TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr
44
Quality Score
Emerging
TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr
Low confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr is an iOS app from LTD DevelSoftware in the Food & Drink category, currently rated 3.2★ across 17 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 44: Emerging (early traction worth watching). For a Food & Drink app, that means early traction worth watching. 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
$85K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $65K – $115K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
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Pays back in ~3.7y 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 (117 MB) | +$26K |
| ⚙ Food & Drink complexity ×1.10 | +$7K |
Total estimate
$85K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$20K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $15K – $30K · 11× 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 < 3.5 (weak) | -18% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
11× MRR
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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: rating drift may slow acquisition
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 · 43/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
7.3
Product Quality
2.6
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
7.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
5.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 3.24★ across 17 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 4432d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Elevated — dormant (4432d 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 18-32× monthly = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($62K/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 7 of 7 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 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| Below-average rating (3.2★)METRIC | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (12y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (30 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Pre-traction phase (17 ratings)METRIC | −$300 |
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 · v3.8.5
- new skins
- ability to hide status bar for books
- bug fixes & UI enhancements
- ability to hide status bar for books
- bug fixes & UI enhancements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr
- Developer
- LTD DevelSoftware
- Bundle ID
- com.develsoftware.TotalReader-for-iPad
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- AR, CA, CS, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, EL, HE, HU, ID, IT, JA, KO, MS, NB, PL, PT, RO, RU, ZH, SK, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR, VI
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- main
- 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
- $2.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Food & Drink
- 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
- Not found
- info@develsoftware.com
- Phone
- +12345678910
- Contact page
- Not found
- About page
- Not found
📈Ratings growth17 ratings+1600% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (18 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.
💰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
The BEST application for reading books: *.fb2, *.epub, *.mobi, *.chm, *.fbz, *.rtf, *.txt (all encodings), documents: *.djvu, *.pdf, *.xps, office documents: *.doc, *.docx, *.xls, *.xlsx, *.ppt, *.pptx, *.pages, *.numbers, *.key and comic books: *.cbr, *.cbz, *.cbt.
All formats are thoroughly elaborated and are 100% supported by the application, including the styles, chapters, tables, links, footnotes etc.
The visualization system takes into account the specific character of the formats functioning on mobile devices (memory capacity, the number of general processor units etc.),… View full description on the official store →
All formats are thoroughly elaborated and are 100% supported by the application, including the styles, chapters, tables, links, footnotes etc.
The visualization system takes into account the specific character of the formats functioning on mobile devices (memory capacity, the number of general processor units etc.),… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 117 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 7.0+🔖 v3.8.5🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 AR, CA, CS, DA, NL +25📂 Food & Drink💰 Free
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
9 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 ↓ 3.70 → 3.24 (dropped 0.46★)
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $4.99 price point
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.30 → 3.70 (improved 1.40★)
2015-12
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2014-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.17 → 2.86 (dropped 0.31★)
2014-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.80 → 3.17 (improved 0.37★)
2014-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.00 → 3.00 (improved 1.00★)
2014-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.00 (dropped 1.00★)
2014-03
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.2★ | 5 | 4.2★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 2.6★ | 5 | 2.6★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4★ | 4 | 4★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 2.5★ | 2 | 2.5★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 3.2★ | 5 | 3.2★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 2.8★ | 5 | 2.8★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 3.5★ | 4 | 3.5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4★ | 1 | 4★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 3.23529★ | 17 | 3.23529★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 17 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
📌 Final verdict — read this before you trust the numbers above
TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr is a small / niche iOS app in the food & drink space with weak public traction — only 17 ratings, no founder-verified MRR, and not ranked in any monitored grossing chart. The app appears to be monetised, but public signals are too sparse for a precise revenue estimate.
Bottom line: treat all revenue, audience and acquisition-value numbers on this page as directional only — not founder-verified facts.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr make per month?▴
Our model estimates TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr earns roughly $2.0K/mo, but with only 17 ratings the confidence interval is wide. No founder-verified MRR is available for this app, so this is a model output calibrated against comparable apps in the same category. See methodology for the formula.
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Who makes TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr?▴
TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr is published by LTD DevelSoftware 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 TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr's BU Score?▴
TotalReader for iPad - The BEST eBook reader for epub, fb2, pdf, djvu, mobi, rtf, txt, chm, cbz, cbr has a BU Score of 44/100 (Emerging). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.