Monash FODMAP Diet
69
Quality Score
Solid
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Monash FODMAP Diet is an iOS app from Monash University in the News category, currently rated 4.2★ across 2,570 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 69: Solid (established niche player). For a News 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
$10.4K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$10.8K – $22.6K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$13.4K – $40.2K
per month
MID tier
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
173 snapshots on record
Rating
4.2
Reviews
2,570 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$10.4K
Snapshots tracked
173
since Aug 2016
🤖Also on Android
$332/mo · 4K ratings · 4.3★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$145K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $110K – $195K
$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 |
| ⚙ News complexity ×1.20 | +$10K |
| ⚙ 13.8y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$82K |
Total estimate
$145K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$175K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $125K – $225K · 17× MRR multiple
💸
~1.2× 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 |
| 📅 13.8y proven track record | +20% |
| 🏷 News category multiple | -5% |
Final multiple
17× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
215K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
9.4K
Daily active
4.2K
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 |
| 📅 13.8y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 News D30 retention | 15% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.45 |
DAU / MAU
45% 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 | 29 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | News |
| 📦 Compact iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
At risk
50%
Last shipped 2026-03-12 · 195 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
| 📅 6 months since last update | Concerning gap |
Verdict
At risk
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$10.4K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$9.9K – $16.5K
12 months
$10.8K – $22.6K
24 months
$13.4K – $40.2K
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 · 51/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.2
Product Quality
7.6
Revenue Strength
4.0
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
9.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $7K - $15K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.22★ across 2,570 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: last update 192d ago — slow cadence.
- ⚠️ 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 = $188K-$334K. Portfolio play ($31K/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:
| Paid app ($7.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Low install base (2,570 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (13y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Good rating (4.2★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Localized (7 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 · v4.3.2
Diary bug fixes
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Monash FODMAP Diet
- Developer
- Monash University
- Bundle ID
- com.Monash.FODMAP
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- News
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, NB, ES
Company
- Website
- www.monashfodmap.com
- Tagline
- The Low FODMAP Diet
- Description
- Discover the Low FODMAP Diet for IBS sufferers. Access detailed research on how this diet can relieve gut disorders. Get accredited to share the Low FODMAP message in your clinic or community.
- 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
- $10.4K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇦🇺#4 /100 🇨🇦#15 /99 🇫🇷#18 /100 🇬🇧#29 /100 🇩🇪#41 /98 🇧🇷#47 /100 🇺🇸#49 /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
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/MonashFODMAP · instagram instagram.com/monashfodmap · twitter twitter.com/MonashFODMAP
- Not found
- Phone
- 12 377 614 012
- Contact page
- monashfodmap.com/get-app-help
- About page
- monashfodmap.com/about-fodmap-and-ibs
📈Ratings growth2,570 ratings+441% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank7 countries
🇦🇺AU#4 /100
🇨🇦CA#15 /99
🇫🇷FR#18 /100
🇬🇧GB#29 /100
🇩🇪DE#41 /98
🇧🇷BR#47 /100
🇺🇸US#49 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#4 now · best #4 · worst #4
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
💰Pricing History$0.00 → $7.99 (+0%)
🚀Version Release Timeline2 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
Researchers at Monash University have developed the low FODMAP diet and a corresponding app to assist in the management of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The Monash University FODMAP diet works by swapping foods high in fermentable carbohydrates (FODMAPs), with low FODMAP alternatives. Around 75% of people with IBS experience symptom relief on a low FODMAP diet.
The app comes directly from the research team at Monash and includes the following:
- General information about the FODMAP diet and IBS.… View full description on the official store →
The app comes directly from the research team at Monash and includes the following:
- General information about the FODMAP diet and IBS.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 29 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 17+🔖 v4.3.2🔄 updated 6mo ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, IT, JA +2📂 News💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2012 (13y old)
📅
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 →
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $7.99 price point
→ 30 days after: reviews +8 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.05 → 4.24 (improved 1.19★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +23 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +23 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$30.0K/mo · rating +1.19★ · reviews +2,013 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
🔧
Shipped update — v4.3.1 → v4.3.2
→ 30 days after: revenue +$30.1K/mo · rating +1.19★ · reviews +2,014 medium · co-occurring
2018-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2018-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$116/mo · rating −0.08★ · reviews +9 high confidence
2017-10
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.06★ high confidence
2017-10
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$77/mo · rating −0.07★ · reviews +6 high confidence
2016-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 3.80 (improved 0.80★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$54/mo · rating −0.12★ high confidence
2016-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$54/mo · rating −0.12★ high confidence
2016-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$119/mo · rating +0.80★ · reviews +8 high confidence
2016-08
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.67 → 3.00 (improved 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$119/mo · rating +0.80★ · reviews +8 high confidence
2016-08
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$119/mo · rating +0.80★ · reviews +8 high confidence
2016-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.67 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$119/mo · rating +0.80★ · reviews +8 high confidence
2016-08
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.67 → 3.25 (improved 0.58★)
2016-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.50 (dropped 1.50★)
2016-08
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — monashfodmap.com
- Mail provider
- Google Workspace
- Tech stack
- 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 | 4.40353★ | 1,187 | 4.40353★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.12765★ | 47 | 4.12765★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.34459★ | 592 | 4.34459★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3.47273★ | 110 | 3.47273★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.24022★ | 179 | 4.24022★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.125★ | 456 | 4.125★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.66667★ | 12 | 4.66667★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.5★ | 20 | 4.5★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.21556★ | 2,570 | 4.21556★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Monash FODMAP Diet: 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: 2,570 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Monash FODMAP Diet make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Monash FODMAP Diet 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 Monash FODMAP Diet profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $145K and monthly revenue $10K, Monash FODMAP Diet 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 Monash FODMAP Diet have?▴
Estimated audience: ~215K lifetime downloads, ~9K monthly active users, and ~4K 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 Monash FODMAP Diet?▴
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What is Monash FODMAP Diet built with?▴
Our heuristic places Monash FODMAP Diet 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 Monash FODMAP Diet still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: At risk (50% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 6 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Monash FODMAP Diet sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $175K (marketplace range $125K – $225K). Calculated as 17× 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 Monash FODMAP Diet last updated?▴
Monash FODMAP Diet last shipped a new version on 2026-03-12 — 6 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Monash FODMAP Diet?▴
Monash FODMAP Diet is published by Monash University 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 Monash FODMAP Diet's BU Score?▴
Monash FODMAP Diet has a BU Score of 69/100 (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.