Reverse Lookup - Phone Search is a utility app for iOS that identifies unknown caller identities and dialing codes.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Utilities
Sentiment
1.0
1 reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to verify unknown numbers and manage contacts, but the current failure to return lookup data prevents the service from fulfilling this job.
For Users seeking to identify unknown callers and manage contact information for international or local numbers.
What does it look like?
Key features
Retrieves caller identity, SIM ID, and location data by inputting a phone number.
Verifies unknown caller identities and checks how numbers are stored in local contacts.
Database of international and local dialing codes for global phone number identification.
How much does it cost?
Hybrid monetization model combining recurring subscriptions with transactional credit packs for lookup volume.
Velocity
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The app has reached a zombie state, with no updates released in the last 537 days. The development history shows only a single minor bug fix release, indicating a lack of active maintenance or feature development. Given the significant duration since the last update, there is no evidence of ongoing operational support or product evolution.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews upset.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Users report the app fails to fetch requested phone number details despite successful credit purchases
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Reverse Lookup - Phone Search
How's the Utilities market?
The app currently holds a 1.0★ rating on the iOS platform. The lack of positive user feedback suggests a failure to gain traction in the competitive Utilities category.
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Key takeaways for Reverse Lookup - Phone Search
Where is it heading?
The app is in a critical state with no functional core value proposition. Without immediate technical remediation of the lookup API, the app will continue to face high churn and potential store-level penalties for billing users for non-functional services.
- The 1.0★ rating and reports of non-functional paid features indicate a total breakdown of the user trust loop.
The SWOT
- Broad database of international and local dialing codes provides utility for global phone number identification
- Integrate reliable third-party API data to resolve lookup failures and stabilize the user base
Next best moves
Audit lookup API integration because users report persistent failure to fetch data -> restore core utility
The counter-intuitive read
The app's failure to deliver results is a…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's functional state remains unchanged, but the analytical framework now explicitly critiques the high annual subscription cost and identifies the lack of a functional free-tier lookup as a primary strategic failure.
Bottom line
Reverse Lookup - Phone Search fails to deliver on its core promise of caller identification, leading to a 1.0★ rating and user allegations of deceptive billing. The developer must prioritize fixing the lookup API integration before attempting to monetize through credit packs.
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- [1] App Store, source
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