Call Forwarding
21
Quality Score
Niche
Call Forwarding
Low confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Call Forwarding is an iOS app from Abdel Karim Souman in the Utilities category, currently rated 1.5★ across 16 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 21: Niche (micro-niche or pre-traction stage). For a Utilities app, that means micro-niche or pre-traction stage. 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
$1.4K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.2K – $4.5K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$1.1K – $10.3K
per month
INDIE tierFREE
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD💰 Estimated build cost
$45K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $35K – $60K
$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 |
| ⚙Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-7575 |
Total estimate$45K
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.4K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$1.2K – $2.8K
12 months
$1.2K – $4.5K
24 months
$1.1K – $10.3K
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 · 23/100INDIE TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)limited signalGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
2.9
Product Quality
0.0
Revenue Strength
3.2
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
4.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
0.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $567 - $3544/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 1.5★ across 16 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 3493d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — 20.8% refund mentions, scam/fraud mentions detected, bug mentions above category norm.
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $17K-$31K. Discount applied for operational risk..
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 5 of 5 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Below-average rating (1.5★)METRIC | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| Pre-traction phase (16 ratings)METRIC | −$300 |
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.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 14 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 10.0+🔖 v3.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Utilities💰 Paid
📝 About this app
Now you can have conditional call forwarding on your iPhone
you can forward calls when busy, when no answer, and/or when out of reach.
with call forwarding you can activate, deactivate and check status of all of the above conditional call forwarding types.
**This app is using default call forwarding codes which are used by GSM carriers all over the world if your carrier is not a GSM carrier this app will not work with you**
you can forward calls when busy, when no answer, and/or when out of reach.
with call forwarding you can activate, deactivate and check status of all of the above conditional call forwarding types.
**This app is using default call forwarding codes which are used by GSM carriers all over the world if your carrier is not a GSM carrier this app will not work with you**
🆕 What's New · v3.0
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
Completely new design
Compatible with iOS 10 and iPhone 7
Completely new design
Compatible with iOS 10 and iPhone 7
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
9 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 →
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 1.50 (improved 0.50★)
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $2.99 price point
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 1.42 → 1.00 (dropped 0.42★)
2013-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2011-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.17 → 2.57 (improved 0.40★)
2011-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.75 → 2.40 (dropped 0.35★)
2011-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.00 → 2.75 (improved 0.75★)
2011-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 2.00 (improved 1.00★)
2011-02
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 72 reviews across 6 markets● 38% positive · ● 17% neutral · ● 46% negative · Rating drift: -0.30★ (declining — recent 50: 1.2★ vs lifetime: 1.5★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇬🇧 GB
+0.24
🇧🇷 BR
+0.04
🇺🇸 US
-0.08
🇨🇦 CA
-0.08
🇦🇺 AU
-0.29
🇮🇳 IN
-0.55
Top praise themes
working ×3 work ×3 feature ×3
Top complaint themes
waste money ×12 don't waste ×7 doesn't work ×6 don't buy ×6 rip off ×5 money work ×4 doesn work ×3 work iphone ×3
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 20.8% Bug mentions: 15% Fraud / scam mentions: 12.5%
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 1.2857★ | 7 | 1.2857★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 1★ | 2 | 1★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3★ | 2 | 3★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 1★ | 1 | 1★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 1★ | 1 | 1★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇺🇸 US | 1.5★ | 16 | 1.5★ this version |
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Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Call Forwarding
- Developer
- Abdel Karim Souman
- Bundle ID
- CallForwarding
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- 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
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $86/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Utilities
- 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.
⭐Recent App Store Reviews35 latest · avg 1.43★ · 8.6% 5★ · 88.6% 1★
5★3 (9%)
4★1 (3%)
3★0 (0%)
2★0 (0%)
1★31 (89%)
+0 ratings/week
Praise: great ×2Complaints: refund ×5 scam ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Not working
Last year:- This app doesn't work at all, I been checking for almost one year, don't waste your money.
April 2017:- it's working and easy to use like it use to be.…
★★★★★ Works Great
If u need help, the "i" at the bottom right to go through all the steps. I have AT&T and this feature is GREAT!!!!…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Not working
I just don’t understand how iPhone lets people put the application in the store to sucker people to buy an app it’s useless my money back…
★☆☆☆☆ Refund
How do I get my money back I’m not satisfied at all how do I contact you for a refund…
📈Ratings growth16 ratings+1500% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (37 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 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.
💰Pricing History$0.00 → $2.99 (+0%)
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.
📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Similar apps in Utilities
About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 16 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
📌 Final verdict — read this before you trust the numbers above
Call Forwarding is a small / niche iOS app in the utilities space with weak public traction — only 16 ratings, no founder-verified MRR, and not ranked in any monitored grossing chart. The app appears to be monetised, but public signals are too sparse for a precise revenue estimate.
Bottom line: treat all revenue, audience and acquisition-value numbers on this page as directional only — not founder-verified facts.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Call Forwarding make per month?▴
Our model estimates Call Forwarding earns roughly $86/mo, but with only 16 ratings the confidence interval is wide. No founder-verified MRR is available for this app, so this is a model output calibrated against comparable apps in the same category. See methodology for the formula.
What apps are like Call Forwarding?▴
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Who makes Call Forwarding?▴
Call Forwarding is published by Abdel Karim Souman 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 Call Forwarding's BU Score?▴
Call Forwarding has a BU Score of 21/100 (Niche). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.