How much does PetMeds make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, PetMeds earns approximately $97/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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PetMeds is published by PetMed Express, 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 PetMeds's BU Score?

PetMeds has a BU Score of 69/100 (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.

PetMeds

Quality Score

Solid

PetMeds

Name: PetMeds — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
Creator: bumetric
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: PetMeds revenue, PetMeds app analytics, mobile app revenue estimate, Shopping revenue, iOS app revenue

by PetMed Express, Inc.

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PetMeds is an iOS app from PetMed Express, Inc. in the Shopping category, currently rated 4.9★ across 13,719 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.

Quality Score is 69: Solid (established niche player). For a Shopping 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

$5.0K

per month

→

12-mo forecast

$5.2K – $10.8K

per month

→

24-mo forecast

$6.4K – $19.2K

per month

MID tier

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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Forecast Revenue / mo

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🤖Also on Android

PetMeds

$22/mo · 1K ratings · 3.1★

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$120K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $90K – $160K

$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
📦 Asset bundle (205 MB)	+$40K
⚙ Shopping complexity ×1.30	+$27K

Total estimate $120K

👥 Estimated audience size

1.4M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

160K

Daily active

28K

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

📲 Shopping engagement	~100 installs / rating
🔁 Shopping D30 retention	12%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.18

DAU / MAU 18% sticky

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How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$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.

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BU Investment Matrix

Below median · 48/100MID TIERunderperforming peers

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

3.1

Product Quality

9.7

Revenue Strength

3.7

Monetization Maturity

1.0

Defensibility

5.9

Market Position

0.3

Operational Safety

10.0

💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 4.87★ across 13,719 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
📍 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 = $90K-$160K.

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

MODEL

Revenue 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 10 of 10 triggers

Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:

Mid install base (13,719 ratings)METRIC		+$5,500
Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC		+$2,200
bugsREVIEW		−$1,800
5 starREVIEW		+$1,800
cancelledREVIEW		−$1,500
Mature app (9y old)METRIC		+$1,500
highly recommendREVIEW		+$1,400
slowREVIEW		−$1,200
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC		+$600
Single-language (English only)METRIC		−$400

METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📥 Estimated Downloads / week

PROXY · ratings × 50/wk —

Industry-rule estimate (Sensor Tower / data.ai): one weekly install ≈ 50 new ratings. Solid points = tracked snapshots · faded line = pre-tracking model backfill.

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE

Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

LIVE

Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY

Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.

🆕 What's New · v3.39

Performance enhancements and bug fixes for a smoother app experience.

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name: PetMeds
Developer: PetMed Express, Inc.
Bundle ID: com.1800PetMeds.1800PetMedsIOS
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Shopping
Content rating: 17+
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: $98/mo
Top-grossing rank: Outside top 100 in US Shopping
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 growth13,719 ratings+51% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (16 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.

🚀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

PetMeds: Care You Trust
PetMeds is dedicated to enhancing pets’ quality of life and longevity, offering essential health products and support for pets and pet families. PetMeds strives to enable happier, healthier pets by creating a community to the best expertise, service, and products.

Pharmacy
PetMeds is the first online pet pharmacy, and for 28 years we’ve provided expert-backed advice and personalized recommendations to help pet parents make informed decisions. We strive to make top-quality health solutions accessible.

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App Specs

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💾 205 MB🔞 17+📱 iOS 16+🔖 v3.39🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Shopping💰 Paid

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

6 EVENTS TRACKED

Detected 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

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Shipped update — v3.38 → v3.39

→ 30 days after: revenue −$74/mo · reviews −6 high confidence

2026-06

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Shipped update — v3.37 → v3.38

→ 30 days after: revenue −$74/mo high confidence

2026-06

🔧

Shipped update — v3.36 → v3.37

→ 30 days after: revenue −$74/mo high confidence

2026-06

🔧

Shipped update — v3.35 → v3.36

2026-05

🔧

Shipped update — v3.34 → v3.35

2026-04

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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

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📝 Description

BU Score · Transcendent

Full revenue analysis

Read the article-style breakdown for PetMeds: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.

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