# Cosmic Returns — Hold it. Send it back. Let go.

> Hold it. Send it back. Let go. (iPhone/iPad app by yuuki iwamoto.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cosmic-returns/id6824872315 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [yuuki iwamoto](https://appshunter.io/developer/1039662444)
- Category: Games, Action, Adventure
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 18.4 · 510 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-11-03

## What is Cosmic Returns?

Three days until the ceremony.

The Space Delivery Center is getting ready to celebrate 1,000 days of zero returns. The truth: they closed the returns desk and bounce every return straight back out. On ceremony day, every bounced parcel goes out on the last flight to the Sun.

Behind it all, on the disposal line, an old robot named Modori wakes up. His tag reads "RETURN No. 1 / REASON: TOOK ON TOO MUCH." At his feet: a blue box bounced 214 times, and a little letter.
"My star lamp broke. Will it shine again?"

■ Hold it. Send it back. One rule.
Hold the screen to catch incoming parcels. Lift your finger to send the whole stack back. Fill the receiving desk with returns to clear a stage. Send 10 or more at once for 2.5×. The more you carry, the bigger you get, so dodge spikes and striped warnings.

■ 1–2 minutes a stage, 20 stages
Four chapters, five stages each: learn, try, twist, combine, boss. Every stage is short, so "one more try" is always one tap away.

■ Bosses fight with their catchphrases
Manager Boxwell ("Accepting means losing") hides in his box. Count Cracks ("Unopened means undamaged") seals himself behind glass. Chief Frost ("I'll decide tomorrow") puts your returns on hold in midair. And the Director's final fight ends with a choice about letting go.

■ Collect stars, grow stronger
Three stars per stage: clear, no damage, three returns of 10 or more. Spend stars in the workshop on intake, power and hull.

■ Everyone can reach the end
Lose a few times and assist mode is offered (+2 hull, longer warnings). After the story, overtime mode brings back 18 tools and 8 evolutions.

- Free. No ads, no in-app purchases
- No account. Plays offline
- Japanese and English
- Resume any stage or scene where you left off
- Adjustable sound, haptics, motion and flashing

"Keep it. I take on too much. …But now we carry it together."

## Is Cosmic Returns safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Cosmic Returns.

## Is Cosmic Returns legit?

Cosmic Returns appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cosmic Returns is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 3.0 — 2026-11-01

3.0: Hold it. Send it back. Then let go.

- One simple rule: hold to catch, lift to send it all back. Fill the receiving desk to clear a stage. Return 10 or more at once for 2.5×
- 20 stages (five per chapter), 1–2 minutes each
- All four bosses fight in new ways, built on their catchphrases
- The story gains a three-day deadline, a new secret and a new ending
- Three stars per stage, and a workshop that spends them on upgrades
- Assist mode: +2 hull and longer warnings
- Overtime mode after the story, with tools and evolutions

Your 2.0 progress carries over.

### 2.0 — 2026-10-29

The story has been rebuilt as "Return No. 1."

• A company that brags about zero returns, and a robot named Modori whose tag says "took on too much." All four chapters and 24 scenes are rewritten, with new art and expressions for each scene
• New request slips on the home screen show whose item you are returning, what it is, and who stands in the way
• A cleaner battle screen: just your hearts, the current objective and the next power-up
• Half as many upgrade choice screens. The rest apply automatically without stopping the action
• Daily and pack shifts now feature the same cast as the main story

Your progress from version 1.0 carries over.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-23

No release notes.

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