How much does iPA Phonetics make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, iPA Phonetics 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.

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Who makes iPA Phonetics?

iPA Phonetics is published by John Esling 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 iPA Phonetics's BU Score?

iPA Phonetics has a BU Score of 51/100 (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.

iPA Phonetics

Quality Score

Solid

iPA Phonetics

Name: iPA Phonetics — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
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License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Low confidence

4.2 ✍️ Editor

✍️ bumetric analysis

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iPA Phonetics is an iOS app from John Esling in the News category, currently rated 4.2★ across 64 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.

Quality Score is 51: Solid (established niche player). For a News 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

$200

per month

→

12-mo forecast

$100 – $931

per month

→

24-mo forecast

$100 – $2790

per month

MICRO tier

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$110K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $80K – $150K

$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 (900 MB)	+$40K
⚙ News complexity ×1.20	+$18K

Total estimate $110K

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How we forecast this revenue

LOW CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$200/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers

Growth rate

+8.0% MoM · MICRO tier baseline (compound monthly)

Direction

Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition

6 months

$127 – $508

12 months

$100 – $931

24 months

$100 – $2.8K

Compound growth at +8.0% MoM (tier baseline for MICRO). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±60% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.

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BU Investment Matrix

Insufficient data · 34/100MICRO TIERtoo early to score

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

3.5

Product Quality

3.4

Revenue Strength

2.3

Monetization Maturity

1.0

Defensibility

4.5

Market Position

0.3

Operational Safety

7.0

💰 Revenue: Marginal — $0 - $500/mo · MICRO tier · indicative confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 4.19★ across 64 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 480d ago — possibly dormant.
⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (480d since update).

🎯 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 = $3K-$6K.

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

MODEL

Revenue 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
Mature app (12y old)METRIC		+$1,500
Good rating (4.2★)METRIC		+$800
Single-language (English only)METRIC		−$400
Pre-traction phase (64 ratings)METRIC		−$300

METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📥 Estimated Downloads / week

PROXY · ratings × 50/wk —

Industry-rule estimate (Sensor Tower / data.ai): one weekly install ≈ 50 new ratings. Solid points = tracked snapshots · faded line = pre-tracking model backfill.

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE

Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

LIVE

Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY

Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.

🆕 What's New · v3.0

This version includes bug fixes, a matching game, additional content, and a few other enhancements to the previous (large) overhaul.

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name: iPA Phonetics
Developer: John Esling
Bundle ID: UVICLINGUISTICS.iPAPhonetics
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: News
Content rating: 4+
Languages: EN

Company

Website: Not found
Tagline: CD-Mediaworks
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: Outside top 100 in US News
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

Socials: Not found
Email: info@cdmediaworks.com
Phone: 250-661-0381
Contact page: Not found
About page: Not found

📈Ratings growth64 ratings+6300% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (36 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 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 → $3.99 (+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.

📝 About this app

This App provides a unique and intuitive touch interface for exploring the International Phonetic Alphabet as well as numerous voice qualities and articulations. Simply press any symbol or label in the illustrations to see and hear an accurate example. Amazing real-life laryngoscopic and ultrasound videos never before documented accompany sounds articulated in the mouth and throat! You can speed up and slow down all the video examples, view full-screen, and more!

App Specs

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💾 900 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v3.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 News💰 Paid

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

8 EVENTS TRACKED

Detected 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

💲

Went paid — introduced $3.99 price point

2026-03

⭐

Rating ↑ 3.72 → 4.30 (improved 0.58★)

2026-03

📈

Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2016-11

⭐

Rating ↓ 4.56 → 4.20 (dropped 0.36★)