Brainscape - Smart Flashcards
79
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Brainscape - Smart Flashcards is an iOS app from Brainscape in the Education category, currently rated 4.8★ across 20,704 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 79: Strong (healthy traction). For a Education app, that means healthy traction. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$18.6K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$19.3K – $40.3K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$23.8K – $71.5K
per month
MID tier
💡 Grow this revenue
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
🤖Also on Android
$545/mo · 13K ratings · 4.6★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$60K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $45K – $80K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in <1 month at current MRR
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| 📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K | +$22K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$10K |
Total estimate
$60K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$900K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $700K – $1.2M · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~15× return on build cost
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from ad-supported + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| 📺 Ad-supported base | 15× MRR |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
1.8M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
315K
Daily active
94K
Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$18.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$17.7K – $29.4K
12 months
$19.3K – $40.3K
24 months
$23.8K – $71.5K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 54/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.7
Product Quality
9.5
Revenue Strength
4.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $13K - $27K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.76★ across 20,704 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge — otherwise crowded segment.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $334K-$595K. Portfolio play ($51K/mo combined) commands premium.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 15 of 18 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (20,704 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| securityREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| annoying adsREVIEW | −$1,100 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🆕 What's New · v4.20260722
Hi. Just us, sneaking into your update feed with a handful of bug fixes and a gentle reminder that you are the main character in this study journey. And we’re the quirky best friend who believes in you unconditionally.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Brainscape - Smart Flashcards
- Developer
- Brainscape
- Bundle ID
- com.brain-scape.sa.portal
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $51.4K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇬🇧#100 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
📈Ratings growth20,704 ratings+19% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (46 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🗺️Geographic Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇬🇧
GB
Top-grossing rank: #100 / 100
Other markets
Outside top 100
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
This app currently ranks in only one of the 9 markets we monitor. Niche or regional apps often launch this way before global rollout. Rankings update daily.
📊Category Rank Trajectory#100 now · best #92 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter6 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline6 releases tracked
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
📝 About this app
Learn faster and remember longer with Brainscape, the AI flashcard app that combines scientifically proven spaced repetition and active recall. Create flashcards instantly from notes, PDFs, images, and text, or study millions of expert-created flashcards for exams, languages, certifications, and more. Whether you're switching from Anki, Quizlet, or another flashcard app, Brainscape helps you study more efficiently.
Brainscape’s intelligent study system is designed around proven cognitive science principles that help you learn faster and remember longer.… View full description on the official store →
Brainscape’s intelligent study system is designed around proven cognitive science principles that help you learn faster and remember longer.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 41 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.6+🔖 v4.20260722🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Education💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
19 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.20260706 → v4.20260722
→ 30 days after: reviews +66 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.20260626 → v4.20260706
→ 30 days after: revenue +$37.3K/mo · reviews +168 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v4.20260625 → v4.20260626
→ 30 days after: revenue +$37.3K/mo · reviews +168 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v4.20260511 → v4.20260625
→ 30 days after: revenue +$37.3K/mo · reviews +206 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v4.20260421 → v4.20260511
→ 30 days after: reviews +231 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +157 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.42 → 4.76 (improved 0.34★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +157 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$112/mo high confidence
2024-04
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$523/mo · rating +0.08★ · reviews +18 high confidence
2024-04
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$583/mo · reviews +21 high confidence
2024-01
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$333/mo · reviews +12 high confidence
2024-01
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$536/mo · reviews +19 high confidence
2023-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.67 → 4.35 (dropped 0.32★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$480/mo · rating +0.06★ · reviews +17 high confidence
2023-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$480/mo · rating +0.06★ · reviews +17 high confidence
2023-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.90 → 4.55 (dropped 0.35★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$954/mo · rating −0.26★ · reviews +34 medium · co-occurring
2023-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$954/mo · rating −0.26★ · reviews +34 medium · co-occurring
2023-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$474/mo · rating −0.32★ · reviews +17 medium · co-occurring
2023-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.50 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$474/mo · rating −0.32★ · reviews +17 medium · co-occurring
2023-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$474/mo · rating −0.32★ · reviews +17 medium · co-occurring
🔎
ASO Keyword Positions
BEST RANK #5Ranked for 1 App Store search query in our last keyword sweep. Lower position = closer to the top.
flashcards·#5🇺🇸
Last sweep: 2026-05-19 · iTunes Search API
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.6739★ | 1,337 | 4.6739★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.80072★ | 5,284 | 4.80072★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.73693★ | 4,170 | 4.73693★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.62859★ | 1,042 | 4.62859★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.69405★ | 925 | 4.69405★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.65958★ | 6,874 | 4.65958★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.71845★ | 515 | 4.71845★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.60304★ | 262 | 4.60304★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.76434★ | 21,119 | 4.76434★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Brainscape - Smart Flashcards: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why high confidence: 20,704 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Brainscape - Smart Flashcards make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Brainscape - Smart Flashcards earns approximately $51K/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
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Who makes Brainscape - Smart Flashcards?▴
Brainscape - Smart Flashcards is published by Brainscape on the Apple App Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is Brainscape - Smart Flashcards's BU Score?▴
Brainscape - Smart Flashcards has a BU Score of 79/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.