Tabu Ekstra

About

Tired of playing Taboo with boring, old-school words? Tabu Ekstra brings the trendiest and most original terms of 2026 right to your pocket—offline, free, and ready for family, friends, school, campus, or anywhere.

It doesn't just bring the fun; it sharpens thinking, expands vocabulary, and boosts general knowledge. A modern twist on the classic board game.

Features

• Curated 2026 word list, refreshed regularly
• Turkish, German, and English word lists
• Premium "Ekstra Plus" tier unlocks extended words
• Vibrant, colorful user experience

How it was built?

Built in SwiftUI for iOS 15.6+, the app ships a curated 2026 word list as JSON and renders cards with subtle physics-driven animations. The biggest engineering decision was tiering the word lists: a free baseline of ~800 hand-picked words plus extended sets behind "Ekstra Plus", loaded lazily so cold start stays under a second.

Monetization combines Google AdMob (interstitial every 3 rounds, rewarded ads for word skips) with StoreKit 2 subscriptions managed via RevenueCat for cross-device entitlement sync. PlayFab handles lightweight analytics and fast content management so I can ship word list updates without resubmitting a build. Initial user acquisition was seeded with Apple Search Ads, which took the app from 4 to 92 daily users in less than a month.

Highlights

• #18 in Card Games (Turkey)
• 7,000+ users
• 12.23% App Store conversion rate
• Apple Search Ads: $0.22 CPA on "tabu" Exact match

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