Groundwire: VoIP SIP Softphone
59
Quality Score
Solid
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Groundwire: VoIP SIP Softphone is an iOS app from Acrobits in the Business category, currently rated 3.8★ across 121 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 59: Solid (established niche player). For a Business app, that means established niche player. 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
💡 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
89 snapshots on record
Rating
3.8
Reviews
121 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
89
since Aug 2010
🤖Also on Android
$619/mo · 684 ratings · 3.4★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$200K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $150K – $270K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~3.3y 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 (93 MB) | +$17K |
| ⚙ Business complexity ×1.50 | +$33K |
| ⚙ 16.2y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$97K |
Total estimate
$200K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$75K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $100K · 17× MRR multiple
💸
~0.4× 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 |
| 📅 16.2y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating 3.5-4.0 (mixed) | -8% |
| 🏷 Business category multiple | +10% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
17× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
5.5K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
240
Daily active
70
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
| 📲 Business engagement | ~65 installs / rating |
| 📅 16.2y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Business D30 retention | 22% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
29% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
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 | 93 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Business |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-11-04 · 11 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
| 📅 11 days since last update | Active development |
| 👥 Small user base (121 ratings) + 16.2y old | +10% (solo-project pattern) |
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)
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
5.9
Product Quality
5.3
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 3.81★ across 121 reviews — below category median.
- 📍 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 = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($73K/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 ($9.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| securityREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (16y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (28 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| Early-stage install base (121 ratings)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 · v26.1.21
- Fixed incoming calls occasionally going on hold
- Improved translations in Account Settings
- Improved translations in Account Settings
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Groundwire: VoIP SIP Softphone
- Developer
- Acrobits
- Bundle ID
- cz.acrobits.softphone.business
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Business
- Content rating
- 17+
- Languages
- AR, BG, CS, DA, NL, EN, FR, DE, HE, HU, ID, IT, JA, KO, NB, FA, PL, PT, RU, ZH, SK, SL, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR, VI
Company
- Website
- acrobits.net
- 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 Business
- 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 growth120 ratings+58% 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 → $9.99 (+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
Groundwire: the SIP softphone for your PBX or VoIP provider
Groundwire is a SIP softphone app from Acrobits, a leader in VoIP and communication software since 2009. It delivers clear voice and video calls for personal and professional use, with an interface built for daily calling and none of the clutter.
IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ
Groundwire is a SIP client, not a VoIP service. You need service from a VoIP provider or PBX that supports standard SIP clients.
Business calling features
Groundwire carries the call handling you expect from a desk phone:… View full description on the official store →
Groundwire is a SIP softphone app from Acrobits, a leader in VoIP and communication software since 2009. It delivers clear voice and video calls for personal and professional use, with an interface built for daily calling and none of the clutter.
IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ
Groundwire is a SIP client, not a VoIP service. You need service from a VoIP provider or PBX that supports standard SIP clients.
Business calling features
Groundwire carries the call handling you expect from a desk phone:… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 93 MB🔞 17+📱 iOS 16.0+🔖 v26.1.21🔄 updated 1w ago🌐 AR, BG, CS, DA, NL +23📂 Business💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2010 (16y old)
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
17 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 — v25.3.101 → v26.1.18
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v25.3.100 → v25.3.101
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v25.3.76 → v25.3.100
→ 30 days after: reviews +6 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $9.99 price point
2026-04
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v25.3.76
→ 30 days after: rating −0.27★ high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.24 → 4.10 (improved 0.86★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.27★ high confidence
2016-09
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$380/mo medium · co-occurring
2016-09
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.6K/mo low · multiple changes
2012-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$870/mo high confidence
2012-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.4K/mo · rating −0.10★ · reviews +6 medium · co-occurring
2010-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.50 → 4.13 (dropped 0.37★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.7K/mo high confidence
2010-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.50 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.6K/mo · rating −0.37★ high confidence
2010-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.6K/mo · rating −0.37★ high confidence
2010-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$5.6K/mo · rating −0.87★ · reviews +13 high confidence
2010-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.25 (dropped 0.75★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$4.0K/mo · rating −0.50★ · reviews +9 high confidence
2010-08
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$4.0K/mo · rating −0.50★ · reviews +9 medium · co-occurring
2010-08
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$4.0K/mo · rating −0.50★ · reviews +9 medium · co-occurring
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.13636★ | 22 | 4.13636★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.55556★ | 9 | 4.55556★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3.93023★ | 86 | 3.93023★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.09804★ | 102 | 4.09804★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4★ | 11 | 4★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.22414★ | 58 | 4.22414★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 2.33333★ | 3 | 2.33333★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 2.61789★ | 123 | 2.61789★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 3.80992★ | 121 | 3.80992★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Groundwire: VoIP SIP Softphone: 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: 121 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Groundwire make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Groundwire 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 Groundwire profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $200K and monthly revenue $5.0K, Groundwire looks slow ROI — payback period is around 3.3 years 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 Groundwire have?▴
Estimated audience: ~5K lifetime downloads, ~240 monthly active users, and ~70 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 Groundwire?▴
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What is Groundwire built with?▴
Our heuristic places Groundwire on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) 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 Groundwire still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (15% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 11 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Groundwire sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $75K (marketplace range $75K – $100K). Calculated as 17× 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 Groundwire last updated?▴
Groundwire last shipped a new version on 2026-11-04 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Groundwire?▴
Groundwire is published by Acrobits 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 Groundwire's BU Score?▴
Groundwire has a BU Score of 59/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.