Academy Sports + Outdoors
80
Quality Score
Excellent
Academy Sports + Outdoors
by Academy, Ltd.
High confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Academy Sports + Outdoors is an iOS app from Academy, Ltd. in the Shopping category, currently rated 4.9★ across 198,354 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 80: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Shopping app, that means strong product-market fit. 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 tierFREE
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
202 snapshots on record
Rating
4.9
Reviews
198,354 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
202
since Jan 2024
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$110K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $80K – $150K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~1.8y 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 (76 MB) | +$10K |
| ⚙ Shopping complexity ×1.30 | +$18K |
| ⚙ 5.2y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$31K |
Total estimate
$110K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $150K · 22× MRR multiple
💸
~0.9× 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 |
| 📅 5.2y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Shopping category multiple | +2% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
22× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
14.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
1.4M
Daily active
250K
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
| 📲 Shopping engagement | ~100 installs / rating |
| 📅 5.2y of rating accumulation | -26% |
| 🔁 Shopping D30 retention | 12% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.18 |
DAU / MAU
18% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
Medium confidence · 70%
Also possible
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 | 76 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Shopping |
| 📦 Small-mid iOS bundle | → Native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-09 · 15 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
| 📅 15 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
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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 · 41/100MID TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)underperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.3
Product Quality
8.3
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
3.3
Market Position
0.3
Operational Safety
7.3
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.88★ across 198,354 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — rating drift -1.58 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 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.
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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (198,354 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Established app (5y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 |
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 · v7.0.1
Thanks for using the Academy Sports + Outdoors mobile app. The update includes minor bug fixes and process improvements so we can continue delivering your best mobile shopping experience.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Developer
- Academy, Ltd.
- Bundle ID
- com.academysports.app
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Shopping
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
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
- Outside top 100 in US Shopping
- 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 growth222,911 ratings+49768% 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 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.
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter5 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline5 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
The Academy Sports + Outdoors mobile app makes it easy to shop on your time and find the best value. Take your game to the next level right from your phone and gear up with high-quality sporting goods, shoes, and clothing from all the top brands. Get hunting, fishing, and camping equipment for your next outdoor adventure, even when you’re on the go.
Use the app to find nearby stores along with exclusive offers, both online and in-store. Get real-time updates to keep you in the loop for savings. You can even scan barcodes to get in-depth product details and pricing info.… View full description on the official store →
Use the app to find nearby stores along with exclusive offers, both online and in-store. Get real-time updates to keep you in the loop for savings. You can even scan barcodes to get in-depth product details and pricing info.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 76 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v7.0.1🔄 updated 2w ago🌐 EN📂 Shopping💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2021 (5y old)
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
18 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 — v6.9.1 → v7.0.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +4,636 high confidence
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v6.7.0 → v6.9.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +12,932 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v6.6.0 → v6.7.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +15,663 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v6.4.0 → v6.6.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +13,178 medium · co-occurring
2026-04
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v6.4.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +6,215 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +6,215 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 4.88 (improved 1.88★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +6,215 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.9K/mo · rating +1.89★ · reviews +190,095 high confidence
2024-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.05★ · reviews +30 medium · co-occurring
2024-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.14★ · reviews +47 medium · co-occurring
2024-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.10★ · reviews +28 high confidence
2024-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +13 high confidence
2024-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.86 → 3.25 (improved 0.39★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.25★ · reviews +15 high confidence
2024-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.39★ · reviews +18 high confidence
2024-02
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.00 → 2.86 (improved 0.86★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.39★ · reviews +18 high confidence
2024-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +1.25★ · reviews +31 medium · co-occurring
2024-02
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.86 → 2.25 (improved 0.39★)
→ 30 days after: rating +1.25★ · reviews +31 medium · co-occurring
2024-01
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.86★ · reviews +13 high confidence
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Voice of Customer
Based on 400 reviews across 1 markets● 60% positive · ● 15% neutral · ● 24% negative · Rating drift: -1.58★ (declining — recent 50: 3.3★ vs lifetime: 4.88★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Top praise themes
customer service ×8 favorite store ×7 easy shop ×6 credit card ×6 shop online ×4 online shopping ×4 shopping experience ×4 super easy ×4
Top complaint themes
credit card ×13 user friendly ×7 wouldn let ×6 apple pay ×5 please fix ×4 zip code ×4 military discount ×4 discount code ×4
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Academy Sports + Outdoors: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 198,354 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Academy Sports + Outdoors make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Academy Sports + Outdoors 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 Academy Sports + Outdoors profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $110K and monthly revenue $5.0K, Academy Sports + Outdoors looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 1.8 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Academy Sports + Outdoors have?▴
Estimated audience: ~14.5M lifetime downloads, ~1.4M monthly active users, and ~250K 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 Academy Sports + Outdoors?▴
Browse the full Shopping category catalog to find similar apps with revenue, build cost, audience and tech stack data. Each /p/{slug} page also shows a Compare side-by-side widget with three peer apps from the same niche.
What is Academy Sports + Outdoors built with?▴
Our heuristic places Academy Sports + Outdoors on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) stack (Medium confidence, 70%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.
Is Academy Sports + Outdoors still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 15 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Academy Sports + Outdoors sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $150K). Calculated as 22× 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 Academy Sports + Outdoors last updated?▴
Academy Sports + Outdoors last shipped a new version on 2026-09-09 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Academy Sports + Outdoors?▴
Academy Sports + Outdoors is published by Academy, Ltd. 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 Academy Sports + Outdoors's BU Score?▴
Academy Sports + Outdoors has a BU Score of 80/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.