Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour
52
Quality Score
Solid
Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour
Low confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour is an iOS app from Fabio Sanna in the Travel category, currently rated 4.3★ across 60 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 52: Solid (established niche player). For a Travel 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
$2.5K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$2.2K – $7.9K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0K – $18.3K
per month
INDIE tier
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- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 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
$120K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $90K – $160K
$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 (211 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
Total estimate
$120K
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$2.5K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$2.1K – $5.0K
12 months
$2.2K – $7.9K
24 months
$2.0K – $18.3K
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.
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BU Investment Matrix
Early-stage solo · 42/100INDIE TIERexpected for tierRevenue Strength
3.4
Product Quality
3.4
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
5.5
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
3.6
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $1K - $6K/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.3★ across 60 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 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 = $45K-$80K.
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 5 of 5 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Good rating (4.3★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| Pre-traction phase (60 ratings)METRIC | −$300 |
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 · v26.03.30
Discover Pompeii now has clearer store text and stronger Pompeii destination naming. The offline map and audio guide are easier to understand before your visit.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour
- Developer
- Fabio Sanna
- Bundle ID
- com.discover.pompeii.free
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Your personal tour guide
- Description
- Pompeii audio guide app with offline map, 94 attractions, flexible self-guided routes, and a cheaper alternative to a live guided tour. Free preview and one-time unlock.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $201/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Travel
- 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.
⭐Recent App Store Reviews11 latest · avg 3.09★ · 36.4% 5★ · 36.4% 1★
5★4 (36%)
4★2 (18%)
3★0 (0%)
2★1 (9%)
1★4 (36%)
+1 ratings/week
Praise: recommend ×2 awesome ×1 great ×1 fantastic ×1 best ×1Complaints: bug ×2 terrible ×1 expensive ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Great app
Worked great offline on my trip. I used it as a supplement to my in-person guide and for wandering by myself after. Sometimes the GPS will get stuck but you can fix it by restarting the app. One suggestion would be to add the Italian place …
★★★★★ Better than a human guide
Fantastic, we explored Pompeii with only this app…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Waste of a download
Plays 2 minutes of audio with the “Free Trial”, despite being billed as a free app. And then will not actually let you PAY to get past the paywall. AVOID unless you want to waste your time and end up swimming up stream past huge tour groups…
★☆☆☆☆ Horrible
The app was constantly disconnected from my location so I had to keep referencing google maps to see where I was. It’s missing info on dozens of the locations including ones that would simply be helpful in directing yourself. The actual aud…
📈Ratings growth60 ratings+5900% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (14 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked
This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.
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
Discover Pompeii is an offline audio guide and map for visiting Pompeii at your own pace.
Explore Pompeii with audio guides, written explanations, and a clear map that helps you move between the main ruins and must-see places.
Why choose Discover Pompeii:
Audio guides for the most important places in Pompeii
An offline map to orient yourself more easily on site
A flexible self-guided visit without groups or fixed schedules
Practical support before and during your day in the archaeological site… View full description on the official store →
Explore Pompeii with audio guides, written explanations, and a clear map that helps you move between the main ruins and must-see places.
Why choose Discover Pompeii:
Audio guides for the most important places in Pompeii
An offline map to orient yourself more easily on site
A flexible self-guided visit without groups or fixed schedules
Practical support before and during your day in the archaeological site… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 211 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 14.0+🔖 v26.03.30🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
6 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 →
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.91 (improved 0.91★)
2023-04
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-04
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.88 → 3.56 (dropped 0.32★)
2021-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.20 → 3.83 (dropped 0.37★)
2021-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.00 (dropped 1.00★)
2019-02
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — guideego.com
- Tech stack
- Google Workspace
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.3★ | 60 | 4.3★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 3.91489★ | 47 | 3.91489★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3.11111★ | 18 | 3.11111★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 5★ | 3 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 3.2★ | 5 | 3.2★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4★ | 5 | 4★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 0★ | 0 | — |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 60 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour earns approximately $200/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 Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour?▴
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Who makes Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour?▴
Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour is published by Fabio Sanna 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 Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour's BU Score?▴
Discover Pompeii - Pompei Tour has a BU Score of 52/100 (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.