PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos!
61
Quality Score
Solid
PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos!
Low confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos! is an iOS app from Lamina Design in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 4.4★ across 18 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 61: Solid (established niche player). For a Photo & Video 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
$2.2K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.9K – $6.9K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$1.8K – $15.9K
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 ~2 months 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
$600K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $425K – $700K · 15× MRR multiple
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~7.5× return on build cost
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 ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
15× MRR
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$2.2K/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
$1.9K – $4.3K
12 months
$1.9K – $6.9K
24 months
$1.8K – $15.9K
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 · 40/100INDIE TIERlimited signalGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.6
Product Quality
3.6
Revenue Strength
3.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
4.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
7.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $871 - $5449/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.44★ across 18 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 3349d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (3349d since update).
🎯 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 = $39K-$69K. Portfolio play ($38K/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 9 of 9 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 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (14y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| Good rating (4.4★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Localized (5 languages)METRIC | +$600 | |
| Pre-traction phase (18 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 · v3.40
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
We are now celebrating more than 2,000,000 downloads! The new version, with no bugs, is easier than ever. It lets you make photo paintings in any style. New support for 64 bit.… Full release notes →
We are now celebrating more than 2,000,000 downloads! The new version, with no bugs, is easier than ever. It lets you make photo paintings in any style. New support for 64 bit.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos!
- Developer
- Lamina Design
- Bundle ID
- com.laminadesign.photoviva
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, JA, ZH, ES, ZH
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- App to Draw on Pictures
- Description
- PhotoViva is an app to draw on pictures. Simple and flexible to use. All you need is your imagination to drive your painting. Available now at the App Store and Google Play.
- 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
- $38.5K/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
- Socials
- Not found
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- PhotoVivaApp.com/draw-on-pictures/app…
- About page
- PhotoVivaApp.com/draw-on-pictures/abo…
📈Ratings growth18 ratings+-62% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (53 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 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 → $4.99 (+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
Add effects and a feeling of expressive art to your photos. You easily apply photo brushes to make your photos into paintings.
PhotoViva is a fun app to draw on pictures. A friendly user interface makes PhotoViva, the easiest app with photo brushes. In short time you will be painting photos to share with your friends.
After some practice you will master the brushes, and then PhotoViva becomes great fun. All you need is your imagination to drive your painting!
PhotoViva has 20 kinds of amazing art photo brushes. You set the brushes’ direction.… View full description on the official store →
PhotoViva is a fun app to draw on pictures. A friendly user interface makes PhotoViva, the easiest app with photo brushes. In short time you will be painting photos to share with your friends.
After some practice you will master the brushes, and then PhotoViva becomes great fun. All you need is your imagination to drive your painting!
PhotoViva has 20 kinds of amazing art photo brushes. You set the brushes’ direction.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 19 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 9.0+🔖 v3.40🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, JA, ZH, ES, ZH📂 Photo & Video💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
7 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 →
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.98 → 5.00 (improved 1.02★)
2015-12
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2013-02
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2012-01
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2011-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.33 → 4.00 (dropped 0.33★)
2011-08
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2011-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.33 (dropped 0.67★)
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 7 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4★ | 1 | 4★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 5★ | 4 | 5★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4★ | 1 | 4★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 3.375★ | 8 | 3.375★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.44444★ | 18 | 4.44444★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 18 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
📌 Final verdict — read this before you trust the numbers above
PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos! is a small / niche iOS app in the photo & video space with weak public traction — only 18 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 PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos! make per month?▴
Our model estimates PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos! earns roughly $38K/mo, but with only 18 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.
What apps are like PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos!?▴
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Who makes PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos!?▴
PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos! is published by Lamina Design 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 PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos!'s BU Score?▴
PhotoViva - Paintings from your photos! has a BU Score of 61/100 (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.