Appdicted
For casual mobile users interested in photo customization, virtual makeovers, and prank-oriented image editing.
Santa Hats 2
Snapshot
Who is Appdicted?
Providing casual photo-editing utilities for users to customize images with thematic overlays and virtual style experiments.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 2Last updated
Santa Hats 2
v3.2
6.2y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Appdicted?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Photo editing and entertainment utilities
Scale
indie
Target audience
Casual mobile users interested in photo customization, virtual makeovers, and prank-oriented image editing.
Origin
Founded in 2009 by Rory Boyer, a former Oracle CRM consultant, to transition into independent mobile development.
Signature Patterns
- •Focus on 'booth' style photo-overlay utilities
- •Manual adjustment tools for placement, size, and rotation
- •Mixed monetization models including both paid and freemium
- •Static feature sets with minimal long-term maintenance
Portfolio momentum
The publisher has not released any updates in the last 6 months and all 8 apps in the portfolio are classified as abandoned.
Company profile
medium confidence- Founded
- 2009
Portfolio
What does Appdicted ship?
Apps
8 apps analysed
Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.
Based on 3 of 8 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States3 / 3
Core markets (3/3 apps)
Rivals
Who does Appdicted compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Both applications target users seeking grooming and hairstyle visualization, with Moggr capturing a larger audience through its AI-driven facial analysis and freemium model.
Contenders(4)
Both applications target men interested in grooming, though they address different stages of the process: virtual style visualization versus physical appointment fulfillment.
Both applications target men seeking grooming visualization and compete directly through overlapping virtual try-on technology for hairstyle previews.
Both apps target men interested in grooming, but they serve different stages of the process: virtual visualization versus physical salon appointment management.
Both applications target men seeking grooming services, but they serve different stages of the grooming process: visual style exploration versus physical appointment logistics.
Same space(19)
Manly expands beyond hair into body enhancement and tattoo overlays, capturing a broader male aesthetic editing market.
Macho Man Hair Editor targets the same male grooming demographic with a focus on mustache and beard styling alongside hair.
FaceApp provides high-fidelity AI portrait editing that competes for the same user attention as specialized grooming applications.
RetouchMen focuses on broader male body transformation, including muscle and height adjustments, rather than just hair.
Curly Hair Style Photo Editor focuses on specific hair texture transformations to help users visualize curly styles.
Cuts AI targets the same grooming visualization niche but uses a restrictive subscription model that limits free exploration.
Men's Hair Cuts & Hairstyle provides a similar virtual hairstyle catalog but emphasizes AI-powered guidance for face shape matching.
Mira offers a broader AI-driven makeover experience including hair, beard, and makeup for a complete look.
Your Perfect Hairstyle for Men provides a similar virtual try-on experience for men but lacks advanced AI color adjustment features.
Hair and Beard Styles offers a similar virtual makeover utility but focuses on a paid library of specific assets.
Stylebook Men focuses on long-term wardrobe management rather than temporary virtual hairstyle previews.
HAIR U positions itself as a consultant for haircut selection using facial geometry analysis to improve barber interactions.
Hair Style Cam provides a similar virtual grooming tool with a focus on sticker-based editing for men.
Hairstyle Try On emphasizes high-quality AI rendering that preserves natural hair texture and lighting.
Beard Photo Editor targets the same grooming niche with a focus on facial hair stickers rather than full-head hair transformations.
AI Hairstyle Try On Haircut AR provides a similar virtual hairstyle try-on experience with a focus on face-aware positioning.
Haircut Simulator offers a similar AI-powered haircut visualization tool for men and women.
HairApp offers broader AI-powered color analysis and makeup filters that complement the specific hairstyle focus of the source app.
Hair Style offers a similar virtual hairstyle and color try-on utility for both men and women.
New entrants(2)
AI Hairstyle focuses on helping users make confident salon decisions through side-by-side style comparisons.
Noirify targets the same virtual makeover market with a broader range of beauty and outfit suggestions.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Appdicted
Bottom line
Appdicted is a legacy studio that has effectively ceased active development, leaving a portfolio of static photo-editing tools. The publisher's value is limited to the historical reach of their established titles rather than ongoing product innovation.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 8
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 8
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- no