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Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs earns about
$143.7K/month
range $79.0K – $208.3K · $1.72M/year
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Per Day
$4.8K
$2.6K – $6.9K
Per Week
$33.5K
$18.4K – $48.6K
Per Month
$143.7K
$79.0K – $208.3K
Per Year
$1.72M
$948.1K – $2.50M
Lifetime
$4.31M
$2.37M – $6.25M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($143.7K/month · $1.72M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
62/100
Opportunity
75/100
Cloneability
$0
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$3.87/mo) - proven monetization
- in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
⚡ Improve / fix
- faster onboarding · clearer pricing page · richer empty-state
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature loop
- subscription gating
- free-tier limits
- trial period
- analytics
💰 Pricing recommendation
Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs is at $3.87/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
🔡 App Store title ideas
Pro: AI-Powered ProductivitySmart : Productivity Tracker+ - Faster, Cheaper
📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs costs $3.87/mo when ours costs $2.32"
- "The productivity app Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Subscription (~$3.87/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
12.0M installs · 8.6% active · 2.6% pay
In-App Purchases
- Sub Subscription tier $1.00/month
- Sub Subscription tier $14.99/month
Subscription tiers parsed from store description.
App Details
Pulled from Google Play- Released
- Mar 28, 2012
- Last Updated
- Feb 1, 2026
- Content Rating
- Everyone
- Category
- Productivity
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Developer
- Steadfast Innovation, LLC
What's new
Squid is over 10 years old! We’ve been working hard on some big updates, which we've coined "Squid10". Squid10 is not yet fully featured and is available via opt-in to get your feedback and make improvements. Just tap "Try Squid10" and be sure to send us your feedback!
Latest Highlights
• Improved support for Android 15+
• Improved local backup process
• Fixed several PDF rendering issues and crashes
• Updated translations
• Misc bug fixes and improvements
Full changelog: http://goo.gl/EsAlNK
Fun Numbers - share these
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every second
$3
every minute
$200
every hour
$4.8K
every day
- ☕ Buys 958 $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 10 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 41 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 90 seconds
12-Month Revenue Trajectory
Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.
Total Installs
12.0M
Reported: 10,000,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
1.0M
8.6% of installs · PRODUCTIVITY category benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.3
Rating
4.12 ★
6K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$3.87/mo)
IAP: $1.00 - $14.99 per item
Rating Distribution
5★
45K
4★
10K
3★
4K
2★
3K
1★
9K
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How much money does Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs make on Google Play? ⌄
Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs has an estimated Play Store revenue of $143.7K per month (~$1.72M per year, $4.8K per day) with a likely range of $79.0K to $208.3K. This sums earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ad monetization and any paid downloads on Google Play - directional estimates from public signals only.
How many Play Store downloads does Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs get? ⌄
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs reports 10,000,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 12.0M total downloads and 1.0M monthly active users on Android.
Is Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank? ⌄
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What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs offer on Android? ⌄
Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs offers in-app purchases ($1.00 - $14.99 per item) on Google Play, which usually means subscription tiers (weekly, monthly, annual), virtual currency or one-time unlocks. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are usually the biggest contributors to monthly Play Store revenue.
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