Kick King is a casual arcade sports game for iOS where players compete in timing-based kicking challenges.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Games
Sentiment
4.4
34 reviews
Nemesis
Soccer Superstar
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cognitive load of complex sports simulations, serving users who want immediate, short-session competitive feedback.
For Casual mobile gamers looking for short, humorous, and competitive arcade-style challenges.
What does it look like?
Key features
Power-up that increases kick strength to overpower opponents. Revenue link: In-game currency sink — drives coin consumption and potential ad-watch loops for power-up replenishment.
Defensive power-up that mitigates damage from opponent kicks. Revenue link: In-game currency sink — encourages coin accumulation and retention through tactical gameplay.
Progression system allowing players to spend earned coins on character stats. Revenue link: Retention loop — creates long-term engagement by tying session performance to character growth.
How much does it cost?
Ad-supported free-to-play model utilizing in-game currency for progression and power-ups.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceShow more...
Kick King has been inactive for 2,281 days, indicating the project has been abandoned by its developer. The final updates in early 2020 focused on minor performance improvements and bug fixes, with no new content or features introduced since. There is no evidence of ongoing support or development for this title.
Who built it?
UMX Studio FZ-
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans thrilled. Users appreciate the core gameplay loop provides a rewarding experience that keeps players engaged during short sessions.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core gameplay loop provides a rewarding experience that keeps players engaged during short sessions
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Kick King
How's the Games market?
Kick King maintains a 4.35 rating across 34 reviews on iOS, but the 76-month update gap prevents it from competing for chart visibility. The lack of active development leaves it as a legacy title in a category dominated by high-velocity arcade rivals.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Real Free Soccer
Dominates the casual sports arcade niche with a massive user base and high-frequency update cadence.
- Implements a high-velocity release schedule with 8 updates in six months to maintain engagement.
- Focuses on simplified gesture-based controls that lower the barrier to entry for casual players.
- Leverages a massive review volume to dominate organic search rankings within the sports category.
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Key takeaways for Kick King
Where is it heading?
The casual sports arcade market is consolidating around high-velocity titles that ship bi-weekly content updates. Kick King's lack of activity leaves it exposed, and the PM should expect continued decline in organic reach as rivals capture the remaining casual interest.
- The 76-month development gap indicates a zombie-state product, which prevents the app from responding to evolving casual arcade meta-game trends.
The SWOT
- Simple timing-based mechanics provide immediate, low-friction engagement for casual sessions
- Implement a social-sharing loop to leverage the humorous kick reactions that users find entertaining
Next best moves
Sunset the title because the 76-month development gap makes it impossible to compete with current market rivals → reallocate resources to active projects
The counter-intuitive read
The app's high sentiment score is a vanity metric…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Real-time multiplayer (available in Mini Football but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The intelligence report transitioned from a growth-oriented recommendation to a sunset strategy, acknowledging that the 76-month development gap renders the title non-competitive against high-velocity arcade rivals.
Bottom line
Sunset the title as a growth asset, as the 76-month development gap makes it impossible to compete with the high-velocity update cadences of current market rivals.
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Is Kick King still receiving updates?
How does Kick King compare to Soccer Superstar?
Is Kick King free to play?
What are some alternatives to Kick King?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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