This comparison is published by Approck. It uses the platforms’ own published information and our seller service description; the recommendations below are our assessment of seller fit.
Prices are in USD. Sources were checked on September 15, 2026; confirm the applicable quote, eligibility, and agreement before listing.
Which process fits your sale?
Consider Approck
You are selling a subscription app and need a process built around store data, subscriber behavior, and transfer readiness — with no profit threshold to clear first.
Consider Empire Flippers
Your business meets its published profitability and history requirements, and you want its broker-led vetting and migration process. Confirm mobile-app fit with the team.
Approck vs Empire Flippers: comparison table
| Metric | Approck | Empire Flippers |
|---|---|---|
| Seller fit | Subscription mobile app founders and studios. | Established online businesses accepted through broker vetting. |
| Published eligibility | Discuss the app and its financial history; no fixed minimum is published on our seller page. | At least $24,000 annual net profit and 12 months of revenue/earnings history. |
| Seller costs | No upfront fee; published seller success fee of 7–10%. Confirm the rate and fee base in your agreement. | $10,000 minimum; 15% up to $700k above the minimum-fee band, then marginal tiers of 8% and 2.5%. |
| Sale support | Valuation guidance, buyer screening, negotiation support, and app transfer coordination. | Broker-led vetting, buyer process, and migration assistance. |
| Payment and handover | Agree the payment provider, costs, milestones, and acceptance conditions for your deal; Approck coordinates the transfer. | Confirm funding, inspection, migration scope, and release conditions for the specific app. |
Why the minimum commission matters
At an illustrative $100,000 sale price, Empire Flippers’ published schedule produces a $15,000 commission; Approck’s published range produces $7,000–$10,000 before separately agreed costs. At smaller deal sizes, the minimum commission can materially change the economics.
Above $700,000, Empire Flippers describes a blended calculation: the lower rate applies only to the portion in the next band. Do not apply its lowest marginal percentage to the whole sale price. Request a written calculation and compare the services included.
Check eligibility before spending time on a listing
The published profit threshold concerns net profit, not MRR or gross revenue. A business with substantial subscription sales can still fall below a profit threshold after store fees, advertising, hosting, and support.
For an app portfolio, ask whether the assets can be sold together and how financial history, code ownership, shared backends, and transfer dependencies will be assessed. Broker vetting is useful, but vetting is not a handover: your app still needs a specific technical transfer plan with an agreed owner — which Approck coordinates as part of the sale.