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Human-selected studios, tracked automatically. New games, ads, installs and chart moves in one daily briefing.

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Pulse

Your daily game briefing

Games worth a closer look.

  1. Car Sort: Color Puzzle

    Creative activity

    Rollic Games · Sort puzzle

    New variants · 17 Oct–15 Nov
    112
    Play install gain · 29 Oct–15 Nov
    +268K
    Product update · Google Play
    15 Nov
  2. Class Trivia

    Rollic Games · Trivia

    Rising

    Climbed #84 → #12 in a week · 16 new creatives · +95K Google Play installs in 30 days

  3. Beads Out

    Voodoo · Puzzle

    Back on ads

    Back on ads after a 23-day gap · 12 creative concepts observed again

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Studios shaping casual & hybrid-casual.

A curated mix of established publishers, fast-moving specialists and emerging studios — selected for active releases, creative testing and market movement.

actively tracked studios
532actively tracked studios
games tracked
14,141games tracked
creatives observed
130,643creatives observed

01Pulse

Your daily mobile game activity briefing.

Pulse connects unusual ad activity, chart moves, install growth and new releases into one daily briefing, with the evidence behind each finding.

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  • Understand a new game’s core interaction before opening the store.
  • See what changed, when it changed and why a game surfaced.
  • Find games by game types and mechanics.
How to read mobile game activity signals

Why this game surfaced

Select a story to see its evidence

Magic Sort!

Grand Games · Puzzle

Rising

New creatives. A climb up the Puzzle chart.

72 new creatives appeared as Magic Sort! climbed from #81 to #16 in the Canadian App Store Puzzle chart.

New creatives
72observed · 30dMetaGoogle
Chart climb
#81 → #16🇨🇦CA Puzzle Top Free · 7dApp Store
Installs added · 30d
+180K+67% vs previous 30dGoogle Play

Also observed

  • 14 additional App Store countries · 30d
  • 5 app updates · 30d
  • Store icon and screenshots refreshed · 29 Sept

Fresh discoveries

Find new games worth studying, then follow their updates, ads and chart moves.

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Miner Pixel: Mining Puzzle

simon kim

Sort puzzle

How it plays: Send color-matched crews to mine pixel artwork, returning to unload when their stacks fill.

Why explore: Crew selection combines matching the available colors with managing carrying limits.

Miner Pixel: Mining Puzzle store screenshot 1Miner Pixel: Mining Puzzle store screenshot 2Miner Pixel: Mining Puzzle store screenshot 3
Released Explore game →

Stamp Up! Tap Match

ABIGAMES PTE. LTD

Category matching

How it plays: Tap stamps that match the category cards to collect items and reveal the layers underneath.

Why explore: Different pictures can fill the same category, making associations part of the puzzle.

Stamp Up! Tap Match store screenshot 1Stamp Up! Tap Match store screenshot 2Stamp Up! Tap Match store screenshot 3
Released Explore game →

Crowd Jam: Block Puzzle

Panteon

Block puzzle

How it plays: Drag hollow blocks out of the grid to collect waiting stickmen.

Why explore: Clearing a route and finding enough space for the remaining crowd become the same puzzle.

Crowd Jam: Block Puzzle store screenshot 1Crowd Jam: Block Puzzle store screenshot 2Crowd Jam: Block Puzzle store screenshot 3
Released Explore game →
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02Games

Find your next reference. Follow its story.

Find games by how they play, compare the evidence, then dig into creatives, traction, rollout, charts and full recorded history.

Sand Loop

Voodoo · Sort puzzle

5.2M
Android installs
148
Ad videos observed
42/54
App Store markets
#6
Best Puzzle rank · US

The trail, in order Select a moment to inspect it

Chart climb

  • App Store
  • Google Play

Climbed from #92 to #18 in US Games Top Free and reached #6 in Puzzle. Also entered Google Play Puzzle Top Grossing at #42.

App Store + Google Play · United States charts

Investigate the game

14,141 games across 532 actively tracked studios · Sort, merge, idle, tower defense, word and more.

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03Creatives

Ad creatives that persist, return and spread.

Research mobile game ad creatives with playable videos, concept groups and individual variants. Trace where and when each ad was observed.

Browse 130,643 creatives
  • Find creatives by game, studio, game type or mechanic.
  • Separate recent ad starts from older ads newly found by SpyReel.
  • Compare long-running, returning and cross-network creative findings.
Guide to mobile game ad creative research

Observed ad networks

  • Meta
  • Google
  • TikTok
  • Apple
  • AppLovin
  • Unity Ads
+10 more
  • Mintegral
  • AdMob
  • InMobi
  • Vungle
  • Bidease
  • Chartboost
  • Tapjoy
  • Liftoff
  • Aarki
  • PubMatic
  • 0:38
    Long-runningMeta

    Block Jam

    Voodoo · Puzzle

    82 days observed

    21 markets · 8 variants

    Meta

    Inspect creative
  • 0:34
    ReturnedGoogle

    Magic Sort!

