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Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles

Simon Schuster · Games · United States store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$1.6K
Likely $545 to $4.9K
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
4.8 of 5
269 ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
1
was 0 on Oct 17, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 24, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$19.6K
No Google Play version found
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
9.4K to 26.9K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • New Zealand #70 Games: Board$1.6K · 100%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (10 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
269
AVG RATING
4.75
PRICE
Free
AGE
3.8y
LAST UPDATE
39d ago
VERSION
1.7.3
SIZE
75 MB
AGE RATING
4+

Last 30 days

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DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
1 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
1 (was 0)
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Oct 24, 2026$1.6K · 1 country
Best rank Sep 25, 2026: not ranked. Now: #70 Games: Board · NZ. Days at zero are days outside every grossing chart. Small app: scaled like the revenue estimate above, so the line shows the trend on the same scale.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
10 purchases listed
  • Supporter (Annual)$14.99
  • Supporter (Monthly)$2.49
  • Supporter (Weekly)$0.79
  • Beginner Pack 3$1.99
  • Advanced Pack 2$2.99
  • Beginner Pack 4$1.99
  • Beginner Pack 5$1.99
  • Expert Pack 2$2.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.2 reviews / week
  • Trendrising
  • Recent reviews average3.8 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share23%
From the latest 31 written reviews, covering 1361 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
4 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases13 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
269 ratings
5★87%
4★7%
3★4%
2★1%
1★2%

What users want

From the latest 31 reviews on the United States App Store, Feb 2, 2023 to Sep 15, 2026: 23% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Too many ads71%

5 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I can't believe a company would allow that type of predatory scam ads on their app.
★★★★★ The bad: the ads are frankly insane.
★★★★★ Ads to refill play tokens, ads autoroll after every game.
Price and subscription29%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I can't believe a company would allow that type of predatory scam ads on their app.
★★★★★ I paid actual money for a pack and as soon as I finished a puzzle got a full screen ad.
Limits, credits, locked features29%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The daily puzzles requires a token to play, one every day.
★★★★★ Ads to refill play tokens, ads autoroll after every game.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Please add more Genius (3 Star) packs!! 5★, Jun 18, 2025
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS

Nothing stands out.

WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Looks great21%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ This app is absolutely gorgeous, the graphics and UI design is very pleasing and being able to save a game mid-puzzle to come back to later is amazing.
★★★★★ I tried a couple of other apps for this type of puzzle but none had the same sort of elegance in design.
★★★★★ Good interface, solid challenge
Fun, addictive21%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Other than that, great game, very relaxing.
★★★★★ Love this game! Please add more Genius (3 Star) packs!!
★★★★★ There's even a relaxing music track which I put on when playing at night.
Easy to use16%

3 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The apps never crashes on me, so it's easy to pop in and play between things, even if I'm just waiting for a few minutes sometimes, the board is always right where I left it.
★★★★★ It's very easy to use and the highlighting is very helpful for solving.
★★★★★ Weekly games are 1 or two dots and vary from very easy to very hard.
Worth the money11%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The year sub is WAY worth it if you want to buy any packs at all.
★★★★★ Well worth it, the developer is responsive to changes.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Sep 15, 2026
Macht Spaß, aber zu viel Werbung

Wer kein Geld bezahlen möchte kann sich auf viel Werbung freuen. Heutige Tagesquest 189sek Werbung.

★★★★★Sep 4, 2026
Updated Review

The year sub is WAY worth it if you want to buy any packs at all. Somehow the game isn’t boring and I’ve completed over 1,000 diff rounds now. Weirdly I’m finding the harder 2 star levels in the Expert packs easier and faster, I’m 72% thru it. The weekly 3 star games are too hard for me so far, and I don’t love that you get timed hints since I don’t have anything to do for 5 minutes when I’m stuck. I’m not on the 3 star game packs yet so maybe I’ll get better at those lol. The apps never crashes on me, so it’s easy to pop in and play between things, even if I’m just waiting for a few minutes sometimes, the board is always right where I left it. Other times I’ll sit and play like 30 minutes and plow thru a game pack or few. After my review about game boards being mapped to the wrong hints they replied to email screenshots of which ones. The next game I found I sent and they fixed it. If I find more I’ll send those too. I’ve sent pics of a diff issue where the beginner pack 5 won’t mark completed on the packs card which I assume they will also be able to fix as it’s the only one out of all of them doing it.

