QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner
67
Quality Score
Solid
QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner is an iOS app from Red Sky Labs in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.1★ across 130,299 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 67: 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
$600K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$635K – $978K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$759K – $1410K
per month
BIG tier
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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
$2.2K/mo · 130K ratings · 4.1★
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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
📈
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 |
| 💎 In-app purchase plumbing | +$9K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (97 MB) | +$18K |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-11719 |
Total estimate
$65K
👥 Estimated audience size
26.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
5.2M
Daily active
1.0M
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
19% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$600K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$591K – $800K
12 months
$635K – $978K
24 months
$759K – $1.4M
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.
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BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 62/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.7
Product Quality
8.2
Revenue Strength
5.8
Monetization Maturity
5.0
Defensibility
7.8
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $240K - $1320K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.1★ across 130,299 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 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 = $10.8M-$19.2M.
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 5 of 5 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (130,299 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Multilingual (20 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Good rating (4.1★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$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.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner
- Developer
- Red Sky Labs
- Bundle ID
- com.appswing.qr.barcodescanner.barcodereader
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 9+
- Languages
- AR, BN, NL, EN, FR, DE, HI, ID, IT, JA, KO, MS, PT, RU, ZH, ES, TH, TR, UK, VI
Company
- Website
- www.redsky-labs.com
- Tagline
- MOBILE DISTRIBUTION EXPERTS DEVELOPMENT
- Description
- Not found
- 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
- $86/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Utilities
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $4.99 - $39.99 per item
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 growth130,299 ratings+13029800% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (8 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.
🚀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
QR Scanner is a fast **QR code scanner**, **QR code reader**, and **barcode scanner** for Android. Scan QR codes and barcodes instantly from your camera or gallery, or use the **QR code generator** to create custom codes in seconds. Save every scan in history so you can quickly open websites, connect to Wi‑Fi, or share details again whenever you need.
<b>Fast QR Code & Barcode Scanning</b>
Point your camera at any QR code or barcode and QR Scanner reads it automatically – no manual zoom or extra taps.… View full description on the official store →
<b>Fast QR Code & Barcode Scanning</b>
Point your camera at any QR code or barcode and QR Scanner reads it automatically – no manual zoom or extra taps.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 97 MB🔞 9+📱 iOS 14+🔖 v3.4.2🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 AR, BN, NL, EN, FR +15📂 Utilities💰 Paid📺 Ad-supported💎 IAP $4.99 - $39.99 per item
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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 →
2026-06
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 5 of 8 updated
2026-06
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v1.7.7 → v3.4.2
→ 30 days after: revenue −$86/mo · reviews +129,805 low · multiple changes
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.70 → 4.10 (improved 0.40★)
→ 30 days after: revenue −$86/mo · reviews +129,805 high confidence
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: freemium → free
→ 30 days after: revenue −$86/mo · reviews +129,805 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.83 → 3.70 (improved 0.87★)
2024-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.40 → 2.83 (improved 0.43★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.83★ high confidence
2024-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.00 → 2.40 (improved 0.40★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.83★ medium · co-occurring
2024-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 2.00 (improved 1.00★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.83★ medium · co-occurring
2022-10
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
📸
Store Page History
5 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
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2026-06-13
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
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Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-13
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-13
Slot 5
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-12
2026-06-13
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 3.85586★ | 111 | 3.85586★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.4★ | 5 | 4.4★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3.71371★ | 248 | 3.71371★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3.70926★ | 540 | 3.70926★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 3.77931★ | 290 | 3.77931★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 3.70909★ | 220 | 3.70909★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.29167★ | 24 | 4.29167★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 3.76271★ | 118 | 3.76271★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.08451★ | 497 | 4.08451★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner: 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: 130,299 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner earns approximately $86/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 QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner?▴
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Who makes QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner?▴
QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner is published by Red Sky Labs 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 QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner's BU Score?▴
QR Scanner - QR Code Scanner 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.