Renew - Restore Old Photos AI
76
Quality Score
Strong
Renew - Restore Old Photos AI
by Olena Dorohan
Medium confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Renew - Restore Old Photos AI is an iOS app from Olena Dorohan in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 4.7★ across 6,285 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 76: Strong (healthy traction). For a Photo & Video app, that means healthy traction. 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
170 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
6,285 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
170
since Mar 2025
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$135K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $100K – $180K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.2y 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 (124 MB) | +$29K |
| ⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55 | +$44K |
| ⚙ 1.6y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$9K |
Total estimate
$135K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 19× MRR multiple
💸
~0.7× 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 |
| 📅 1.6y proven track record | +8% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
Final multiple
19× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
810K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
145K
Daily active
43K
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
| 📲 Photo & Video engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| 📅 1.6y of rating accumulation | -8% |
| 🔁 Photo & Video D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
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 | 124 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Photo & Video |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-08-16 · 42 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
| 📅 42 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
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)
Direction
Headwinds: low defensibility moat
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 peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
8.5
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
2.4
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
5.4
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.74★ across 6,285 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 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 = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($27K/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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (6,285 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (17 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Growing app (1y old)METRIC | +$200 |
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 · v4.9
We’ve improved photo restoration and animation to deliver even better results.
Old photos look sharper, move more naturally, and preserve more original details.
Old photos look sharper, move more naturally, and preserve more original details.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Renew - Restore Old Photos AI
- Developer
- Olena Dorohan
- Bundle ID
- com.renew-photo
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- AR, CS, NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, PL, PT, RO, RU, ES, SV, TH, TR, UK
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 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
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
📈Ratings growth6,938 ratings+4588% 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
Bring cherished memories back to life with Renew, the best app to restore old photos right from your phone. Our advanced AI photo restoration technology effortlessly repairs scratches, fixes damage, and enhances clarity, turning your blurry, faded memories into stunningly sharp images you'll love to share and treasure.
Renew isn't just another picture restoration app—it's your personal tool for preserving your family's legacy.
Why users love Renew:
• Instantly restore old photos, removing scratches and damage
• Easily fix blurry, faded, or worn-out images… View full description on the official store →
Renew isn't just another picture restoration app—it's your personal tool for preserving your family's legacy.
Why users love Renew:
• Instantly restore old photos, removing scratches and damage
• Easily fix blurry, faded, or worn-out images… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 124 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v4.9🔄 updated 1mo ago🌐 AR, CS, NL, EN, FR +12📂 Photo & Video💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2025 (1y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
13 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 →
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v4.8 → v4.9
→ 30 days after: reviews +170 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.7 → v4.8
→ 30 days after: reviews +305 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.5 → v4.7
→ 30 days after: revenue +$14.3K/mo · reviews +261 high confidence
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v4.3 → v4.5
→ 30 days after: reviews +234 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$12.4K/mo · rating +2.18★ · reviews +6,109 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.58 → 4.75 (improved 2.17★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$12.4K/mo · rating +2.18★ · reviews +6,109 high confidence
2025-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.09★ · reviews +13 high confidence
2025-07
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.15★ · reviews +18 high confidence
2025-03
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.13★ · reviews +6 low · multiple changes
2025-03
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.13★ · reviews +6 low · multiple changes
2025-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.86 → 2.25 (improved 0.39★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.13★ · reviews +6 low · multiple changes
2025-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 1.50 (improved 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.13★ · reviews +6 low · multiple changes
2025-03
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.13★ · reviews +6 low · multiple changes
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.7359★ | 7,096 | 4.7359★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.79627★ | 751 | 4.79627★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.78366★ | 453 | 4.78366★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.74706★ | 340 | 4.74706★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.77778★ | 90 | 4.77778★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.74127★ | 773 | 4.74127★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.75796★ | 471 | 4.75796★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.78003★ | 1,332 | 4.78003★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.90909★ | 66 | 4.90909★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Renew - Restore Old Photos AI: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 6,285 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Renew - Restore Old Photos AI make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Renew - Restore Old Photos AI 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 Renew - Restore Old Photos AI profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $135K and monthly revenue $5.0K, Renew - Restore Old Photos AI looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.2 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Renew - Restore Old Photos AI have?▴
Estimated audience: ~810K lifetime downloads, ~145K monthly active users, and ~43K 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 Renew - Restore Old Photos AI?▴
Browse the full Photo & Video 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 Renew - Restore Old Photos AI built with?▴
Our heuristic places Renew - Restore Old Photos AI on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) 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 Renew - Restore Old Photos AI still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (15% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 1 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Renew - Restore Old Photos AI sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $125K). Calculated as 19× 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 Renew - Restore Old Photos AI last updated?▴
Renew - Restore Old Photos AI last shipped a new version on 2026-08-16 — 1 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Renew - Restore Old Photos AI?▴
Renew - Restore Old Photos AI is published by Olena Dorohan 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 Renew - Restore Old Photos AI's BU Score?▴
Renew - Restore Old Photos AI has a BU Score of 76/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.