Specialized
77
Quality Score
Strong
Specialized
by Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Specialized is an iOS app from Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. in the Health & Fitness category, currently rated 4.7★ across 9,493 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 77: Strong (healthy traction). For a Health & Fitness app, that means healthy traction. 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
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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
$125K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $95K – $170K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~5 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 (153 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Health & Fitness complexity ×1.40 | +$36K |
Total estimate
$125K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$500K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $375K – $600K · 19× MRR multiple
💸
~4.0× 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% |
| 🏷 Health & Fitness category multiple | +10% |
Final multiple
19× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
660K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
145K
Daily active
50K
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
| 📲 Health & Fitness engagement | ~70 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Health & Fitness D30 retention | 22% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.35 |
DAU / MAU
35% 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)
Direction
Headwinds: low defensibility moat
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 · 48/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.4
Product Quality
8.5
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
2.8
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.74★ across 9,493 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 = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($25K/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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (9,493 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (22 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Established app (3y 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.
🆕 What's New · v1.69.0
Under the hood improvements and minor bug fixes.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Specialized
- Developer
- Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.specialized.ios-app
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- HR, CS, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, HU, ID, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ZH, SK, SL, ES, SV, ZH
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- 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
- $25.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Health & Fitness
- 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 growth9,493 ratings+1100% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (49 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 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.
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter2 releases tracked
🚀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
Unleash your dream ride with the Specialized app.
With ride recording, advanced performance tracking, and Turbo e-bike management, the Specialized app takes your cycling experience to the next level. Plus, premium ride data and analytics motivate you to achieve your cycling goals while a seamless partner app connection supports your active lifestyle.
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BIKE
Turbo E-bike Management: Manage your Turbo bike settings directly in the app.
• Register your bike directly in the app to activate the lifetime warranty and receive critical updates about your bike.… View full description on the official store →
With ride recording, advanced performance tracking, and Turbo e-bike management, the Specialized app takes your cycling experience to the next level. Plus, premium ride data and analytics motivate you to achieve your cycling goals while a seamless partner app connection supports your active lifestyle.
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BIKE
Turbo E-bike Management: Manage your Turbo bike settings directly in the app.
• Register your bike directly in the app to activate the lifetime warranty and receive critical updates about your bike.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 153 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v1.69.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 HR, CS, DA, NL, EN +17📂 Health & Fitness💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
16 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 →
2026-07
📈
Crossed 10,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v1.66.0 → v1.69.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +703 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +703 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.21 → 4.74 (improved 1.53★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +703 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.20 → 4.60 (improved 1.40★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$252K/mo · rating +1.40★ · reviews +5,335 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$252K/mo · rating +1.40★ · reviews +5,335 high confidence
2024-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$746/mo · reviews +18 high confidence
2024-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$642/mo · rating −0.06★ · reviews +16 high confidence
2023-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.73 → 3.39 (dropped 0.34★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$502/mo · rating +0.16★ · reviews +11 medium · co-occurring
2023-08
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$502/mo · rating +0.16★ · reviews +11 medium · co-occurring
2023-08
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.0K/mo · rating −0.18★ · reviews +47 medium · co-occurring
2023-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.40 → 4.09 (dropped 0.31★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.5K/mo · rating −0.34★ · reviews +36 low · multiple changes
2023-07
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.5K/mo · rating −0.34★ · reviews +36 low · multiple changes
2023-07
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.5K/mo · rating −0.34★ · reviews +36 low · multiple changes
2023-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.67 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.5K/mo · rating −0.34★ · reviews +36 low · multiple changes
2023-07
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.5K/mo · rating −0.34★ · reviews +36 low · multiple changes
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — specialized.com
- Tech stack
- Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) · Microsoft 365 · Mailgun · Google Workspace · Apple Pay / Sign in with Apple · Meta (Facebook) Ads · Shopify
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.69765★ | 893 | 4.69765★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.88279★ | 674 | 4.88279★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.75365★ | 1,916 | 4.75365★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.58073★ | 6,738 | 4.58073★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.68849★ | 2,536 | 4.68849★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.71498★ | 3,284 | 4.71498★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 5★ | 5 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.4377★ | 313 | 4.4377★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.73982★ | 10,385 | 4.73982★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Specialized: 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: 9,493 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Specialized make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Specialized earns approximately $25K/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 Specialized?▴
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Who makes Specialized?▴
Specialized is published by Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. 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 Specialized's BU Score?▴
Specialized has a BU Score of 77/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.