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Volume Booster: Louder Sound

ProductivityListed on TrustMRR· Oct 26
$7.5K
Asking Price
$299/mo
Monthly Revenue
$299/mo
Monthly Profit
2.1x
Profit Multiple
19 months
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

Volume Booster demonstrates profitable operation ($299/mo profit, 99.9% margin) at an attractive 2.09x annual profit multiple, verified on TrustMRR. However, the business model exhibits structural challenges: $299/mo revenue from 3,000 monthly downloads implies extremely low monetization (~$0.10 per download), and the absence of disclosed customer acquisition strategy, retention data, or revenue growth trajectory raises material questions about durability and scaling potential. The low absolute profit level and lack of recurring revenue model (typical for one-time app purchases) limit confidence in forward earnings stability.

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Strengths

  • ✓Verified financials with 100% data quality score on TrustMRR platform
  • ✓Exceptional 99.9% profit margin with zero server costs
  • ✓Attractive 2.09x annual profit multiple well below typical app acquisition multiples
  • ✓19 months of operating history demonstrates product-market fit sufficient for organic App Store traction
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Details to confirm

  • •Request App Store retention, repeat-purchase rate, and customer lifetime value data to assess revenue durability beyond download volume
  • •Clarify revenue model: are these one-time purchases, subscriptions, or in-app purchases, and what is the repeat/churn rate per user cohort
  • •Confirm organic discovery sustainability: provide App Store keyword rankings, search volume trends, and any algorithm dependency or vulnerability in the category
  • •Provide historical revenue and download trend data (quarterly or monthly) to evaluate growth consistency or declining trajectory

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 92/100
Unusually high reported profit marginMaterial platform dependency

Buy vs Build: BUILD

28
AI-native cash cost
$800–$2.5K
Estimated time
6 weeks
Asking price
$7.5K

The traction being purchased is modest and fragile: $299/mo revenue from organic App Store discovery with no disclosed customer retention, repeat-purchase behavior, or durable acquisition channel. A solo founder using no-code audio libraries (Web Audio API, third-party iOS audio frameworks), template iOS app scaffolding, and AI-assisted swift development could replicate an MVP audio-amplification app in 4–6 weeks for $800–$2500 in infrastructure and AI subscription costs. The core software is straightforward and reproducible. The primary acquisition risk is App Store organic visibility, which is algorithm-dependent and difficult to guarantee through purchase; absent verified retention data, customer count, or growth metrics, buying a proven-but-modest organic channel does not clearly justify the $7,500 price over rebuilding. Build is lower-risk given the commodity nature of the software, the unproven durability of current distribution, and the one-time-purchase revenue model's inherent volatility.

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

$4K
Annual Revenue
$4K
Annual Profit
$0.3K
Monthly Revenue
25 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin100%
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Business Overview

Volume Booster helps you make quiet videos and audio files louder directly on your iPhone or iPad. | About 3,000 downloads a month from App Store search. We have never spent money on ads. | No servers

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Quick Facts

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Type
Productivity
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Age
19 months
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Oct 26, 2026

Deal Score

52
Interesting
Evidence confidence92/100
2.1x
Good Multiple
Asking$7.5K
MRR$299/mo
Profit$299/mo
Profit Multiple2.1x
Age19 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.