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Cooking & Puzzle

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Cooking & Puzzle is an Android app from Thinkplay in the Puzzle category, currently rated 4.4โ˜… across 3,146 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.

Quality Score is 62: Solid (established niche player). For a Puzzle app, that means established niche player. 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.

๐Ÿ’ฐ Revenue ยท today and ahead
Today
$5.0K/mo
In 12 months
$5.2K โ€“ $10.8K
In 24 months
$6.4K โ€“ $19.2K
MID tier
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๐Ÿ“Š 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
๐Ÿ’ฐ Estimated build cost
$190K
Likely range $140K โ€“ $255K
$25K ยท MVP floor$100K ยท indie scale$500K+ ยท studio build
๐Ÿ“ˆSlow 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
๐ŸงฑMVP baseline (design + 1-store ship)+$28K
๐Ÿ“ฑ5 unique screens ร— $4.5K+$22K
๐Ÿ’ŽIn-app purchase plumbing+$9K
โš™Puzzle complexity ร—1.60+$35K
๐ŸŒCross-platform reach (iOS + Android)+$52K
โš™6.8y maintenance ร— ~1-person team+$41K
Total estimate$190K
๐Ÿ’ต Estimated acquisition value
$25K
Marketplace range $15K โ€“ $30K ยท 32ร— MRR multiple
๐Ÿ’ธ~0.1ร— 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
๐Ÿ’ŽIAP / freemium model base28ร— MRR
๐Ÿ“…6.8y proven track record+20%
โญโ˜… rating โ‰ฅ 4.4 (solid)+8%
๐ŸทPuzzle category multiple-12%
Final multiple32ร— MRR
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Estimated audience size
350K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
24K
Daily active
7.8K

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
๐Ÿ“ฒPuzzle engagement~160 installs / rating
๐Ÿ“…6.8y of rating accumulation-30%
๐Ÿ”Puzzle D30 retention10%
๐Ÿ“DAU / MAU stickiness0.32
DAU / MAU32% sticky
๐Ÿ›  Estimated tech stack
๐Ÿค–
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
๐ŸทCategory contextPuzzle
๐Ÿ“ฆTiny game bundleโ†’ Native 2D engine
๐Ÿ’€ Maintenance status
Likely abandoned
88%
Last shipped 2020-01-08 ยท 2327 days ago
0 ยท Active50 ยท At risk100 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
๐Ÿ“…6y+ since last updateLikely abandoned
VerdictLikely abandoned
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How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Baseline
$5.0K/mo ยท ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM ยท MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.7K โ€“ $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K โ€“ $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K โ€“ $19.2K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon โ€” typical noise band ยฑ25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon โ€” distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix

Below median ยท 50/100MID TIERunderperforming peers
RevenueQualityMarketGrowthMoatSafetyFounderMonetiz.
Revenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
8.0
Market Position
0.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
7.7
Operational Safety
7.0
Founder Strength
3.9
Monetization Maturity
5.0
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Revenue: Modest โ€” $3K - $7K/mo ยท MID tier ยท medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
  • โญ Quality: 4.42โ˜… across 3,146 reviews โ€” strong (top 10%).
  • ๐Ÿ“ Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Growth: โš  last update 2327d ago โ€” possibly dormant.
  • โš ๏ธ Risk: Moderate โ€” dormant (2327d since update).
๐ŸŽฏ For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge โ€” otherwise crowded segment.
๐Ÿ’ต For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32ร— monthly = $90K-$160K.
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:

๐Ÿ’ฐ Forecast Revenue / mo

MODEL
Revenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
๐Ÿ”ฌForecast 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:
Low install base (3,146 ratings)METRIC
+$1,500
Good rating (4.4โ˜…)METRIC
+$800
Established app (6y old)METRIC
+$800
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC
+$600
METRIC = structural app data ยท REVIEW = mined from user reviews ยท โœ“ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

๐Ÿ“ˆ Reviews Growth

LIVE
Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

โญ Rating Trend

LIVE
Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
App Specs
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๐Ÿ”– v1.10.0๐Ÿ”„ updated 6y ago๐Ÿ“‚ Puzzle๐Ÿ’ฐ Free๐Ÿ“บ Ad-supported๐Ÿ’Ž IAP $0.99 - $99.99 per item๐Ÿš€ Launched 2019 (6y old)

๐Ÿ“ About this app

Experience superb <b>culinary creations</b>๐Ÿณ, lavish <b>interior design</b>๐Ÿ˜๏ธ and daunting <b>Match-3 puzzles!</b>๐ŸŒญ

Introducing Cooking & Puzzle, you'll meet Jenny, a young woman seeking to rebuild her familyโ€™s beautiful restaurant. As you beat brilliant match-3 puzzles, you'll unlock new rooms and objects to turn the <b>family restaurant</b> around.๐Ÿก

Watch as you build your customer base, meet new friends and old family all while cooking delicious dishes and <b>decorating</b> to your heart's desire.โค๏ธโ€ฆ View full description on the official store โ†’
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Tech & Domain Intel โ€” cookingandpuzzle.com

Mail provider
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Profile & Insights

Everything we know โ€” and don't โ€” about this app and its company.

Identification

App name
Cooking & Puzzle
Developer
Thinkplay
Bundle ID
com.thinkplay.cookingandpuzzle
App Store URL
Open in App Store
Category
Puzzle
Content rating
Not found
Languages
Not found

Company

Website
cookingandpuzzle.com
Tagline
Not found
Description
Not found
Founded
Not found
HQ / Address
Not found
Employees
Not found
Logo
Not found

Revenue

Verified revenue / mo
Not found
AI revenue estimate / mo
Not found
AI annual estimate
Not found
ML model estimate / mo
$726/mo
Top-grossing rank
Not found
All-time revenue
Not found
Pricing
$0.99 - $99.99 per item

Founder

Founder data not yet collected for this app.

Funding

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Press & Links

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Contacts & Socials

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๐Ÿ“ˆRatings growth3,146 ratings+21% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate โ–พJun 2023Dec 2024May 2026
Tracked (1 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 weeks) ยท model-based, ยฑ5% noise ยท anchored to release date and current value
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.

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