Universe Splitter
63
Quality Score
Solid
Universe Splitter
by Aerfish LLC
Medium confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Universe Splitter is an iOS app from Aerfish LLC in the Education category, currently rated 4.7★ across 1,528 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 63: Solid (established niche player). For a Education 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
$9.4K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$9.7K – $20.3K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$12.0K – $36.1K
per month
MID tier
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
90 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
1,528 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$9.4K
Snapshots tracked
90
since Oct 2009
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$190K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $140K – $255K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~1.7y 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 (104 MB) | +$21K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$14K |
| ⚙ 17.0y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$101K |
Total estimate
$190K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$200K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $150K – $250K · 21× MRR multiple
💸
~1.1× 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 |
| 📅 17.0y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
90K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
3.2K
Daily active
960
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
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 📅 17.0y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
Medium confidence · 60%
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 | 104 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Education |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Likely abandoned
77%
Last shipped 2025-07-22 · 429 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
| 📅 1y 2mo since last update | Likely deprioritized |
| • 17y old + 1y+ no update | +5% (API deprecation drift) |
Verdict
Likely abandoned
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$9.4K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$8.9K – $14.8K
12 months
$9.7K – $20.3K
24 months
$12.0K – $36.1K
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 · 44/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.5
Product Quality
8.4
Revenue Strength
4.0
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
4.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
7.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $6K - $14K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.67★ across 1,528 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 422d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (422d 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 = $168K-$300K.
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 9 of 9 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($1.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Low install base (1,528 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (16y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| 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 · v1.73
Minor interface tweaks; performance improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Universe Splitter
- Developer
- Aerfish LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.aerfish.Universes
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- 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
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $9.4K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Education
- 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 growth1,527 ratings+1542% 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.
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
Use Quantum Physics to Split Your Universe -- It's the Ultimate Decision-Maker
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL!
• An App Store "Top Paid App"
• An App Store "Staff Favorite"
• Endorsed by famous physicists
And recently featured in:
• "Something Deeply Hidden" best-selling book by Sean Carroll
• "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast
• "This American Life" podcast
"According to quantum mechanics, every observation brings new universes into existence.… View full description on the official store →
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL!
• An App Store "Top Paid App"
• An App Store "Staff Favorite"
• Endorsed by famous physicists
And recently featured in:
• "Something Deeply Hidden" best-selling book by Sean Carroll
• "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast
• "This American Life" podcast
"According to quantum mechanics, every observation brings new universes into existence.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 104 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.6+🔖 v1.73🔄 updated 1y ago🌐 EN📂 Education💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2009 (16y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
14 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 →
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.73 → 4.67 (improved 0.94★)
2026-04
💲
Went paid — introduced $1.99 price point
2026-04
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2021-04
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2021-04
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +8 low · multiple changes
2019-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.85 → 3.49 (dropped 0.36★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +5 high confidence
2019-09
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +5 high confidence
2019-09
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.38★ · reviews +33 medium · co-occurring
2010-02
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.86 → 3.73 (dropped 1.13★)
2010-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2010-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −1.13★ · reviews +8 medium · co-occurring
2010-02
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.88 → 4.44 (dropped 0.44★)
→ 30 days after: rating −1.13★ · reviews +8 medium · co-occurring
2009-10
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.17★ medium · co-occurring
2009-10
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.17★ medium · co-occurring
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — aerfish.com
- Mail provider
- Google Workspace
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.53165★ | 79 | 4.53165★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 5★ | 10 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.86014★ | 143 | 4.86014★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.57317★ | 82 | 4.57317★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 5★ | 13 | 5★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.71528★ | 144 | 4.71528★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.33333★ | 21 | 4.33333★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.81818★ | 33 | 4.81818★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.67256★ | 1,527 | 4.67256★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Universe Splitter: 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: 1,528 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Universe Splitter make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Universe Splitter earns approximately $9.4K/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 Universe Splitter profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $190K and monthly revenue $9.4K, Universe Splitter looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 1.7 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Universe Splitter have?▴
Estimated audience: ~90K lifetime downloads, ~3K monthly active users, and ~960 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 Universe Splitter?▴
Browse the full Education 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 Universe Splitter built with?▴
Our heuristic places Universe Splitter on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) stack (Medium confidence, 60%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is Universe Splitter still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Likely abandoned (77% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 1+ years ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Universe Splitter sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $200K (marketplace range $150K – $250K). 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 Universe Splitter last updated?▴
Universe Splitter last shipped a new version on 2025-07-22 — more than 1 year(s) ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Universe Splitter?▴
Universe Splitter is published by Aerfish 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 Universe Splitter's BU Score?▴
Universe Splitter has a BU Score of 63/100 (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.