Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS
86
Quality Score
Excellent
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS is an iOS app from TextMe, Inc. in the Social Networking category, currently rated 4.7★ across 641,771 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 86: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Social Networking app, that means strong product-market fit. 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
$3.5M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$3.7M – $5.7M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$4.4M – $8.2M
per month
BIG tierSUBSCRIPTION
💡 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
341 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
641,771 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$3.5M
Snapshots tracked
341
since Apr 2025
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$240K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $180K – $325K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in under a month 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 (208 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Social Networking complexity ×1.70 | +$63K |
| ⚙ 14.3y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$86K |
Total estimate
$240K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$80.0M
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $60.0M – $104.0M · 23× MRR multiple
💸
~333× 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 |
| 📅 14.3y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Social Networking category multiple | +5% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
23× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
40.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
2.5M
Daily active
1.4M
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 |
| 📅 14.3y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Social Networking D30 retention | 25% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.55 |
DAU / MAU
55% 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 | 208 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Social Networking |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-02 · 24 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
| 📅 24 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$3.5M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
Headwinds: review-mined risks present
6 months
$3.5M – $4.7M
12 months
$3.7M – $5.7M
24 months
$4.4M – $8.2M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 61/100BIG TIERSUBSCRIPTIONcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.5
Product Quality
7.9
Revenue Strength
6.5
Monetization Maturity
9.5
Defensibility
8.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
2.9
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $1.4M - $7.7M/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.7★ across 641,771 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — 6% subscription complaints, scam/fraud mentions detected, rating drift -2.18 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 For competitors: Strong subscription moat. Hard to outcompete on retention. Better angle: free alternative with one-time purchase, or feature parity for an underserved sub-niche.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $42.0M-$77.0M. Discount applied for operational risk..
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 15 of 15 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (641,771 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (14y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| annoying adsREVIEW | −$1,100 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Localized (5 languages)METRIC | +$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 · v3.54.1
This update fixes bugs and improves the performance of the app
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS
- Developer
- TextMe, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.textmeinc.textme2
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Social Networking
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, IT, ES
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
- $3.5M/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇨🇦#8 /100 🇺🇸#10 /100 🇬🇧#11 /100 🇫🇷#34 /100 🇧🇷#39 /100 🇦🇺#66 /100 🇩🇪#89 /100
- 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 growth672,623 ratings+150712% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank7 countries
🇨🇦CA#8 /100
🇺🇸US#10 /100
🇬🇧GB#11 /100
🇫🇷FR#34 /100
🇧🇷BR#39 /100
🇦🇺AU#66 /100
🇩🇪DE#89 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#8 now · best #8 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀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
The Best FREE TEXTING App on the Store with FREE CALLING and FREE PHONE NUMBERS
- Need a new phone plan for FREE calling & texting to any number in US & Canada?
- Need to protect your privacy and are looking for a second phone number?
- Want a second or local phone number for dating & side projects?
- Want to call & text to your international friends & relatives at a very low and affordable cost?
==> TextMe is your reliable & free all-in-one solution!
Trusted by millions of users, TextMe is the market-leading provider of private custom phone numbers in the US & Canada.… View full description on the official store →
- Need a new phone plan for FREE calling & texting to any number in US & Canada?
- Need to protect your privacy and are looking for a second phone number?
- Want a second or local phone number for dating & side projects?
- Want to call & text to your international friends & relatives at a very low and affordable cost?
==> TextMe is your reliable & free all-in-one solution!
Trusted by millions of users, TextMe is the market-leading provider of private custom phone numbers in the US & Canada.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 208 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.6+🔖 v3.54.1🔄 updated 3w ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, IT, ES📂 Social Networking💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2012 (14y old)
📅
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 →
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v3.53.3 → v3.54.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +3,318 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.52.4 → v3.53.3
→ 30 days after: revenue +$28.1K/mo · reviews +12,016 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v3.51.4 → v3.52.4
→ 30 days after: reviews +21,139 high confidence
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
→ 30 days after: reviews +21,139 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$4.6K/mo · rating +2.10★ · reviews +632,303 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.30 → 4.40 (improved 2.10★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$4.6K/mo · rating +2.10★ · reviews +632,303 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$4.6K/mo · rating +2.09★ · reviews +632,306 medium · co-occurring
2025-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +46 high confidence
2025-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.10★ · reviews +110 high confidence
2025-04
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.14★ · reviews +65 medium · co-occurring
2025-04
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.14★ · reviews +65 medium · co-occurring
2025-04
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.60 → 3.00 (improved 0.40★)
2025-04
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.60 (dropped 0.40★)
2025-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.33 → 3.00 (improved 0.67★)
2025-04
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2025-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.00 → 3.00 (improved 1.00★)
🔎
ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #30Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
messaging·#30🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 800 reviews across 7 markets● 39% positive · ● 20% neutral · ● 41% negative · Rating drift: -2.18★ (declining — recent 50: 2.52★ vs lifetime: 4.7★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇯🇵 JP
+0.25
🇧🇷 BR
+0.05
🇬🇧 GB
+0.02
🇺🇸 US
+0.01
🇫🇷 FR
-0.04
🇩🇪 DE
-0.08
🇨🇦 CA
-0.09
Top praise themes
muito bom ×6 phone number ×3 extra number ×3 call quality ×3 number didn ×3 phone calls ×3 works ×21 free ×15
Top complaint themes
doesn work ×23 phone number ×16 customer service ×15 stopped working ×13 send messages ×12 won let ×11 free free ×10 premium subscription ×9
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 1.4% Subscription complaints: 6% Fraud / scam mentions: 7.1%
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — go-text.me
- Mail provider
- Google Workspace
- Tech stack
- AWS SES · Stripe · Google Workspace
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 8 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.30368★ | 1,113 | 4.30368★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.53254★ | 599 | 4.53254★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.59942★ | 85,661 | 4.59942★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.38837★ | 1,169 | 4.38837★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.3465★ | 3,342 | 4.3465★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.50316★ | 17,396 | 4.50316★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.47178★ | 443 | 4.47178★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.70305★ | 674,073 | 4.70305★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS: 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: 641,771 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS earns approximately $3.5M/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 Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $240K and monthly revenue $3.5M, Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS looks highly profitable — pays back its build investment in under a month 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 Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS have?▴
Estimated audience: ~40.0M lifetime downloads, ~2.5M monthly active users, and ~1.4M 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 Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS?▴
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What is Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS built with?▴
Our heuristic places Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS 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 Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 24 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $80.0M (marketplace range $60.0M – $104.0M). Calculated as 23× 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 Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS last updated?▴
Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS last shipped a new version on 2026-09-02 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS?▴
Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS is published by TextMe, 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 Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS's BU Score?▴
Text Me - Telefonieren & SMS 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.