iOS keyboard app for K-POP fans that converts text into natural Korean with AI, with tone and politeness settings and offline phrase dictionaries, monetised at JPY 300/month. Sold through Japanese broker Rakko M&A for JPY 1,000,000 (about $6,667) after 14 days on the market.
K-POP Korean AI Keyboard (iOS app) changed hands at a 2.3× profit multiple, right around the 2.5× median of the 102 deals in this database that disclosed both price and profit. A multiple in the median range is what the market pays for a steady business with no red flags and no standout premium either.
The $6,667 sale price puts it in the lower half of the 570 deals with a disclosed price here, where the median is $20,000. Most indie acquisitions cluster well under the headline numbers founders read about, which is exactly why a real distribution is more useful than an average.
This database tracks 67 Mobile App exits, and the ones that disclosed a price sold at a median of $5,800. Category matters more than founders expect: buyers apply different discount rates to a content business, a mobile app and a B2B tool even at identical revenue.
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