Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24
85
Quality Score
Excellent
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 is an iOS app from Impala Studios in the Travel category, currently rated 4.7★ across 285,982 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 85: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Travel 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
$1.6M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.7M – $2.6M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0M – $3.8M
per month
BIG 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
163 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
285,982 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$1.6M
Snapshots tracked
163
since Mar 2022
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$205K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $155K – $275K
$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 (168 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
| ⚙ 14.2y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$85K |
Total estimate
$205K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$35.0M
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $26.0M – $45.0M · 22× MRR multiple
💸
~171× 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 |
| 📅 14.2y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
22× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
22.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
590K
Daily active
88K
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
| 📲 Travel engagement | ~110 installs / rating |
| 📅 14.2y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU
15% 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 | 168 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Travel |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-08-27 · 28 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
| 📅 28 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.6M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$1.6M – $2.1M
12 months
$1.7M – $2.6M
24 months
$2.0M – $3.8M
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 · 57/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.9
Product Quality
9.5
Revenue Strength
6.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $640K - $3520K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.73★ across 285,982 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ 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 = $28.8M-$51.2M.
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:
| High install base (285,982 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| 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 | |
| Multilingual (12 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| annoying adsREVIEW | −$1,100 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 |
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 · v8.7.22
Flight Tracker is now more stable and responsive.
- See the Dynamic Island and Live Activity update flight status automatically as each phase completes
- Experience fewer interruptions with improved weather map stability
Thanks for using Flight Tracker.
- See the Dynamic Island and Live Activity update flight status automatically as each phase completes
- Experience fewer interruptions with improved weather map stability
Thanks for using Flight Tracker.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24
- Developer
- Impala Studios
- Bundle ID
- com.iaftt.flightplusfree
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, 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
- $1.6M/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇧🇷#8 /100 🇺🇸#10 /100 🇫🇷#10 /100 🇬🇧#11 /100 🇨🇦#12 /100 🇦🇺#13 /100 🇮🇳#18 /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 growth290,020 ratings+59209% 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 Rank9 countries
🇧🇷BR#8 /100
🇺🇸US#10 /100
🇫🇷FR#10 /100
🇬🇧GB#11 /100
🇨🇦CA#12 /100
🇦🇺AU#13 /100
🇮🇳IN#18 /100
🇯🇵JP#21 /100
🇩🇪DE#35 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#8 now · best #8 · worst #8
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter14 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
Since 2012, Flight Tracker+ has helped millions of travelers in the United States and worldwide feel more at ease when flying, while friends and family follow their flights.
Flight times, gates, and schedules can change in seconds. Track any flight and get alerts for delays, cancellations, gate changes, departures, and arrivals.
Whether you’re flying, picking someone up, or following a loved one’s journey, you’ll know when the flight is delayed, where it departs from, and when it will arrive.
ANY FLIGHT
Find and track passenger flights worldwide.… View full description on the official store →
Flight times, gates, and schedules can change in seconds. Track any flight and get alerts for delays, cancellations, gate changes, departures, and arrivals.
Whether you’re flying, picking someone up, or following a loved one’s journey, you’ll know when the flight is delayed, where it departs from, and when it will arrive.
ANY FLIGHT
Find and track passenger flights worldwide.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 168 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.0+🔖 v8.7.22🔄 updated 4w ago🌐 NL, EN, FR, DE, IT +7📂 Travel💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2012 (14y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
31 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
📸
Replaced 1 store screenshot
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.20 → v8.7.22
→ 30 days after: reviews +728 high confidence
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.19 → v8.7.20
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,098 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.18 → v8.7.19
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,292 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.17 → v8.7.18
→ 30 days after: reviews +837 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
📦
Bundle ↓ 256MB → 179MB — likely major code refresh
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.9K/mo · reviews +1,236 low · multiple changes
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.16 → v8.7.17
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.9K/mo · reviews +1,236 low · multiple changes
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.15 → v8.7.16
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.9K/mo · reviews +1,508 low · multiple changes
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.14 → v8.7.15
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.9K/mo · reviews +1,508 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.13 → v8.7.14
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.9K/mo · reviews +1,670 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.12 → v8.7.13
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,665 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.11 → v8.7.12
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,743 low · multiple changes
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.10 → v8.7.11
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,802 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.9 → v8.7.10
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,596 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.8 → v8.7.9
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,537 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
→ 30 days after: reviews +1,166 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +1.70★ · reviews +281,795 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.81 → 4.50 (improved 1.69★)
→ 30 days after: rating +1.70★ · reviews +281,795 high confidence
2026-02
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +1.70★ · reviews +281,799 high confidence
2022-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +21 medium · co-occurring
📸
Store Page History
1 SCREENSHOT CHANGEEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-05
2026-09-05
🔎
ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #2Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
flight tracker·#2🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.60487★ | 16,053 | 4.60487★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.7561★ | 23,010 | 4.7561★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.6313★ | 24,722 | 4.6313★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.53965★ | 10,110 | 4.53965★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.60872★ | 19,554 | 4.60872★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.62316★ | 31,443 | 4.62316★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.69363★ | 10,259 | 4.69363★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.42258★ | 3,966 | 4.42258★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.73257★ | 290,285 | 4.73257★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24: 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: 285,982 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 earns approximately $1.6M/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 Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $205K and monthly revenue $1.6M, Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 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 Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 have?▴
Estimated audience: ~22.0M lifetime downloads, ~590K monthly active users, and ~88K 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 Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24?▴
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What is Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 built with?▴
Our heuristic places Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 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 Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 28 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $35.0M (marketplace range $26.0M – $45.0M). Calculated as 22× 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 Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 last updated?▴
Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 last shipped a new version on 2026-08-27 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24?▴
Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 is published by Impala Studios 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 Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24's BU Score?▴
Flight Tracker - Flugradar 24 has a BU Score of 85/100 (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.