Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion
39
Quality Score
Emerging
Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion
Low confidence
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Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion is an iOS app from The Chemical Maze Pty Ltd in the Education category, currently rated 3.6★ across 5 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 39: Emerging (early traction worth watching). For a Education app, that means early traction worth watching. 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
$1.1K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$990 – $3570
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$918 – $8259
per month
INDIE tier
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- Description hook & conversion structure
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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
🤖Also on Android
$3.6K/mo · 120 ratings · 5.0★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$60K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $45K – $80K
$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 |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$10K |
Total estimate
$60K
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.1K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$964 – $2.2K
12 months
$990 – $3.6K
24 months
$918 – $8.3K
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 · 36/100INDIE TIERlimited signalRevenue Strength
3.1
Product Quality
2.9
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
4.5
Operational Safety
7.0
Founder Strength
3.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $453 - $2832/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 3.6★ across 5 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 4027d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (4027d since update).
🎯 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 = $20K-$36K.
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 4 of 4 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 | |
| Mature app (16y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| Pre-traction phase (5 ratings)METRIC | −$300 |
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 · v3.0
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
- Addition of more than 60 food additives approved for use in the EU.
- All new, revamped interface to simplify use
- iOS 8 and retina screen support
Enjoy!!
- Addition of more than 60 food additives approved for use in the EU.
- All new, revamped interface to simplify use
- iOS 8 and retina screen support
Enjoy!!
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion
- Developer
- The Chemical Maze Pty Ltd
- Bundle ID
- com.naturallybeing.chemicalmaze
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN
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
- $201/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Education
- 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 Reviews6 latest · avg 3.33★ · 50.0% 5★ · 33.3% 1★
5★3 (50%)
4★0 (0%)
3★1 (17%)
2★0 (0%)
1★2 (33%)
+0 ratings/week
Praise: great ×2 fantastic ×1Complaints: refund ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Fantastic
I've been using Chemical Maze for years to identify chemical additives that may trigger migraines.…
★★★★★ Well researched App
Great to finally get this on my phone - I use it weekly. Thx!…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 Star
Great idea, won't even open on iPhone :-(
Reinstalled 3 times
Asking for refund
There are other, more recent apps…
★☆☆☆☆ Awful
Don't waste money on this one. Vague information. Doest actually tell you which products out there do contain ingredients.…
📈Ratings growth5 ratings+400% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (9 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 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.
💰Pricing History$0.00 → $6.99 (+0%)
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
What’s in your Food? What’s in your Cosmetics? Are you at risk?
The Chemical Maze – Shopping Companion App has been produced to make it simpler and easier to recognise food additives and cosmetic ingredients having the potential to cause discomfort and ill-health. With this recognition comes freedom of choice and for many a new lease on life.
This App is based on the international best-selling book The Chemical Maze with more than 15 years of ongoing research.
▼ Easy to Use:
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Easily browse through either Food Additives or Cosmetic Ingredients… View full description on the official store →
The Chemical Maze – Shopping Companion App has been produced to make it simpler and easier to recognise food additives and cosmetic ingredients having the potential to cause discomfort and ill-health. With this recognition comes freedom of choice and for many a new lease on life.
This App is based on the international best-selling book The Chemical Maze with more than 15 years of ongoing research.
▼ Easy to Use:
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Easily browse through either Food Additives or Cosmetic Ingredients… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 2 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 7.0+🔖 v3.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Education💰 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
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.60 (improved 0.60★)
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $6.99 price point
2015-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.33 (improved 0.33★)
2014-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.50 → 3.00 (dropped 0.50★)
2011-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.67 (dropped 1.33★)
2010-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 3.6★ | 5 | 3.6★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3★ | 2 | 3★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3★ | 1 | 3★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.13514★ | 37 | 4.13514★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 1★ | 1 | 1★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 0★ | 0 | — |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 5 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
📌 Final verdict — read this before you trust the numbers above
Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion is a early-stage iOS app in the education space with weak public traction — only 5 ratings, no founder-verified MRR, and not ranked in any monitored grossing chart. The app appears to be monetised, but public signals are too sparse for a precise revenue estimate.
Bottom line: treat all revenue, audience and acquisition-value numbers on this page as directional only — not founder-verified facts.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion make per month?▴
Low-confidence model estimate. Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion has only 5 App Store ratings, so our revenue model has very little signal to work with — treat the ~$200/mo figure as directional only, not a verified MRR. No founder-verified revenue data is available for this app. See methodology for the formula and confidence bands.
What apps are like Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion?▴
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Who makes Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion?▴
Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion is published by The Chemical Maze Pty 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 Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion's BU Score?▴
Chemical Maze - Shopping Companion has a BU Score of 39/100 (Emerging). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.