FlightAware Flug-Tracker
81
Quality Score
Excellent
FlightAware Flug-Tracker
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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FlightAware Flug-Tracker is an iOS app from FlightAware in the Travel category, currently rated 4.9★ across 367,375 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 81: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Travel 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
$1.6M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.7M – $2.6M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0M – $3.8M
per month
BIG tier
💡 Grow this revenue
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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
🤖Also on Android
$1.6K/mo · 45K ratings · 3.7★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$90K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $70K – $120K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.2y 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 |
| 📦 Asset bundle (92 MB) | +$16K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$20K |
Total estimate
$90K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$50K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $45K – $75K · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~0.6× 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 ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
40.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
4.0M
Daily active
600K
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 56/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.7
Product Quality
9.7
Revenue Strength
6.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $640K - $3520K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.86★ across 367,375 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 = $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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (367,375 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (17y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (14 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 |
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 · v6.27.4
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- FlightAware Flug-Tracker
- Developer
- FlightAware
- Bundle ID
- com.flightaware.iphone.live-flight-tracker
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 9+
- Languages
- AR, EN, FR, DE, HE, HI, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, TR
Company
- Website
- flightaware.com
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Best Flight Tracker: Live Tracking Maps, Flight Status, and Airport Delays for airline flights, private/GA flights, and airports.
- 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
- $3.3K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#29 /100 🇮🇳#48 /100 🇨🇦#49 /100 🇧🇷#69 /100 🇦🇺#81 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- Not found
- X / Twitter
- twitter.com/flightaware
- linkedin.com/company/flightaware
- 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/FlightAware · instagram instagram.com/flightaware · linkedin linkedin.com/company/flightaware · twitter twitter.com/flightaware
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- Not found
- About page
- flightaware.com/about
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: LOW
Specific revenue figures for the iOS app 'FlightAware Flug-Tracker' are not publicly available. FlightAware, as a company, generates an estimated annual revenue between $47.5 million and $49.5 million, primarily from its B2B data services to aviation clients, with the consumer app not being its core revenue driver. The app is largely free, offering in-app purchases for ad removal and 'FlightAware Aviator' features.
Sources mentioned: Growjo, Prospeo, Owler, San Antonio Express-News, Wikipedia, IncFact, Houston Chronicle, Reddit, App Store, Sensor Tower
📈Ratings growth367,375 ratings+25% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (39 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank5 countries
🇺🇸US#29 /100
🇮🇳IN#48 /100
🇨🇦CA#49 /100
🇧🇷BR#69 /100
🇦🇺AU#81 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#29 now · best #27 · 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
Where’s that plane headed? Whether you’re an aviation enthusiast, a frequent traveler, a pilot, or part of a flight crew, FlightAware is a must-have app. Track planes in real-time above your head, or all over the world. Easily track the status of your flight, check for any delays on the inbound aircraft, see weather radar, and set up alerts to be notified of any changes – all for free!
Free features:
▶ Track any plane around the world in real-time
▶ Get free flight status alerts: Departure, Arrival, Cancellations, Gate changes, Delays, Diversions
▶ See weather radar… View full description on the official store →
Free features:
▶ Track any plane around the world in real-time
▶ Get free flight status alerts: Departure, Arrival, Cancellations, Gate changes, Delays, Diversions
▶ See weather radar… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 92 MB🔞 9+📱 iOS 17.6+🔖 v6.27.4🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 AR, EN, FR, DE, HE +9📂 Travel💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
10 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
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.49 → 4.70 (improved 1.21★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-11
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-09
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.67 (dropped 0.33★)
2024-08
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-08
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2024-08
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 3.00 (improved 2.00★)
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ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #3Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
flight tracker·#3🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.73466★ | 11,310 | 4.73466★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.8606★ | 9,132 | 4.8606★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.77377★ | 31,561 | 4.77377★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.69634★ | 4,393 | 4.69634★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.72776★ | 8,548 | 4.72776★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.72969★ | 7,928 | 4.72969★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.78855★ | 7,089 | 4.78855★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.56758★ | 2,375 | 4.56758★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.85798★ | 369,973 | 4.85798★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for FlightAware Flug-Tracker: 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: 367,375 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does FlightAware Flug-Tracker make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, FlightAware Flug-Tracker earns approximately $3.3K/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 FlightAware Flug-Tracker?▴
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Who makes FlightAware Flug-Tracker?▴
FlightAware Flug-Tracker is published by FlightAware 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 FlightAware Flug-Tracker's BU Score?▴
FlightAware Flug-Tracker has a BU Score of 81/100 (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.