Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker
87
Quality Score
Excellent
Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker is an iOS app from Flightradar24 AB in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.8★ across 636,914 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 87: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Utilities 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
$1.2M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.3M – $1.9M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$1.5M – $2.8M
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
$4.1K/mo · 647K ratings · 4.5★
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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
📈
Pays back in <1 month 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 (351 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-13575 |
Total estimate
$75K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$900K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $700K – $1.2M · 16× MRR multiple
💸
~12× 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% |
| 🏷 Utilities category multiple | -10% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
127.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
25.0M
Daily active
5.0M
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
| 📲 Utilities engagement | ~200 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Utilities D30 retention | 20% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU
20% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.2M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$1.2M – $1.6M
12 months
$1.3M – $1.9M
24 months
$1.5M – $2.8M
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 · 57/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.8
Product Quality
9.7
Revenue Strength
6.1
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $473K - $2605K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.84★ across 636,914 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ 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 = $21.3M-$37.9M.
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 15 of 15 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (636,914 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (10 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| free trialREVIEW | +$1,200 | |
| annoying adsREVIEW | −$1,100 | |
| 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 · v11.6.1
We regularly update Flightradar24 in order to bring you the best flight-tracking experience. In this latest update you'll find:
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Please note that iOS 15 is no longer supported.
Enjoy using Flightradar24? Rate the app and leave a review!
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Please note that iOS 15 is no longer supported.
Enjoy using Flightradar24? Rate the app and leave a review!
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker
- Developer
- Flightradar24 AB
- Bundle ID
- se.resenatverket.FlightRadar24-Free
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, PL, PT, RU, ZH, ES
Company
- Website
- www.flightradar24.com
- Tagline
- Flight tracker map
- Description
- Flightradar24 is the best live flight tracker that shows air traffic in real time. Best coverage and cool features!
- 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
- $56.3K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇬🇧#1 /100 🇩🇪#1 /100 🇯🇵#1 /100 🇨🇦#1 /100 🇦🇺#1 /100 🇫🇷#2 /100 🇧🇷#2 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- Not found
- X / Twitter
- twitter.com/flightradar24
- linkedin.com/company/flightradar24-ab
- 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
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
📈Ratings growth636,914 ratings+39% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (22 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank9 countries
🇬🇧GB#1 /100
🇩🇪DE#1 /100
🇯🇵JP#1 /100
🇨🇦CA#1 /100
🇦🇺AU#1 /100
🇫🇷FR#2 /100
🇧🇷BR#2 /100
🇮🇳IN#2 /100
🇺🇸US#3 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#1 now · best #1 · worst #37
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Version Release Timeline2 releases tracked
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 world's best flight tracker app - #1 Travel app in over 150 countries.
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a live flight tracker and see planes around the world move in real-time on a detailed map. Or point your device at a plane to find out where it’s going and what kind of aircraft it is. Download for free today and discover why millions are already tracking flights and checking flight status with Flightradar24.
• Watch aircraft move around the world in real-time… View full description on the official store →
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a live flight tracker and see planes around the world move in real-time on a detailed map. Or point your device at a plane to find out where it’s going and what kind of aircraft it is. Download for free today and discover why millions are already tracking flights and checking flight status with Flightradar24.
• Watch aircraft move around the world in real-time… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 351 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.0+🔖 v11.6.1🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, IT, JA +5📂 Utilities💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
11 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 →
2026-06
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 4 of 4 updated
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v11.4.1 → v11.6.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +12,514 low · multiple changes
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
→ 30 days after: reviews +12,514 high confidence
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v11.4.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +12,514 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +18 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.93 → 4.70 (improved 0.77★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +18 high confidence
2025-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ · reviews +109 high confidence
2025-10
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.74★ · reviews +106 high confidence
2025-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.91 → 4.58 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: rating −1.09★ · reviews +100 medium · co-occurring
2025-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −1.08★ · reviews +97 medium · co-occurring
2025-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −1.09★ · reviews +93 medium · co-occurring
📸
Store Page History
4 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-24
Slot 5
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-24
Slot 6
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-24
Slot 7
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-24
🔎
ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #1Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
flight tracker·#1🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.76945★ | 132,486 | 4.76945★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.87771★ | 105,394 | 4.87771★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.78945★ | 92,968 | 4.78945★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.71616★ | 233,707 | 4.71616★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.76942★ | 139,762 | 4.76942★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.79333★ | 357,595 | 4.79333★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.80241★ | 66,454 | 4.80241★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.68032★ | 148,181 | 4.68032★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.83974★ | 636,914 | 4.83974★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Flightradar24 | Flight 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: 636,914 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker earns approximately $56K/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 Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker?▴
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Who makes Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker?▴
Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker is published by Flightradar24 AB 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 Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker's BU Score?▴
Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker has a BU Score of 87/100 (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.