Cats & Soup : Magic Recipe is a casual merge-and-decorate simulation game for iOS and Android featuring cat collection mechanics.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#156
▼12Games · free
Sentiment
4.8
19k reviews
Nemesis
animal restaurant
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It serves users seeking a low-friction, relaxing escape from more complex management simulations by focusing on simple, repetitive merge loops.
For Casual gamers who enjoy relaxing, cozy simulation games and cat-themed collection mechanics.
Key features
Combines ingredients to unlock recipes and progress through the game forest.
Collects 100+ unique cats and applies cosmetic outfits.
Automates ingredient merging and recipe cooking while the app is inactive.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model relies on ad-supported gameplay and IAP for cosmetic items and progression acceleration.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentperformanceShow more...
The app has been in a maintenance phase with no new feature releases in the last 133 days. Development is limited to minor bug fixes and performance improvements, with a cadence of approximately one release every four months. There is no evidence of active live-ops content or new feature development in the recent history. The current release cycle suggests a focus on stability rather than growth.
Who built it?
NEOWIZ
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Lies of PUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate cozy and relaxing art style keeps players engaged during long-term daily play sessions and optional ad-supported rewards allow players to progress without mandatory pay-to-win pressure, but report critical account synchronization failures post-update cause total loss of long-term player progress.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Cozy and relaxing art style keeps players engaged during long-term daily play sessions
- Optional ad-supported rewards allow players to progress without mandatory pay-to-win pressure
- Responsive developer communication and gift compensation build strong player loyalty during service issues
- Critical account synchronization failures post-update cause total loss of long-term player progress
99 of 99 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Cats & Soup : Magic Recipe
How's the Games market?
The app maintains a 4.83 rating across 12,740 iOS reviews, but recent volatility in global grossing ranks (e.g., #182 in AE) suggests the current monetization loop is struggling to retain top-tier chart positions against high-velocity merge rivals.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
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Dominates the cozy management niche with a massive, highly-engaged user base and consistent content delivery.
- Features a deep, multi-layered staff management system that provides long-term progression depth
- Utilizes a distinct hand-drawn art style that creates a strong, recognizable brand identity
- Supports a robust social interaction layer allowing players to visit and interact with friends
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Key takeaways for Cats & Soup : Magic Recipe
Where is it heading?
Casual simulation traffic is consolidating around rivals with high-velocity live-ops and robust social features. Without a shift from maintenance-mode to active feature expansion, the app will continue to lose its long-term player base to competitors that offer more rewarding progression loops.
- Critical account synchronization failures post-update erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- Maintenance-only update cadence (no new features in recent patches) leaves the app exposed to rivals with active two-week live-ops cycles.
The SWOT
- Cozy art style sustains organic daily install velocity
- Optional ad-supported rewards minimize pay-to-win friction
- Implementing a robust cloud-save infrastructure would immediately stabilize the churn of long-term players
Next best moves
Ship cloud-save infrastructure because account synchronization failures are the top churn driver → stabilize long-term retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's #182 grossing rank is a hidden advantage…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Deep staff management system (available in Animal Restaurant but absent here) +1
Since the last report: Technical instability and account synchronization failures have solidified as the primary churn drivers, while the app's competitive positioning now incorporates specific global grossing rank data to contextualize its monetization struggles.
Bottom line
The app's aesthetic retention is strong, but the lack of cloud-save infrastructure is a fatal flaw for a collection-based game. Investing in data persistence will unlock the retention potential currently being lost to post-update account resets.
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Is Cats & Soup : Magic Recipe safe for kids?
How does this compare to Animal Restaurant?
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