Direct Message : Click to Chat
70
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Direct Message : Click to Chat is an iOS app from Liger Infotech, currently rated 4.7★ across 5,195 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 70: Strong (healthy traction). For an app like this, 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
$6.6K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$7.0K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$8.4K – $15.5K
per month
BIG 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
4.7
Reviews
5,195 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$6.6K
Snapshots tracked
57
since May 2020
🤖Also on Android
$57/mo · 466 ratings · 4.1★
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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 ~1.6y 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 (118 MB) | +$27K |
| ⚙ 7.6y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$45K |
Total estimate
$125K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$125K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $100K – $175K · 19× MRR multiple
💸
~1.0× build cost (break-even+)
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% |
Final multiple
19× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
545K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
54K
Daily active
10K
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
| 📲 category engagement | ~150 installs / rating |
| 📅 7.6y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 category D30 retention | 15% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU
19% 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 | 118 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | category |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-08-11 · 72 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
| 📅 72 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$6.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$6.5K – $8.8K
12 months
$7.0K – $10.8K
24 months
$8.4K – $15.5K
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Concerning · 54/100BIG TIERbelow benchmarksRevenue Strength
3.8
Product Quality
8.4
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
6.9
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
6.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $6K - $6K/mo · BIG tier · indicative confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.65★ across 5,195 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 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 = $118K-$211K.
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:
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| AI-powered features (trending category)METRIC | +$1,800 | |
| Low install base (5,195 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Single-language (English only)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.
🆕 What's New · v6.8
- Optimizing Performance Through Technical Enhancements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Direct Message : Click to Chat
- Developer
- Liger Infotech
- Bundle ID
- com.ligerinfotech.click2chatforwhatsap
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Not found
- Content rating
- 4+
- 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
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- $6.6K/mo
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $6.6K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US
- 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 growth5,287 ratings+528600% 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.
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter3 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline3 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
Unlock seamless communication with ClickToChat, the all-in-one app for enhanced messaging, productivity, and creativity. Whether you're managing conversations without cluttering your phonebook, automating responses, or creating AI-generated stickers, ClickToChat simplifies your chat experience with powerful tools designed for efficiency and fun.
App Features
Quick Messages - Instantly send frequently used responses with a single tap, saving you time and effort.
Message Scheduling - Never miss important messages, schedule birthday wishes, follow-ups, and reminders in advance.… View full description on the official store →
App Features
Quick Messages - Instantly send frequently used responses with a single tap, saving you time and effort.
Message Scheduling - Never miss important messages, schedule birthday wishes, follow-ups, and reminders in advance.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 118 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v6.8🔄 updated 2mo ago🌐 EN🤖 Uses AI💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2019 (7y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
15 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
🔧
Shipped update — v6.6 → v6.8
→ 30 days after: reviews +9 medium · co-occurring
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v6.5 → v6.6
→ 30 days after: reviews +10 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: subscription → free
→ 30 days after: reviews +31 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.35★ · reviews +5,061 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.30 → 4.65 (improved 0.35★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.35★ · reviews +5,061 high confidence
2024-11
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.12★ · reviews +8 medium · co-occurring
2024-11
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.22★ · reviews +11 low · multiple changes
2021-08
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.75 → 4.81 (improved 3.06★)
2021-08
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2021-08
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +3.06★ · reviews +84 low · multiple changes
2021-08
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.83 → 3.14 (improved 0.31★)
→ 30 days after: rating +3.06★ · reviews +84 low · multiple changes
2021-08
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +3.06★ · reviews +84 low · multiple changes
2021-08
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.75 → 2.40 (improved 0.65★)
→ 30 days after: rating +3.06★ · reviews +84 low · multiple changes
2020-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.00 (dropped 1.00★)
2020-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −1.00★ high confidence
🔎
ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #23Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
messaging·#23🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.64346★ | 5,301 | 4.64346★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.47834★ | 554 | 4.47834★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.37563★ | 394 | 4.37563★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.68182★ | 44 | 4.68182★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.27273★ | 11 | 4.27273★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.62205★ | 127 | 4.62205★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.7037★ | 108 | 4.7037★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.56576★ | 479 | 4.56576★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.64515★ | 4,089 | 4.64515★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Direct Message : Click to Chat: 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: 5,195 ratings · reported revenue signal available (not owner-verified).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
9 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Direct Message make per month?▴
Based on our verified revenue dataset (calibrated against founder-declared MRR + acquired-deal anchors), Direct Message earns approximately $6.6K/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 Direct Message profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $125K and monthly revenue $6.6K, Direct Message looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 1.6 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Direct Message have?▴
Estimated audience: ~545K lifetime downloads, ~54K monthly active users, and ~10K 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 is Direct Message built with?▴
Our heuristic places Direct Message 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 Direct Message still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (15% 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 Direct Message sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $125K (marketplace range $100K – $175K). 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 Direct Message last updated?▴
Direct Message last shipped a new version on 2026-08-11 — 2 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Direct Message?▴
Direct Message is published by Liger Infotech 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 Direct Message's BU Score?▴
Direct Message has a BU Score of 70/100 (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.