CogniFit - Brain Training
61
Quality Score
Solid
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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CogniFit - Brain Training is an iOS app from CogniFit in the News category, currently rated 4.5★ across 138 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 61: Solid (established niche player). For a News 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
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
160 snapshots on record
Rating
4.5
Reviews
138 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
160
since Nov 2012
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$190K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $140K – $255K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~3.2y 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 (252 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ News complexity ×1.20 | +$18K |
| ⚙ 14.0y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$83K |
Total estimate
$190K
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 |
| 📅 14.0y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 News category multiple | -5% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
17× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
11K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
480
Daily active
210
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
| 📲 News engagement | ~120 installs / rating |
| 📅 14.0y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 News D30 retention | 15% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
44% 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 | 252 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | News |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-09-28 · 5 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
| 📅 5 days since last update | Active development |
| 👥 Small user base (138 ratings) + 14.0y 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 · 48/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.7
Product Quality
6.3
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: 4.5★ across 138 reviews — solid.
- 📍 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.
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 14 of 14 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.5★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (13y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (21 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Early-stage install base (138 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 · v5.1.0
Numerous fixes under the hood for a better and snappier experience
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- CogniFit - Brain Training
- Developer
- CogniFit
- Bundle ID
- Not found
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- News
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- AR, EU, CA, NL, EN, FR, GL, DE, EL, HE, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, SR, ZH, ES, ZH, TR
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
- Not found
- 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 growth1,733 ratings+311% 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 Quarter5 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline5 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
Your mind changes every day. Some days feel clear. Others feel harder to navigate.
CogniFit brings a new daily approach to brain health, helping you understand how your mind performs, adapts, and evolves over time. Built on more than 20 years of published research, CogniFit combines cognitive assessment, adaptive training, and daily guidance into a single system designed to support mental clarity, focus, and long-term cognitive wellbeing.
‣ Your Brain Age… View full description on the official store →
CogniFit brings a new daily approach to brain health, helping you understand how your mind performs, adapts, and evolves over time. Built on more than 20 years of published research, CogniFit combines cognitive assessment, adaptive training, and daily guidance into a single system designed to support mental clarity, focus, and long-term cognitive wellbeing.
‣ Your Brain Age… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 252 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v5.1.0🔄 updated 5d ago🌐 AR, EU, CA, NL, EN +16📂 News💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2012 (13y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
21 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 — 14 of 14 updated
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v5.0.12 → v5.1.0
2026-08
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 11 of 11 updated
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v5.0.6 → v5.0.12
→ 30 days after: reviews +5 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v5.0.1 → v5.0.6
→ 30 days after: revenue +$5.3K/mo · reviews +6 high confidence
2026-06
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 8 of 8 updated
→ 30 days after: revenue +$5.3K/mo medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.7.22 → v5.0.1
→ 30 days after: revenue +$5.3K/mo · reviews +27 low · multiple changes
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +23 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.06 → 4.46 (improved 0.40★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +23 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.40★ · reviews +1,202 low · multiple changes
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.50 → 4.06 (dropped 0.44★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.44★ · reviews +362 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.06 → 4.50 (improved 0.44★)
2020-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.06★ · reviews +6 high confidence
2020-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.14★ · reviews +14 high confidence
2014-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ high confidence
2014-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.08★ high confidence
2013-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.22 → 3.90 (dropped 0.32★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.06★ high confidence
2013-01
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.53★ · reviews +7 high confidence
2013-01
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.24★ · reviews +5 high confidence
2012-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.00 → 4.67 (improved 0.67★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.24★ · reviews +5 high confidence
📸
Store Page History
33 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.35975★ | 164 | 4.35975★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.63309★ | 556 | 4.63309★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.325★ | 360 | 4.325★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.14607★ | 267 | 4.14607★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.26292★ | 445 | 4.26292★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.22276★ | 202 | 4.22276★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.45714★ | 35 | 4.45714★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.11904★ | 84 | 4.11904★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.45706★ | 1,735 | 4.45706★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for CogniFit - Brain Training: 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 91% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 138 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does CogniFit - Brain Training make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, CogniFit - Brain Training 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 CogniFit - Brain Training profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $190K and monthly revenue $5.0K, CogniFit - Brain Training looks slow ROI — payback period is around 3.2 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 CogniFit - Brain Training have?▴
Estimated audience: ~11K lifetime downloads, ~480 monthly active users, and ~210 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 CogniFit - Brain Training?▴
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What is CogniFit - Brain Training built with?▴
Our heuristic places CogniFit - Brain Training 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 CogniFit - Brain Training still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (15% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 5 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would CogniFit - Brain Training 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 CogniFit - Brain Training last updated?▴
CogniFit - Brain Training last shipped a new version on 2026-09-28 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes CogniFit - Brain Training?▴
CogniFit - Brain Training is published by CogniFit 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 CogniFit - Brain Training's BU Score?▴
CogniFit - Brain Training 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.