Word Search Quest - Puzzles
83
Quality Score
Excellent
โ๏ธ Bumetric analysis
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Word Search Quest - Puzzles is an Android app from Blackout Lab in the Word category, currently rated 4.8โ across 1,013,674 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 83: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Word app, that means strong product-market fit. 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
4 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
1,013,674 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$700K
Snapshots tracked
4
since May 2026
๐Also on iOS
$275/mo ยท 999K ratings ยท 4.8โ
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ONE-TIME ยท BUILD
๐ฐ Estimated build cost
$165K
โณ What it cost to build ยท not monthly revenue
Likely range $125K โ $225K
$25K ยท MVP floor
$100K ยท indie scale
$500K+ ยท studio build
๐
Pays back in under a month at current MRR
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 Word complexity ร1.30 | +$17K |
| ๐ Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) | +$42K |
| โ 7.5y maintenance ร ~1-person team | +$44K |
Total estimate
$165K
ONE-TIME ยท EXIT VALUE
๐ต Estimated acquisition value
$25.0M
โณ What it would sell for ยท not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $18.5M โ $32.5M ยท 36ร MRR multiple
๐ธ
~152ร return on build cost
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 |
| ๐ 7.5y proven track record | +20% |
| โญ โ rating โฅ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| ๐ท Word category multiple | -15% |
| โญ Mature user base (1M+ ratings) | +8% |
Final multiple
36ร MRR
๐ฅ Estimated audience size
106.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
7.1M
Daily active
2.1M
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 Word engagement | ~150 installs / rating |
| ๐ 7.5y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| ๐ Word D30 retention | 10% |
| ๐ DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% 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. Bumetric 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 | Word |
| ๐ฆ Tiny game bundle | โ Native 2D engine |
๐ Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-08-27 ยท 48 days ago
0 ยท Active
50 ยท At risk
100 ยท 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 โ a quiet app with a healthy codebase looks the same as an abandoned one until something breaks. Full math on /methodology.
Risk signals
| ๐ 48 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
Verdict
Active
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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.
๐
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals ยท 63/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.0
Product Quality
9.5
Revenue Strength
5.8
Monetization Maturity
5.0
Defensibility
9.4
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- ๐ฐ Revenue: Healthy โ $280K - $1540K/mo ยท BIG tier ยท medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- โญ Quality: 4.76โ across 1,013,674 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:
| High install base (1,013,674 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8โ )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
- Word Search Quest - Puzzles
- Developer
- Blackout Lab
- Bundle ID
- com.blackout.word
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Word
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- blackout.barcelona
- 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
- Model estimate / mo
- $700K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $0.99 - $22.99 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 Quarter4 releases tracked
๐Version Release Timeline4 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
Welcome to Word Search Quest, the most addicting word puzzle game tailored for everyone on mobile and tablet! Hunt words now! ๐
Play the Quest and go through thousands of levels with increasing difficulty. Unlock rewards and discover new words.
Choose and play non stop themes you love such as Animals, Countries, Actors or Delicious Foods! Choose you difficulty and have fun
In the RELAX mode, you find hidden words at your own pace and with your own difficulty setting
โญ Easy to play with a fresh and modern look
โญ Have fun in the Quest road and play smarter and smarter puzzlesโฆ View full description on the official store โ
Play the Quest and go through thousands of levels with increasing difficulty. Unlock rewards and discover new words.
Choose and play non stop themes you love such as Animals, Countries, Actors or Delicious Foods! Choose you difficulty and have fun
In the RELAX mode, you find hidden words at your own pace and with your own difficulty setting
โญ Easy to play with a fresh and modern look
โญ Have fun in the Quest road and play smarter and smarter puzzlesโฆ View full description on the official store โ
๐ v2.5.1๐ updated 1mo ago๐ Word๐ฐ Free๐บ Ad-supported๐ IAP $0.99 - $22.99 per item๐ Launched 2019 (7y old)
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What Workedโข ยท Development Pipeline
5 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
2026-08
๐ง
Shipped update โ v2.4 โ v2.5.1
โ 30 days after: reviews +2,645 high confidence
2026-07
๐ง
Shipped update โ v2.3.2 โ v2.4
โ 30 days after: reviews +6,206 high confidence
2026-07
๐
Crossed 1,000,000 ratings โ social-proof flywheel kicking in
โ 30 days after: reviews +3,561 high confidence
2026-06
๐ง
Shipped update โ v2.1.4 โ v2.3.2
โ 30 days after: reviews +15,980 medium ยท co-occurring
2026-05
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First tracked snapshot โ initial data captured
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๐ Description
95
BU Score ยท Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Word Search Quest - Puzzles: 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: 1,013,674 ratings ยท no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
โ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers ยท auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Word Search Quest - Puzzles make per month?โด
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Word Search Quest - Puzzles 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 Word Search Quest - Puzzles profitable?โด
With estimated build cost $165K and monthly revenue $700K, Word Search Quest - Puzzles looks highly profitable โ 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 Word Search Quest - Puzzles have?โด
Estimated audience: ~106.0M lifetime downloads, ~7.1M monthly active users, and ~2.1M daily active users. Derived from ratings count ร category installs-per-rating ร age decay. US-storefront-equivalent โ global audience can be 5-10ร larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Word Search Quest - Puzzles?โด
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What is Word Search Quest - Puzzles built with?โด
Our heuristic places Word Search Quest - Puzzles on the Native Android (Kotlin) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.
Is Word Search Quest - Puzzles still actively maintained?โด
Maintenance status: Active (15% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 1 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Word Search Quest - Puzzles sell for?โด
Estimated acquisition value: $25.0M (marketplace range $18.5M โ $32.5M). Calculated as 36ร 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 Word Search Quest - Puzzles last updated?โด
Word Search Quest - Puzzles last shipped a new version on 2026-08-27 โ 1 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Word Search Quest - Puzzles?โด
Word Search Quest - Puzzles is published by Blackout Lab 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 Word Search Quest - Puzzles's BU Score?โด
Word Search Quest - Puzzles has a BU Score of 83/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.