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Pointed Needle earns about
$38/month
range $11 – $94 · $451/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$1
$0 – $3
Per Week
$9
$3 – $22
Per Month
$38
$11 – $94
Per Year
$451
$135 – $1.1K
Lifetime
$1.1K
$338 – $2.8K
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Pointed Needle
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($38/month · $451/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
0/100
Opportunity
40/100
Cloneability
$0
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$2.08/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
Pointed Needle is at $2.08/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
🔡 App Store title ideas
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📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried Pointed Needle for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why Pointed Needle costs $2.08/mo when ours costs $1.25"
- "The shopping app Pointed Needle won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Subscription (~$2.08/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
3K installs · 18.6% active · 2.3% pay
In-App Purchases 2
- Monthly Pointed Plus Monthly $2.99 /month
- Annual Pointed Plus Yearly $24.99 /year ~$2.08/mo
2 tiers scraped live from the App Store.
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 2.2
- Released
- Apr 3, 2026
- Last Updated
- Jun 20, 2026
- File Size
- 21.7 MB
- Required OS
- 26.0
- Content Rating
- 17+
- Category
- Shopping
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- English
- Developer
- Hailey Bascle
What's new in v2.2
Various bug fixes and improvements
Fun Numbers - share these
$0
every second
$0
every minute
$0
every hour
$1
every day
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 344,730 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.
Estimated Installs
3K
estimated from 12 ratings · launched 82d ago (recency boost applied)
Active Users (MAU est.)
558
18.6% of installs · SHOPPING category benchmark
Rating
5.00 ★
12 reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$2.08/mo)
Rating Distribution
5★
12
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0
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Frequently Asked About Pointed Needle
How much money does Pointed Needle make on the App Store? ⌄
Pointed Needle has an estimated App Store revenue of $38 per month (~$451 per year, $1 per day) with a likely range of $11 to $94. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does Pointed Needle get? ⌄
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (12 reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 3K total iOS downloads for Pointed Needle - and roughly 558 monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is Pointed Needle a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank? ⌄
Pointed Needle is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how Pointed Needle compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is Pointed Needle App Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates Pointed Needle App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Shopping category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Pointed Needle offer on iOS? ⌄
Pointed Needle offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare Pointed Needle App Store revenue with another iOS app? ⌄
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