Shimeji: Screen Buddies

30.8M installs
414K ratings
106.4K monthly active users
$10K+ monthly revenue est.
IAP 59% · Ad 41%
Install Trends
Weekly +24.5K
Steady
Monthly +95.2K
Declining
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ASO Keyword Dashboard

Tracking 91 keywords for Shimeji: Screen Buddies in Google Play

Developer: Digital Cosmos Category: personalization Rating: 4.52

Shimeji: Screen Buddies tracks 91 keywords (8 keywords rank; 83 need traction). Key metrics: 13% top-10 coverage, opportunity 70.9, difficulty 48.0, best rank 6.

Customizable screen pets that play, climb, and keep you company.

Tracked keywords

91

8  ranked •  83  not ranking yet

Top 10 coverage

13%

Best rank 6 • Latest leader —

Avg opportunity

70.9

Top keyword: animation

Avg difficulty

48.0

Lower scores indicate easier wins

Opportunity leaders

  • animation

    Opportunity: 75.0 • Difficulty: 43.4 • Rank —

    Competitors: 916

    63.7
  • screens

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 42.5 • Rank 16

    Competitors: 330

    60.7
  • personalised

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 40.0 • Rank 17

    Competitors: 378

    61.1
  • idle

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 42.3 • Rank —

    Competitors: 995

    62.8
  • motion

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 44.4 • Rank —

    Competitors: 708

    62.5

Unranked opportunities

  • animation

    Opportunity: 75.0 • Difficulty: 43.4 • Competitors: 916

  • idle

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 42.3 • Competitors: 995

  • motion

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 44.4 • Competitors: 708

  • fix

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 44.9 • Competitors: 843

  • ip

    Opportunity: 74.0 • Difficulty: 40.8 • Competitors: 580

High competition keywords

  • simple

    Total apps: 260,042 • Major competitors: 12,390

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 54.9

  • play

    Total apps: 209,058 • Major competitors: 20,417

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 59.7

  • perfect

    Total apps: 204,414 • Major competitors: 12,052

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 55.3

  • create

    Total apps: 203,834 • Major competitors: 14,584

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 59.4

  • different

    Total apps: 188,814 • Major competitors: 15,089

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 56.5

All tracked keywords

Includes opportunity, difficulty, rankings and competitor benchmarks

Major Competitors
personalization731004558

4,237 competing apps

Median installs: 5,182

Avg rating: 4.2

126

255

major competitor apps

phone screen731004056

3,388 competing apps

Median installs: 10,376

Avg rating: 4.0

99

327

major competitor apps

wallpaper711004572

34,570 competing apps

Median installs: 6,278

Avg rating: 4.3

1815

1,376

major competitor apps

screens741004361

6,492 competing apps

Median installs: 4,324

Avg rating: 4.0

1616

330

major competitor apps

personalised741004061

6,880 competing apps

Median installs: 1,268

Avg rating: 4.0

1717

378

major competitor apps

main screen721004651

1,604 competing apps

Median installs: 4,786

Avg rating: 4.1

2222

116

major competitor apps

personalized691005379

85,507 competing apps

Median installs: 823

Avg rating: 4.1

2626

3,684

major competitor apps

customisable721003351

1,674 competing apps

Median installs: 1,860

Avg rating: 4.0

2626

91

major competitor apps

play661006085

209,058 competing apps

Median installs: 7,212

Avg rating: 4.0

20,417

major competitor apps

idle741004263

8,823 competing apps

Median installs: 14,784

Avg rating: 4.0

995

major competitor apps

character721004770

24,501 competing apps

Median installs: 8,303

Avg rating: 4.0

2,310

major competitor apps

level681005480

110,938 competing apps

Median installs: 2,238

Avg rating: 4.0

7,016

major competitor apps

art701005075

50,749 competing apps

Median installs: 2,113

Avg rating: 4.0

3,293

major competitor apps

library711005472

32,756 competing apps

Median installs: 2,263

Avg rating: 4.0

1,705

major competitor apps

source721004770

