46
Quality Score
Emerging
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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QQ is an iOS app from Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited in the Social Networking category, currently rated 2.7★ across 8,934 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 46: Emerging (early traction worth watching). For a Social Networking 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
$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
124 snapshots on record
Rating
2.7
Reviews
8,934 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
124
since Nov 2022
🤖Also on Android
$11/mo · 203K ratings · 1.8★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$245K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $185K – $330K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~4.1y 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 (814 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Social Networking complexity ×1.70 | +$63K |
| ⚙ 15.3y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$91K |
Total estimate
$245K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$75K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $50K – $100K · 16× MRR multiple
💸
~0.3× 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 |
| 📅 15.3y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating < 3.5 (weak) | -18% |
| 🏷 Social Networking category multiple | +5% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
560K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
28K
Daily active
15K
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
| 📲 Social Networking engagement | ~90 installs / rating |
| 📅 15.3y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Social Networking D30 retention | 25% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.55 |
DAU / MAU
54% 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 | 814 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Social Networking |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-10 · 18 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
| 📅 18 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)
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 · 46/100MID TIERunderperforming peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
4.8
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
6.0
Operational Safety
8.0
Founder Strength
6.1
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 2.67★ across 8,934 reviews — below category median.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — 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 ($23K/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 8 of 8 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| frequent crashesREVIEW | −$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| Low install base (8,934 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Below-average rating (2.7★)METRIC | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$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 · v9.3.60
近期更新：
- QQ闪传文件有效期新增支持90天/180天；
- QQ闪传支持添加或删除已分享的文件，灵活调整分享内容；
- 宠物功能上线，支持多种养宠互动玩法，解锁社交新体验；
- 输入状态个性装扮上线，让好友等待回复的时刻也变得有趣；
- 进群特效全新升级，款式更多元，呈现更自然，字色更护眼；
- QQ秀生成效果升级，提升形象还原度。上线展柜功能，可收藏精选形象。
- QQ闪传文件有效期新增支持90天/180天；
- QQ闪传支持添加或删除已分享的文件，灵活调整分享内容；
- 宠物功能上线，支持多种养宠互动玩法，解锁社交新体验；
- 输入状态个性装扮上线，让好友等待回复的时刻也变得有趣；
- 进群特效全新升级，款式更多元，呈现更自然，字色更护眼；
- QQ秀生成效果升级，提升形象还原度。上线展柜功能，可收藏精选形象。
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Developer
- Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Bundle ID
- com.tencent.mqq
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Social Networking
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN, ZH
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 Social Networking
- 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 growth8,981 ratings+1803% 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 Quarter11 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline8 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
在QQ，轻松社交
- [聊天消息]随时随地好友和群消息；
- [语音通话]、[视频聊天]和亲友自在畅聊；
- [文件传输]手机电脑多端互传，轻松便捷。
在QQ，轻松生活
- [空间动态]快速获知好友动态，随时分享生活；
- [移动支付]话费充值、转账收款、网购一应俱全；
- [关怀模式]大字体、大图标，操作更简单，长辈使用更方便。
在QQ，轻松娱乐
- [游戏中心]体验热门手游乐趣，还有更多大神攻略分享；
- [个性装扮]各种主题、名片、彩铃、气泡、挂件自由选。
QQ将功能赋能，打造轻松欢乐的社交、娱乐与生活体验。
-----联系我们-----
如在使用过程中遇到任何问题，请联系我们：
- 在线帮助：进入QQ设置 -> 关于QQ -> 帮助与反馈
- 客服热线：4006 700 700（服务时间：8:00 - 23:00）
-----QQ会员/超级会员/黄钻/超级会员+全民K歌会员/绿钻豪华版/腾讯视频会员VIP连续包月服务说明-----
1、QQ会员连续包月服务有以下四种订购类型：
12元/1个月；
30元/3个月；
60元/6个月；
118元/12个月。
超级会员连续包月服务有以下四种订购类型：
19元/1个月；
60元/3个月；
118元/6个月；
238元/12个月。
黄钻连续包月服务有以下一种订购类型：
10元/1个月。… View full description on the official store →
- [聊天消息]随时随地好友和群消息；
- [语音通话]、[视频聊天]和亲友自在畅聊；
- [文件传输]手机电脑多端互传，轻松便捷。
在QQ，轻松生活
- [空间动态]快速获知好友动态，随时分享生活；
- [移动支付]话费充值、转账收款、网购一应俱全；
- [关怀模式]大字体、大图标，操作更简单，长辈使用更方便。
在QQ，轻松娱乐
