Loper - College Search
70
Quality Score
Strong
Loper - College Search
by Loper, Inc.
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Loper - College Search is an iOS app from Loper, Inc. in the News category, currently rated 4.8★ across 2,866 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 70: Strong (healthy traction). For a News 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
💡 Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this app’s store listing
- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- 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
$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 ~11 months 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 (279 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ News complexity ×1.20 | +$18K |
Total estimate
$110K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$150K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $125K – $200K · 16× MRR multiple
💸
~1.4× build cost (break-even+)
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 |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 News category multiple | -5% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
340K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
51K
Daily active
22K
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
| 📲 News engagement | ~120 installs / rating |
| 🔁 News D30 retention | 15% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
44% sticky
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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 · 48/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.0
Product Quality
8.6
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
3.1
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.79★ across 2,866 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ 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 ($9K/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 10 of 10 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (2,866 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Established app (4y 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 · v3.11.0
Meet the biggest Loper update yet.
Discover colleges, careers, and majors through smarter recommendations and clearer reasons for every match. Explore the new Games Center, earn XP, level up, and unlock more recommendations as you go.… Full release notes →
Discover colleges, careers, and majors through smarter recommendations and clearer reasons for every match. Explore the new Games Center, earn XP, level up, and unlock more recommendations as you go.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Loper - College Search
- Developer
- Loper, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.getloper
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- News
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
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
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $9.8K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US News
- 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 growth3,210 ratings+320900% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (56 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (32 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 Quarter3 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline3 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
A smarter way to plan for college and apply with confidence.
Loper is a free app that helps you explore schools, build your college list, and stay on top of every step in the application process — all without the stress.
From figuring out what you want in a school to tracking deadlines and essays, Loper gives you a clear, personalized path forward.
What you can do with Loper:
- Get matched with schools that fit you. Answer a few quick questions and discover colleges based on your interests, goals, and preferences.
- Do your research — all in one place.… View full description on the official store →
Loper is a free app that helps you explore schools, build your college list, and stay on top of every step in the application process — all without the stress.
From figuring out what you want in a school to tracking deadlines and essays, Loper gives you a clear, personalized path forward.
What you can do with Loper:
- Get matched with schools that fit you. Answer a few quick questions and discover colleges based on your interests, goals, and preferences.
- Do your research — all in one place.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 279 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.4+🔖 v3.11.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 News💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
16 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 →
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v3.10.0 → v3.11.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +84 high confidence
2026-06
📦
Bundle ↑ 224MB → 294MB — likely major code refresh
→ 30 days after: reviews +109 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v3.9.0 → v3.10.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +222 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.69 → 4.79 (improved 1.10★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +124 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +124 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.80 → 3.69 (dropped 1.11★)
→ 30 days after: revenue −$314K/mo · reviews +178 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue −$314K/mo · rating −1.11★ · reviews −2,599 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.67 → 4.80 (improved 1.13★)
→ 30 days after: revenue −$314K/mo · rating −1.11★ · reviews −2,599 high confidence
2023-10
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$120/mo high confidence
2023-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.76 (improved 0.76★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.4K/mo · rating +0.21★ · reviews +12 high confidence
2023-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.3K/mo · rating +0.76★ · reviews +11 high confidence
2022-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.60 (dropped 0.40★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$322/mo · rating +0.28★ high confidence
2022-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.67 → 3.00 (dropped 0.67★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$495/mo · rating −0.79★ · reviews +5 medium · co-occurring
2022-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.67 (improved 0.67★)
2022-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.00 (dropped 2.00★)
2022-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$86/mo · rating −2.00★ high confidence
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.75★ | 4 | 4.75★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.7★ | 10 | 4.7★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 3.5★ | 2 | 3.5★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 5★ | 3 | 5★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.57143★ | 14 | 4.57143★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 5★ | 3 | 5★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.78273★ | 3,208 | 4.78273★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Loper - College Search: 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: 2,866 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Loper - College Search make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Loper - College Search earns approximately $9.8K/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 Loper - College Search?▴
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Who makes Loper - College Search?▴
Loper - College Search is published by Loper, Inc. 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 Loper - College Search's BU Score?▴
Loper - College Search has a BU Score of 70/100 (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.