Tier List Maker+ is a utility app for iOS that allows users to create, customize, and share visual tier lists via a drag-and-drop interface.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Utilities
Sentiment
1.0
1 reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of manual image organization for users who want to share subjective rankings across social platforms.
For Content creators and enthusiasts looking to organize preferences like movies, games, or food into visual rankings.
What does it look like?
Key features
Visual arrangement of images into user-defined tiers via touch input.
Personalization of tier names and visual layout for list organization.
Exporting completed tier lists to external platforms to drive viral loops.
How much does it cost?
Monetization shift from free-only to a gated model following the recent addition of a paywall.
Velocity
Dormant developmentmonetizationShow more...
Tier List Maker+ has been inactive for 675 days, indicating a complete cessation of development. The only recorded update in the provided history focused on the implementation of a paywall. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance, feature expansion, or live operations support.
Who built it?
Muhammed Efdal incesu
3 apps tracked · Utilities
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Audio TrimmerUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an upset sentiment.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Aggressive paywall implementation prevents users from accessing their own created lists after a short trial period
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Tier List Maker+
How's the Utilities market?
Tier List Maker+ maintains a 1-star rating on the iOS App Store following the latest update. The lack of updates for 675 days signals a product in maintenance mode, despite the recent introduction of a paywall.
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Key takeaways for Tier List Maker+
Where is it heading?
The market for visual ranking tools is highly sensitive to access friction, and Tier List Maker+ has alienated its core user base by gating their own data. Without a reversal of this policy, the app will continue to see declining retention and negative sentiment.
- The latest update's paywall restricts access to existing content, which triggers immediate user frustration and churn → erodes the app's long-term viability.
The SWOT
- Visual drag-and-drop interface enables rapid list creation
- Introduce ad-supported tier to lower entry friction
Next best moves
Remove paywall lock on existing content because users report being unable to access their own lists → restore baseline retention
The counter-intuitive read
The paywall is not just a monetization failure…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The analysis has evolved to explicitly categorize the paywall as a product failure and identify the threat of competitor displacement in the creator segment. These updates refine the strategic outlook while the underlying product remains in a 22-month development freeze.
Bottom line
The current paywall implementation invalidates the app's utility by restricting access to existing user content. Reverting this lock would restore the core value proposition and stop the immediate churn driving the 1-star rating.
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Is Tier List Maker+ free to use?
Can I access my old tier lists after the update?
What are the limitations of the free version?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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