How much does Yandex Start make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Yandex Start earns approximately $6.0K/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.

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Who makes Yandex Start?

Yandex Start is published by Direct Cursus Computer Systems Trading LLC 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 Yandex Start's BU Score?

Yandex Start has a BU Score of 78/100 (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.

Yandex Start

Quality Score

Strong

Yandex Start

Name: Yandex Start — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
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High confidence

4.2 ✍️ Editor

✍️ bumetric analysis

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Yandex Start positions itself as a comprehensive utility hub, directly competing with established browser and search engine homepages like Google Chrome’s default new tab experience or even custom start pages offered by other search providers. Its core niche is providing a consolidated entry point to online activity, prioritizing search, localized information, and translation tools. The substantial user base, evidenced by nearly two million ratings, paired with a solid average rating, indicates strong user adoption and retention for a free app. This traction suggests the app is well past its initial launch phase, likely in a mature growth stage, leveraging its existing user base for continued engagement. For free tools in this category, a common monetization strategy involves integrating first-party advertising within search results or displaying sponsored content on the homepage, rather than relying on IAPs or subscriptions for core functionality.

BU Score 78 · 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

$700K

per month

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12-mo forecast

$741K – $1141K

per month

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24-mo forecast

$886K – $1645K

per month

BIG 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

📈 Pays back in ~12 months 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
⚙ Tools complexity ×0.90	$-5049
🌐 Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android)	+$24K

Total estimate $70K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$100K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 15× MRR multiple

💸 ~1.4× build cost (break-even+)

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
🏷 Tools category multiple	-8%
⭐ Mature user base (1M+ ratings)	+8%

Final multiple 15× MRR

👥 Estimated audience size

379.0M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

83.0M

Daily active

14.5M

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 17% sticky

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How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$700K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers

Growth rate

+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)

6 months

$690K – $933K

12 months

$741K – $1.1M

24 months

$886K – $1.6M

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.

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BU Investment Matrix

Mixed signals · 56/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautious

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

7.4

Product Quality

8.4

Revenue Strength

5.8

Monetization Maturity

1.0

Defensibility

7.5

Market Position

0.0

Operational Safety

10.0

💰 Revenue: Healthy — $280K - $1540K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 4.18★ across 1,996,513 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 = $12.6M-$22.4M.

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:

High install base (1,996,513 ratings)METRIC		+$12,000
Mature app (15y old)METRIC		+$1,500
Good rating (4.2★)METRIC		+$800
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: Yandex Start
Developer: Direct Cursus Computer Systems Trading LLC
Bundle ID: ru.yandex.searchplugin
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Tools
Content rating: Not found
Languages: Not found

Company

Website: ya.ru
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: $6.0K/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 growth1,996,513 ratings+25% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (2 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

The Yandex Start app has everything you need on one screen. Make any page your home page. Easy search, weather, and traffic right on your home page, plus translations of webpages, images, and videos online.

Choose your home page: Pick any page to start your day with online. It could be, for example, ya.ru — the Yandex Home Page — or your own site.

Everything you need on your home page: Weather forecasts for your area, traffic, and easy Yandex search with quick suggestions.… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

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🔖 vVaries with device🔄 updated 0d ago📂 Tools💰 Free📺 Ad-supported

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

2 EVENTS TRACKED

Detected 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 →

2026-06

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Shipped update — vVaries with device → vVaries with device

→ 30 days after: reviews +2,213 medium · co-occurring

2026-05

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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

→ 30 days after: reviews +2,213 high confidence

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