Cookie - Budget & Expense
61
Quality Score
Solid
Cookie - Budget & Expense
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Cookie - Budget & Expense is an iOS app from Beijing Noncurious Technology Co., Ltd. in the Finance category, currently rated 4.9★ across 310 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 61: Solid (established niche player). For a Finance app, that means established niche player. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID tierSUBSCRIPTION
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$145K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $110K – $195K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Slow ROI — current MRR is well below build cost
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| 📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K | +$22K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (193 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Finance complexity ×1.60 | +$54K |
Total estimate
$145K
👥 Estimated audience size
18K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
5.1K
Daily active
2.0K
Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| 📲 Finance engagement | ~60 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Finance D30 retention | 28% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.40 |
DAU / MAU
39% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Building · 56/100MID TIERSUBSCRIPTIONcompetitive build-outGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.2
Product Quality
6.3
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
9.5
Defensibility
5.8
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
9.2
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.87★ across 310 reviews — solid.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge — otherwise crowded segment.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $90K-$160K.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 5 of 5 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Established app (5y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Localized (5 languages)METRIC | +$600 | |
| Early-stage install base (310 ratings)METRIC | +$400 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🆕 What's New · v2.27.0
1. Added setting to hide transaction time
2. AI Logging now supports adding photos and locations
3. Bug fixes
2. AI Logging now supports adding photos and locations
3. Bug fixes
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Cookie - Budget & Expense
- Developer
- Beijing Noncurious Technology Co., Ltd.
- Bundle ID
- app.fantasticthing.Bookkeeping
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Finance
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, JA, KO, ZH, ZH
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $144/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Finance
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
📈Ratings growth310 ratings+30900% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (37 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked
This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
📝 About this app
【App Store Editors' Choice】
The most beautiful and intuitive Budget & Expense app. Thank you for choosing Cookie.
Ad-free, no splash screens, and zero financial distractions. Beyond the bills, it’s the footprint of your life.
【Aesthetics as Justice】
Experience the "Liquid Glass" effect perfectly paired with Material You dynamic color palettes. Switch between multiple themes freely to suit your style. Access over 3,000 built-in emoji icons or upload your own to personalize every entry.
【All-in-One AI Entry】
Cookie supports screenshot, voice, photo, and text entry.… View full description on the official store →
The most beautiful and intuitive Budget & Expense app. Thank you for choosing Cookie.
Ad-free, no splash screens, and zero financial distractions. Beyond the bills, it’s the footprint of your life.
【Aesthetics as Justice】
Experience the "Liquid Glass" effect perfectly paired with Material You dynamic color palettes. Switch between multiple themes freely to suit your style. Access over 3,000 built-in emoji icons or upload your own to personalize every entry.
【All-in-One AI Entry】
Cookie supports screenshot, voice, photo, and text entry.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 193 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 14.0+🔖 v2.27.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, JA, KO, ZH, ZH📂 Finance💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
6 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →
2026-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.95 → 4.58 (dropped 0.37★)
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.57 → 4.95 (improved 0.38★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-09
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Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2021-04
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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Voice of Customer
Based on 57 reviews across 4 markets● 18% positive · ● 81% neutral · ● 2% negative · Rating drift: -0.29★ (declining — recent 50: 4.58★ vs lifetime: 4.87★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇦🇺 AU
+0.34
🇯🇵 JP
+0.09
🇺🇸 US
+0.09
🇨🇦 CA
+0.09
Top praise themes
图片上传功能 图片上传功能 ×6 track ×3 emoji ×3
Top complaint themes
— no recurring complaint themes
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.93617★ | 94 | 4.93617★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.9051★ | 137 | 4.9051★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 5★ | 24 | 5★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.92856★ | 14 | 4.92856★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.95213★ | 188 | 4.95213★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.90323★ | 93 | 4.90323★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.86667★ | 315 | 4.86667★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Cookie - Budget & Expense: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 310 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Cookie - Budget & Expense make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Cookie - Budget & Expense earns approximately $143/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
What apps are like Cookie - Budget & Expense?▴
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Who makes Cookie - Budget & Expense?▴
Cookie - Budget & Expense is published by Beijing Noncurious Technology Co., Ltd. on the Apple App Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is Cookie - Budget & Expense's BU Score?▴
Cookie - Budget & Expense has a BU Score of 61/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.