Fi - GPS Dog Tracker
79
Quality Score
Strong
Fi - GPS Dog Tracker
by Barking Labs Corp.
High confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Fi - GPS Dog Tracker is an iOS app from Barking Labs Corp. in the Health & Fitness category, currently rated 4.7★ across 35,531 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 79: Strong (healthy traction). For a Health & Fitness 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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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
218 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
35,531 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
218
since May 2024
🤖Also on Android
$154/mo · 4K ratings · 4.1★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$170K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $130K – $230K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.8y 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 (197 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Health & Fitness complexity ×1.40 | +$36K |
| ⚙ 7.6y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$45K |
Total estimate
$170K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $150K · 21× 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 |
| 📅 7.6y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 Health & Fitness category multiple | +10% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
1.7M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
245K
Daily active
85K
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
| 📲 Health & Fitness engagement | ~70 installs / rating |
| 📅 7.6y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Health & Fitness D30 retention | 22% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.35 |
DAU / MAU
35% 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 | 197 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Health & Fitness |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-08-20 · 36 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
| 📅 36 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
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
Stalled · 40/100MID TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)no growth momentumRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
7.8
Market Position
1.5
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
3.9
Operational Safety
4.4
Founder Strength
5.1
Monetization Maturity
0.5
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.66★ across 35,531 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Elevated — 6% subscription complaints, scam/fraud mentions detected, rating drift -2.56 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 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 ($12K/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 14 of 14 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (35,531 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Localized (9 languages)METRIC | +$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 · v3.139.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Fi - GPS Dog Tracker
- Developer
- Barking Labs Corp.
- Bundle ID
- com.barkinglabs.fi
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- NL, EN, FR, DE, LV, RO, SK, ES, 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 Health & Fitness
- 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 growth39,788 ratings+8821% 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 Quarter4 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline4 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
Fi Series 3+ is the world's smartest GPS dog collar—now powered by AI.
Paired with a Fi collar, the Fi app brings you even closer to your dog. Track their location, monitor activity and health patterns, and get alerts if they ever leave a safe zone. It's peace of mind for the best pet parents out there.
FEATURES
GPS TRACKING
On vacation? Friend walking the dog? Instantly track your dog's location no matter where they are. Fi gives you the confidence to know they're safe from anywhere, anytime.
STOP ESCAPE ARTISTS
Designate safe zones around your home or dog's favorite places.… View full description on the official store →
Paired with a Fi collar, the Fi app brings you even closer to your dog. Track their location, monitor activity and health patterns, and get alerts if they ever leave a safe zone. It's peace of mind for the best pet parents out there.
FEATURES
GPS TRACKING
On vacation? Friend walking the dog? Instantly track your dog's location no matter where they are. Fi gives you the confidence to know they're safe from anywhere, anytime.
STOP ESCAPE ARTISTS
Designate safe zones around your home or dog's favorite places.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 197 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v3.139.0🔄 updated 1mo ago🌐 NL, EN, FR, DE, LV +4📂 Health & Fitness💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2019 (7y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
22 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 →
2026-08
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 8 of 14 updated
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v3.134.1 → v3.139.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,203 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.132.0 → v3.134.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,570 high confidence
2026-06
📦
Bundle ↓ 337MB → 195MB — likely major code refresh
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,367 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v3.125.0 → v3.132.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +3,054 low · multiple changes
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v3.125.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,874 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,187 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.97 → 4.66 (improved 1.69★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,187 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$12.0K/mo · rating +1.69★ · reviews +33,849 high confidence
2024-09
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +15 high confidence
2024-09
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.17★ · reviews +30 high confidence
2024-07
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +26 high confidence
2024-07
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.11★ · reviews +20 high confidence
2024-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.07 → 2.70 (dropped 0.37★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.11★ · reviews +20 high confidence
2024-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.37★ · reviews +28 medium · co-occurring
2024-05
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.37★ · reviews +28 low · multiple changes
2024-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.67 → 3.00 (improved 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.37★ · reviews +28 low · multiple changes
2024-05
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.67 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.37★ · reviews +28 low · multiple changes
2024-05
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.50 → 3.00 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.37★ · reviews +28 low · multiple changes
2024-05
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.33 → 3.50 (dropped 0.83★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.37★ · reviews +28 low · multiple changes
📸
Store Page History
8 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPad screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-27
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-27
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-27
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-27
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-27
Slot 5
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-27
Slot 6
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-27
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 510 reviews across 3 markets● 59% positive · ● 6% neutral · ● 35% negative · Rating drift: -2.56★ (declining — recent 50: 2.1★ vs lifetime: 4.66★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇨🇦 CA
+0.80
🇺🇸 US
+0.24
🇬🇧 GB
-0.20
Top praise themes
peace mind ×29 battery life ×11 dark mode ×8 safe zone ×7 gives peace ×6 collar collar ×6 live tracking ×6 life saver ×5
Top complaint themes
location services ×21 battery life ×20 customer service ×19 lost mode ×17 safe zone ×14 waste money ×14 doesn work ×13 customer support ×12
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 0.6% Subscription complaints: 6% Fraud / scam mentions: 1.0%
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 5 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.64893★ | 40,774 | 4.64893★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.64407★ | 59 | 4.64407★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.7861★ | 187 | 4.7861★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Fi - GPS Dog Tracker: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 35,531 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Fi - GPS Dog Tracker make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Fi - GPS Dog Tracker 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 Fi - GPS Dog Tracker profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $170K and monthly revenue $5.0K, Fi - GPS Dog Tracker looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.8 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Fi - GPS Dog Tracker have?▴
Estimated audience: ~1.7M lifetime downloads, ~245K monthly active users, and ~85K 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 Fi - GPS Dog Tracker?▴
Browse the full Health & Fitness category catalog to find similar apps with revenue, build cost, audience and tech stack data. Each /p/{slug} page also shows a Compare side-by-side widget with three peer apps from the same niche.
What is Fi - GPS Dog Tracker built with?▴
Our heuristic places Fi - GPS Dog Tracker 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 Fi - GPS Dog Tracker still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (15% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 1 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Fi - GPS Dog Tracker sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $150K). Calculated as 21× 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 Fi - GPS Dog Tracker last updated?▴
Fi - GPS Dog Tracker last shipped a new version on 2026-08-20 — 1 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Fi - GPS Dog Tracker?▴
Fi - GPS Dog Tracker is published by Barking Labs Corp. 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 Fi - GPS Dog Tracker's BU Score?▴
Fi - GPS Dog Tracker has a BU Score of 79/100 (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.