DailyBean - simplest journal
72
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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DailyBean - simplest journal is an iOS app from BlueSignum Corp. in the Lifestyle category, currently rated 4.8★ across 69,099 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 72: Strong (healthy traction). For a Lifestyle 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 tier
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
46 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
69,099 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
46
since Apr 2026
🤖Also on Android
$350/mo · 73K ratings · 4.5★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$130K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $100K – $175K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.2y 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 (214 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Lifestyle complexity ×1.05 | +$4K |
| ⚙ 5.6y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$33K |
Total estimate
$130K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 21× MRR multiple
💸
~0.8× 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 |
| 📅 5.6y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
5.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
555K
Daily active
110K
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
| 📲 Lifestyle engagement | ~110 installs / rating |
| 📅 5.6y of rating accumulation | -28% |
| 🔁 Lifestyle D30 retention | 13% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU
20% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
Medium confidence · 55%
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 | 214 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Lifestyle |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-10-01 · 11 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
| 📅 11 days since last update | Active development |
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
Below median · 50/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.8
Product Quality
9.6
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
4.9
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.82★ across 69,099 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ 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
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 (69,099 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| securityREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| annoying adsREVIEW | −$1,100 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| Established app (5y 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 · v4.19.2
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Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- DailyBean - simplest journal
- Developer
- BlueSignum Corp.
- Bundle ID
- com.bluesignum.harukong
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, ID, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES
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
- 🇯🇵#64 /100
- 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 growth70,702 ratings+3% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (46 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🗺️Geographic Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇯🇵
JP
Top-grossing rank: #64 / 100
Other markets
Outside top 100
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
This app currently ranks in only one of the 9 markets we monitor. Niche or regional apps often launch this way before global rollout. Rankings update daily.
📊Category Rank Trajectory#64 now · best #64 · worst #65
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter14 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline8 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
Effortlessly remember your daily life with the ultimate no-writing journal and mood tracker.
Looking for a daily journal and mood diary that's a joy, not a chore?
Meet DailyBean, the easiest private diary and life log designed to help you capture your day.
Transform your everyday moments into a beautiful visual journal, reflect on your mood, and keep your memories safe without the pressure of a blank page!
THE SIMPLEST JOURNAL YOU'LL EVER KEEP
Faster than a traditional notebook and easier than a bullet journal, DailyBean is an aesthetic journal made for everyone.… View full description on the official store →
Looking for a daily journal and mood diary that's a joy, not a chore?
Meet DailyBean, the easiest private diary and life log designed to help you capture your day.
Transform your everyday moments into a beautiful visual journal, reflect on your mood, and keep your memories safe without the pressure of a blank page!
THE SIMPLEST JOURNAL YOU'LL EVER KEEP
Faster than a traditional notebook and easier than a bullet journal, DailyBean is an aesthetic journal made for everyone.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 214 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v4.19.2🔄 updated 1w ago🌐 EN, FR, ID, JA, KO +4📂 Lifestyle💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2021 (5y 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 →
2026-10
📦
Bundle ↑ 153MB → 224MB — likely major code refresh
2026-10
🔧
Shipped update — v4.18.0 → v4.19.2
→ 30 days after: reviews +298 medium · co-occurring
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v4.16.0 → v4.18.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +298 high confidence
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v4.15.2 → v4.16.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +390 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.15.0 → v4.15.2
→ 30 days after: reviews +505 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.14.0 → v4.15.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +231 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.13.1 → v4.14.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +380 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.13.0 → v4.13.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +417 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.12.1 → v4.13.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +419 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.11.1 → v4.12.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +471 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.11.0 → v4.11.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +484 high confidence
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v4.10.2 → v4.11.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +429 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v4.10.0 → v4.10.2
→ 30 days after: reviews +483 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v4.8.1 → v4.10.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +528 high confidence
2026-04
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +394 high confidence
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.72572★ | 9,370 | 4.72572★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.89107★ | 4,820 | 4.89107★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.73702★ | 9,997 | 4.73702★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.71217★ | 5,260 | 4.71217★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.7237★ | 8,216 | 4.7237★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.76673★ | 21,666 | 4.76673★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.70266★ | 2,139 | 4.70266★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.67896★ | 32,575 | 4.67896★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.81417★ | 70,754 | 4.81417★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for DailyBean - simplest journal: 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: 69,099 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does DailyBean - simplest journal make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, DailyBean - simplest journal 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 DailyBean - simplest journal profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $130K and monthly revenue $5.0K, DailyBean - simplest journal looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.2 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does DailyBean - simplest journal have?▴
Estimated audience: ~5.5M lifetime downloads, ~555K monthly active users, and ~110K 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 DailyBean - simplest journal?▴
Browse the full Lifestyle 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 DailyBean - simplest journal built with?▴
Our heuristic places DailyBean - simplest journal on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is DailyBean - simplest journal still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 11 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would DailyBean - simplest journal sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $125K). 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 DailyBean - simplest journal last updated?▴
DailyBean - simplest journal last shipped a new version on 2026-10-01 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes DailyBean - simplest journal?▴
DailyBean - simplest journal is published by BlueSignum 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 DailyBean - simplest journal's BU Score?▴
DailyBean - simplest journal has a BU Score of 72/100 (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.