OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera
76
Quality Score
Strong
OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera
by 梓杰 张
Medium confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera is an iOS app from 梓杰 张 in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 4.7★ across 5,543 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 76: Strong (healthy traction). For a Photo & Video app, that means healthy traction. 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
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID tier
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
121 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
5,543 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
121
since Sep 2021
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$175K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $130K – $235K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.9y at current MRR
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 (265 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55 | +$49K |
| ⚙ 5.4y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$32K |
Total estimate
$175K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 21× MRR multiple
💸
~0.6× build cost (under-water)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from ad-supported + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| 📺 Ad-supported base | 15× MRR |
| 📅 5.4y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
565K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
80K
Daily active
24K
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
| 📲 Photo & Video engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| 📅 5.4y of rating accumulation | -27% |
| 🔁 Photo & Video D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
Medium confidence · 55%
Also possible
React Native
Flutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries — for binary-level certainty you would need an SDK intelligence tool or the manifest itself. Reasoning chain on the right. Full ruleset on /methodology.
Signals we read
| 📦 App bundle size | 265 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Photo & Video |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-09-17 · 53 days ago
0 · Active
50 · At risk
100 · Abandoned
Heuristic risk score from time-since-last-update + ratings velocity proxy + Editor's Choice / curated featuring signals. Calibrated against 2024-2025 app-store ranking decay reports. Not a guarantee — a quiet app with a healthy codebase looks the same as an abandoned one until something breaks. Full math on /methodology.
Risk signals
| 📅 53 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 48/100MID TIERunderperforming peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
8.5
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
3.4
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
5.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.71★ across 5,543 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 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 = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($16K/mo combined) commands premium.
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 12 of 12 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Low install base (5,543 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| free trialREVIEW | +$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| Established app (5y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Localized (8 languages)METRIC | +$600 |
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 · v8.8.2
1. New Color Match feature for recreating your favorite tones.
2. New Fold Camera in Edit, with a nostalgic old-photo look.
3. New clear filter for Booth.
4. New watermark frames and custom preset names in Edit.
5. Launch the app quickly with Camera Control.
6.… Full release notes →
2. New Fold Camera in Edit, with a nostalgic old-photo look.
3. New clear filter for Booth.
4. New watermark frames and custom preset names in Edit.
5. Launch the app quickly with Camera Control.
6.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera
- Developer
- 梓杰 张
- Bundle ID
- com.zijayrate.analogcam
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $5.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇮🇳#77 /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 growth5,593 ratings+2489% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🗺️Geographic Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇮🇳
IN
Top-grossing rank: #77 / 100
Other markets
Outside top 100
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
This app currently ranks in only one of the 9 markets we monitor. Niche or regional apps often launch this way before global rollout. Rankings update daily.
📊Category Rank Trajectory#77 now · best #77 · worst #77
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter13 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline8 releases tracked
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
OldRoll is a film analog camera app mimicking the most realistic experience of using an actual disposable or a film camera.
We have curated for you a wide array of classic vintage cameras loved by photographers and shutterbugs throughout the decades: from Instant camera, Fisheye to Super 8mm video cam - each reproduced to its finest details including the color, hue, grain, texture - and sometimes a few light leaks here and there for you to explore.
Download OldRoll and it’s just one shot away from 90s!
#Excellent Analog Cameras… View full description on the official store →
We have curated for you a wide array of classic vintage cameras loved by photographers and shutterbugs throughout the decades: from Instant camera, Fisheye to Super 8mm video cam - each reproduced to its finest details including the color, hue, grain, texture - and sometimes a few light leaks here and there for you to explore.
Download OldRoll and it’s just one shot away from 90s!
#Excellent Analog Cameras… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 265 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v8.8.2🔄 updated 1mo ago🌐 EN, JA, KO, PT, RU +3📂 Photo & Video💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2021 (5y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
29 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 →
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v8.7.3 → v8.8.2
→ 30 days after: reviews +9 medium · co-occurring
2026-09
📸
Replaced 1 store screenshot
→ 30 days after: reviews +9 medium · co-occurring
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v8.6.1 → v8.7.3
→ 30 days after: reviews +15 high confidence
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v8.6 → v8.6.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +6 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.11 → v8.6
→ 30 days after: reviews +11 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.10 → v8.5.11
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.8K/mo · reviews +10 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.9 → v8.5.10
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.8K/mo · reviews +14 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.8 → v8.5.9
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.8K/mo · reviews +14 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.7 → v8.5.8
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.8K/mo · reviews +17 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.6 → v8.5.7
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.8K/mo · reviews +20 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.5 → v8.5.6
→ 30 days after: reviews +20 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.4 → v8.5.5
→ 30 days after: reviews +20 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v8.5.2 → v8.5.4
→ 30 days after: reviews +15 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.10 → 4.71 (improved 0.61★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +9 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +9 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.60 → 4.11 (dropped 0.49★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.11 → 4.60 (improved 0.49★)
2024-06
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +6 high confidence
2024-06
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +11 high confidence
📸
Store Page History
1 SCREENSHOT CHANGEEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 8
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.70737★ | 5,608 | 4.70737★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.65882★ | 425 | 4.65882★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.54969★ | 322 | 4.54969★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.53676★ | 272 | 4.53676★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.64524★ | 2,489 | 4.64524★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.69439★ | 517 | 4.69439★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.61313★ | 411 | 4.61313★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.7736★ | 1,652 | 4.7736★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.54612★ | 1,236 | 4.54612★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 5,543 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera earns approximately $5.0K/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.
Is OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $175K and monthly revenue $5.0K, OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.9 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera have?▴
Estimated audience: ~565K lifetime downloads, ~80K monthly active users, and ~24K daily active users. Derived from ratings count × category installs-per-rating × age decay. US-storefront-equivalent — global audience can be 5-10× larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera?▴
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What is OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera built with?▴
Our heuristic places OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (15% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 1 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $125K). Calculated as 21× monthly revenue using the standard multiple for the detected monetization model + adjustments for age, rating quality and category demand. Calibrated against 2024-2026 Flippa / Acquire.com / MicroAcquire closed-deal medians.
When was OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera last updated?▴
OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera last shipped a new version on 2026-09-17 — 1 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera?▴
OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera is published by 梓杰 张 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 OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera's BU Score?▴
OldRoll - Vintage Film Camera has a BU Score of 76/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.