Companion for Bose SoundTouch
60
Quality Score
Solid
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Companion for Bose SoundTouch is an iOS app from Christian Harms in the News category, currently rated 3.7★ across 270 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 60: Solid (established niche player). For a News 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
$5.2K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.4K – $11.4K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.7K – $20.2K
per month
MID tier
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
57 snapshots on record
Rating
3.7
Reviews
270 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.2K
Snapshots tracked
57
since Dec 2015
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$125K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $95K – $170K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.0y 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 |
| ⚙ News complexity ×1.20 | +$10K |
| ⚙ 10.8y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$65K |
Total estimate
$125K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$75K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $50K – $100K · 14× MRR multiple
💸
~0.6× 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 |
| 📅 10.8y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating 3.5-4.0 (mixed) | -8% |
| 🏷 News category multiple | -5% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
14× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
22K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
1.5K
Daily active
670
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
| 📲 News engagement | ~120 installs / rating |
| 📅 10.8y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 News D30 retention | 15% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
45% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
High confidence · 80%
Also possible
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
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 | 6 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | News |
| 📦 Compact iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Slowing
25%
Last shipped 2026-07-03 · 83 days ago
0 · Active
50 · At risk
100 · 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
| 📅 83 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
| 👥 Small user base (270 ratings) + 10.8y old | +10% (solo-project pattern) |
Verdict
Slowing
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.2K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$5.0K – $8.3K
12 months
$5.4K – $11.4K
24 months
$6.7K – $20.2K
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 49/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.0
Product Quality
5.2
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 3.74★ across 270 reviews — below category median.
- 📍 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 = $94K-$167K. Portfolio play ($18K/mo combined) commands premium.
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 8 of 8 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($2.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| Mature app (10y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Localized (5 languages)METRIC | +$600 | |
| Early-stage install base (270 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.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Companion for Bose SoundTouch
- Developer
- Christian Harms
- Bundle ID
- de.meckerzettel.BoseSoundTouch
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- News
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, IT, RU
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- AppProject.de | App-Entwicklung, Smart Home und 3D-Druck
- Description
- AppProject.de - Ihre Experten für iOS und Android App-Entwicklung, Smart Home Lösungen mit Homematic und 3D-Druck Service. Individuelle Softwarelösungen aus Baden-Württemberg.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Erlenbach
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $5.2K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US News
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- Christian Harms
- X / Twitter
- twitter.com/AppProjectX
- linkedin.com/in/christian-harms-51ab2…
- GitHub
- Not found
- 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
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/pages/Meckerzettel/14134… · linkedin linkedin.com/in/christian-harms-51ab2… · twitter twitter.com/AppProjectX
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- appproject.de/Homematic_Support_Portal
- About page
- Not found
📈Ratings growth270 ratings+13400% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (57 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 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 → $2.99 (+0%)
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter6 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline6 releases tracked
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
Professional Remote Control for BOSE SoundTouch Devices - Convenient Control for iPhone & Apple Watch
Control your BOSE SoundTouch devices more conveniently than ever before – directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.
The ultimate alternative to the official app with advanced features for true music enthusiasts.
This app keeps your SoundTouch device alive and supported!
After Bose Cloud is fully shutdown since 06.May there is no functions anymore.
WHY OUR APP?
Physical hardware buttons available again
No Cloud service needed!… View full description on the official store →
Control your BOSE SoundTouch devices more conveniently than ever before – directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.
The ultimate alternative to the official app with advanced features for true music enthusiasts.
This app keeps your SoundTouch device alive and supported!
After Bose Cloud is fully shutdown since 06.May there is no functions anymore.
WHY OUR APP?
Physical hardware buttons available again
No Cloud service needed!… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 6 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v2.0.0🔄 updated 2mo ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, IT, RU📂 News💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2015 (10y old)
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
17 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 →
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v1.9.9 → v2.0.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$17.8K/mo · reviews +10 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v1.9.8 → v1.9.9
→ 30 days after: revenue +$17.8K/mo · reviews +10 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v1.9.7 → v1.9.8
→ 30 days after: reviews +17 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v1.9.6 → v1.9.7
→ 30 days after: reviews +17 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v1.9.5 → v1.9.6
→ 30 days after: reviews +16 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $2.99 price point
→ 30 days after: reviews +15 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.88 → 3.80 (improved 1.92★)
2016-05
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.07★ high confidence
2016-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.86 → 2.40 (improved 0.54★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.07★ high confidence
2016-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.75 → 2.11 (improved 0.36★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.47★ · reviews +5 medium · co-occurring
2016-02
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.00 → 1.67 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.19★ high confidence
2016-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.50 → 2.00 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.14★ medium · co-occurring
2016-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.50 → 2.00 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.83★ low · multiple changes
2015-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.50 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ medium · co-occurring
2015-12
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ medium · co-occurring
2015-12
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ low · multiple changes
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 3.59524★ | 42 | 3.59524★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 3★ | 10 | 3★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3.59091★ | 44 | 3.59091★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3.92482★ | 1,237 | 3.92482★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 3.52174★ | 46 | 3.52174★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 3.46★ | 100 | 3.46★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 3.16667★ | 6 | 3.16667★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.3★ | 10 | 4.3★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 3.73704★ | 270 | 3.73704★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Companion for Bose SoundTouch: 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 medium confidence: 270 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Companion for Bose SoundTouch make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Companion for Bose SoundTouch earns approximately $5.2K/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 Companion for Bose SoundTouch profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $125K and monthly revenue $5.2K, Companion for Bose SoundTouch looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.0 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Companion for Bose SoundTouch have?▴
Estimated audience: ~22K lifetime downloads, ~1K monthly active users, and ~670 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 Companion for Bose SoundTouch?▴
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What is Companion for Bose SoundTouch built with?▴
Our heuristic places Companion for Bose SoundTouch on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) stack (High confidence, 80%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Native iOS (SwiftUI).
Is Companion for Bose SoundTouch still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Slowing (25% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 2 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Companion for Bose SoundTouch sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $75K (marketplace range $50K – $100K). Calculated as 14× 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 Companion for Bose SoundTouch last updated?▴
Companion for Bose SoundTouch last shipped a new version on 2026-07-03 — 2 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Companion for Bose SoundTouch?▴
Companion for Bose SoundTouch is published by Christian Harms 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 Companion for Bose SoundTouch's BU Score?▴
Companion for Bose SoundTouch has a BU Score of 60/100 (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.