Noir - Dark Mode for Safari
71
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Noir - Dark Mode for Safari is an iOS app from Jeffrey Kuiken in the News category, currently rated 4.6★ across 1,358 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 71: Strong (healthy traction). For a News 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
$8.5K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$8.8K – $18.5K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$10.9K – $32.8K
per month
MID tier
💡 Grow this revenue
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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
107 snapshots on record
Rating
4.6
Reviews
1,358 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$8.5K
Snapshots tracked
107
since Sep 2021
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$60K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $45K – $80K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~7 months 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 |
| ⚙ News complexity ×1.20 | +$10K |
Total estimate
$60K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$125K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $100K – $175K · 15× MRR multiple
💸
~2.1× return on build cost
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 |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 News category multiple | -5% |
Final multiple
15× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
160K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
24K
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
| 📲 News engagement | ~120 installs / rating |
| 🔁 News D30 retention | 15% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
44% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$8.5K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$8.1K – $13.5K
12 months
$8.8K – $18.5K
24 months
$10.9K – $32.8K
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 TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.8
Product Quality
8.2
Revenue Strength
3.9
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
4.8
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $5K - $12K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.56★ across 1,350 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 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 = $153K-$273K. Portfolio play ($62K/mo combined) commands premium.
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:
| Paid app ($2.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.6★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (1,358 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Established app (5y old)METRIC | +$800 |
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 · v2026.2
Hi there! Thanks you so much for using Noir! This update makes Noir ready for the newest version of iOS and iPadOS. It fixes some issues and visual quirks, makes sure the guides and instructions are up-to-date, and the mono style app icon has been tweaked to look better on your… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Noir - Dark Mode for Safari
- Developer
- Jeffrey Kuiken
- Bundle ID
- nl.jeffreykuiken.NoirApp
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- News
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, ZH
Company
- Website
- getnoir.app
- 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
- $8.5K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US News
- 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 growth1,357 ratings+272% 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.
💰Pricing History$0.00 → $2.99 (+0%)
🚀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
Noir is a Safari extension that automatically adds a dark mode to every website you visit.
It makes browsing the web at night so much better. With Noir, you won’t be blinded by bright websites ever again.
And the results look great too. Noir generates a custom dark style for each website you visit, based on the colors that are used on a page. You won’t even notice this happening in the background – that’s how fast it is – but you’ll certainly appreciate the end result: a beautiful dark mode tailored for each website, where contrast is preserved and highlights still pop.… View full description on the official store →
It makes browsing the web at night so much better. With Noir, you won’t be blinded by bright websites ever again.
And the results look great too. Noir generates a custom dark style for each website you visit, based on the colors that are used on a page. You won’t even notice this happening in the background – that’s how fast it is – but you’ll certainly appreciate the end result: a beautiful dark mode tailored for each website, where contrast is preserved and highlights still pop.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 20 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v2026.2🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, ZH📂 News💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
14 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 — v2026.1.7 → v2026.1.9
→ 30 days after: reviews +8 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v2026.1.3 → v2026.1.7
→ 30 days after: reviews +38 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $2.99 price point
2026-04
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v2026.1.3
→ 30 days after: rating −0.14★ · reviews +16 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.11 → 4.70 (improved 0.59★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.14★ · reviews +16 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.14★ · reviews +16 high confidence
2021-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$557/mo · reviews +12 high confidence
2021-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +47 medium · co-occurring
2021-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +47 medium · co-occurring
2021-09
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +47 low · multiple changes
2021-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.40 (improved 0.40★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +47 low · multiple changes
2021-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +47 low · multiple changes
2021-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 3.00 (improved 2.00★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +47 low · multiple changes
2021-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +47 low · multiple changes
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.65686★ | 102 | 4.65686★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.60656★ | 61 | 4.60656★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.67873★ | 221 | 4.67873★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.75255★ | 392 | 4.75255★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.80612★ | 98 | 4.80612★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.68354★ | 237 | 4.68354★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.64407★ | 59 | 4.64407★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.45631★ | 103 | 4.45631★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.56074★ | 1,350 | 4.56074★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Noir - Dark Mode for Safari: 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: 1,358 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
7 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Noir - Dark Mode for Safari make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Noir - Dark Mode for Safari earns approximately $8.5K/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 Noir - Dark Mode for Safari profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $60K and monthly revenue $8.5K, Noir - Dark Mode for Safari looks profitable — pays back its estimated build cost in roughly 7 months at the current run-rate. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Noir - Dark Mode for Safari have?▴
Estimated audience: ~160K lifetime downloads, ~24K 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 apps are like Noir - Dark Mode for Safari?▴
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How much would Noir - Dark Mode for Safari sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $125K (marketplace range $100K – $175K). Calculated as 15× 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.
Who makes Noir - Dark Mode for Safari?▴
Noir - Dark Mode for Safari is published by Jeffrey Kuiken 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 Noir - Dark Mode for Safari's BU Score?▴
Noir - Dark Mode for Safari has a BU Score of 71/100 (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.