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Anonymous startup

Mobile AppsListed on TrustMRR· Aug 15
$100.0K
Asking Price
$3.7K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$3.7K/mo
Monthly Profit
2.3x
Profit Multiple
N/A
Business Age

Why We Picked This

This mobile app reports $3.7K/mo revenue at a nearly impossible 99.99% profit margin, with a 2.27x asking multiple. While the asking price is attractive in absolute terms, the claimed margin is not credible: Apple's 30% fee alone plus basic operational costs cannot yield 99.99% profit. The verified status and zero data warnings do not resolve the fundamental implausibility of the financials. A buyer must independently confirm actual App Store payouts, operating expenses, and net profit before advancing.

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Strengths

  • Asking price of $100K is low in absolute terms relative to monthly revenue
  • Verified status on platform and clean data warnings indicate transparency effort
  • Subscription model with organic user acquisition reduces customer-acquisition burden
  • Mobile app business model offers passive distribution through App Store
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Details to confirm

  • Profit margin of 99.99% is not credible: Apple's 30% commission plus infrastructure, support, and platform costs should leave significantly lower net margins — request audited P&L or bank statements showing actual transfers from Apple
  • Revenue and profit figures are identical ($3,665), suggesting no operating expenses are recorded — clarify whether this is gross revenue before Apple's cut, what platform fees and infrastructure costs are actually incurred, and provide monthly expense breakdown
  • No business age, founding date, or user growth history provided — request customer count, monthly active users, churn rate, and revenue growth trajectory over the past 6-12 months to assess durability
  • App Store dependence creates platform risk; request verification of app store reviews, rank history, and whether app has faced policy changes or ranking shifts

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 70/100
Business age unavailableUnusually high reported profit margin

Buy vs Build: BUILD

28
AI-native cash cost
$3.0K$12.0K
Estimated time
6 weeks
Asking price
$100.0K

The core business being purchased — organic App Store distribution and a proven subscription customer base — cannot be verified from the available data. Revenue of $3.7K/mo suggests fewer than 50-100 paying subscribers at typical app pricing. A solo founder with Swift/Objective-C knowledge or AI-assisted mobile development tools (e.g., prompt-based app generation or no-code platforms) can build a lock-screen learning app MVP in 4-6 weeks for $3K–$12K in subscription tools and APIs. The claimed profitability and margin structure are too implausible to support a premium acquisition price; rebuilding independently carries lower financial and operational risk until the seller provides audited financials and customer metrics.

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

$44K
Annual Revenue
$44K
Annual Profit
$3.7K
Monthly Revenue
27 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin100%
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Business Overview

A profitable organically grown subscription-based iPhone Japanese learning app with no costs except Apple Proceeds and a differentiated Lock Screen learning experience. The product is mature, polished

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Quick Facts

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Type
Mobile Apps
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Aug 15, 2026

Deal Score

38
Below Average
Evidence confidence70/100
2.3x
Good Multiple
Asking$100.0K
MRR$3.7K/mo
Profit$3.7K/mo
Profit Multiple2.3x
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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.