- [游戏中心]体验热门手游乐趣，还有更多大神攻略分享；
- [个性装扮]各种主题、名片、彩铃、气泡、挂件自由选。
QQ将功能赋能，打造轻松欢乐的社交、娱乐与生活体验。
-----联系我们-----
如在使用过程中遇到任何问题，请联系我们：
- 在线帮助：进入QQ设置 -> 关于QQ -> 帮助与反馈
- 客服热线：4006 700 700（服务时间：8:00 - 23:00）
-----QQ会员/超级会员/黄钻/超级会员+全民K歌会员/绿钻豪华版/腾讯视频会员VIP连续包月服务说明-----
1、QQ会员连续包月服务有以下四种订购类型：
12元/1个月；
30元/3个月；
60元/6个月；
118元/12个月。
超级会员连续包月服务有以下四种订购类型：
19元/1个月；
60元/3个月；
118元/6个月；
238元/12个月。
黄钻连续包月服务有以下一种订购类型：
10元/1个月。… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 814 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v9.3.60🔄 updated 2w ago🌐 EN, ZH📂 Social Networking💰 Free🚀 Launched 2011 (15y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
26 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
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 5 of 5 updated
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.35 → v9.3.60
→ 30 days after: reviews −26 low · multiple changes
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.30 → v9.3.35
→ 30 days after: reviews −20 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.25 → v9.3.30
→ 30 days after: reviews −15 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.20 → v9.3.25
→ 30 days after: reviews +19 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.15 → v9.3.20
→ 30 days after: reviews +25 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.10 → v9.3.15
→ 30 days after: reviews +19 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.5 → v9.3.10
→ 30 days after: reviews +28 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v9.3.0 → v9.3.5
→ 30 days after: reviews +33 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v9.2.95 → v9.3.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +40 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v9.2.85 → v9.2.95
→ 30 days after: reviews +48 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +26 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.13 → 2.67 (improved 0.54★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +26 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.13 (dropped 0.87★)
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.13 → 3.00 (improved 0.87★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.79 → 2.31 (improved 0.52★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +23 medium · co-occurring
2024-09
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.55★ · reviews +86 medium · co-occurring
2023-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +24 high confidence
2023-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ · reviews +46 high confidence
📸
Store Page History
5 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
Slot 5
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 8 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 2.66582★ | 9,004 | 2.66582★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 2.8281★ | 541 | 2.8281★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 2.98851★ | 174 | 2.98851★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 3.34302★ | 172 | 3.34302★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 2.70102★ | 2,348 | 2.70102★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 2.44003★ | 1,434 | 2.44003★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 2.87063★ | 858 | 2.87063★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 3.04545★ | 66 | 3.04545★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for QQ: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 99% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 8,934 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does QQ make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, QQ 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 QQ profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $245K and monthly revenue $5.0K, QQ looks slow ROI — payback period is around 4.1 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 QQ have?▴
Estimated audience: ~560K lifetime downloads, ~28K monthly active users, and ~15K 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 QQ?▴
Browse the full Social Networking 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 QQ built with?▴
Our heuristic places QQ 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 QQ still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 18 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would QQ sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $75K (marketplace range $50K – $100K). Calculated as 16× 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 QQ last updated?▴
QQ last shipped a new version on 2026-09-10 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes QQ?▴
QQ is published by Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited 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 QQ's BU Score?▴
QQ has a BU Score of 46/100 (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.