LMK: Make New Friends
64
Quality Score
Solid
✍️ bumetric analysis
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LMK: Make New Friends is an iOS app from LightSpace inc in the Social Networking category, currently rated 3.6★ across 25,867 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 64: Solid (established niche player). For a Social Networking 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
$3.5M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$3.7M – $5.7M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$4.4M – $8.2M
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
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
🤖Also on Android
$45/mo · 25K ratings · 3.7★
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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
📈
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 |
| 💎 In-app purchase plumbing | +$9K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (261 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Social Networking complexity ×1.70 | +$69K |
Total estimate
$170K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$50K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $35K – $50K · 27× MRR multiple
💸
~0.3× build cost (under-water)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from iap / freemium model + 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
| 💎 IAP / freemium model base | 28× MRR |
| ⭐ ★ rating 3.5-4.0 (mixed) | -8% |
| 🏷 Social Networking category multiple | +5% |
Final multiple
27× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
2.3M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
575K
Daily active
315K
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
| 📲 Social Networking engagement | ~90 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Social Networking D30 retention | 25% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.55 |
DAU / MAU
55% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$3.5M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$3.5M – $4.7M
12 months
$3.7M – $5.7M
24 months
$4.4M – $8.2M
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
Mixed signals · 58/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousRevenue Strength
6.5
Product Quality
7.3
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
7.8
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
2.7
Monetization Maturity
5.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $1.4M - $7.7M/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 3.65★ across 25,867 reviews — solid.
- 📍 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 = $63.0M-$112.0M.
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 10 of 10 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (25,867 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| 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 · v3.1.5
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- LMK: Make New Friends
- Developer
- LightSpace inc
- Bundle ID
- com.lightspace.lmk
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Social Networking
- Content rating
- 17+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Make new friends
- Description
- LMK - Make New Friends
- 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
- $1.8K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Social Networking
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $0.99 - $349.99 per item
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
- Socials
- Not found
- support@lmk.chat
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- Not found
- About page
- lmk.chat/about
📈Ratings growth25,867 ratings+55% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (58 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 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
LMK is a social app to make new friends in a variety of ways! Join our community where you can chat, talk, and hang out with people who have similar interests. On LMK, you can:
*Drop-in on Audio Rooms and talk to a group of people.
*Swipe right on people you want to be friends with.
*Build your LMK profile by posting to the community feed to show your true self!
*Instantly chat or call with people who share similar interests.
Building a positive and safe community is our highest priority. Please help us by reporting any inappropriate behavior.… View full description on the official store →
*Drop-in on Audio Rooms and talk to a group of people.
*Swipe right on people you want to be friends with.
*Build your LMK profile by posting to the community feed to show your true self!
*Instantly chat or call with people who share similar interests.
Building a positive and safe community is our highest priority. Please help us by reporting any inappropriate behavior.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 261 MB🔞 17+📱 iOS 13.0+🔖 v3.1.5🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Social Networking💰 Free📺 Ad-supported💎 IAP $0.99 - $349.99 per item
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
20 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 →
2026-07
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.65 → 4.43 (improved 0.78★)
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.18.14 → v3.1.5
→ 30 days after: rating +0.78★ · reviews +23,317 high confidence
2026-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.43 → 3.65 (dropped 0.78★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.78★ · reviews +23,317 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 4 of 4 updated
→ 30 days after: rating +0.78★ · reviews +23,317 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v3.1.2 → v3.18.14
→ 30 days after: reviews +195 low · multiple changes
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.78★ · reviews −23,122 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.19 → 4.43 (improved 2.24★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.78★ · reviews −23,122 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.20 → 2.19 (dropped 2.01★)
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.19 → 4.20 (improved 2.01★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +9 high confidence
2022-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +10 high confidence
2022-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +15 high confidence
2021-12
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.08★ · reviews +15 medium · co-occurring
2021-12
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.08★ · reviews +15 medium · co-occurring
2021-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.67 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.08★ · reviews +15 low · multiple changes
2021-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.50 → 3.00 (improved 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.08★ · reviews +15 medium · co-occurring
2021-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.50 → 2.67 (improved 1.17★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.08★ · reviews +15 low · multiple changes
2021-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 1.50 (improved 0.50★)
2021-12
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
📸
Store Page History
4 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-23
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-23
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-23
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-23
🔎
ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #9Ranked for 2 App Store search queryies in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
find friends·#9🇺🇸anonymous chat·#28🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 7 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.43391★ | 49,192 | 4.43391★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.20139★ | 2,870 | 4.20139★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3.91156★ | 294 | 3.91156★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.27203★ | 261 | 4.27203★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.18571★ | 1,820 | 4.18571★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.23711★ | 873 | 4.23711★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.25713★ | 35 | 4.25713★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for LMK: Make New Friends: 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: 25,867 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does LMK make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, LMK earns approximately $1.8K/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.
What apps are like LMK?▴
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Who makes LMK?▴
LMK is published by LightSpace 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 LMK's BU Score?▴
LMK has a BU Score of 64/100 (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.