How much does Stud Detector make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Stud Detector earns approximately $504/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.

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Who makes Stud Detector?

Stud Detector is published by Chatterbox Software on the Google Play 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 Stud Detector's BU Score?

Stud Detector has a BU Score of 47/100 (Emerging). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.

Stud Detector

Quality Score

Emerging

Stud Detector

Name: Stud Detector — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
Creator: bumetric
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Stud Detector revenue, Stud Detector app analytics, mobile app revenue estimate, Tools revenue, Android app revenue

Medium confidence

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✍️ bumetric analysis

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Stud Detector is an Android app from Chatterbox Software in the Tools category, currently rated 3.2★ across 1,219 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.

Quality Score is 47: Emerging (early traction worth watching). For a Tools app, that means early traction worth watching. 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

$504

per month

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12-mo forecast

$441 – $1589

per month

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24-mo forecast

$408 – $3675

per month

INDIE tier

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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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
⚙ Tools complexity ×0.90	$-5049
🌐 Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android)	+$24K

Total estimate $70K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$5K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $5K – $5K · 11× 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 < 3.5 (weak)	-18%
🏷 Tools category multiple	-8%

Final multiple 11× MRR

👥 Estimated audience size

230K

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

50K

Daily active

9.0K

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

📲 Tools engagement	~190 installs / rating
🔁 Tools D30 retention	22%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.18

DAU / MAU 18% sticky

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How we forecast this revenue

LOW CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$504/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers

Growth rate

+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)

6 months

$429 – $1.0K

12 months

$441 – $1.6K

24 months

$408 – $3.7K

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.

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BU Investment Matrix

Pre-traction · 37/100INDIE TIERlimited signal

Revenue Strength

2.7

Product Quality

5.8

Market Position

0.0

Growth Velocity

5.0

Defensibility

4.5

Operational Safety

7.0

Founder Strength

3.7

Monetization Maturity

1.0

💰 Revenue: Marginal — $201 - $1260/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 3.2★ across 1,219 reviews — below category median.
📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
📈 Growth: last update 308d ago — slow cadence.
⚠️ Risk: Moderate — 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.

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

MODEL

Revenue 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 4 of 4 triggers

Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:

Low install base (1,219 ratings)METRIC		+$1,500
Below-average rating (3.2★)METRIC		−$1,500
Mature app (11y old)METRIC		+$1,500
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC		+$600

METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📥 Estimated Downloads / week

PROXY · ratings × 50/wk —

Industry-rule estimate (Sensor Tower / data.ai): one weekly install ≈ 50 new ratings. Solid points = tracked snapshots · faded line = pre-tracking model backfill.

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE

Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

LIVE

Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY

Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name: Stud Detector
Developer: Chatterbox Software
Bundle ID: com.chatterbox.android.stud_detector
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Tools
Content rating: Not found
Languages: Not found

Company

Website: www.chatterboxsw.com
Tagline: Not found
Description: Not found
Founded: Not found
HQ / Address: Not found
Employees: Not found
Logo: Not found

Revenue

Verified revenue / mo: Not found
AI revenue estimate / mo: Not found
AI annual estimate: Not found
ML model estimate / mo: $504/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 growth1,219 ratings+19% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (1 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value

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

Stud Detector allows you to easily find metal framing studs, screws, and nails in walls. This simple to use application will help you hang pictures and art, as well as anything else that requires strong support. Tablets and phones are both fully supported! Be sure to read the short help section (accessed from the question mark icon) for detailed instructions on how to operate Stud Detector most effectively.

Please note that Stud Detector <b>requires</b> a device with a working magnetic sensor to function properly.… View full description on the official store →

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