64
Quality Score
Solid
byAir: Live Airplane Tracker
Why medium confidence: 133 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
✍️ bumetric analysis
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byAir: Live Airplane Tracker is an iOS app from BYAIRAPP S.L. in the Travel category, currently rated 4.8★ across 133 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 64: Solid (established niche player). For a Travel 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.
💰 Revenue · today and ahead
Today
$3.6K/mo
In 12 months
$3.2K – $11.4K
In 24 months
$2.9K – $26.4K
INDIE tierFREE
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
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ONE-TIME · BUILD💰 Estimated build cost
$135K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $100K – $180K
$25K · MVP floor$100K · indie scale$500K+ · studio build
📈Pays back in ~2.1y at current MRR
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 (454 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
| ⚙2.6y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$15K |
Total estimate$135K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 18× MRR multiple
💸~0.7× build cost (under-water)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from ad-supported + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| 📺Ad-supported base | 15× MRR |
| 📅2.6y proven track record | +13% |
| ⭐★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| ⭐Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
12K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
1.2K
Daily active
180
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
| 📲Travel engagement | ~110 installs / rating |
| 📅2.6y of rating accumulation | -13% |
| 🔁Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU15% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
Medium confidence · 55%
Also possible
React NativeFlutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries — for binary-level certainty you would need an SDK intelligence tool or the manifest itself. Reasoning chain on the right. Full ruleset on /methodology.
Signals we read
| 📦App bundle size | 454 MB |
| 🏷Category context | Travel |
| 📦Large iOS bundle | → Native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Slowing
25%
Last shipped 2026-04-20 · 34 days ago
0 · Active50 · At risk100 · Abandoned
Heuristic risk score from time-since-last-update + ratings velocity proxy + Editor's Choice / curated featuring signals. Calibrated against 2024-2025 app-store ranking decay reports. Not a guarantee — a quiet app with a healthy codebase looks the same as an abandoned one until something breaks. Full math on /methodology.
Risk signals
| 📅34 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
| 👥Small user base (133 ratings) + 2.6y old | +10% (solo-project pattern) |
VerdictSlowing
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$3.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: low defensibility moat
6 months
$3.1K – $7.2K
12 months
$3.2K – $11.4K
24 months
$2.9K – $26.4K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Pre-traction · 35/100INDIE TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)limited signalRevenue Strength
3.6
Product Quality
5.2
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
2.6
Operational Safety
4.2
Founder Strength
4.7
Monetization Maturity
0.5
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $1K - $9K/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.8★ across 133 reviews — below category median.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Elevated — 3.3% refund mentions, rating drift -1.00 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $43K-$79K. Portfolio play ($5K/mo combined) commands premium. Discount applied for operational risk..
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 6 of 6 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 (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Multilingual (18 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Early-stage install base (133 ratings)METRIC | +$400 | |
| Growing app (2y old)METRIC | +$200 |
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.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 454 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v2.35.0🔄 updated 1mo ago🌐 CS, EN, FI, FR, DE +13📂 Travel💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2023 (2y old)
📝 About this app
Accurate flight tracking with live status, delay predictions, and airport guidance - so you're always prepared. byAir eliminates manual entry - auto-scanning your email and calendar for new bookings while seamlessly importing your history from other apps. Loved by travelers, trusted by aircrew and aviation professionals. No ads. Privacy first.
▶ Track What Matters, Instantly
• Accurate Tracking with Instant Updates
Search and track flights in real time. Get live status updates, estimated arrival/departure times, terminal and gate info, route, distance, duration, and remaining flight time… View full description on the official store →
▶ Track What Matters, Instantly
• Accurate Tracking with Instant Updates
Search and track flights in real time. Get live status updates, estimated arrival/departure times, terminal and gate info, route, distance, duration, and remaining flight time… View full description on the official store →
🆕 What's New · v2.35.0
• AI Integration – Connect byAir to compatible AI tools with your personal MCP link.
