Flight Tracker von Flightastic
62
Quality Score
Solid
Flight Tracker von Flightastic
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Flight Tracker von Flightastic is an iOS app from John Mollaghan in the Travel category, currently rated 4.7★ across 1,022 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 62: Solid (established niche player). For a Travel app, that means established niche player. 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
$1.6M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.7M – $2.6M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0M – $3.8M
per month
BIG tier
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📊 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
$75K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $55K – $100K
$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 |
| 📦 Asset bundle (66 MB) | +$6K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$17K |
Total estimate
$75K
👥 Estimated audience size
110K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
11K
Daily active
1.6K
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
| 📲 Travel engagement | ~110 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU
15% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.6M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$1.6M – $2.1M
12 months
$1.7M – $2.6M
24 months
$2.0M – $3.8M
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 · 57/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.7
Product Quality
8.4
Revenue Strength
6.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
7.3
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $640K - $3520K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.65★ across 1,022 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 = $28.8M-$51.2M.
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 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Low install base (1,022 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (9y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 |
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.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Flight Tracker von Flightastic
- Developer
- John Mollaghan
- Bundle ID
- com.horseboxsoftware.worldfree
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
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
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $287/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇯🇵#67 /100
- 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 growth1,022 ratings+102100% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (12 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🗺️Geographic Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇯🇵
JP
Top-grossing rank: #67 / 100
Other markets
Outside top 100
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
This app currently ranks in only one of the 9 markets we monitor. Niche or regional apps often launch this way before global rollout. Rankings update daily.
📊Category Rank Trajectory#67 now · best #62 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
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
Track flights, arrival times, departure times, gate information, baggage claim details, and airport queue times at any of over 10,000 airports worldwide.
Get real-time flight information including:
• Live flight tracking with current status
• Arrival and departure times
• Gate assignments and terminal information
• Baggage claim details
• Current airport queue times
Search and filter flights by:
• Flight number
• Airline
• Gate number
• Terminal
• Baggage claim area
• Departure or arrival city
• Airport name
• Domestic or International flights
Features:
• Real-time flight status updates… View full description on the official store →
Get real-time flight information including:
• Live flight tracking with current status
• Arrival and departure times
• Gate assignments and terminal information
• Baggage claim details
• Current airport queue times
Search and filter flights by:
• Flight number
• Airline
• Gate number
• Terminal
• Baggage claim area
• Departure or arrival city
• Airport name
• Domestic or International flights
Features:
• Real-time flight status updates… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 66 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v8.0.809🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
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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
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.60 → 4.41 (improved 0.81★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-04
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2021-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.57 (dropped 0.43★)
2019-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.50 (improved 0.50★)
2019-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.00 (dropped 1.00★)
2017-10
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 3.88514★ | 148 | 3.88514★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.7377★ | 61 | 4.7377★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.68656★ | 67 | 4.68656★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.41859★ | 172 | 4.41859★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.57292★ | 288 | 4.57292★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.40081★ | 247 | 4.40081★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.8125★ | 32 | 4.8125★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.60784★ | 51 | 4.60784★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.65243★ | 1,030 | 4.65243★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Flight Tracker von Flightastic: 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 medium confidence: 1,022 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Flight Tracker von Flightastic make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Flight Tracker von Flightastic earns approximately $287/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.
What apps are like Flight Tracker von Flightastic?▴
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Who makes Flight Tracker von Flightastic?▴
Flight Tracker von Flightastic is published by John Mollaghan 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 Flight Tracker von Flightastic's BU Score?▴
Flight Tracker von Flightastic has a BU Score of 62/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.