ChowTracker
71
Quality Score
Strong
ChowTracker
by Jamie Botham
Medium confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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ChowTracker is an iOS app from Jamie Botham in the Health & Fitness category, currently rated 4.7★ across 625 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 71: Strong (healthy traction). For a Health & Fitness 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
$500
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$437 – $1575
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$405 – $3644
per month
INDIE tier
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
49 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
625 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$500
Snapshots tracked
49
since Sep 2025
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$70K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $50K – $95K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Slow ROI — current MRR is well below build cost
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 |
| ⚙ Health & Fitness complexity ×1.40 | +$20K |
Total estimate
$70K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$10K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $5K – $10K · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~0.1× 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 |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Health & Fitness category multiple | +10% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
43K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
9.5K
Daily active
3.3K
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
| 📲 Health & Fitness engagement | ~70 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Health & Fitness D30 retention | 22% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.35 |
DAU / MAU
35% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
LOW CONFIDENCEBaseline
$500/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: low defensibility moat
6 months
$426 – $993
12 months
$437 – $1.6K
24 months
$405 – $3.6K
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Early-stage solo · 44/100INDIE TIERexpected for tierGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.4
Product Quality
6.6
Revenue Strength
2.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
2.4
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Marginal — $200 - $1250/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.72★ across 625 reviews — solid.
- 📍 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 = $9K-$16K. Portfolio play ($23K/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 7 of 7 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Early-stage install base (625 ratings)METRIC | +$400 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| 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 · v1.15.1
+ Fixed bug causing data to appear missing and streak to be inaccurate
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- ChowTracker
- Developer
- Jamie Botham
- Bundle ID
- com.jay4871.ChowTracker
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
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
- $500/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Health & Fitness
- 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 growth822 ratings+82100% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (49 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 Quarter3 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline3 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
ChowTracker: Nutrition & Meal Tracking
Take control of your nutrition with ChowTracker, the intelligent food tracking app designed to make healthy eating simple and sustainable. Whether you're managing weight, building muscle, or improving overall wellness, ChowTracker provides personalised nutrition insights tailored to your unique goals.
KEY FEATURES:
• Personalised Nutrition Goals - Get custom calorie and macro targets based on your body, activity level, and goals
• Quick Logging - Easily log meals, water intake, and weight with our intuitive interface… View full description on the official store →
Take control of your nutrition with ChowTracker, the intelligent food tracking app designed to make healthy eating simple and sustainable. Whether you're managing weight, building muscle, or improving overall wellness, ChowTracker provides personalised nutrition insights tailored to your unique goals.
KEY FEATURES:
• Personalised Nutrition Goals - Get custom calorie and macro targets based on your body, activity level, and goals
• Quick Logging - Easily log meals, water intake, and weight with our intuitive interface… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 45 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v1.15.1🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Health & Fitness💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
11 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 — v1.14 → v1.15.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +30 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v1.13.1 → v1.14
→ 30 days after: revenue +$23.0K/mo · reviews +58 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.81 → 4.72 (improved 0.91★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +67 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +67 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.50 → 3.95 (dropped 0.55★)
→ 30 days after: revenue −$2.0K/mo · rating −0.62★ · reviews −360 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.90 → 4.50 (improved 0.60★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +6 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +6 medium · co-occurring
2025-12
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.26★ · reviews +7 high confidence
2025-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.50 → 4.00 (improved 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.63★ · reviews +6 medium · co-occurring
2025-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.50 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.63★ · reviews +6 medium · co-occurring
2025-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ high confidence
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.66038★ | 106 | 4.66038★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 5★ | 4 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.41134★ | 141 | 4.41134★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.53333★ | 45 | 4.53333★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.72★ | 25 | 4.72★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.60405★ | 197 | 4.60405★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.66667★ | 3 | 4.66667★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.71995★ | 832 | 4.71995★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for ChowTracker: 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: 625 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
7 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does ChowTracker make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, ChowTracker earns approximately $500/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 ChowTracker profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $70K and monthly revenue $500, ChowTracker looks well below break-even — current monthly revenue is much smaller than the estimated build cost. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does ChowTracker have?▴
Estimated audience: ~43K lifetime downloads, ~9K monthly active users, and ~3K 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 ChowTracker?▴
Browse the full Health & Fitness 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.
How much would ChowTracker sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $10K (marketplace range $5.0K – $10K). Calculated as 18× 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.
Who makes ChowTracker?▴
ChowTracker is published by Jamie Botham 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 ChowTracker's BU Score?▴
ChowTracker has a BU Score of 71/100 (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.