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Doug Hicks
For pokémon TCG collectors and casual gamers interested in estimation, vocabulary, and mental math challenges.
Known forCountItBack
For pokémon TCG collectors and casual gamers interested in estimation, vocabulary, and mental math challenges.
Connecting collectors through real-time inventory tracking and providing fast-paced, logic-based puzzle games for casual users.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 3Last updated
CountItBack
v1.2
5mo ago
Primary focus
Utility tools and logic-based puzzle games
Scale
indie
Target audience
Pokémon TCG collectors and casual gamers interested in estimation, vocabulary, and mental math challenges.
Origin
Founded on the mission of helping collectors avoid wasted trips to retail stores by providing real-time inventory tracking.
Released 17 updates across 5 apps in the last 6 months, indicating a high-frequency development cycle.
5 apps analysed
One-time purchase model removes ad-based friction
Streak-based survival mode creates high-stakes engagement for math enthusiasts
Ad-free and subscription-free value proposition [Pricing Strategy]
Single-market publisher — every app ships only to United States.
Based on 4 of 5 apps with localized market data — more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
User-sentiment analysis coming soon.
This app dominates the casual word puzzle market with a massive user base and high-frequency content updates that directly compete for the same casual gaming audience.
While focused on spelling, this app targets the same 'adult self-improvement' demographic as CountItBack's cashier training.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Zapzapmath competes for the same education-focused user base by gamifying core arithmetic skills through structured, adaptive learning paths.
While more advanced, this app competes for the same 'math education' market share by using game-based learning for complex concepts.
This app targets early learners with strategy-based math games that overlap with the foundational arithmetic required for counting change.
Competes for the daily-habit player by offering a similar puzzle-variety experience with high update frequency.
This app provides a broad suite of arithmetical operations and tricks that directly compete with the mental math training offered by CountItBack.
Stick and Split focuses on visual multiplication and division, capturing the same audience looking for intuitive ways to master mental math.
Directly competes for the 'serious' word puzzle player by offering structured practice and adventure modes.
Targets the same puzzle-solving demographic by focusing on decryption mechanics rather than block-stacking.
This app captures the casual puzzle-solving demographic by using visual iconography as the primary gameplay mechanic.
It competes for the attention of trivia enthusiasts who enjoy deep-dive content and progressive difficulty levels.
This app serves as a general homework assistant, overlapping with the educational utility of CountItBack's practice lessons.
While focused on automotive, this app competes for the same niche collector demographic that values real-time inventory tracking and community-driven marketplace data.
This tool provides specialized arithmetic functionality that serves as a utility for the same users practicing mental math.
Targets the social-casual word puzzle demographic with daily-focused content.
It targets the competitive trivia market by offering real-time multiplayer features that appeal to users seeking social validation.
This app focuses on specific math problem solving, mirroring the step-by-step instructional approach found in CountItBack.
This is a comprehensive math utility that competes for the attention of students and professionals needing quick, accurate calculations.
This app competes for the same casual trivia audience by leveraging a specific pop-culture niche to drive engagement.
Targets the utility-focused word game player who values score optimization over pure gameplay.
This app competes for the attention of hobbyist collectors by providing a specialized marketplace and custom order application interface.
Uses a similar dynamic growth mechanic to the target app, appealing to fans of spatial word games.
This is a direct functional competitor in the trading card game space, offering price comparison and marketplace listing features.
Targets the competitive word-game player, contrasting with the target's focus on solo play.
This app targets the same 'specialized hobbyist' segment, competing for user screen time through niche inventory and educational resources.
A new competitor utilizing multi-directional word detection to differentiate from the target's grid.
It targets the trivia category by focusing on clue-based deduction, overlapping with the estimation logic of DumbMath!.
A new entrant leveraging AI to solve math problems, representing a modern threat to traditional manual practice apps.
A recent entrant that uses a word-chaining mechanic to challenge the target's market share.
This newcomer enters the brain-training space with a high volume of content designed to capture casual puzzle players.
