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Gesture-driven minimalist RSS reader for iPhone and iPad, built and sold paid-up-front by solo indie developer Jared Sinclair. Two-person studio Supertop acquired it in September 2014, then resold it with all associated assets to Golden Hill Software in August 2017; neither price was disclosed.
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This database tracks 81 Mobile App exits, and the ones that disclosed a price sold at a median of $5,400. 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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