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#17

Anonymous startup

Listed on TrustMRR· Oct 31
$22.5K
Asking Price
$1.1K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$822/mo
Monthly Profit
2.3x
Profit Multiple
N/A
Business Age
✨

Why We Picked This

This iOS AI companion app generates $1,095/mo revenue with exceptional 75% profit margins and an attractive 2.3x annual profit multiple. Verified financials on TrustMRR and real traction (150–200 daily downloads, 7K impressions, 2–3% conversion) establish a live, paying business. However, the small absolute revenue base, lack of disclosed user retention or churn, and absence of information about the App Store algorithm dependency or customer acquisition durability create material unknowns that prevent a higher score.

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Strengths

  • ✓Verified financials on TrustMRR with 75% profit margin — well above typical SaaS
  • ✓Attractive 2.3x annual profit multiple, below market standard of 3–4x
  • ✓Demonstrated live traction: 150–200 daily downloads, 7,000 daily impressions, 2–3% conversion rate
  • ✓Profitable from launch with $822/mo net profit — strong unit economics signal
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Details to confirm

  • •Request 30/60/90-day user retention and churn rates to confirm if the download velocity is sustainable or driven by App Store featured placement
  • •Clarify whether revenue is primarily from subscriptions, in-app purchases, or video-call transactions, and provide customer lifetime value estimates
  • •Confirm daily active user count and whether the 150–200 daily downloads feed into a growing installed base or represent replacement/churn
  • •Verify the current App Store rating, review count, and whether organic rankings or paid acquisition drive the download velocity

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 70/100
Business age unavailableMaterial platform dependency

Buy vs Build: BUY

68
AI-native cash cost
$8.0K–$15.0K
Estimated time
10 weeks
Asking price
$22.5K

The software itself—an iOS video-call AI app with real-time character reactions—is technically reproducible using modern AI APIs (e.g., ElevenLabs voice, Anthropic/OpenAI for character logic, iOS WebRTC libraries) and would cost $8K–$15K and 10 weeks for a capable solo founder to build to MVP. However, the acquisition is primarily valuable for the verified $822/mo profit and live 150–200 daily download traction already on the App Store. The buyer captures immediate cash flow and an installed base rather than starting from zero—a meaningful advantage if retention and customer economics prove durable. The absence of disclosed retention, churn, and customer acquisition channel data materially lowers confidence in the business's longevity, which is why the verdict remains BUY (traction + profitability outweigh software reproducibility), but the score is conservative. A seller-provided retention curve and acquisition-channel breakdown would justify a higher score and stronger BUY confidence.

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

$13K
Annual Revenue
$10K
Annual Profit
$1.1K
Monthly Revenue
27 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin75%
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Business Overview

iOS AI companion app, live on the App Store: 150–200 downloads a day and climbing, 7,000 daily impressions converting at 2–3%. Users video-call lifelike AI characters who see them, react in real time

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Quick Facts

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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Oct 31, 2026

Deal Score

72
Worth a Look
Evidence confidence70/100
2.3x
Good Multiple
Asking$22.5K
MRR$1.1K/mo
Profit$822/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.