Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds
77
Quality Score
Strong
Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds
by Buddy Bird Inc
High confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds is an iOS app from Buddy Bird Inc in the Education category, currently rated 4.8★ across 57,979 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 77: Strong (healthy traction). For a Education 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
$25.5K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$26.4K – $55.3K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$32.7K – $98.1K
per month
MID 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
166 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
57,979 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$25.5K
Snapshots tracked
166
since Jan 2024
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$115K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $85K – $155K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~5 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 |
| 📦 Asset bundle (113 MB) | +$25K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$15K |
| ⚙ 4.0y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$23K |
Total estimate
$115K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$600K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $425K – $700K · 22× MRR multiple
💸
~5.2× 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 |
| 📅 4.0y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
22× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
3.9M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
615K
Daily active
180K
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
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 📅 4.0y of rating accumulation | -20% |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
29% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
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 | 113 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Education |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-04 · 21 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
| 📅 21 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$25.5K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: low defensibility moat
6 months
$24.2K – $40.4K
12 months
$26.4K – $55.3K
24 months
$32.7K – $98.1K
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
4.8
Product Quality
9.6
Revenue Strength
4.4
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
3.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $17K - $38K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.8★ across 57,979 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 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 = $459K-$816K.
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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (57,979 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Established app (3y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Localized (5 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 · v3.12.5
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds
- Developer
- Buddy Bird Inc
- Bundle ID
- com.birdbuddy.app
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- NL, EN, FR, DE, IT
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
- $25.5K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#75 /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 growth61,659 ratings+13217% 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 Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇺🇸
US
Top-grossing rank: #75 / 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#75 now · best #75 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter7 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline7 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
Birdbuddy is the world’s most recognized app for discovering and learning about birds – whether you’re using our smart bird feeder in your backyard or identifying birds anywhere with just your phone.
Powered by artificial intelligence, Birdbuddy instantly recognizes bird species by photo or sound. Snap a picture, record a song, or let the smart feeder do the work for you. Get alerts when a bird visits, receive collectible postcard photos, and learn fascinating facts about each species.… View full description on the official store →
Powered by artificial intelligence, Birdbuddy instantly recognizes bird species by photo or sound. Snap a picture, record a song, or let the smart feeder do the work for you. Get alerts when a bird visits, receive collectible postcard photos, and learn fascinating facts about each species.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 113 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.3+🔖 v3.12.5🔄 updated 3w ago🌐 NL, EN, FR, DE, IT📂 Education💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2022 (3y old)
📅
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 →
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v3.12.2 → v3.12.5
→ 30 days after: reviews +460 high confidence
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v3.12.1 → v3.12.2
→ 30 days after: reviews +674 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.11.1 → v3.12.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +791 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.11.0 → v3.11.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +638 high confidence
2026-07
📦
Bundle ↓ 208MB → 119MB — likely major code refresh
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,018 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.10.7 → v3.11.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,018 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v3.10.3 → v3.10.7
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,039 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.67 → 4.80 (improved 1.13★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,646 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,646 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$56/mo · reviews +5 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.68 → 4.71 (improved 1.03★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$56/mo · reviews +5 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$56/mo · reviews +5 medium · co-occurring
2024-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$238/mo · rating −0.11★ · reviews +20 high confidence
2024-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$282/mo · reviews +22 high confidence
2024-02
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$239/mo · reviews +19 medium · co-occurring
2024-02
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$597/mo · rating +0.09★ · reviews +47 medium · co-occurring
2024-01
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$357/mo · rating +0.10★ · reviews +28 high confidence
2024-01
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.89 → 4.50 (dropped 0.39★)
2024-01
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.74418★ | 86 | 4.74418★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 5★ | 5 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.7004★ | 1,976 | 4.7004★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.67117★ | 1,405 | 4.67117★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.74068★ | 644 | 4.74068★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.7139★ | 1,101 | 4.7139★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 5★ | 2 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.57143★ | 21 | 4.57143★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.79645★ | 61,730 | 4.79645★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds: 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: 57,979 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Birdbuddy make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Birdbuddy earns approximately $25K/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 Birdbuddy profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $115K and monthly revenue $25K, Birdbuddy looks profitable — pays back its estimated build cost in roughly 5 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 Birdbuddy have?▴
Estimated audience: ~3.9M lifetime downloads, ~615K monthly active users, and ~180K 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 Birdbuddy?▴
Browse the full Education 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 Birdbuddy built with?▴
Our heuristic places Birdbuddy on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) 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 Birdbuddy still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 21 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Birdbuddy sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $600K (marketplace range $425K – $700K). Calculated as 22× 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 Birdbuddy last updated?▴
Birdbuddy last shipped a new version on 2026-09-04 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Birdbuddy?▴
Birdbuddy is published by Buddy Bird 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 Birdbuddy's BU Score?▴
Birdbuddy has a BU Score of 77/100 (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.