌCandy Smash Mania is a sweet match 3 puzzle game.๐ญ๐ญ
You will act as little girls, accompany with lovely husky. ๐ฎThousands of puzzle levels filled with candies and cake carefully well crafted. ๐ฉEnter the juicy adventure and travel through sweet house of candy treats. Match and blast three or more of the same candies to clear the levels! ๐ญMake the most delicious combinations and get through challenging levels filled with candy! Blast candies together and match the rarest treats and share with your friends. ๐ฅ๐ฅโฆ View full description on the official store โ
You will act as little girls, accompany with lovely husky. ๐ฎThousands of puzzle levels filled with candies and cake carefully well crafted. ๐ฉEnter the juicy adventure and travel through sweet house of candy treats. Match and blast three or more of the same candies to clear the levels! ๐ญMake the most delicious combinations and get through challenging levels filled with candy! Blast candies together and match the rarest treats and share with your friends. ๐ฅ๐ฅโฆ View full description on the official store โ
๐ v10.30.1351๐ updated 0d ago๐ Puzzle๐ฐ Free๐บ Ad-supported๐ IAP $1.49 - $104.99 per item
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What Workedโข ยท Development Pipeline
2 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime โ each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history โVersion history โ
2026-07
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Shipped update โ v10.29.1351 โ v10.30.1351
โ 30 days after: reviews +56 high confidence
2026-05
๐
First tracked snapshot โ initial data captured
โ 30 days after: reviews +60 high confidence
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๐ Description
95
BU Score ยท Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Candy Smash Mania: Match 3 Pop: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why high confidence: 52,029 ratings ยท no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
โ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers ยท auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Candy Smash Mania make per month?โด
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Candy Smash Mania earns approximately $1.9K/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
What apps are like Candy Smash Mania?โด
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Who makes Candy Smash Mania?โด
Candy Smash Mania is published by gameone on the Google Play Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is Candy Smash Mania's BU Score?โด
Candy Smash Mania has a BU Score of 74/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.