How much does happn make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, happn earns approximately $5.6K/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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happn is published by happn 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 happn's BU Score?

happn 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.

happn: dating app

Quality Score

Strong

happn: dating app

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

High confidence

4.0 ✍️ Editor

✍️ bumetric analysis

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This Android lifestyle app targets a specific dating niche: connecting users with people they’ve physically crossed paths with, directly competing with location-based dating apps like Happn, Bumble, and Tinder, but with a stronger emphasis on serendipitous real-world encounters. The substantial number of ratings, exceeding two million, combined with a solid user rating, indicates significant traction and a mature user base. This suggests the app is well past its initial growth phase and has established a strong presence in its market. For a free dating app in this category, a common monetization strategy involves a freemium model where core features are free, but premium subscriptions offer benefits like unlimited likes, seeing who liked you, or enhanced visibility. Typical upgrade paths often include monthly or annual subscriptions, with higher price points for longer commitments, or one-time purchases for boosts, rather than relying heavily on ad revenue.

BU Score 76 · Strong — healthy traction. The full Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.

Track snapshot history and revenue forecast in the Performance section below.

💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast

● Right now

$5.6K

per month

→

12-mo forecast

$5.8K – $12.2K

per month

→

24-mo forecast

$7.2K – $21.7K

per month

MID tier

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$80K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $60K – $110K

$25K · MVP floor $100K · indie scale $500K+ · studio build

📈 Pays back in ~1.2y 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
⚙ Lifestyle complexity ×1.05	+$2K
🌐 Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android)	+$29K

Total estimate $80K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$75K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $75K – $100K · 15× MRR multiple

💸 ~0.9× 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 3.5-4.0 (mixed)	-8%
⭐ Mature user base (1M+ ratings)	+8%

Final multiple 15× MRR

👥 Estimated audience size

223.0M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

28.5M

Daily active

5.7M

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

📲 Lifestyle engagement	~110 installs / rating
🔁 Lifestyle D30 retention	13%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.20

DAU / MAU 20% sticky

🛠 Estimated tech stack

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Native Android (Kotlin)

High confidence · 80%

Also possible

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

🏷 Category context	Lifestyle
📦 Compact Android bundle	→ Native Kotlin

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How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$5.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers

Growth rate

+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)

Direction

Headwinds: low defensibility moat

6 months

$5.4K – $8.9K

12 months

$5.8K – $12.2K

24 months

$7.2K – $21.7K

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.

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BU Investment Matrix

Below median · 43/100MID TIERunderperforming peers

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

4.8

Product Quality

8.0

Revenue Strength

3.8

Monetization Maturity

1.0

Defensibility

2.0

Market Position

0.0

Operational Safety

10.0

💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $8K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 3.98★ across 2,030,632 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 = $101K-$180K.

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.

📥 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: happn: dating app
Developer: happn
Bundle ID: com.ftw_and_co.happn
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Lifestyle
Content rating: Not found
Languages: Not found

Company

Website: Not found
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: $2.7M ($2.1M – $3.3M)AI medium
AI annual estimate: $32.5M/yr
ML model estimate / mo: $5.6K/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.

✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: MEDIUM

Happn's estimated annual revenue ranges from $25 million to $40 million. A recent Q1 2024 revenue figure was $8 million, suggesting a monthly estimate of approximately $2.67 million.

Sources mentioned: Statista, Sensor Tower, Adapty, Reddit, DoULike Blog, Roast Dating, Tracxn, WP Dating Plugin

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

Like - Crush - Chat - Date

Step into the world of happn, the dating app, that reinvents the way to meet people from your daily life! With over 140 million users across the globe, happn is your ultimate companion in connecting with people you meet in your usual spots. It can be any situation in your daily life, where you missed your chance at meeting your next date; at work, in your favourite café, or even out for a casual stroll. 

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Full revenue analysis

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