The Home Depot
86
Quality Score
Excellent
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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This iOS app directly serves the home improvement and DIY retail market, competing with other large-format hardware and home goods retailers like Lowe's and Ace Hardware. Its impressive user rating, backed by millions of reviews, signals exceptional user satisfaction and deep market penetration for a free app. This isn't a growth-stage app; it's a mature, dominant player leveraging its digital presence to support a massive physical retail operation. For shopping apps in this niche, monetization typically hinges on driving in-store or online product sales, rather than direct app revenue. The primary goal is to enhance the shopping experience, reduce friction, and increase purchase frequency. Common strategies include personalized product recommendations, loyalty program integration, and seamless checkout flows, all aimed at boosting the average order value and customer lifetime value through the core retail business.
BU Score 86 · Excellent — strong product-market fit. The full Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track snapshot history and revenue forecast in the Performance section below.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$6.6K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$6.9K – $14.4K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$8.5K – $25.5K
per month
MID tier
💡 Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this app’s store listing
- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
507 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
3,308,053 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$6.6K
Snapshots tracked
507
since Jan 2026
🤖Also on Android
$149/mo · 1.0M ratings · 4.5★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$210K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $160K – $285K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.7y 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 (219 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ News complexity ×1.20 | +$18K |
| ⚙ 16.9y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$101K |
Total estimate
$210K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$150K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $100K – $175K · 21× MRR multiple
💸
~0.7× 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 |
| 📅 16.9y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 News category multiple | -5% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (1M+ ratings) | +8% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
277.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
8.3M
Daily active
3.7M
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 |
| 📅 16.9y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 News D30 retention | 15% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
45% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
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 | 219 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | News |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-10-21 · 19 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
| 📅 19 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$6.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$6.3K – $10.5K
12 months
$6.9K – $14.4K
24 months
$8.5K – $25.5K
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 peersRevenue Strength
3.8
Product Quality
9.6
Market Position
0.3
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
6.0
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
5.0
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $4K - $9K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.82★ across 3,308,053 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 = $119K-$212K.
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:
| High install base (3,308,053 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| securityREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (16y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| 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 · v8.2.4
New Product Badges added to the Product page. Several typograpghy/visual fixes on the product page and My Account screens. A fix to the Buy It Again navigation.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- The Home Depot
- Developer
- The Home Depot, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.thehomedepot.homedepot
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- News
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $6.6K/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 growth3,494,409 ratings+779902% 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 Quarter6 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline6 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
It’s a good time to be a doer.
DIY IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
Save time with The Home Depot app. Shop over one million products and find the info you need most.
SNAP A PICTURE, FIND WHAT YOU NEED
Don’t know what something’s called? Just snap a picture and let our Image Search feature tell you.
A GPS FOR YOUR SHOPPING LIST
Use the Product Locator to find what you’re looking for and check store inventory. We'll take you to the exact aisle and bay.
MAKE INFORMED BUYING DECISIONS
Get Ratings & Reviews in a matter of seconds.… View full description on the official store →
DIY IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
Save time with The Home Depot app. Shop over one million products and find the info you need most.
SNAP A PICTURE, FIND WHAT YOU NEED
Don’t know what something’s called? Just snap a picture and let our Image Search feature tell you.
A GPS FOR YOUR SHOPPING LIST
Use the Product Locator to find what you’re looking for and check store inventory. We'll take you to the exact aisle and bay.
MAKE INFORMED BUYING DECISIONS
Get Ratings & Reviews in a matter of seconds.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 219 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v8.2.4🔄 updated 2w ago🌐 EN📂 News💰 Free🚀 Launched 2009 (16y 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
🔧
Shipped update — v8.2.0 → v8.2.4
→ 30 days after: reviews +42,839 high confidence
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v8.0.2 → v8.2.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +87,143 medium · co-occurring
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v8.0.0 → v8.0.2
→ 30 days after: reviews +91,427 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v7.62 → v8.0.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +103,723 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v7.61.0 → v7.62
→ 30 days after: reviews +129,417 high confidence
2026-04
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v7.61.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +116,950 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.74 → 4.80 (improved 2.06★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +116,950 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +116,950 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +1.72★ · reviews +3,113,468 high confidence
2026-02
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.93★ · reviews +475 medium · co-occurring
2026-02
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −2.26★ · reviews +498 low · multiple changes
2026-02
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.57 (dropped 0.43★)
→ 30 days after: rating −2.27★ · reviews +474 low · multiple changes
2026-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −2.27★ · reviews +474 low · multiple changes
2026-01
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −2.28★ · reviews +471 low · multiple changes
2026-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.00 (dropped 1.00★)
→ 30 days after: rating −2.28★ · reviews +471 low · multiple changes
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for The Home Depot: 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: 3,308,053 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does The Home Depot make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, The Home Depot earns approximately $6.6K/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 The Home Depot profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $210K and monthly revenue $6.6K, The Home Depot looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.7 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does The Home Depot have?▴
Estimated audience: ~277.5M lifetime downloads, ~8.3M monthly active users, and ~3.7M 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 The Home Depot?▴
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What is The Home Depot built with?▴
Our heuristic places The Home Depot on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) 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 The Home Depot still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 19 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would The Home Depot sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $150K (marketplace range $100K – $175K). 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 The Home Depot last updated?▴
The Home Depot last shipped a new version on 2026-10-21 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes The Home Depot?▴
The Home Depot is published by The Home Depot, 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 The Home Depot's BU Score?▴
The Home Depot has a BU Score of 86/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.