Locationscout - Fotospots
67
Quality Score
Solid
Locationscout - Fotospots
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Locationscout - Fotospots is an iOS app from der-Webdesigner GmbH in the Travel category, currently rated 4.6★ across 140 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 67: Solid (established niche player). For a Travel 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
💡 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
$65K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $50K – $90K
$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 |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$15K |
Total estimate
$65K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$400K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $300K – $500K · 15× MRR multiple
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~6.2× 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 ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
15× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
15K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
1.5K
Daily active
220
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
| 📲 Travel engagement | ~110 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU
15% sticky
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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 · 46/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.4
Product Quality
6.5
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
3.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.61★ across 140 reviews — solid.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ 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. Portfolio play ($26K/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 8 of 8 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 (4.6★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Established app (5y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Early-stage install base (140 ratings)METRIC | +$400 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 |
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 · v3.4.4
* Live Position & Instant Routing
You can now see your current position on any map. To make planning even more powerful, the app instantly calculates and displays the route and estimated travel time for nearby spots.
* Share Board… Full release notes →
You can now see your current position on any map. To make planning even more powerful, the app instantly calculates and displays the route and estimated travel time for nearby spots.
* Share Board… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Locationscout - Fotospots
- Developer
- der-Webdesigner GmbH
- Bundle ID
- app.derwebdesigner.locationscout.net
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- The best places for photography and travel
- Description
- Discover the most amazing places for photography on Locationscout.net! (all spots have geo-tracking data & photo tips)
- 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
- $26.3K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇩🇪#36 /100 🇬🇧#97 /100
- 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 Reviews29 latest · avg 4.48★ · 75.9% 5★ · 6.9% 1★
5★22 (76%)
4★4 (14%)
3★0 (0%)
2★1 (3%)
1★2 (7%)
+0 ratings/week
Praise: great ×12 love ×6 amazing ×6 recommend ×4 best ×4Complaints: bug ×1 broken ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Extremely helpful
I have been using LocationScout for years - I don’t even know how long it’s been, but to be honest I just downloaded the app today. If you are a photographer, enjoy sights from images you see from other photographers, or just are a tourist …
★★★★★ Great app, great design
I have used this app on trips to London Tokyo and San Francisco absolutely love it, and the design is fantastic…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Useless no map map app
To access the map on this map app… it’s a premium feature, lol.
Otherwise it’s just a bunch of pictures sorted by geotag, completely useless.…
★☆☆☆☆ App is crap
I downloaded the app because I created an account on my Mac. I can login on my Mac perfectly fine but the app will not allow me to login. Username and password entered and the login button/tab is grayed out. I reinstalled the app multiple …
📈Ratings growth140 ratings+13900% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (39 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (34 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank2 countries
🇩🇪DE#36 /100
🇬🇧GB#97 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#36 now · best #32 · worst #84
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
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
Locationscout is your bucket list, trip planner, and photo spot finder in one. Plan road trips, track visited places, and discover amazing locations worldwide.
YOUR PERSONAL BUCKET LIST, TRAVEL & ROAD TRIP INSPIRATION
Get inspired for your next trip whether it's the stunning fjords of Norway, the rugged coasts of Portugal, the natural wonders of New Zealand and Iceland, or an epic road trip through Italy and Argentina. From the vibrant streets of Berlin to hidden spots, find your next adventure.… View full description on the official store →
YOUR PERSONAL BUCKET LIST, TRAVEL & ROAD TRIP INSPIRATION
Get inspired for your next trip whether it's the stunning fjords of Norway, the rugged coasts of Portugal, the natural wonders of New Zealand and Iceland, or an epic road trip through Italy and Argentina. From the vibrant streets of Berlin to hidden spots, find your next adventure.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 49 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v3.4.4🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
8 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
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
2026-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.40 (improved 0.40★)
2022-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.67 → 3.00 (improved 0.33★)
2022-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.50 → 2.67 (dropped 0.83★)
2021-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.50 (dropped 1.50★)
2020-08
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.77778★ | 27 | 4.77778★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.75★ | 4 | 4.75★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.78261★ | 23 | 4.78261★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.56353★ | 181 | 4.56353★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.66667★ | 18 | 4.66667★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.48★ | 50 | 4.48★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 5★ | 2 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.60274★ | 146 | 4.60274★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Locationscout - Fotospots: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 140 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Locationscout - Fotospots make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Locationscout - Fotospots earns approximately $26K/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 Locationscout - Fotospots?▴
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Who makes Locationscout - Fotospots?▴
Locationscout - Fotospots is published by der-Webdesigner GmbH 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 Locationscout - Fotospots's BU Score?▴
Locationscout - Fotospots has a BU Score of 67/100 (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.