Leica FOTOS
63
Quality Score
Solid
Leica FOTOS
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Leica FOTOS is an iOS app from Leica Camera AG in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 4.6★ across 2,207 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 63: Solid (established niche player). For a Photo & Video 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
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID 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
🤖Also on Android
$395/mo · 2K ratings · 4.2★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$140K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $105K – $190K
$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 (361 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55 | +$49K |
Total estimate
$140K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$10K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $5K – $10K · 16× MRR multiple
💸
~0.1× 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% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
305K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
54K
Daily active
16K
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
| 📲 Photo & Video engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Photo & Video D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
29% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
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 · 47/100MID TIERunderperforming peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
8.2
Market Position
0.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
5.4
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
4.4
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.58★ across 2,207 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 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 = $90K-$160K.
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 13 of 13 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Excellent rating (4.6★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Low install base (2,207 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Localized (9 languages)METRIC | +$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 · v6.0.3
Minor bugfixes and improvements.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Leica FOTOS
- Developer
- Leica Camera AG
- Bundle ID
- com.leica-camera.leicaCamera
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, RU, ZH, ES
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Leica Leitzphone
- Description
- Global manufacturer of high-end cameras and lenses, observation, and fine mechanical instruments and high-tech devices of the best standards in imaging quality.
- 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
- $539/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Photo & Video
- 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.
⭐Recent App Store Reviews49 latest · avg 2.73★ · 30.6% 5★ · 42.9% 1★
5★15 (31%)
4★4 (8%)
3★4 (8%)
2★5 (10%)
1★21 (43%)
+31 ratings/week
Praise: best ×9 great ×9 love ×6 recommend ×2 perfect ×2Complaints: hate ×3 crash ×3 worst ×2 terrible ×2 broken ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Leica Fotos
The Leica Fotos app is one of the cleanest, most concise and useable photo apps out there.
Everything makes sense and links with camera really well.
Grabbing images off my camera sat in my bag across the room is fast and easy.
Cannot recomm…
★★★★★ The best
Hands down the best image app for any camera brand - and I have them all. Fast reliable connections and high speed transfers.…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Not connecting to D-lux Typ 109
Ever since the app updated from Leica Shuttle I have not been able to connect the camera to my phones. Please help!…
★☆☆☆☆ Not connecting to camera anymore
Shows Bluetooth paring request and then doesn’t pair…
📈Ratings growth2,207 ratings+57% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (57 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.
🚀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
Leica FOTOS.
Seamless. Instant. Everywhere.
Bring your Leica and iPhone or iPad together and take your photography further. Transfer photos, control your camera, and continue your workflow — wherever you are.
CONNECT
– One app for all Leica Cameras
– Connect anywhere via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
TRANSFER
– Download selected shots or sync your entire library with Download Assistant
– Mark favorites, filter, and transfer only what matters to you
– Supports JPG, DNG, previews and video for a complete mobile workflow… View full description on the official store →
Seamless. Instant. Everywhere.
Bring your Leica and iPhone or iPad together and take your photography further. Transfer photos, control your camera, and continue your workflow — wherever you are.
CONNECT
– One app for all Leica Cameras
– Connect anywhere via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
TRANSFER
– Download selected shots or sync your entire library with Download Assistant
– Mark favorites, filter, and transfer only what matters to you
– Supports JPG, DNG, previews and video for a complete mobile workflow… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 361 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 18.0+🔖 v6.0.3🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, IT, JA +4📂 Photo & Video💰 Free
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
12 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 ↑ 2.08 → 4.58 (improved 2.50★)
2026-05
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.40 → 2.08 (dropped 2.32★)
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.08 → 4.40 (improved 2.32★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2019-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2019-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2018-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2018-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.40 → 3.00 (dropped 0.40★)
2018-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.67 (improved 0.67★)
2018-10
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2018-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 3.00 (improved 2.00★)
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Leica FOTOS: 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: 2,207 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Leica FOTOS make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Leica FOTOS earns approximately $539/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 Leica FOTOS?▴
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Who makes Leica FOTOS?▴
Leica FOTOS is published by Leica Camera AG 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 Leica FOTOS's BU Score?▴
Leica FOTOS has a BU Score of 63/100 (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.