WiThrottle
60
Quality Score
Solid
WiThrottle
Low confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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WiThrottle is an iOS app from Beth Hoffman in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.2★ across 39 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 60: 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
$2.7K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$2.4K – $8.5K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.2K – $19.7K
per month
INDIE tierFREE
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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
$45K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $35K – $60K
$25K · MVP floor$100K · indie scale$500K+ · studio build
📈Pays back in ~4 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 |
| ⚙Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-7575 |
Total estimate$45K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE💵 Estimated acquisition value
$150K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $100K – $200K · 12× MRR multiple
💸~3.3× 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 |
| 🏷Utilities category multiple | -10% |
| ⭐Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple12× MRR
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$2.7K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition, review-mined risks present
6 months
$2.3K – $5.4K
12 months
$2.4K – $8.5K
24 months
$2.2K – $19.7K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Pre-traction · 33/100INDIE TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)limited signalRevenue Strength
3.4
Product Quality
3.4
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
4.5
Operational Safety
2.2
Founder Strength
5.1
Monetization Maturity
0.5
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $1K - $6K/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.23★ across 39 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 864d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — bug mentions above category norm, dormant (864d 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 = $32K-$59K. Portfolio play ($11K/mo combined) commands premium. 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 8 of 8 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 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (16y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Good rating (4.2★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| Pre-traction phase (39 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 · v3.8.3
Minor bug fix.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- WiThrottle
- Developer
- Beth Hoffman
- Bundle ID
- com.zemkies.withrottle
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
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
- $11.8K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Utilities
- 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.
⭐Recent App Store Reviews42 latest · avg 4.43★ · 64.3% 5★ · 4.8% 1★
5★27 (64%)
4★10 (24%)
3★3 (7%)
2★0 (0%)
1★2 (5%)
+0 ratings/week
Praise: great ×23 love ×7 perfect ×5 awesome ×3 amazing ×3Complaints: bug ×2 broken ×1 worst ×1 refund ×1 expensive ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Works great on iPad
Love this app! I had trouble understanding how to connect it to the MRC transformer. Sent inquiry to support and heard back the next day.
Great support! Got it connected and am enjoying it very much! The ‘Roster’ is great as I can set up a …
★★★★★ Amazing app. Best $10 I have spent in a long time!
Using with MRC Prodigy Express Squared with Wi-Fi Module. I can see and easily control 4 locomotives from my iPad at one time. No switching screens, no switching back and forth.…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Power ON/OFF broken
The interface is reminiscent of my first Fischer Price toy dash board filled with buttons and knobs that all did nothing. Basic but important features such as a power button failed to work. Purchased the full version of the app for the p…
★☆☆☆☆ Unable to Operate JMRI Turnouts
There is a bug with controlling turnouts which I found out at my club. The app will not allow me to operate turnouts.…
📈Ratings growth39 ratings+3800% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (45 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 → $9.99 (+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
Use your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad as a throttle for model railroad control!
**PLEASE NOTE** This App is not a stand-alone product! Other hardware and software are required.
Link to the popular JMRI software through a local Wi-Fi network to access throttle, address, and function controls wirelessly.
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Connect directly to an MRC Prodigy WiFi module.
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Connect directly to a Digitrax LnWi module.
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Connect directly to a WifiTrax WFD-30/31.… View full description on the official store →
**PLEASE NOTE** This App is not a stand-alone product! Other hardware and software are required.
Link to the popular JMRI software through a local Wi-Fi network to access throttle, address, and function controls wirelessly.
-or-
Connect directly to an MRC Prodigy WiFi module.
-or-
Connect directly to a Digitrax LnWi module.
-or-
Connect directly to a WifiTrax WFD-30/31.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 6 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 11.0+🔖 v3.8.3🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Utilities💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
3 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 →
2010-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2009-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.00 → 4.50 (improved 0.50★)
2009-12
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 63 reviews across 4 markets● 92% positive · ● 0% neutral · ● 8% negative · Rating drift: +0.03★ (stable — recent 50: 4.26★ vs lifetime: 4.23★)
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇺🇸 US
+0.78
🇬🇧 GB
+0.70
🇨🇦 CA
+0.69
🇦🇺 AU
+0.53
Top praise themes
ipod touch ×6 decoder pro ×5 control trains ×5 super easy ×4 run trains ×4 digitrax throttles ×4 wireless throttle ×4 dcc system ×4
Top complaint themes
jmri ×4 power ×3 interface ×3 turnouts ×3
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 1.6% Bug mentions: 8%
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.23076★ | 39 | 4.23076★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.66667★ | 6 | 4.66667★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3★ | 3 | 3★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 3.66667★ | 3 | 3.66667★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 3★ | 1 | 3★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.3★ | 10 | 4.3★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.77778★ | 9 | 4.77778★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 0★ | 0 | — |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 39 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does WiThrottle make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, WiThrottle earns approximately $11K/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 WiThrottle?▴
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Who makes WiThrottle?▴
WiThrottle is published by Beth Hoffman 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 WiThrottle's BU Score?▴
WiThrottle has a BU Score of 60/100 (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.