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Verdict for “The Word”

Crowded

Strong, charting rivals already own this. Only enter with something very different.

12 matched apps currently sit in the top 10 charts — niche looks saturated with strong incumbents (saturation 83/100).

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39competitors found
22in the charts
4.7avg rating, top apps
17launched in 30 days

Who you’d compete with

Top 10 by chart rank and ratings
Heads Up!Warner Bros. · Games #1top paid 4.8296,202 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell TabooMarmalade Game Studio · Games #1top paid 4.88,772 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Charades: Guess Word · Guesslysmak apps · Games #1top free 4.62,235 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Crostic Crossword－Word PuzzlesSeverex · Games #2top free 4.71,772 ratings n/aApp Store 2active updates Word Search Explorer®PlaySimple Games Pte Ltd · Games #4top free 4.72,142 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Zen Word® - Relax Puzzle GameOakever Games · Games #4top free 4.8613 ratings n/aApp Store 2too new to tell Charades - Family & Party GameDmytro Cheverda · Games #5top free 4.810,472 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Spelling ShedEducation Shed Ltd · Education #7top paid 4.427,137 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Imposter Game - Who's the Spy?Cosmicode Lda · Games #7top free 4.6872 ratings n/aApp Store 2too new to tell Wordscapes - Word GamePeopleFun, Inc. · Games #7top free 4.7375 ratings n/aApp Store 2too new to tell

New in this niche

17 launched in the last 30 days
The Q Word Colin Oreilly Games Quaddle - The Word Match Game NEXT PAGE IT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Games Word Guesser - Guess the Word MATEUSZ ADAM NIEWIADOMSKI Games Alias: Guess the Word Game! IANA DROBOTUKHINA Games Gister: Guess the Word PLAYRIOT LLC Games Word of the Day: Vocabee Karol Billik Education Headword: Word of the Day Menyin Chang Education The Word Library Aurasphere, Limited Liability Company Book The World of Words Erdener Uyan Education Pray The Word - Prayer Packs IBUKUNOLUWAPO ADUNOLA AKANDE Lifestyle Charades: Guess the Word! IANA DROBOTUKHINA Games Around The Word Game Stephen Fink Games

Where the opening is

  • Beginner / simplicity positioning is common — room for advanced niche? (12/39 descriptions)

What to do next

  1. Only proceed with a sharp wedge — me-too launches will struggle here.
  2. Review these strong incumbents before pivoting: Heads Up!, Taboo, Charades: Guess Word · Guessly.
  3. Consider an adjacent keyword or sub-audience with weaker chart presence.
  4. Use Launches (/launches?q=The%20Word) to see if new launches still enter this space.
How we scored this
Competitors+40
Chart presence+23.5
Ratings+19.1
Update pace0
Saturation83/100

About the data

  • Match set has ratings and chart signals; score is based on stored crawler data only.

Open below 40, competitive 40–69, crowded from 70 or with 3+ top-10 charting rivals. We never estimate downloads or revenue. Generated 30 Sept 2026.