Light Meter - lux measurement tool
59
Quality Score
Solid
Light Meter - lux measurement tool
Low confidence
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Light Meter - lux measurement tool is an iOS app from Vlad Polyanskiy in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.0★ across 78 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 59: Solid (established niche player). For a Utilities 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
$1.5K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.3K – $4.7K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$1.2K – $10.8K
per month
INDIE 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
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$45K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $35K – $60K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2 months 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 |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-7575 |
Total estimate
$45K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$225K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $175K – $300K · 12× MRR multiple
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~5.0× 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 |
| 🏷 Utilities category multiple | -10% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
12× MRR
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.5K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$1.3K – $2.9K
12 months
$1.3K – $4.7K
24 months
$1.2K – $10.8K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Early-stage solo · 42/100INDIE TIERexpected for tierRevenue Strength
3.2
Product Quality
3.2
Market Position
0.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
7.5
Operational Safety
7.0
Founder Strength
7.1
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $592 - $3701/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.0★ across 78 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 3355d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (3355d 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 = $26K-$47K. Portfolio play ($38K/mo combined) commands premium.
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 7 of 7 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 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (13y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Good rating (4.0★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Localized (6 languages)METRIC | +$600 | |
| Pre-traction phase (78 ratings)METRIC | −$300 |
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 · v2.3
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
• New calibration profiles for iPhone 7 / 7 Plus
• Bugfixes
• Stability improvements
Please be sure to rate this new version on the App Store and leave a review.… Full release notes →
• New calibration profiles for iPhone 7 / 7 Plus
• Bugfixes
• Stability improvements
Please be sure to rate this new version on the App Store and leave a review.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Light Meter - lux measurement tool
- Developer
- Vlad Polyanskiy
- Bundle ID
- com.lightmeterpro.Light-Meter
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, IT, RU, ES
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
- $18.3K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Utilities
- 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 growth78 ratings+7700% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 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 → $1.99 (+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
Light meter in your pocket!
Exclusive accuracy of measurements. Calibrated with professional high-precision illuminometer.
We have made this Light Meter for that you could save on purchasing of professional illuminometers which cost hundreds of dollars. At the same time we love beautiful design and we like to surprise, therefore, having acquired our illuminometer you also receive the graceful and extremely convenient device with intuitive interface.
Please note that Light Meter app is not a replacement for a professional device and should be used for private purposes only.
Features:… View full description on the official store →
Exclusive accuracy of measurements. Calibrated with professional high-precision illuminometer.
We have made this Light Meter for that you could save on purchasing of professional illuminometers which cost hundreds of dollars. At the same time we love beautiful design and we like to surprise, therefore, having acquired our illuminometer you also receive the graceful and extremely convenient device with intuitive interface.
Please note that Light Meter app is not a replacement for a professional device and should be used for private purposes only.
Features:… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 31 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 8.0+🔖 v2.3🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, IT, RU +1📂 Utilities💰 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
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $1.99 price point
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.38 → 4.10 (improved 1.72★)
2019-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2013-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2013-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.50 → 2.86 (improved 0.36★)
2013-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.50 (dropped 0.50★)
2013-06
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.00 → 3.00 (improved 1.00★)
2013-06
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 2.00 (improved 1.00★)
2013-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 78 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Light Meter - lux measurement tool make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Light Meter - lux measurement tool earns approximately $18K/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 Light Meter - lux measurement tool?▴
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Who makes Light Meter - lux measurement tool?▴
Light Meter - lux measurement tool is published by Vlad Polyanskiy 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 Light Meter - lux measurement tool's BU Score?▴
Light Meter - lux measurement tool has a BU Score of 59/100 (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.