PictureThis - Plant Identifier
88
Quality Score
Excellent
PictureThis - Plant Identifier
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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PictureThis - Plant Identifier is an iOS app from Glority Global Group Ltd. in the Education category, currently rated 4.8★ across 1,076,881 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 88: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Education app, that means strong product-market fit. 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
$700K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$741K – $1141K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$886K – $1645K
per month
BIG tier
💡 Grow this revenue
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- 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
🤖Also on Android
$4.1K/mo · 753K ratings · 4.6★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$110K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $80K – $150K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~6 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 |
| 📦 Asset bundle (269 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$18K |
Total estimate
$110K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$375K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $300K – $500K · 20× MRR multiple
💸
~3.4× 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 ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (1M+ ratings) | +8% |
Final multiple
20× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
91.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
16.0M
Daily active
4.8M
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
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$700K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$690K – $933K
12 months
$741K – $1.1M
24 months
$886K – $1.6M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 57/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.7
Product Quality
9.6
Revenue Strength
5.8
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
5.7
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $280K - $1540K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.81★ across 1,076,881 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 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 = $12.6M-$22.4M.
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:
| High install base (1,076,881 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (8y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (28 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$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 · v5.60.0
Thank you for exploring the world of plants with PictureThis. In this update, we've refined our interface and resolved some minor issues to enhance your seamless plant care and identification experience. Update now and embark on a joyful journey with your plants!
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- PictureThis - Plant Identifier
- Developer
- Glority Global Group Ltd.
- Bundle ID
- cn.danatech.xingseus
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- AR, CA, CS, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, EL, ID, IT, JA, KO, MS, NB, PL, PT, RO, RU, ZH, SK, SL, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- PictureThis - Plant Identifier App | Plant Identification Online
- Description
- PictureThis offers a powerful plant identifier to identify flowers, leaves, trees, herbs, and more in seconds! You'll also develop your green thumb, get personalized gardening tips, and become a gardening expert!
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $9.0M ($8.0M – $13.0M)AI high
- AI annual estimate
- $108.0M/yr
- ML model estimate / mo
- $19.5K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#2 /100 🇬🇧#2 /100 🇨🇦#2 /100 🇩🇪#3 /100 🇫🇷#3 /100 🇦🇺#4 /100 🇯🇵#6 /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.
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: HIGH
The iOS app "PictureThis - Plant Identifier" by Glority Global Group Ltd. is estimated to generate between $8 million and $13 million in monthly revenue. Recent Sensor Tower data for the US iOS App Store indicates a monthly revenue of approximately $9 million. This translates to an estimated annual revenue of $108 million.
Sources mentioned: Sensor Tower, Reddit, Adapty, Appfigures, AppstoreSpy
📈Ratings growth1,076,881 ratings+55% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (27 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank8 countries
🇺🇸US#2 /100
🇬🇧GB#2 /100
🇨🇦CA#2 /100
🇩🇪DE#3 /100
🇫🇷FR#3 /100
🇦🇺AU#4 /100
🇯🇵JP#6 /100
🇧🇷BR#17 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#2 now · best #2 · worst #2
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Version Release Timeline5 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
PictureThis® identifies millions of plants daily with over 98% accuracy, making plant care simple and accessible. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a new plant parent, PictureThis is your essential tool for plant identification and care.
Key Features:
Accurate Plant Identifier
Renowned as the best plant identification app, PictureThis can identify over 400,000 plant species with unparalleled accuracy. Simply take a picture, and our engine will instantly provide the plant's name and detailed information.… View full description on the official store →
Key Features:
Accurate Plant Identifier
Renowned as the best plant identification app, PictureThis can identify over 400,000 plant species with unparalleled accuracy. Simply take a picture, and our engine will instantly provide the plant's name and detailed information.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 269 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v5.60.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 AR, CA, CS, DA, NL +23📂 Education💰 Paid
📅
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
🔧
Shipped update — v5.56.0 → v5.57.0
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v5.56.0
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.55 → 4.60 (improved 1.05★)
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-09
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-09
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.50 → 3.33 (improved 0.83★)
2025-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2025-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 2.50 (dropped 1.50★)
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 8 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.64393★ | 55,916 | 4.64393★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.79456★ | 48,467 | 4.79456★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.70462★ | 114,140 | 4.70462★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.6367★ | 94,301 | 4.6367★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.67806★ | 69,097 | 4.67806★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.74518★ | 163,703 | 4.74518★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.3677★ | 99,310 | 4.3677★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.80602★ | 1,078,431 | 4.80602★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for PictureThis - Plant Identifier: 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 high confidence: 1,076,881 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does PictureThis - Plant Identifier make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, PictureThis - Plant Identifier earns approximately $19K/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 PictureThis - Plant Identifier?▴
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Who makes PictureThis - Plant Identifier?▴
PictureThis - Plant Identifier is published by Glority Global Group Ltd. 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 PictureThis - Plant Identifier's BU Score?▴
PictureThis - Plant Identifier has a BU Score of 88/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.