iTranscribe - Audio to Text
69
Quality Score
Solid
iTranscribe - Audio to Text
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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iTranscribe - Audio to Text is an iOS app from Youdao (Hong Kong) Limited in the Productivity category, currently rated 4.5★ across 6,418 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 69: Solid (established niche player). For a Productivity 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
$12.4K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$12.8K – $26.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$15.8K – $47.5K
per month
MID tierSUBSCRIPTION
💡 Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this app’s store listing
- 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
$100K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $75K – $135K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~3.3y 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 (254 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Productivity complexity ×1.10 | +$9K |
Total estimate
$100K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$45K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $35K – $50K · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~0.5× 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 ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 Productivity category multiple | +8% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
480K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
140K
Daily active
63K
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
| 📲 Productivity engagement | ~75 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Productivity D30 retention | 30% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
45% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$12.4K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
6 months
$11.7K – $19.5K
12 months
$12.8K – $26.8K
24 months
$15.8K – $47.5K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 50/100MID TIERSUBSCRIPTIONunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.2
Product Quality
6.6
Revenue Strength
4.1
Monetization Maturity
9.5
Defensibility
7.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
0.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $8K - $18K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.5★ across 6,418 reviews — solid.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — 3.6% refund mentions, 7% subscription complaints, scam/fraud mentions detected.
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $148K-$271K. Portfolio play ($30K/mo combined) commands premium. Discount applied for operational risk..
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 14 of 14 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 (4.5★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (6,418 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (13 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Established app (3y old)METRIC | +$800 |
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 · v3.5.4
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- iTranscribe - Audio to Text
- Developer
- Youdao (Hong Kong) Limited
- Bundle ID
- Not found
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Productivity
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, ZH, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- 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
- $2.5K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- 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 growth6,418 ratings+175% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (52 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
Transcribe, Translate, Record, Search, Playback, Manage & Share in one app. Download now for free.
iTranscribe will turn your cell phone into a powerful voice recorder and real-time transcriber.
Furthermore, iTranscribe will develop many useful functions to help you improve your efficiency.
== FREE FEATURES ==
* Voice Recorder: record instantly in one tap
* Basic playback & speed adjustment
* Manage and share your recordings
* Simple search within notes
== PREMIUM FEATURES (Subscription Required) ==… View full description on the official store →
iTranscribe will turn your cell phone into a powerful voice recorder and real-time transcriber.
Furthermore, iTranscribe will develop many useful functions to help you improve your efficiency.
== FREE FEATURES ==
* Voice Recorder: record instantly in one tap
* Basic playback & speed adjustment
* Manage and share your recordings
* Simple search within notes
== PREMIUM FEATURES (Subscription Required) ==… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 254 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.6+🔖 v3.5.4🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 NL, EN, FR, DE, IT +8📂 Productivity💰 Paid
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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 →
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.09 → 4.57 (improved 1.48★)
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.50 → 3.09 (dropped 1.41★)
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.10 → 4.50 (improved 1.40★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-10
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-05
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.67 → 2.14 (improved 0.47★)
2023-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 1.80 (improved 0.80★)
2023-03
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 615 reviews across 7 markets● 52% positive · ● 14% neutral · ● 34% negative · Rating drift: -1.24★ (declining — recent 50: 3.26★ vs lifetime: 4.5★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇺🇸 US
+0.22
🇨🇦 CA
+0.21
🇬🇧 GB
+0.04
🇩🇪 DE
+0.02
🇧🇷 BR
+0.00
🇦🇺 AU
-0.02
🇫🇷 FR
-0.04
Top praise themes
free trial ×6 life saver ×4 highly recommend ×4 quick easy ×4 quick accurate ×3 different options ×3 able upload ×3 uploaded video ×3
Top complaint themes
free trial ×47 cancel subscription ×15 waste money ×12 customer service ×12 doesn work ×10 doesn transcribe ×6 without paying ×5 pay human ×5
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 3.6% Subscription complaints: 7% Fraud / scam mentions: 4.9%
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.37049★ | 305 | 4.37049★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.66667★ | 39 | 4.66667★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.57334★ | 668 | 4.57334★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.5★ | 230 | 4.5★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.44651★ | 215 | 4.44651★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.52768★ | 813 | 4.52768★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 5★ | 12 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.44118★ | 34 | 4.44118★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.56801★ | 6,595 | 4.56801★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for iTranscribe - Audio to Text: 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: 6,418 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does iTranscribe - Audio to Text make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, iTranscribe - Audio to Text earns approximately $2.5K/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 iTranscribe - Audio to Text?▴
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Who makes iTranscribe - Audio to Text?▴
iTranscribe - Audio to Text is published by Youdao (Hong Kong) Limited 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 iTranscribe - Audio to Text's BU Score?▴
iTranscribe - Audio to Text has a BU Score of 69/100 (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.