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Type the search people would use to find the app. We look at who ranks today and how beatable they are.
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A research starting point built from public store data, not a forecast of downloads or revenue.
How the score is built
Every component is shown — no black box.
Search popularity 59/100 (estimated from autocomplete).
Difficulty 42/100 from the strength of the top 10.
9 of the top 10 are poorly rated, stale (no update in a year) or have under 1,000 ratings.
1 of the 5 top apps checked charge or sell in-app purchases; median in-app price 4.99.
0 of the top 10 launched in the last two years and already have 1,000+ ratings.
Recurring complaints: app not working, app not opening, qr code scanning.
Who ranks today
Top results in CA
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2.0 · 123 - 2
Rural Municipality of Piney · Free, no purchases or ads · updated this month0.0 · 0 - 3
1.9 · 140 - 4
4.8 · 206 - 5
4.6 · 31,022 - 6
3.7 · 10 - 7
0.0 · 0 - 8
2.1 · 255 - 9
5.0 · 2 - 10
0.0 · 0
“App doesn’t work. App doesn’t work. Can’t get pass the initialization agent screen. The app times out.” — review of MB Wallet
“Doesn’t work. This app simply doesn’t open.” — review of MB Wallet
No repeated feature requests in recent reviews.
How the top apps make money
From the top 5 apps' App Store pages in CA, in that store's prices. Ads come from the store's labels and purchases that remove ads.
| App | How it makes money | Prices | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| MB Wallet | Free, no purchases or ads | — | — |
| Rural Municipality of Piney | Free, no purchases or ads | — | — |
| 511 Manitoba | Free + ads? | — | privacy label: tracks users |
| Manitoba Class 5 Driving Test | Free + subscription | $0.99/week · $24.99/year · $4.99 lifetime | — |
| Manitoba Hydro | Free, no purchases or ads | — | — |
- 3 of 5 top apps are completely free, with nothing to buy and no ads (MB Wallet, Rural Municipality of Piney, Manitoba Hydro).
- 511 Manitoba may show ads too: its privacy label says it tracks users, which is usually done to show or measure ads.
- 1 of 5 top apps sells a subscription: Manitoba Class 5 Driving Test, at $0.99/week or $24.99/year.
- 1 of 5 top apps sells a one-time unlock, from $4.99 (Manitoba Class 5 Driving Test).
If you built this today
What a new app should do better than today's top apps, based on their reviews, update history, ratings and prices.
- 1Fix what users complain about“app not working” comes up in 8 low-rated reviews of today's top apps.Solve this from your first version, and show that you have in your first screenshots.
“App doesn’t work. App doesn’t work. Can’t get pass the initialization agent screen. The app times out.” — review of MB Wallet
- 2Fix what users complain about“app not opening” comes up in 4 low-rated reviews of today's top apps.Solve this from your first version, and show that you have in your first screenshots.
“Doesn’t work. This app simply doesn’t open.” — review of MB Wallet
- 3Fix what users complain about“qr code scanning” comes up in 3 low-rated reviews of today's top apps.Solve this from your first version, and show that you have in your first screenshots.
“The worst app ever used!. This app has one of the least intuitive user experiences I’ve encountered. The setup instructions are OK, but there is almost no feedback during the process. I successfully scanned the QR cod…” — review of MB Wallet
- 4Keep it fresh2 of the top 5 apps haven't been updated in over 6 months.Ship small updates every few weeks and answer reviews. Active apps win back users who feel abandoned.
- 5Win on qualityToday's top apps average 2.0★.A polished, reliable app stands out here. Fix crashes and confusing screens before adding features.
- 6Move earlyEven the #1 app has fewer than 1,000 ratings.The search is young: a good listing and early ratings can get a new app to the top quickly.
- 7Test willingness to payFew of the top apps charge anything.Money in this search is unproven. Check that people will pay before building much (a waitlist with prices, or a small paid feature).
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