Scanner: Scan Documents·
67
Quality Score
Solid
Scanner: Scan Documents·
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Scanner: Scan Documents· is an iOS app from Vip Academy Cambridge in the Business category, currently rated 4.7★ across 10,595 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 Business 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
$14.5K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$15.0K – $31.5K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$18.6K – $55.8K
per month
MID tierSUBSCRIPTION
💡 Grow this revenue
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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
$75K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $55K – $100K
$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 |
| ⚙Business complexity ×1.50 | +$25K |
Total estimate$75K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE💵 Estimated acquisition value
$15K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $10K – $15K · 18× MRR multiple
💸~0.2× build cost (under-water)
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% |
| 🏷Business category multiple | +10% |
Final multiple18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
685K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
150K
Daily active
45K
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
| 📲Business engagement | ~65 installs / rating |
| 🔁Business D30 retention | 22% |
| 📍DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU30% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$14.5K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
6 months
$13.8K – $23.0K
12 months
$15.0K – $31.5K
24 months
$18.6K – $55.8K
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.
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BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 48/100MID TIERSUBSCRIPTIONunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.9
Product Quality
7.8
Revenue Strength
4.2
Monetization Maturity
9.5
Defensibility
5.9
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
0.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $10K - $21K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.67★ across 10,595 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 2039d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — scam/fraud mentions detected, rating drift -1.39 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime), dormant (2039d since update).
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $174K-$319K. Discount applied for operational risk..
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:
| Mid install base (10,595 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Established app (5y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| 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.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 27 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 12.0+🔖 v1.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Business💰 Paid
📝 About this app
This scanner app will convert your iOS device into a fast and reliable document scanner that recognizes text.
You can download this scanner for free and scan, save or share documents in JPG,PDF or TXT.
With this you will be able to go paperless, you can have all your documents in your phone!
Our scanner is a must-have for students,lawyers,accountants... scan anything you need from your pocket instantly.
You can scan any kind of work documents, from ID cards, books...to invoices or contracts.… View full description on the official store →
You can download this scanner for free and scan, save or share documents in JPG,PDF or TXT.
With this you will be able to go paperless, you can have all your documents in your phone!
Our scanner is a must-have for students,lawyers,accountants... scan anything you need from your pocket instantly.
You can scan any kind of work documents, from ID cards, books...to invoices or contracts.… View full description on the official store →
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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 →
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.59 → 4.70 (improved 2.11★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2021-08
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2021-08
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.17 → 2.57 (improved 0.40★)
2021-07
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.80 → 2.17 (improved 0.37★)
2021-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.33 → 2.00 (dropped 0.33★)
2021-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.33 (dropped 0.67★)
2021-02
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.00 (dropped 2.00★)
2021-02
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 106 reviews across 7 markets● 42% positive · ● 22% neutral · ● 36% negative · Rating drift: -1.39★ (declining — recent 50: 3.28★ vs lifetime: 4.67★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇯🇵 JP
+0.46
🇮🇳 IN
+0.38
🇫🇷 FR
+0.10
🇧🇷 BR
+0.10
🇺🇸 US
+0.02
🇦🇺 AU
-0.27
🇬🇧 GB
-0.50
Top praise themes
excellent ×4 it's ×3 letter ×3 pay ×3
Top complaint themes
cancel subscription ×3 trial ×7 don ×7 money ×6 work ×5 free ×5 hard ×5 scam ×4
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 1.9% Fraud / scam mentions: 3.8%
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.55077★ | 325 | 4.55077★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.76165★ | 751 | 4.76165★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.56897★ | 522 | 4.56897★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.63569★ | 269 | 4.63569★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.51269★ | 788 | 4.51269★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.60158★ | 507 | 4.60158★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.67692★ | 3,705 | 4.67692★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.45★ | 140 | 4.45★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.67248★ | 10,604 | 4.67248★ this version |
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Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Scanner: Scan Documents·
- Developer
- Vip Academy Cambridge
- Bundle ID
- com.altrigit.pdfscanner
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Business
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- We Build Apps that Drive Growth
- 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
- $746/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Business
- 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 growth10,595 ratings+44046% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (49 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.
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.
📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Scanner: Scan Documents·: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 10,595 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
7 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Scanner make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Scanner earns approximately $746/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.
Is Scanner profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $75K and monthly revenue $746, Scanner looks well below break-even — current monthly revenue is much smaller than the estimated build cost. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Scanner have?▴
Estimated audience: ~685K lifetime downloads, ~150K monthly active users, and ~45K daily active users. Derived from ratings count × category installs-per-rating × age decay. US-storefront-equivalent — global audience can be 5-10× larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Scanner?▴
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How much would Scanner sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $15K (marketplace range $10K – $15K). Calculated as 18× monthly revenue using the standard multiple for the detected monetization model + adjustments for age, rating quality and category demand. Calibrated against 2024-2026 Flippa / Acquire.com / MicroAcquire closed-deal medians.
Who makes Scanner?▴
Scanner is published by Vip Academy Cambridge 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 Scanner's BU Score?▴
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.