Toca Boca Jr
74
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Toca Boca Jr is an iOS app from Piknik in the Education category, currently rated 4.0★ across 48,077 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 74: Strong (healthy traction). For a Education 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.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$700K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$741K – $1141K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$886K – $1645K
per month
BIG tier
💡 Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this app’s store listing
- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
527 snapshots on record
Rating
4.0
Reviews
48,077 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$700K
Snapshots tracked
527
since Jan 2026
🤖Also on Android
$327/mo · 1.7M ratings · 3.3★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$180K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $135K – $245K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in under a month at current MRR
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| 📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K | +$22K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (899 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$18K |
| ⚙ 11.8y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$70K |
Total estimate
$180K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$13.5M
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $10.0M – $17.5M · 19× MRR multiple
💸
~75× return on build cost
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from ad-supported + 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
| 📺 Ad-supported base | 15× MRR |
| 📅 11.8y proven track record | +20% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
19× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
2.9M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
210K
Daily active
63K
Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 📅 11.8y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
Medium confidence · 55%
Also possible
React Native
Flutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries — 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
| 📦 App bundle size | 899 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Education |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-01 · 23 days ago
0 · Active
50 · At risk
100 · Abandoned
Heuristic risk score from time-since-last-update + ratings velocity proxy + Editor's Choice / curated featuring signals. Calibrated against 2024-2025 app-store ranking decay reports. Not a guarantee — a quiet app with a healthy codebase looks the same as an abandoned one until something breaks. Full math on /methodology.
Risk signals
| 📅 23 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$700K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$690K – $933K
12 months
$741K – $1.1M
24 months
$886K – $1.6M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 56/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.7
Product Quality
8.0
Revenue Strength
5.8
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $280K - $1540K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.01★ across 48,077 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge — otherwise crowded segment.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $12.6M-$22.4M.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (48,077 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (11y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| free trialREVIEW | +$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| Good rating (4.0★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Localized (9 languages)METRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🆕 What's New · v4.5.0
New Game: Parties! It’s party time in Toca Boca Jr, and you’re invited! Host a tea party or throw a birthday bash in a new game that’s even better with friends. Set the table, share snacks, unwrap your presents, and make sure to save room for cake.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Toca Boca Jr
- Developer
- Piknik
- Bundle ID
- com.tocaboca.tocakitchen2
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, JA, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $700K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#67 /100 🇬🇧#71 /100 🇦🇺#98 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
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.
📈Ratings growth57,445 ratings+12201% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank3 countries
🇺🇸US#67 /100
🇬🇧GB#71 /100
🇦🇺AU#98 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#67 now · best #67 · worst #72
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter5 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline5 releases tracked
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
📝 About this app
FAN-FAVORITE GAMES
Discover the best games for kids ages 2-8, trusted by over 100 million families! Toca Boca Jr is full of imaginative ways for kids to play, create, build worlds, and explore. Bringing together Toca Boca’s most-loved games in one app, kids boost problem-solving skills, explore self-expression, and spark interests through the power of play.
TOCA BOCA DANCE
Dress up, get down, and bust a move in Toca Boca Dance! Form a squad, pick out costumes, set the stage, and make music videos to share with friends.
TOCA BOCA KITCHEN 2… View full description on the official store →
Discover the best games for kids ages 2-8, trusted by over 100 million families! Toca Boca Jr is full of imaginative ways for kids to play, create, build worlds, and explore. Bringing together Toca Boca’s most-loved games in one app, kids boost problem-solving skills, explore self-expression, and spark interests through the power of play.
TOCA BOCA DANCE
Dress up, get down, and bust a move in Toca Boca Dance! Form a squad, pick out costumes, set the stage, and make music videos to share with friends.
TOCA BOCA KITCHEN 2… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 899 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v4.5.0🔄 updated 3w ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, JA, PT +4📂 Education💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2014 (11y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
17 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →
2026-09
📸
Replaced 1 store screenshot
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v4.3.0 → v4.5.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,070 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.2.0 → v4.3.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +3,549 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.1.0 → v4.2.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$21.2K/mo · reviews +3,500 high confidence
2026-06
📈
Crossed 50,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,841 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.0.0 → v4.1.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +4,224 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.27 → 4.01 (improved 0.74★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,096 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,096 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$544/mo · reviews +91 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.29 → 3.90 (improved 0.61★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$696/mo · reviews +115 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$696/mo · reviews +115 medium · co-occurring
2026-01
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.0K/mo · rating +0.16★ · reviews +336 medium · co-occurring
2026-01
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.9K/mo · rating +2.22★ · reviews +321 low · multiple changes
2026-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.57 (dropped 0.43★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.5K/mo · rating +2.16★ · reviews +254 low · multiple changes
2026-01
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.5K/mo · rating +2.16★ · reviews +254 low · multiple changes
2026-01
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 3.00 (improved 2.00★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.4K/mo · rating +2.10★ · reviews +237 low · multiple changes
2026-01
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.4K/mo · rating +2.14★ · reviews +225 low · multiple changes
📸
Store Page History
1 SCREENSHOT CHANGEEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 8
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-05
2026-09-05
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 3.93248★ | 1,881 | 3.93248★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.03259★ | 3,897 | 4.03259★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3.92641★ | 3,071 | 3.92641★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3.93521★ | 1,528 | 3.93521★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.18595★ | 484 | 4.18595★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 3.73755★ | 5,464 | 3.73755★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.01136★ | 176 | 4.01136★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 3.68632★ | 1,967 | 3.68632★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.00587★ | 58,460 | 4.00587★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Toca Boca Jr: 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: 48,077 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Toca Boca Jr make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Toca Boca Jr earns approximately $700K/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.
Is Toca Boca Jr profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $180K and monthly revenue $700K, Toca Boca Jr looks highly profitable — pays back its build investment in under a month at the current run-rate. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Toca Boca Jr have?▴
Estimated audience: ~2.9M lifetime downloads, ~210K monthly active users, and ~63K daily active users. Derived from ratings count × category installs-per-rating × age decay. US-storefront-equivalent — global audience can be 5-10× larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Toca Boca Jr?▴
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What is Toca Boca Jr built with?▴
Our heuristic places Toca Boca Jr on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is Toca Boca Jr still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 23 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Toca Boca Jr sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $13.5M (marketplace range $10.0M – $17.5M). Calculated as 19× monthly revenue using the standard multiple for the detected monetization model + adjustments for age, rating quality and category demand. Calibrated against 2024-2026 Flippa / Acquire.com / MicroAcquire closed-deal medians.
When was Toca Boca Jr last updated?▴
Toca Boca Jr last shipped a new version on 2026-09-01 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Toca Boca Jr?▴
Toca Boca Jr is published by Piknik on the Apple App 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 Toca Boca Jr's BU Score?▴
Toca Boca Jr 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.