Universal remote tv smart
75
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Universal remote tv smart is an iOS app from yohan teixeira in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.2★ across 42,485 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
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 tierSUBSCRIPTION
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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
76 snapshots on record
Rating
4.2
Reviews
42,485 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
76
since Sep 2020
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 ~2.1y 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 (184 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-13575 |
| ⚙ 8.2y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$49K |
Total estimate
$125K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$75K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $50K – $100K · 16× 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 |
| 📅 8.2y proven track record | +20% |
| 🏷 Utilities category multiple | -10% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
5.9M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
740K
Daily active
145K
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 |
| 📅 8.2y 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 · 60%
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 | 184 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Utilities |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
At risk
50%
Last shipped 2025-12-03 · 303 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
| 📅 10 months since last update | Concerning gap |
Verdict
At risk
🔬
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)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
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 · 51/100MID TIERSUBSCRIPTIONunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.7
Product Quality
6.8
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
9.5
Defensibility
8.1
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
0.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.17★ across 42,485 reviews — solid.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: last update 300d ago — slow cadence.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — 24% subscription complaints, scam/fraud mentions detected, bug mentions above category norm.
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $60K-$110K. Portfolio play ($54K/mo combined) commands premium. Discount applied for operational risk..
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 12 of 12 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (42,485 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (8y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (17 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| free trialREVIEW | +$1,200 | |
| annoying adsREVIEW | −$1,100 | |
| Good rating (4.2★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| 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 · v4.2
This update fixes an issue that could affect some users when restoring in-app purchases.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Universal remote tv smart
- Developer
- yohan teixeira
- Bundle ID
- com.teix.allinOne
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- AR, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, NB, PT, RU, ZH, ES, SV, TR
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 growth42,764 ratings+17644% 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.
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
This app is a virtual remote that allows you to control your Smart TV from your iPhone.
works with Samsung, LG, Sony, Philips, Panasonic,TCL Roku,Roku sticks,Hitachi, Telefunken, Grundig, Continental Edison TV and more...
To use this remote control, your iPhone must be on the same Wi-fi network as your TV.
Detection of your TV will be automatic and depending on the model of your TV, you will have to accept the message that will appear on your TV screen.
The app works through WIFI, so you do not have to be close to the TV to make it works.… View full description on the official store →
works with Samsung, LG, Sony, Philips, Panasonic,TCL Roku,Roku sticks,Hitachi, Telefunken, Grundig, Continental Edison TV and more...
To use this remote control, your iPhone must be on the same Wi-fi network as your TV.
Detection of your TV will be automatic and depending on the model of your TV, you will have to accept the message that will appear on your TV screen.
The app works through WIFI, so you do not have to be close to the TV to make it works.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 184 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15+🔖 v4.2🔄 updated 10mo ago🌐 AR, DA, NL, EN, FI +12📂 Utilities💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2018 (8y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
12 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
🔄
Monetization changed: freemium → free
→ 30 days after: reviews +150 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.84 → 4.20 (improved 2.36★)
2021-02
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.07★ · reviews +12 medium · co-occurring
2021-02
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.10★ · reviews +28 medium · co-occurring
2020-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +16 medium · co-occurring
2020-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.08★ · reviews +48 low · multiple changes
2020-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.25 → 1.68 (improved 0.43★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.09★ · reviews +32 high confidence
2020-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.09★ · reviews +32 high confidence
2020-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.34★ · reviews +47 high confidence
2020-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.43★ · reviews +15 high confidence
2020-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.43★ · reviews +15 high confidence
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 50 reviews across 1 markets● 26% positive · ● 27% neutral · ● 47% negative · Rating drift: -2.43★ (declining — recent 50: 1.74★ vs lifetime: 4.17★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Top praise themes
— no recurring praise themes
Top complaint themes
doesn work ×5 waste money ×4 paid subscription ×4 kept asking ×3 stopped working ×3 ads ×19 pay ×13 button ×8
Risk signals
Subscription complaints: 24% Bug mentions: 6% Fraud / scam mentions: 10.0%
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.03343★ | 2,901 | 4.03343★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.45346★ | 53,665 | 4.45346★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.10741★ | 4,348 | 4.10741★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.13725★ | 4,969 | 4.13725★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.1542★ | 12,049 | 4.1542★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.17431★ | 10,206 | 4.17431★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.17891★ | 1,878 | 4.17891★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 3.98969★ | 194 | 3.98969★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.17497★ | 42,806 | 4.17497★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Universal remote tv smart: 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: 42,485 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Universal remote tv smart make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Universal remote tv smart 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 Universal remote tv smart profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $125K and monthly revenue $5.0K, Universal remote tv smart looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.1 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Universal remote tv smart have?▴
Estimated audience: ~5.9M lifetime downloads, ~740K monthly active users, and ~145K 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 Universal remote tv smart?▴
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What is Universal remote tv smart built with?▴
Our heuristic places Universal remote tv smart on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) stack (Medium confidence, 60%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is Universal remote tv smart still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: At risk (50% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 10 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Universal remote tv smart sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $75K (marketplace range $50K – $100K). Calculated as 16× 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 Universal remote tv smart last updated?▴
Universal remote tv smart last shipped a new version on 2025-12-03 — 10 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Universal remote tv smart?▴
Universal remote tv smart is published by yohan teixeira 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 Universal remote tv smart's BU Score?▴
Universal remote tv smart 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.