Samsara Driver
75
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Samsara Driver is an iOS app from Samsara Networks, Inc. in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.8★ across 34,205 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 75: Strong (healthy traction). For a Utilities app, that means healthy traction. 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 tierFREE
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
221 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
34,205 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
221
since Nov 2023
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$140K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $105K – $190K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.3y 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 (322 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-13575 |
| ⚙ 10.2y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$61K |
Total estimate
$140K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 19× 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 |
| 📅 10.2y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Utilities category multiple | -10% |
Final multiple
19× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
4.8M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
480K
Daily active
96K
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
| 📲 Utilities engagement | ~200 installs / rating |
| 📅 10.2y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Utilities D30 retention | 20% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU
20% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
Medium confidence · 55%
Also possible
React Native
Flutter
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 | 322 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Utilities |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-08 · 18 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
| 📅 18 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
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)
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 47/100MID TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)underperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.4
Product Quality
8.0
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
7.4
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.77★ across 34,205 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — rating drift -2.13 ★ (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 = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($22K/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 9 of 9 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (34,205 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (10y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (10 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| 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 · v2633.100.319763
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Samsara Driver
- Developer
- Samsara Networks, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.samsara.Driver
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- CS, NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, PL, PT, RO, ES
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
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $5.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Utilities
- 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 growth46,575 ratings+9938% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 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.
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter5 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline5 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
The Driver App that works the way you do. Samsara Driver gives professional drivers everything they need to stay safe, complete daily tasks faster, get recognized for their work, and stay connected—no matter where the job takes them. Whether you’re managing Hours of Service (HOS) compliance, completing vehicle inspections, or navigating to your next stop, Samsara Driver brings your most important workflows together in one easy-to-use app.
Stay on track with your Compliance
• Log and certify your Hours of Service directly in the app… View full description on the official store →
Stay on track with your Compliance
• Log and certify your Hours of Service directly in the app… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 322 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.5+🔖 v2633.100.319763🔄 updated 2w ago🌐 CS, NL, EN, FR, DE +5📂 Utilities💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2016 (10y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
18 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 →
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v2623.100.214469 → v2633.100.319763
→ 30 days after: reviews +3,155 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v2622.100.166167 → v2623.100.214469
→ 30 days after: reviews +4,947 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v2621.100.102848 → v2622.100.166167
→ 30 days after: reviews +3,769 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v2620.100.21808 → v2621.100.102848
→ 30 days after: reviews +4,493 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,503 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.21 → 4.77 (improved 0.56★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,503 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +7 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +11 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.22 → 4.80 (improved 0.58★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +11 medium · co-occurring
2024-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$78/mo · reviews +21 high confidence
2024-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$103/mo · reviews +28 high confidence
2024-01
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$101/mo · reviews +27 high confidence
2024-01
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$96/mo · rating −0.06★ · reviews +26 high confidence
2023-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$92/mo · rating −0.09★ · reviews +25 high confidence
2023-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$92/mo · rating −0.09★ · reviews +25 low · multiple changes
2023-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.00 → 4.33 (improved 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$92/mo · rating −0.09★ · reviews +25 low · multiple changes
2023-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 4.00 (improved 1.00★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$92/mo · rating −0.09★ · reviews +25 low · multiple changes
2023-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 566 reviews across 3 markets● 67% positive · ● 12% neutral · ● 21% negative · Rating drift: -2.13★ (declining — recent 50: 2.64★ vs lifetime: 4.77★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇬🇧 GB
+0.35
🇺🇸 US
+0.34
🇨🇦 CA
+0.13
Top praise themes
user friendly ×17 easy navigate ×10 easy easy ×8 owner operator ×7 simple easy ×4 easy simple ×4 super easy ×4 pay attention ×3
Top complaint themes
off duty ×11 split sleeper ×8 please fix ×7 new update ×7 duty status ×7 doesn work ×6 driving mode ×6 personal conveyance ×6
Risk signals
Bug mentions: 3%
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 5★ | 2 | 5★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.69323★ | 8,710 | 4.69323★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.69048★ | 42 | 4.69048★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.8★ | 25 | 4.8★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.68946★ | 541 | 4.68946★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.72222★ | 54 | 4.72222★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.76865★ | 48,075 | 4.76865★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Samsara Driver: 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: 34,205 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Samsara Driver make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Samsara Driver earns approximately $5.0K/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 Samsara Driver profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $140K and monthly revenue $5.0K, Samsara Driver looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.3 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Samsara Driver have?▴
Estimated audience: ~4.8M lifetime downloads, ~480K monthly active users, and ~96K 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 Samsara Driver?▴
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What is Samsara Driver built with?▴
Our heuristic places Samsara Driver on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) 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 Samsara Driver still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 18 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Samsara Driver sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $125K). Calculated as 19× 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 Samsara Driver last updated?▴
Samsara Driver last shipped a new version on 2026-09-08 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Samsara Driver?▴
Samsara Driver is published by Samsara Networks, Inc. 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 Samsara Driver's BU Score?▴
Samsara Driver has a BU Score of 75/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.