• Preferred Currency – Choose the currency you want in Settings, and byAir will convert airport, transport, baggage, and other prices across the app.… Full release notes →
• Preferred Currency – Choose the currency you want in Settings, and byAir will convert airport, transport, baggage, and other prices across the app.… Full release notes →
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
8 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
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.40 → 4.80 (improved 0.40★)
2026-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.33 → 4.70 (improved 0.37★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.67 → 4.14 (dropped 0.53★)
2024-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.00 → 4.33 (improved 0.33★)
2024-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 4.00 (improved 1.00★)
2024-05
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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Voice of Customer
Based on 30 reviews across 6 markets● 63% positive · ● 20% neutral · ● 17% negative · Rating drift: -1.00★ (declining — recent 50: 3.8★ vs lifetime: 4.8★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇦🇺 AU
+0.91
🇮🇳 IN
+0.62
🇬🇧 GB
+0.52
🇺🇸 US
+0.50
🇫🇷 FR
+0.02
🇩🇪 DE
-0.13
Top praise themes
air ×4 flighty ×4 flights ×4 flight ×4 alternative ×4 thank ×3 support ×3 frequent ×3
Top complaint themes
und ×9 das ×4 der ×4 dass ×3 ich ×3 daten ×3 welches ×3 ist ×3
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 3.3% Subscription complaints: 3%
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.80435★ | 138 | 4.80435★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.74286★ | 35 | 4.74286★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.44444★ | 45 | 4.44444★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.56364★ | 55 | 4.56364★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 5★ | 7 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.89473★ | 19 | 4.89473★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.77778★ | 9 | 4.77778★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.61538★ | 13 | 4.61538★ this version |
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Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- byAir: Live Airplane Tracker
- Developer
- BYAIRAPP S.L.
- Bundle ID
- com.byairapp.ios
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- CS, EN, FI, FR, DE, HI, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR, VI
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- byAir – Flight Tracker & Airport Guide
- Description
- byAir is your go-to flight tracker and airport guide for iOS and Android. Get real-time flight updates, smart airport tips, and transport options — all designed to make your journey smoother and less stressful.
- 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
- $5.5K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇮🇳#36 /100 🇦🇺#61 /100 🇯🇵#100 /100
- 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.
⭐Recent App Store Reviews9 latest · avg 4.33★ · 77.8% 5★ · 11.1% 1★
5★7 (78%)
4★0 (0%)
3★1 (11%)
2★0 (0%)
1★1 (11%)
+16 ratings/week
Praise: great ×3 love ×2 recommend ×1 best ×1Complaints: refund ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Bye flighty
I have seen the app on Thread by a comment and straight fall in love with the features, I bought the one-time payment and transferred all my flights history to byAir.…
★★★★★ Great app
I loved all the features…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Thieves
Despite the fact that they keep removing my review they’ve still stolen my money and refuses to refund me. BEWARE!!!…
📈Ratings growth133 ratings+4333% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (12 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (31 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank3 countries
🇮🇳IN#36 /100
🇦🇺AU#61 /100
🇯🇵JP#100 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#36 now · best #35 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
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.
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for byAir: Live Airplane Tracker: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does byAir make per month?▾
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, byAir earns approximately $5.5K/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.
Is byAir profitable?▾
With estimated build cost $135K and monthly revenue $5.5K, byAir looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.1 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does byAir have?▾
Estimated audience: ~12K lifetime downloads, ~1K monthly active users, and ~180 daily active users. Derived from ratings count × category installs-per-rating × age decay. US-storefront-equivalent — global audience can be 5-10× larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like byAir?▾
Browse the full Travel category catalog to find similar apps with revenue, build cost, audience and tech stack data. Each /p/{slug} page also shows a Compare side-by-side widget with three peer apps from the same niche.
What is byAir built with?▾
Our heuristic places byAir on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is byAir still actively maintained?▾
Maintenance status: Slowing (25% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 1 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would byAir sell for?▾
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $125K). Calculated as 18× monthly revenue using the standard multiple for the detected monetization model + adjustments for age, rating quality and category demand. Calibrated against 2024-2026 Flippa / Acquire.com / MicroAcquire closed-deal medians.
When was byAir last updated?▾
byAir last shipped a new version on 2026-04-20 — 1 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes byAir?▾
byAir is published by BYAIRAPP S.L. 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 byAir's BU Score?▾
byAir has a BU Score of 64/100 (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.