RadarScope
59
Quality Score
Solid
RadarScope
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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RadarScope is an iOS app from Base Velocity, LLC in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.2★ across 2,691 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 59: Solid (established niche player). For a Utilities app, that means established niche player. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$10.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$8.7K – $31.5K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$8.1K – $72.9K
per month
INDIE tier
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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$75K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $55K – $100K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Slow ROI — current MRR is well below build cost
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| 📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K | +$22K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (291 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-13575 |
Total estimate
$75K
👥 Estimated audience size
535K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
105K
Daily active
21K
Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| 📲 Utilities engagement | ~200 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Utilities D30 retention | 20% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU
20% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$10.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$8.5K – $19.9K
12 months
$8.7K – $31.5K
24 months
$8.1K – $72.9K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Early-stage solo · 40/100INDIE TIERexpected for tierGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.7
Product Quality
7.5
Revenue Strength
4.0
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
3.9
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
7.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $4K - $15K/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.18★ across 2,686 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 2691d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (2691d since update).
🎯 For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge — otherwise crowded segment.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $180K-$320K.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 15 of 15 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($9.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (2,691 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Good rating (4.2★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🆕 What's New · v5.5.5
• Fixed missing hail attributes in storm tracks
• Fixed missing statement text when using Weather Pulse feed
• Fixed incorrect risk level in outlook inspector
• Precipitable water in sounding detail view honors metric units setting
• Updated RTMA wind palette… Full release notes →
• Fixed missing statement text when using Weather Pulse feed
• Fixed incorrect risk level in outlook inspector
• Precipitable water in sounding detail view honors metric units setting
• Updated RTMA wind palette… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- RadarScope
- Developer
- Base Velocity, LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.basevelocity.RadarScope
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, ES
Company
- Website
- www.radarscope.app
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $488/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#8 /100 🇨🇦#9 /100 🇦🇺#31 /100 🇯🇵#44 /100 🇩🇪#81 /100 🇬🇧#82 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
📈Ratings growth2,691 ratings+30% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (54 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (34 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank6 countries
🇺🇸US#8 /100
🇨🇦CA#9 /100
🇦🇺AU#31 /100
🇯🇵JP#44 /100
🇩🇪DE#81 /100
🇬🇧GB#82 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#8 now · best #7 · worst #19
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
💰Pricing History$0.00 → $9.99 (+0%)
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
📝 About this app
RadarScope is an AMS-award-winning weather visualization tool that empowers meteorologists, public safety officials, storm spotters, and weather enthusiasts to view a full suite of single-site radar data and related severe weather products. Your initial purchase provides professional radar visualization in a fully native app, free from distracting and invasive practices, with optional subscription packages to add even more capabilities.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 291 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.6+🔖 v5.5.5🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, ES📂 Utilities💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
19 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $9.99 price point
→ 30 days after: reviews +37 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.10 → 4.18 (improved 1.08★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +60 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +60 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$401/mo · rating +1.08★ · reviews +2,088 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v5.5.5
→ 30 days after: revenue +$401/mo · rating +1.09★ · reviews +2,089 medium · co-occurring
2022-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +7 high confidence
2022-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +18 high confidence
2021-06
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +6 high confidence
2021-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.58 → 3.25 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.13★ high confidence
2020-12
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.58 (improved 0.58★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.33★ · reviews +5 high confidence
2020-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2020-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.50 → 3.00 (dropped 0.50★)
2020-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ · reviews +9 high confidence
2020-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.50 → 3.00 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ · reviews +9 high confidence
2020-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ · reviews +8 low · multiple changes
2020-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.50 (improved 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ · reviews +8 low · multiple changes
2020-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.00 (dropped 1.00★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ · reviews +8 low · multiple changes
2020-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ · reviews +8 low · multiple changes
2020-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 4.00 (improved 1.00★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ · reviews +8 low · multiple changes
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for RadarScope: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 2,691 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does RadarScope make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, RadarScope earns approximately $487/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
What apps are like RadarScope?▴
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Who makes RadarScope?▴
RadarScope is published by Base Velocity, LLC on the Apple App Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is RadarScope's BU Score?▴
RadarScope has a BU Score of 59/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.