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Big Duck Games
For casual gamers and logic puzzle enthusiasts seeking therapeutic mental stimulation, including significant adoption within the ADHD and autism communities.
For casual gamers and logic puzzle enthusiasts seeking therapeutic mental stimulation, including significant adoption within the ADHD and autism communities.
Helping casual gamers find a 'mind like water' state through minimalist logic puzzles and therapeutic interactive experiences.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 10Last updated
Fireworks Arcade
v1.1
9.5y ago
Primary focus
Mobile games · minimalist logic puzzles
Scale
indie
Target audience
Casual gamers and logic puzzle enthusiasts seeking therapeutic mental stimulation, including significant adoption within the ADHD and autism communities.
Released 12 updates across 6 active apps in the last 6 months, maintaining a high cadence for its core puzzle franchise.
10 apps analysed
Offline-first architecture ensures reliability during travel
Sudoku meets Jigsaw in this addictive evolution of the classic number puzzle!
Daily streak-tracking reinforces the open-app habit
Fit blocks, make words! Part crossword, part jigsaw puzzle, and a ton of fun!
Minimalist interface reduces onboarding friction
2,500+ level library creates high switching costs
Established 'Flow®' brand authority
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Positive apps
3
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
72/100
Avg sentiment score
While the core mechanic is word-based, it competes directly for the same 'casual daily puzzle' time-share as the target app.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
This is the primary market leader in the 'connect-the-dots' puzzle genre, sharing the exact core mechanic of connecting matching colors while maintaining a massive, loyal user base.
This is the most direct functional competitor, mirroring the core 'connect pipes' mechanic while maintaining a high-velocity release cadence (16 updates in 6 months).
A staple of the puzzle category that excels at daily challenges and seasonal trophy collections.
A rapidly growing puzzle title that has successfully captured the casual market with a highly satisfying, physics-based sorting mechanic.
Maintains high market relevance through an aggressive release cadence and a broad variety of puzzle sub-types.
Captures the 'infinite/relaxing' segment of the puzzle market with a focus on logic and symmetry.
A direct mechanical rival that focuses on the 'Knot' visual metaphor, maintaining high ratings and consistent update activity.
Directly competes with the 'Jigsaw' component of the target app's hybrid value proposition.
A direct thematic competitor that successfully blends crossword mechanics with landscape-themed visual relaxation.
Competes for the 'Daily Puzzle' habit, utilizing a unified subscription model and strong social sharing features.
The definitive classic puzzle game that occupies the same 'quick-fix' mental space as the target app.
A hyper-casual physics-based puzzle game that competes for the same 'quick-session' mobile audience.
A dominant force in the block-puzzle sub-genre that competes for the same 'relaxing, infinite-play' audience segment.
An adjacent puzzle genre leader that demonstrates how to monetize casual puzzle players through high-production value.
Captures the same 'frustration-to-mastery' loop found in challenging puzzle games through rhythm-based mechanics.
Represents the gold standard for idle-game progression mechanics within the broader games category.
Provides a competitive, physics-driven alternative that shifts the focus from creation to combat.
Adjacent puzzle category focusing on lateral thinking and 'trick' questions rather than traditional word construction.
Shares the casual, multi-mode arcade structure and broad demographic appeal of the target app.
Captures the creative sandbox audience with a massive, high-velocity content update cycle.
An emerging threat that successfully captures the 'relaxing puzzle' audience through high-polish aesthetic design.
Emerging threat utilizing idle-management mechanics to capture the casual puzzle-solving demographic.
Rapidly scaling through a highly specific demographic focus and high-frequency feature iteration.
A rising threat in the premium/subscription space (Apple Arcade) that gamifies the 'connecting lines' mechanic into a transit simulation.
Demonstrates high-velocity development with 14 releases in six months, signaling aggressive feature iteration.
