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Volume Booster: Louder Sound

ProductivityListed on TrustMRR· Oct 26
$7.5K
Asking Price
$317/mo
Monthly Revenue
$317/mo
Monthly Profit
2.0x
Profit Multiple
19 months
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

Volume Booster generates $317/mo profit on a 1.97x multiple—an attractive entry valuation for an app with no ongoing infrastructure cost. However, the listing reports a 100% profit margin and app-store-only distribution with ~3,000 downloads/month but does not disclose paying customer count, conversion rate, churn, retention, revenue history, or organic ranking durability. The claimed zero advertising spend is a strength, but the absence of monetization and user-engagement metrics prevents confident assessment of business durability beyond current snapshot.

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Strengths

  • ✓Asking price of $7,500 represents an exceptionally low 1.97x annual profit multiple—well below typical app multiples of 3–5x
  • ✓No infrastructure costs (no servers) means minimal ongoing operational burden post-acquisition
  • ✓Strong organic distribution channel: ~3,000 monthly downloads from App Store search with zero paid advertising spend
  • ✓Verified data and 19-month operational history reduce acquisition risk
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Details to confirm

  • •Confirm paying customer count and monthly active users to understand what portion of 3,000 downloads converts to revenue-paying users
  • •Request 12+ month revenue history and monthly churn/retention rates to verify sustainability of current $317/mo profit
  • •Clarify monetization model: one-time purchase, subscription, or freemium; confirm if App Store search ranking is organic or if ASO was performed, and whether it is stable
  • •Review whether the claimed 100% profit margin (revenue = profit) accounts for App Store fees (typically 15–30% of gross), developer account costs, or any infrastructure; if accurate, indicate the underlying revenue model and fee structure

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 92/100
Unusually high reported profit marginMaterial platform dependency

Buy vs Build: BUILD

28
AI-native cash cost
$800–$2.4K
Estimated time
4 weeks
Asking price
$7.5K

A basic audio-boosting app is straightforward to build using native iOS APIs (AVAudioEngine, Accelerate framework) and publicly available Swift tutorials; an AI coding assistant can scaffold a functional MVP in 3–4 weeks for $800–$2,400 (covering AI subscription and hosting incidentals). The $7,500 acquisition price buys primarily an App Store listing with organic search traction (~3,000 monthly downloads) and 19 months of operational history, not proprietary technology. The deciding factor is App Store ranking durability: if the organic search position is stable and can be retained post-acquisition, the $7,500 entry point may justify purchase to skip the ranking-climb risk and gain immediate monetizable distribution. Without verified customer count, churn, and revenue history, however, the purchased traction remains unproven; a builder can replicate the core software in weeks and invest the $4,200+ savings into direct App Store optimization and user acquisition, accepting a 2–3 month delay for a higher-confidence outcome.

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
24 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
2.0x
Excellent Multiple
Asking$7.5K
MRR$317/mo
Profit$317/mo
Profit Multiple2.0x
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.