★★★★★Jul 21, 2026
Tips don’t reset

My tips don’t reset anymore and are permanently stuck on -1. I bought the full version and expect it to work properly.

★★★★★Jun 19, 2026
Gutes Knobelspiel, aber …

Eigentlich ein super Denkspiel, leider wird das cheaten nicht unterbunden. Es ist unmöglich eine Aufgabe, wo 20 Sterne gesetzt werden sollen in 13 Sekunden ohne zu tricksen zu lösen. Wenn das Schummeln unterbunden wird, gibt es den 5 Stern und das Abo zurück.

★★★★★Jun 8, 2026
Scam ads in game

I really enjoyed the game until I finished a puzzle and got an ad that said “your account has been hacked!”. I can’t believe a company would allow that type of predatory scam ads on their app. I instantly deleted the app and came here to give the review.

★★★★★May 8, 2026
So fun!

My only complaint is that you have to buy a lot of the puzzles. Other than that, great game, very relaxing.

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Store screenshots

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App Store ads

Apple Search Ads this app ran in the last 90 days, from Apple's public ad repository.

STATUS
Running now
FIRST SEEN
Apr 19, 2026
AD VARIATIONS
104
EU COUNTRIES
21
WHERE
Search results in AT, CY, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, IE, IT, LU, LV, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK. Formats: Icon + Asset Ad, Icon Ad. Last impression Oct 19, 2026.
AD TEXT
  • Dein tägliches Doppelstern
  • Daily Two Not Touch challenge
  • Tägliche Doppelstern Puzzle
  • Täglich neue Sternenrätsel
  • The NYT logic puzzle classic
  • Tägliche Star Battle Puzzle
Ad creativeAd creativeAd creativeAd creativeAd creativeAd creative

Apple only publishes ads shown in the EU (EU Digital Services Act), with a 7 day delay. An app that advertises only outside the EU shows nothing here.

Growth research

Where this app is buying and earning its users. Each link opens pre filtered.

Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

star8star battle6hoshi6puzzle5stars5battle4game4logic4games4game daily3two touch3logic puzzle3games stars3guriddo hoshi3hoshi legal3touch3challenge3daily2two2puzzles2solving2guriddo2legal2

What's new in 1.7.3

- Update: When a puzzle has been replaced with a fixed version, restarting the board now loads the new one. - Problem solved: The Ramen-Chef explains that your copy of a puzzle is out of date instead of showing a cryptic error.

Released Jan 12, 2023. Current version shipped Sep 15, 2026.

Store description

Hoshi (星, Japanese for star) is a free and competitive Star Battle game with daily challenges. Star Battle, also known as "Two Not Touch", is a classic pen-and-paper logic puzzle published in newspapers and puzzle magazines worldwide. If you enjoy playing tricky puzzles and brain-teasing games and seek a new challenge, then you should give Hoshi a try. If you have never played the Star Battle logic game before, don’t worry the rules are straight forward: Similar to other logic puzzles you have a grid that you need to fill. In a normal 2 star “Two Not Touch” game each row, column, and region must have exactly 2 stars. Stars are not allowed to touch, even not diagonally. Hoshi includes Star Battles with 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 stars, but games with more stars are yet to come ;) Hoshi offers you: - Everyday we release a new number game (daily puzzle challenge) - Track your solving time and compete against other players (leaderboards) - There is also a weekly challenge for geniuses (3 star plus games) - There are 5 different difficulties (easy to diabolical) - Packs with hand-selected logic puzzle (e.g. for beginners) - Guide with solving strategies - Profile with stats about your skill level & progress Coming soon: - Add your friends and play with them a numbers puzzle - Star Battle games with more than 5 stars Privacy policy: https://guriddo.app/hoshi/legal/privacy Terms of use: https://guriddo.app/hoshi/legal/tos

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