26,037 competing apps

Median installs: 2,299

Avg rating: 4.1

1,019

major competitor apps

phone671006083

153,430 competing apps

Median installs: 3,570

Avg rating: 4.0

9,542

major competitor apps

live671005582

144,581 competing apps

Median installs: 1,577

Avg rating: 4.1

7,023

major competitor apps

content671005682

132,226 competing apps

Median installs: 2,394

Avg rating: 4.1

6,215

major competitor apps

modern691004978

79,516 competing apps

Median installs: 1,205

Avg rating: 4.1

3,608

major competitor apps

customizable711004973

41,308 competing apps

Median installs: 1,406

Avg rating: 4.2

2,324

major competitor apps

company701004674

46,212 competing apps

Median installs: 1,168

Avg rating: 3.9

1,401

major competitor apps

perfect661005585

204,414 competing apps

Median installs: 2,121

Avg rating: 4.1

12,052

major competitor apps

watch681005780

105,502 competing apps

Median installs: 1,232

Avg rating: 4.0

5,803

major competitor apps

update701005575

52,366 competing apps

Median installs: 1,852

Avg rating: 4.0

2,633

major competitor apps

motion741004463

8,477 competing apps

Median installs: 4,660

Avg rating: 3.9

708

major competitor apps

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App Description

Customizable screen pets that play, climb, and keep you company.

Shimeji: Screen Buddies are cute animated characters that live on your screen and keep you company while you use your phone. With over 35M downloads worldwide, they’re back with a big update overhaul: new animation engine, character levels, and a Mushroom currency that lets you unlock everything just by playing.

✨ Cute screen buddies, always on top
• Watch mascots walk, climb, sit, fall and play on top of your apps
• Run up to 10 characters at once for a screen full of fun
• Perfect for killing time while you wait for games to load or ads to finish
• Tap, drag and toss your Shimeji and see how they react

🎮 Idle-style leveling: play and they grow
• Your Shimeji earn XP while they wander around the screen
Level up your favorite characters to unlock new animations and tricks
• Interact with them for bonus XP and faster progress
• Different levels can reveal new moves, poses and surprises

🍄 Play to unlock 100% of features
• Earn Mushrooms automatically while the screen is on
• Use Mushrooms to unlock characters, animations and upgrades
• Daily gifts and rewards for coming back and playing more
• Payments are 100% optional: they only speed up progress, everything can be earned by playing

🎨 Full editor: create your own mascots
• Import your art and turn it into a live screen buddy
• Recolor, redraw and fix sprites with the built-in editor
• All tools are fully unlocked - no editor paywall
• Duplicate existing mascots and customize them to make them unique

⚙️ Smooth, smart and distraction-free
• New animation engine for smoother motion and better timing
• Optimized to be battery-friendly on modern devices
Ghost Mode: let mascots stay visible but ignore your touches while you game or chat
• Simple controls for size, speed and behavior with live preview

📦 Original, IP-safe content
We rebuilt the library with original characters created by our in-house artists. We removed most fan-made IP content to respect creators and copyright and keep Shimeji safe for everyone.

Disclaimer
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is unrelated to the Simeji keyboard app.
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is an independent app and is not affiliated with any anime, game or movie IP holders. Our brand name and logo, watermarked images, UI graphics and text, app source code, and curated database are original works protected by copyright and trademark law. Copying our code or assets to replicate these interactions is not permitted.

🆕 What’s new
• New animation engine for smoother, more detailed moves
• Character XP and levels with unlockable animations
• Mushroom currency you can earn by playing to unlock all premium features
• Up to 10 mascots on screen at once
• Fully unlocked editor and many performance improvements

Turn your phone into a tiny playground with Shimeji: Screen Buddies and let your new screen pets grow while you play.