Empower ®
86
Quality Score
Excellent
Empower ®
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Empower ® is an iOS app from Empower Retirement, LLC in the Finance category, currently rated 4.8★ across 383,225 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 86: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Finance app, that means strong product-market fit. 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
$2.0M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$2.1M – $3.3M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.5M – $4.7M
per month
BIG 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
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Rating
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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
$145K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $110K – $195K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~9 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 |
| 📦 Asset bundle (361 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Finance complexity ×1.60 | +$54K |
Total estimate
$145K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$325K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $250K – $425K · 21× MRR multiple
💸
~2.2× return on build cost
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% |
| 🏷 Finance category multiple | +15% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
22.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
6.3M
Daily active
2.5M
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
| 📲 Finance engagement | ~60 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Finance D30 retention | 28% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.40 |
DAU / MAU
40% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$2.0M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$2.0M – $2.7M
12 months
$2.1M – $3.3M
24 months
$2.5M – $4.7M
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 57/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.4
Product Quality
9.6
Revenue Strength
6.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $800K - $4400K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.78★ across 383,225 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 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 = $36.0M-$64.0M.
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 10 of 10 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (383,225 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (9y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
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 · v2026.05.13(2605.13.3)
We update our app regularly to ensure you have the best experience possible. Download the latest version to access new features and improvements. This update includes bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Empower ®
- Developer
- Empower Retirement, LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.empower-retirement.ios.Participant-Mobile
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Finance
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, ES
Company
- Website
- www.empower.com
- Tagline
- Invest well. Live a little.™
- Description
- Our vision is to transform financial lives through advice, people and technology. Our mission is to empower financial freedom for all.
- 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
- $15.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Finance
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- Not found
- X / Twitter
- x.com/empowertoday?lang=en
- linkedin.com/company/empowertoday
- GitHub
- Not found
- X followers
- Not found
- Public statements
- Not found
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/officialempowertoday · instagram instagram.com/officialempowertoday · linkedin linkedin.com/company/empowertoday · tiktok tiktok.com/@empowertoday?lang=en · twitter x.com/empowertoday?lang=en · youtube youtube.com/channel/UCFPLlGp16vPjBb-G…
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- empower.com/contact
- About page
- empower.com/about-us
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: HIGH
The iOS app "Empower ®" by Empower Retirement, LLC is a free personal finance app designed for investment tracking and retirement planning, and its tools are offered without charge. There is no publicly available data indicating direct revenue generation from the app itself through in-app purchases or subscriptions. Empower Retirement, LLC, the parent company, generates significant revenue from its core financial services, with estimated annual revenues ranging from $1 billion to $2.4 billion, and reported base earnings of $314 million in Q1 2026.
Sources mentioned: PCMag, Growjo, Owler Company Profile, Wikipedia, Empower.com
📈Ratings growth383,225 ratings+26% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (24 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.
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 Empower Dashboard gives me a full picture of where I am financially without having to log in to all my accounts. It definitely makes my financial life clearer and easier.” – Benjamin D.*
You’re just a few taps away from downloading the app that Forbes gave 4.5/5 stars, describing its features as the “Best for Tracking Net Worth”.
According to CNBC, “If you’re looking for an app that lays out all your income and expenses while giving you access to professional investment advice, Empower may be the budgeting tool you’re looking for. **”… View full description on the official store →
You’re just a few taps away from downloading the app that Forbes gave 4.5/5 stars, describing its features as the “Best for Tracking Net Worth”.
According to CNBC, “If you’re looking for an app that lays out all your income and expenses while giving you access to professional investment advice, Empower may be the budgeting tool you’re looking for. **”… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 361 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v2026.05.13(2605.13.3)🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, ES📂 Finance💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
8 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
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v2026.04.30(2604.30)
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.78 → 4.78 (improved 3.00★)
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-11
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-10
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-10
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2025-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 3.70588★ | 17 | 3.70588★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.59999★ | 10 | 4.59999★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.5625★ | 160 | 4.5625★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.36★ | 25 | 4.36★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 3.93333★ | 15 | 3.93333★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.36364★ | 55 | 4.36364★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.83582★ | 67 | 4.83582★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.94118★ | 17 | 4.94118★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.77636★ | 387,284 | 4.77636★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Empower ®: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why high confidence: 383,225 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Empower ® make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Empower ® earns approximately $15K/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 Empower ®?▴
Empower ® is published by Empower Retirement, LLC 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 Empower ®'s BU Score?▴
Empower ® has a BU Score of 86/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.