Is CPR Cell Phone Repair or Gatsby Glass cheaper to open?

CPR Cell Phone Repair costs $90,350–$360,500 and Gatsby Glass costs $195,691–$255,716 to open (FDD Item 7). CPR Cell Phone Repair has the lower entry cost.

Which is safer, CPR Cell Phone Repair or Gatsby Glass?

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 31.3% for CPR Cell Phone Repair and 4.7% for Gatsby Glass. Lower is safer, so Gatsby Glass has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Which is the better franchise, CPR Cell Phone Repair or Gatsby Glass?

FranchiseVerdict grades CPR Cell Phone Repair C and Gatsby Glass C, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

CPR Cell Phone Repair vs Gatsby Glass

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both CPR Cell Phone Repair and Gatsby Glass are home services franchises. CPR Cell Phone Repair requires an investment of $90K – $361K while Gatsby Glass requires $196K – $256K. Gatsby Glass discloses average revenue of $1.1M; CPR Cell Phone Repair does not report Item 19 data. On SBA loan performance, Gatsby Glass has a lower charge-off rate (4.7%) compared to CPR Cell Phone Repair (31.3%). FranchiseVerdict rates CPR Cell Phone Repair C (Average) and Gatsby Glass C (Average).

Metric	CPR Cell Phone Repair	Gatsby Glass
Verdict Grade	CAverageAverage	CAverageAverage
Investment Range	$90K – $361K	$196K – $256K
Franchise Fee	$25K	$60K
Royalty Rate	5.8%	Greater of tiered % of Gross Revenues (5% up to $1M, 4% $1M-$3M, 3% above $3M) or minimum royalty of $500/month starting year 2
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/A	$1.1M
SBA Charge-Off Rate	31.3% (32 loans)	4.7% (43 loans)
Total Units	419	94
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	2008	2020
FDD Year	2026	2025