Sun Scout
39
Quality Score
Emerging
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Sun Scout is an iOS app from Benjohn Barnes in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 2.7★ across 22 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 39: Emerging (early traction worth watching). For a Photo & Video app, that means early traction worth watching. 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
$1.9K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.7K – $6.0K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$1.5K – $13.9K
per month
INDIE tier
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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$80K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $60K – $110K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
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Pays back in ~3.5y 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 |
| ⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55 | +$27K |
Total estimate
$80K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$20K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $15K – $30K · 11× MRR multiple
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~0.2× 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 |
| ⭐ ★ rating < 3.5 (weak) | -18% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
11× MRR
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.9K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$1.6K – $3.8K
12 months
$1.7K – $6.0K
24 months
$1.5K – $13.9K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Pre-traction · 37/100INDIE TIERlimited signalGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.3
Product Quality
2.2
Revenue Strength
3.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
5.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $763 - $4770/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 2.73★ across 22 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 2486d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Elevated — dormant (2486d since update).
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $34K-$61K. Portfolio play ($21K/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 6 of 6 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Below-average rating (2.7★)METRIC | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (16y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| Pre-traction phase (22 ratings)METRIC | −$300 |
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 · v1.5.0
Sun Scout 1.5.0 is a critical fix – sorry that version 1.4.0 does not function correctly with iOS 13 and larger screened devices.
Fixes included in 1.5.0:
* Fixes the sun path not being shown.
* Fixes date setting not working.
* Fixes location setting not working.… Full release notes →
Fixes included in 1.5.0:
* Fixes the sun path not being shown.
* Fixes date setting not working.
* Fixes location setting not working.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Sun Scout
- Developer
- Benjohn Barnes
- Bundle ID
- uk.co.splendid-things.Sun-Scout
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 4+
- 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
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $1.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Photo & Video
- 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 growth22 ratings+1000% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (33 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 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 → $9.99 (+0%)
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
If your work or play requires sunlight, Sun Scout is built for you. Turn your iPhone in to a magic lens. Point it to the sky and understand where the sun will be and when it will be there.
* romano01, US App Store – "This app has come in handy more then once this week alone. While working on a feature film called "fairhaven" the gaffer and I (key Grip) needed to find out where and when the sun would be for a scene… well after i pulled out my Sun Scout App. everyone started downloading it!!! It is well worth it."… View full description on the official store →
* romano01, US App Store – "This app has come in handy more then once this week alone. While working on a feature film called "fairhaven" the gaffer and I (key Grip) needed to find out where and when the sun would be for a scene… well after i pulled out my Sun Scout App. everyone started downloading it!!! It is well worth it."… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 5 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 8.0+🔖 v1.5.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Photo & Video💰 Free
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
8 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 →
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $9.99 price point
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.59 → 3.00 (improved 0.41★)
2011-03
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.27★ high confidence
2011-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.75 → 3.40 (dropped 0.35★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.27★ high confidence
2010-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.80 → 3.33 (dropped 0.47★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ medium · co-occurring
2010-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.00 (dropped 1.00★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.20★ high confidence
2010-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2010-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 1★ | 1 | 1★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3★ | 2 | 3★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3★ | 4 | 3★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 2.4★ | 10 | 2.4★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.33333★ | 3 | 4.33333★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 2.72727★ | 22 | 2.72727★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
More by Benjohn Barnes
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⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 100% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 22 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
📌 Final verdict — read this before you trust the numbers above
Sun Scout is a small / niche iOS app in the photo & video space with weak public traction — only 22 ratings, no founder-verified MRR, and not ranked in any monitored grossing chart. The app appears to be monetised, but public signals are too sparse for a precise revenue estimate.
Bottom line: treat all revenue, audience and acquisition-value numbers on this page as directional only — not founder-verified facts.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Sun Scout make per month?▴
Our model estimates Sun Scout earns roughly $1.9K/mo, but with only 22 ratings the confidence interval is wide. No founder-verified MRR is available for this app, so this is a model output calibrated against comparable apps in the same category. See methodology for the formula.
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Who makes Sun Scout?▴
Sun Scout is published by Benjohn Barnes 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 Sun Scout's BU Score?▴
Sun Scout has a BU Score of 39/100 (Emerging). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.