Roadside America
73
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Roadside America is an iOS app from This Exit LLC in the Education category, currently rated 4.7★ across 2,429 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 73: Strong (healthy traction). For a Education 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
$10.8K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$11.2K – $23.3K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$13.8K – $41.4K
per month
MID tierFREE
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
134 snapshots on record
Rating
4.7
Reviews
2,429 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$10.8K
Snapshots tracked
134
since Sep 2012
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$160K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $120K – $215K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~1.2y 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 |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$10K |
| ⚙ 16.7y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$100K |
Total estimate
$160K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$225K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $175K – $300K · 21× 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 |
| 📅 16.7y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
140K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
5.0K
Daily active
1.5K
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 |
| 📅 16.7y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
High confidence · 80%
Also possible
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
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 | 6 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Education |
| 📦 Compact iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-19 · 9 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
| 📅 9 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$10.8K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: review-mined risks present
6 months
$10.2K – $17.0K
12 months
$11.2K – $23.3K
24 months
$13.8K – $41.4K
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 · 40/100MID TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)underperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.0
Product Quality
6.9
Revenue Strength
4.0
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
0.6
Operational Safety
3.1
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $7K - $16K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.65★ across 2,429 reviews — solid.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — 2.2% refund mentions, scam/fraud mentions detected, rating drift -1.83 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $129K-$237K. Portfolio play ($21K/mo combined) commands premium. Discount applied for operational risk..
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 13 of 13 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($3.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (2,429 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (16y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| 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 · v3.1.4
Fixes bug: new user launch and region selection
Previous update fixed map app selection; tip photos submission.
Previous update fixed map app selection; tip photos submission.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Roadside America
- Developer
- This Exit LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.thisexitllc.roadsideamerica
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 9+
- 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
- $10.8K/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 growth2,444 ratings+498% 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.
💰Pricing History$0.00 → $3.99 (+0%)
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter4 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline4 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
App includes 1 region you choose from 7 oddity-rich U.S./Canada regions. Purchase more individually or remaining regions (All Access). The roadside attraction gurus at Roadside America spent decades exploring weird, amusing wonders on America’s highways. The app puts their expertise at your fingertips for your own adventures. Roadside America's stories, unique photos, and tipster reports guide you to less traveled places just off the next exit.
App includes your choice of 1 permanent U.S./Canada region (see region states list below*).… View full description on the official store →
App includes your choice of 1 permanent U.S./Canada region (see region states list below*).… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 6 MB🔞 9+📱 iOS 16.0+🔖 v3.1.4🔄 updated 1w ago🌐 EN📂 Education💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2009 (16y old)
📅
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 →
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v3.0.1 → v3.1.4
→ 30 days after: reviews +12 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v2.9 → v3.0.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +18 high confidence
2026-06
💲
Price ↑ $2.99 → $3.99 (+33%)
→ 30 days after: reviews +18 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v2.8 → v2.9
→ 30 days after: reviews +26 high confidence
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $2.99 price point
→ 30 days after: reviews +8 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +20 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.96 → 4.66 (improved 0.70★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +20 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.1K/mo · rating +0.70★ · reviews +1,877 high confidence
2025-01
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v2.8
2014-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$58/mo · rating +0.05★ · reviews +7 high confidence
2014-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.06★ · reviews +6 high confidence
2013-06
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$151/mo · rating +0.30★ · reviews +18 high confidence
2012-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.24★ high confidence
2012-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.83 → 4.29 (dropped 0.54★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.06★ high confidence
2012-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.92★ high confidence
2012-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.92★ high confidence
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 450 reviews across 1 markets● 80% positive · ● 3% neutral · ● 17% negative · Rating drift: -1.83★ (declining — recent 50: 2.82★ vs lifetime: 4.65★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Top praise themes
road trip ×76 road trips ×38 worth penny ×10 off beaten ×9 interesting places ×8 cross country ×8 fun road ×7 leave home ×7
Top complaint themes
waste money ×13 one region ×11 rip off ×7 road trip ×4 unlock regions ×4 pay additional ×4 additional regions ×4 only one ×4
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 2.2% Bug mentions: 3% Fraud / scam mentions: 2.4%
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 2 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.68182★ | 22 | 4.68182★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.64335★ | 2,445 | 4.64335★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Roadside America: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 2,429 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Roadside America make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Roadside America earns approximately $10K/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 Roadside America profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $160K and monthly revenue $10K, Roadside America looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 1.2 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Roadside America have?▴
Estimated audience: ~140K lifetime downloads, ~5K monthly active users, and ~1K 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 Roadside America?▴
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 Roadside America built with?▴
Our heuristic places Roadside America on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) stack (High confidence, 80%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Native iOS (SwiftUI).
Is Roadside America still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 9 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Roadside America sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $225K (marketplace range $175K – $300K). 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 Roadside America last updated?▴
Roadside America last shipped a new version on 2026-09-19 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Roadside America?▴
Roadside America is published by This Exit 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 Roadside America's BU Score?▴
Roadside America has a BU Score of 73/100 (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.