Location-Based AR Game Opening in Ireland
Ireland — for consumers. Niche: Location-Based AR Game.
Data from the week of 19 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly.
Our call
out of 100
We have not checked this against App Store search in Ireland yet, so we won’t call it. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
At a glance
- Demand
- High, in your favour
- 755,697 ratings
- Revenue
- Low, against you
- 1 top-grossing
- Competition
- Low, in your favour
- 1 established in Ireland
- Leading apps
- Fair, neither for nor against you
- 4★ average
How the score of 57 is made
score out of 100
- Demand87
752,213 ratings in the US and UK, 3,484 in Ireland
- Revenue24
1 of the top 3 on a top-grossing chart in the last 30 days; 0 paid
- Room locally88
1 established app in Ireland (15+ ratings, scaled to the market’s size)
- Language gap0
Not checked in local search yet — counted as neutral (50) at most
- Incumbent weakness61
4 stars on average; 2 of 3 not updated in a year
- AI gap30
3 of the top 3 not built around AI
- Momentum—
History building since 19 Oct 2026 — counted as neutral (50) for now
Why this is an opening
Existing apps in Ireland show notable staleness, with 2 out of 3 top apps unupdated. In this market, 67% of the leading apps are considered stale. There is clear demand with a score of 87, yet competition faces high weakness scores.
What people in Ireland see
Not yet checked against local App Store search. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
How strong the competition is
The leading apps in this niche
The niche’s apps available in Ireland, ranked by their share of ratings here and in the United States and United Kingdom; stars in Ireland where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Ireland | Ratings US + UK | Stars | English | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon GO | 3,483 | 752,203 | 4 | Yes | Oct 2026 | No AI |
| QONQR: World in Play | 1 | 0 | 5 | Yes | Nov 2022 | No AI |
| Kazooloo DMX | 0 | 10 | — | Yes | Dec 2017 | No AI |
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Is demand growing
New ratings each week in Ireland, added up over the leading apps. A rating count only grows, so a week’s rise is the people who rated that week.
- Last 4 weeks
- 4 weeks before
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What users complain about
Too few low-star reviews to group into complaints yet.
If you build it
The smallest app that answers what users complain about and what the leaders leave out. Each feature says where it comes from.
- App Store keywords in Englishthe terms searched and which app tops eachMembers
- What apps here chargethe leading apps' in-app prices, once we have read themMembers
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The same niche in other markets
- This market
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| Ireland | 57 | Not yet |
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Scored 2026-10-26 with score version 4. How the score works. Store data only: we do not estimate revenue or downloads.