Text Number-Phone Text Message
72
Quality Score
Strong
Text Number-Phone Text Message
by 兰 陈
High confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Text Number-Phone Text Message is an iOS app from 兰 陈 in the Productivity category, currently rated 4.7★ across 10,753 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 72: Strong (healthy traction). For a Productivity 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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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
67 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
10,753 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
67
since Feb 2023
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$85K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $65K – $115K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~1.4y 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 (61 MB) | +$4K |
| ⚙ Productivity complexity ×1.10 | +$5K |
| ⚙ 4.1y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$24K |
Total estimate
$85K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 21× MRR multiple
💸
~1.2× 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 |
| 📅 4.1y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 Productivity category multiple | +8% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
640K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
165K
Daily active
74K
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
| 📲 Productivity engagement | ~75 installs / rating |
| 📅 4.1y of rating accumulation | -21% |
| 🔁 Productivity D30 retention | 30% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
45% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
Medium confidence · 70%
Also possible
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 | 61 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Productivity |
| 📦 Small-mid iOS bundle | → Native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-10-22 · 17 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
| 📅 17 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)
Direction
Headwinds: low defensibility moat
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 · 49/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.8
Product Quality
9.4
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
3.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.69★ across 10,753 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 = $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 10 of 10 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (10,753 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Established app (4y 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 · v3.0.6
- Performance improvements and bug fixes for a smoother experience.
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Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Text Number-Phone Text Message
- Developer
- 兰 陈
- Bundle ID
- com.textNumber.phone
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Productivity
- Content rating
- 17+
- 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
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $5.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Productivity
- 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 growth11,856 ratings+69641% 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.
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter5 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline5 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
Text Number allows you to have a 2nd Phone Texting that can separate your work and life without the need for an additional SIM card, and you can use Text Number to register with dating sites, shopping sites to protect your privacy
With Text Number, you can
Choose your own number
Get a local number from the US or Canada.
Block spam messages
Block spam numbers and never receive spam text messages again
Support multiple MMS messages
Select multiple photos at once and send them with one click.
Receive Verification Codes… View full description on the official store →
With Text Number, you can
Choose your own number
Get a local number from the US or Canada.
Block spam messages
Block spam numbers and never receive spam text messages again
Support multiple MMS messages
Select multiple photos at once and send them with one click.
Receive Verification Codes… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 61 MB🔞 17+📱 iOS 13.0+🔖 v3.0.6🔄 updated 2w ago🌐 EN📂 Productivity💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2022 (4y 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 →
2026-10
🔧
Shipped update — v3.0.5 → v3.0.6
→ 30 days after: reviews +234 high confidence
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v3.0.4 → v3.0.5
→ 30 days after: reviews +196 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.0.0 → v3.0.4
→ 30 days after: revenue +$7.0K/mo · reviews +410 high confidence
2026-06
📦
Bundle ↑ 42MB → 60MB — likely major code refresh
→ 30 days after: revenue +$7.0K/mo · reviews +228 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v2.8.4 → v3.0.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$7.0K/mo · reviews +577 low · multiple changes
2026-05
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +349 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.35 → 4.69 (improved 2.34★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +349 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.60 → 2.35 (dropped 2.25★)
→ 30 days after: rating −2.25★ · reviews −9,963 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.33 → 4.60 (improved 2.27★)
→ 30 days after: rating −2.25★ · reviews −9,963 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −2.25★ · reviews −9,963 medium · co-occurring
2025-08
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +5 high confidence
2024-07
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.09★ · reviews +5 high confidence
2024-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.79 → 2.38 (dropped 0.41★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ · reviews +5 high confidence
2023-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.39 → 3.05 (dropped 0.34★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.10★ high confidence
2023-06
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.24★ high confidence
2023-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.71 (improved 0.71★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.11★ high confidence
2023-05
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.67 → 3.00 (dropped 0.67★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.82★ · reviews +9 low · multiple changes
2023-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.67 (improved 0.67★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.82★ · reviews +9 low · multiple changes
2023-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.00 (dropped 2.00★)
→ 30 days after: rating −2.00★ high confidence
2023-02
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −2.00★ high confidence
🔎
ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #37Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
messaging·#37🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 8 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.16667★ | 6 | 4.16667★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4★ | 4 | 4★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.55952★ | 168 | 4.55952★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 5★ | 6 | 5★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.19048★ | 21 | 4.19048★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.56757★ | 37 | 4.56757★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.68767★ | 11,968 | 4.68767★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Text Number-Phone Text Message: 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: 10,753 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Text Number-Phone Text Message make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Text Number-Phone Text Message 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 Text Number-Phone Text Message profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $85K and monthly revenue $5.0K, Text Number-Phone Text Message looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 1.4 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Text Number-Phone Text Message have?▴
Estimated audience: ~640K lifetime downloads, ~165K monthly active users, and ~74K 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 Text Number-Phone Text Message?▴
Browse the full Productivity 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 Text Number-Phone Text Message built with?▴
Our heuristic places Text Number-Phone Text Message on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) stack (Medium confidence, 70%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.
Is Text Number-Phone Text Message still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 17 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Text Number-Phone Text Message 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 Text Number-Phone Text Message last updated?▴
Text Number-Phone Text Message last shipped a new version on 2026-10-22 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Text Number-Phone Text Message?▴
Text Number-Phone Text Message is published by 兰 陈 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 Text Number-Phone Text Message's BU Score?▴
Text Number-Phone Text Message 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.