Signal - Private Messenger
87
Quality Score
Excellent
Signal - Private Messenger
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Signal - Private Messenger is an iOS app from Signal Messenger, LLC in the Social Networking category, currently rated 4.7★ across 1,038,717 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 87: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Social Networking app, that means strong product-market fit. 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
$3.5M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$3.7M – $5.7M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$4.4M – $8.2M
per month
BIG tierFREE
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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
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since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD💰 Estimated build cost
$155K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $115K – $210K
$25K · MVP floor$100K · indie scale$500K+ · studio build
📈Pays back in ~8 months 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 (194 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙Social Networking complexity ×1.70 | +$63K |
Total estimate$155K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE💵 Estimated acquisition value
$375K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $275K – $475K · 20× MRR multiple
💸~2.4× return on build cost
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 |
| ⭐★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷Social Networking category multiple | +5% |
| ⭐Mature user base (1M+ ratings) | +8% |
Final multiple20× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
93.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
23.0M
Daily active
12.5M
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
| 📲Social Networking engagement | ~90 installs / rating |
| 🔁Social Networking D30 retention | 25% |
| 📍DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.55 |
DAU / MAU54% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$3.5M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$3.5M – $4.7M
12 months
$3.7M – $5.7M
24 months
$4.4M – $8.2M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Concerning · 49/100BIG TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)below benchmarksGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.3
Product Quality
8.0
Revenue Strength
6.5
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
4.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
7.6
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $1.4M - $7.7M/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.74★ across 1,038,717 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — scam/fraud mentions detected, rating drift -0.56 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 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 = $63.0M-$112.0M.
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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (1,038,717 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (11y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (44 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
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 · v8.12
• We've introduced additional confirmations and educational messaging in the app to help protect Signal users from phishing and social engineering attacks.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Signal - Private Messenger
- Developer
- Signal Messenger, LLC
- Bundle ID
- org.whispersystems.signal
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Social Networking
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- AR, BE, BN, BG, CA, HR, CS, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, EL, GU, HE, HI, HU, ID, GA, IT, JA, KO, LT, MS, MR, NB, FA, PL, PT, RO, RU, SR, ZH, SK, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR, UG, UK, UR, VI
Company
- Website
- signal.org
- Tagline
- Speak Freely
- Description
- Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $70.0KAI medium
- AI annual estimate
- $840.0K/yr
- ML model estimate / mo
- $18.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇩🇪#93 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- Not found
- X / Twitter
- x.com/signalapp
- Not found
- GitHub
- github.com/signalapp
- X followers
- Not found
- Public statements
- Not found
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.
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: MEDIUM
The iOS app "Signal - Private Messenger" is estimated to generate approximately $70,000 in monthly revenue, primarily through its 'Signal Secure Backups' in-app purchase. This translates to an estimated annual revenue of $840,000. Signal Messenger, LLC operates as a non-profit organization, with its overall funding largely supported by donations and grants, rather than solely through app revenue.
Sources mentioned: Sensor Tower, Reddit, Apple App Store, ElectroIQ, Prospeo
📈Ratings growth1,038,717 ratings+26% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (13 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🗺️Geographic Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇩🇪
DE
Top-grossing rank: #93 / 100
Other markets
Outside top 100
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
This app currently ranks in only one of the 9 markets we monitor. Niche or regional apps often launch this way before global rollout. Rankings update daily.
📊Category Rank Trajectory#93 now · best #87 · 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.
📝 About this app
Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.… View full description on the official store →
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 194 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v8.12🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 AR, BE, BN, BG, CA +39📂 Social Networking💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
11 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
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v8.10
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.65 → 4.75 (improved 1.10★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-12
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.86 → 3.50 (dropped 0.36★)
2025-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.33 (dropped 0.67★)
2025-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 4.00 (improved 1.00★)
2025-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #3Ranked for 3 App Store search queryies in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
messaging·#3🇺🇸group chat·#12🇺🇸anonymous chat·#33🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 900 reviews across 9 markets● 59% positive · ● 23% neutral · ● 18% negative · Rating drift: -0.56★ (declining — recent 50: 4.18★ vs lifetime: 4.74★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇨🇦 CA
+0.49
🇮🇳 IN
+0.43
🇦🇺 AU
+0.41
🇺🇸 US
+0.39
🇬🇧 GB
+0.33
🇫🇷 FR
+0.14
🇧🇷 BR
+0.08
🇩🇪 DE
+0.05
🇯🇵 JP
+0.02
Top praise themes
please add ×10 send messages ×10 open source ×8 secure messaging ×8 social media ×7 highly recommend ×6 group chats ×6 apple watch ×6
Top complaint themes
create account ×7 phone number ×6 went wrong ×6 remind later ×5 something went ×5 chat history ×4 over over ×4 new phone ×4
Risk signals
Fraud / scam mentions: 0.9%
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.70664★ | 76,707 | 4.70664★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.75724★ | 43,133 | 4.75724★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.7118★ | 113,460 | 4.7118★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.61057★ | 396,876 | 4.61057★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.61779★ | 154,856 | 4.61779★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.69205★ | 99,936 | 4.69205★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.59543★ | 66,681 | 4.59543★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.60788★ | 55,419 | 4.60788★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.74442★ | 1,039,416 | 4.74442★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Signal - Private Messenger: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why high confidence: 1,038,717 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Signal - Private Messenger make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Signal - Private Messenger earns approximately $18K/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.
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Who makes Signal - Private Messenger?▴
Signal - Private Messenger is published by Signal Messenger, LLC 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 Signal - Private Messenger's BU Score?▴
Signal - Private Messenger has a BU Score of 87/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.