Nails Done! is a hyper-casual simulation game for iOS where users perform nail-care tasks like clipping and painting.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
—
Games
Sentiment
4.4
15k reviews
Nemesis
Acrylic Nails!
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app for quick, low-stakes creative satisfaction, but the current design fails to provide enough agency to sustain long-term engagement.
For Casual mobile gamers interested in simulation games and creative finger-painting activities.
What does it look like?
Key features
Interactive clipping mechanic requires users to trim nails to a specific length without exceeding boundaries.
Drawing mechanic allows users to fill in stencil patterns on fingernails.
Tactile vibration patterns simulate the physical sensation of polishing nails.
How much does it cost?
Monetization relies on ad-supported gameplay loops typical of hyper-casual simulation titles.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
The app has been inactive for over five years, with no updates released since September 2020. The development history shows a pattern of minor bug fixes before the project ceased activity. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance, feature development, or live operations. The app is classified as a zombie due to the lack of any release activity for well over 12 months.
Who built it?
Lion Studios
13+ apps tracked · Games
The Real Juggle: Soccer 2026
Hooked Inc: Fishing Games
Bestie Breakup - Run for Love
Arrow Tangle
Animal Transform: Epic Race 3D
Puzzle Wars:Heroes - Match RPG
Arrow Tangle!
Draw In™
Popsicle Stack
Happy Glass
Rocket Punch!
Nail Salon 3DUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans frustrated. Users appreciate satisfying core nail-care simulation loop provides a relaxing experience for casual players.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Satisfying core nail-care simulation loop provides a relaxing experience for casual players
- Excessive ad frequency disrupts the gameplay flow after almost every single action
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
Read the full review analysisUnlock 1 more frustration theme and 1 user request, each backed by review evidence.
Access the full report for freeCompetition
Competitive landscape for Nails Done!
How's the Games market?
The rivals identified
By Crazy Labs
The primary market leader in the nail simulation sub-genre, maintaining dominance through high-frequency content updates and superior physics-based mechanics.
- Advanced acrylic application mechanics including filling and shaping
- Significantly deeper customization options for jewelry and accessories
- Higher frequency of content updates and seasonal events
Unlock the head-to-head verdict: where this rival wins, and where it loses.
Access the full report for freeThe Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for Nails Done!
Where is it heading?
The hyper-casual simulation market is consolidating around titles that offer higher fidelity and deeper customization, leaving Nails Done! exposed. Without a shift toward manual design agency and reduced ad friction, the app will continue to lose share to competitors with more active content-update cadences.
- Technical instability and progress-reset bugs in the latest version erode user trust, leading to increased churn pressure.
- Aggressive ad frequency disrupts the core simulation loop, which suppresses session length and limits long-term player retention.
The SWOT
- Haptic feedback integration provides a tactile differentiator in the hyper-casual simulation space
- Implementing manual design controls would address the primary agency complaint
Next best moves
Ship manual painting controls because lack of agency is a top-3 complaint → increase session depth
+ 2 more prioritized movesThe counter-intuitive read
The game's reliance on automation is not a…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Advanced acrylic shaping (available in Acrylic Nails!) +1
Since the last report: The app remains in a zombie state, but sentiment has declined due to newly reported technical instability and persistent frustration over lack of player agency.
Bottom line
Nails Done! retains users through a satisfying core loop, but aggressive monetization and technical bugs threaten its long-term viability, so the PM must prioritize manual control features to differentiate from deeper competitors.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 1 market threat, 2 more prioritized moves and the analyst’s take.
Access the full report for freeReport last updated