Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert
66
Quality Score
Solid
Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert is an iOS app from FRE STUDIOS LLC in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.2★ across 507 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 66: 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
$5.6K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$4.9K – $17.7K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$4.5K – $40.9K
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
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Pays back in <1 month 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
$375K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $275K – $500K · 12× MRR multiple
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~8.3× 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
👥 Estimated audience size
100K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
20K
Daily active
4.0K
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
| 📲 Utilities engagement | ~200 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Utilities D30 retention | 20% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU
20% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.8K – $11.1K
12 months
$4.9K – $17.7K
24 months
$4.5K – $40.9K
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
Pre-traction · 40/100INDIE TIERlimited signalGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.5
Product Quality
5.9
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
3.8
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
7.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $2K - $14K/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.22★ across 507 reviews — below category median.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 923d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (923d 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 = $101K-$179K. Portfolio play ($30K/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 12 of 12 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 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| Good rating (4.2★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Early-stage install base (507 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 · v7.6.1
Phone Buddy Version 7.6.1 addresses an issue where the Last Location Map would display a stale location in certain circumstances. This update also includes general stability and performance improvements.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert
- Developer
- FRE STUDIOS LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.frestudios.Phone-Buddy-for-Apple-Watch
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Phone Buddy Notifier - Never Lose Your iPhone
- Description
- Never lose your iPhone again with Phone Buddy on Apple Watch. Get Phone Lost Alerts and Distance Going Away Alerts to track your devices effortlessly.
- 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
- $30.4K/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
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/PhoneBuddyForAppleWatch · twitter twitter.com/PhoneBuddyApp
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- phonebuddy.app/help.html
- About page
- phonebuddy.app/story.html
📈Ratings growth507 ratings+789% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (59 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 → $4.99 (+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
Macworld’s 2020 “Must-Have apps for your new Apple Watch” Phone Buddy Notifier is an Apple Watch app that alerts you when you lose bluetooth connection with your iPhone.
“All we want is the ability to get alerts on our Apple Watch when we leave our iPhone behind.” -Macworld
Step away from your iPhone and Phone Buddy notifies your Apple Watch the moment bluetooth connection is lost with your iPhone. It’s that easy.
This app is for the forgetful ones! If you’ve ever forgotten your iPhone, Phone Buddy Lost Phone Alert is the answer. Don’t forget your iPhone again using Lost Phone Alert.… View full description on the official store →
“All we want is the ability to get alerts on our Apple Watch when we leave our iPhone behind.” -Macworld
Step away from your iPhone and Phone Buddy notifies your Apple Watch the moment bluetooth connection is lost with your iPhone. It’s that easy.
This app is for the forgetful ones! If you’ve ever forgotten your iPhone, Phone Buddy Lost Phone Alert is the answer. Don’t forget your iPhone again using Lost Phone Alert.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 31 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 13.1+🔖 v7.6.1🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Utilities💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
13 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 ↑ 3.90 → 4.22 (improved 0.32★)
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $4.99 price point
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.16 → 3.90 (improved 0.74★)
2026-04
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-12
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-12
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v7.6.1
2021-02
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2019-12
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2019-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.60 → 3.00 (improved 0.40★)
2019-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.60 (dropped 0.40★)
2019-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.67 → 3.00 (dropped 0.67★)
2019-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.67 (dropped 1.33★)
2019-04
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert: 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: 507 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert earns approximately $30K/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 Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert?▴
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Who makes Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert?▴
Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert is published by FRE STUDIOS LLC 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 Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert's BU Score?▴
Phone Buddy Phone Lost Alert has a BU Score of 66/100 (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.