    Grand Games · Puzzle

    Back after 23 days

    17 markets · 6 variants

    Google

    Inspect creative
  • 0:28
    ExpandingApple

    Color Block Jam

    Rollic Games · Puzzle

    +9 markets · 30d

    28 markets · 11 variants

    Apple

    Inspect creative
  • 0:59
    Cross-networkGoogle

    Hexa Sort

    Lion Studios · Puzzle

    Observed across 2 networks

    32 markets · 14 variants

    Meta + Google

    Inspect creative
  • 0:29
    Newly observedApple

    Match Factory!

    Peak Games · Puzzle

    First observed 10 Nov

    9 markets · 3 variants

    Apple

    Inspect creative

04Studios

Find the mobile game studios making moves.

Compare publishers and developers through their tracked portfolios, creative activity, releases, updates and meaningful install signals.

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  • Find Established, Proven, Emerging and Rising studios using saved evidence.
  • Follow the games behind each studio’s recent activity.
  • Inspect advertising connections to other store-listed developers’ games.
How to investigate advertising connections

Discover studios by

  • Studio profile
  • 🔥 Active now
  • New creatives
  • Early-stage
  • New releases
  • Install signals

Grand Games

ProvenRising

6 tracked games

42.4M Android installs

Most active games · 30d

  • Magic Sort!

    +72 ads

  • Car Match

    +12 ads

  • Block Out!

    +8 ads

96
New creatives
across 4 games · 30d
2
Early-stage
qualifying signals
+38%
Android growth
vs previous 30d
2
New releases
last 60 days

Latest change · 14 Nov

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Voodoo

EstablishedRising

207 tracked games

2.9B Android installs

Most active games · 30d

  • Beads Out

    +94 ads

  • Marble Sort!

    +76 ads

  • Sand Loop

    +31 ads

263
New creatives
across 44 games · 30d
8
Early-stage
qualifying signals
+24%
Android growth
vs previous 30d
6
New releases
last 60 days

Latest change · 14 Nov

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Rollic Games

EstablishedRising

180 tracked games

1.4B Android installs

Most active games · 30d

  • Car Sort

    +68 ads

  • Screw Jam

    +52 ads

  • Color Block Jam

    +32 ads

184
New creatives
across 26 games · 30d
5
Early-stage
qualifying signals
+42%
Android growth
vs previous 30d
4
New releases
last 60 days

Latest change · 14 Nov

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05Watchlist

Watch what matters to you.

Follow specific studios and games. When you come back, SpyReel shows what changed—with an optional weekly digest.

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Your Watchlist

Weekly digest · optional

Since your last visit

46 changes across 8 watched games

46 unseen
  • 248 new creatives
  • 6 chart movers
  • 8 games updated
  • 7 store page changes
  • 12 new markets
  • 3 releases
  • 5 games with faster downloads
  • Beads OutVoodoo

    • 🎬 +96 new creative variants
  • Car Sort: Color PuzzleRollic Games

    🌍 Now available in 🇯🇵 Japan and 🇰🇷 South KoreaApp Store

  • Screw JamRollic Games

    🔄 Update v2.4.1 + new store screenshotsApp Store

  • Marble Sort!Voodoo

    📈 #76 → #18 · App Store Puzzle Top Free · 🇺🇸 US

  • Pixel Pop!Grand Games

    ⬇️ Play downloads +64% week over week

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Built for investigation, not guesswork.

Understand what SpyReel tracks, how the evidence works, and what you can follow.

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What is SpyReel used for?

SpyReel is a mobile game intelligence platform for developers, publishers, producers and user acquisition teams. Research competitors through ad creatives, studio portfolios, Google Play install growth, chart movements and store history, then follow relevant games in your Watchlist.

Where does the data come from?

SpyReel records public App Store and Google Play information, plus advertising observations across Meta, Google, TikTok, Apple, Unity Ads, AppLovin, Mintegral, AdMob, InMobi, Vungle, Bidease, Chartboost, Tapjoy, Liftoff, Aarki, and PubMatic. Transparency libraries and sampled ad reports provide different fields and coverage. Dates and source context distinguish reported history from confirmed sightings.

What does “observed” mean?

An observation records what SpyReel found in a supported source at a particular time. A gap in observations does not mean no activity happened outside the sources and markets we track.

Does SpyReel show revenue or advertising spend?

No. SpyReel shows recorded advertising, store and chart evidence. Google Play install gains reflect collected store-reported values. Creative counts, longevity and chart movement do not establish ad spend, revenue, profitability or a confirmed publishing agreement.

What are advertising connections?

An advertiser account linked to one studio can point to a game listed under another developer. SpyReel keeps the advertiser, external store destination, store-listed developer and dated ad evidence together. This is an observed advertising connection; it does not prove game ownership or a business agreement.

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How do I keep track of competitors?

Watch specific studios and games. Their changes appear in your Watchlist when you return, with an optional weekly email digest to help you catch up.

How is coverage selected?

SpyReel focuses on active casual and hybrid-casual studios, from emerging teams to established publishers. Coverage is curated by genre and activity, and registered users can suggest studios for review.

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Is there a free trial?

Yes. New eligible accounts receive 7 days of full SpyReel Pro access, with no credit card required. Your trial begins after email verification and onboarding. After it ends, subscribe to continue full research access. Your saved games and followed studios remain in your Watchlist, and you won’t be charged automatically unless you choose a paid subscription.

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