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Anonymous startup

Mobile AppsListed on TrustMRR· Jul 17
$1.0M
Asking Price
$36.9K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$22.1K/mo
Monthly Profit
3.8x
Profit Multiple
4 months
Business Age

Why We Picked This

This early-stage B2C app demonstrates exceptional unit economics with 60% profit margins and a 3.8x annual profit multiple—reasonable for an unproven 4-month-old venture. The $36.9K monthly revenue is meaningful, and platform verification of financials is a significant trust factor. However, the extreme youth, undisclosed user base, unknown retention/churn, and absence of acquisition-channel durability create material execution risk that tempers enthusiasm despite strong current margins.

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Strengths

  • Verified financials on platform with 100% data quality score
  • Exceptional 60% profit margins—well above typical app benchmarks of 20-40%
  • Reasonable 3.8x annual profit multiple for early-stage venture with growth potential
  • $36.9K monthly profit provides immediate cash flow to fund operations or growth
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Things to Investigate

  • !Only 4 months old—insufficient operating history to validate business durability or predict churn
  • !User count, retention, and churn rates not disclosed—critical for app valuation and sustainability
  • !Acquisition channel and growth driver unknown—unclear if revenue growth is repeatable or marketing-dependent
  • !Customer concentration risk not addressed—could be dependent on organic spillover that may not persist

Evidence & risk flags

Evidence 74/100
Very short track record: under 6 months
AI-era acquisition decision

Buy vs Build: BUY

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AI-native cash cost
$8.0K$22.0K
Estimated time
10 weeks
Asking price
$1.0M

The software asset itself (face-detection API integration, makeup rendering engine, photo processing) is reproducible with modern AI/ML SaaS (RunwayML, Replicate, or similar) plus standard mobile frameworks (React Native or Flutter) in 8–10 weeks and $8–22K cash outlay. However, the deciding factor is traction durability: 4 months of operation yields no evidence of retention, churn, organic growth, or sustainable acquisition channels. The buyer would be paying $1M for 4 months of revenue history—nearly a decade's worth of claimed profit—with no proof the app retains users or generates repeat engagement. Without disclosed user count, cohort retention curves, or breakdown of paid vs. organic acquisition, the business traction asset is uncertain. The high current margins could reflect survivor bias (early adopter burst) rather than sustainable unit economics. Unless the acquirer has verified user retention, channel durability, or a clear path to sustainable growth post-acquisition, rebuilding the software while learning the market from scratch carries lower execution and capital risk than overpaying for unvalidated early traction.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$443K
Annual Revenue
$266K
Annual Profit
$36.9K
Monthly Revenue
45 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin60%
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Business Overview

AI-powered makeup app. Users upload a selfie, and the app generates personalized makeup looks and previews them on their own face before they apply anything. Includes detailed face analysis, product a

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Quick Facts

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Type
Mobile Apps
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Age
4 months
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Jul 17, 2026

Deal Score

82
Strong Deal
Evidence confidence74/100
3.8x
Fair Multiple
Asking$1.0M
MRR$36.9K/mo
Profit$22.1K/mo
Profit Multiple3.8x
Age4 months
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Preliminary screening based on marketplace and public data. Verify all financial, legal, technical, customer, and operational claims independently before making an acquisition decision. This is not financial or legal advice.