RPGViewer
48
Quality Score
Emerging
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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RPGViewer is an iOS app from Ludan Cui in the Utilities category, currently rated 3.5★ across 43 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 48: Emerging (early traction worth watching). For a Utilities app, that means early traction worth watching. 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
$2.5K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$2.2K – $7.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0K – $18.1K
per month
INDIE 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
25 snapshots on record
Rating
3.5
Reviews
43 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$2.5K
Snapshots tracked
25
since Jun 2024
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$70K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $50K – $95K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.3y 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 (85 MB) | +$13K |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-9660 |
| ⚙ 2.5y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$14K |
Total estimate
$70K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$30K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $25K – $40K · 13× MRR multiple
💸
~0.4× 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 |
| 📅 2.5y proven track record | +12% |
| ⭐ ★ rating 3.5-4.0 (mixed) | -8% |
| 🏷 Utilities category multiple | -10% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
13× MRR
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
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 | 85 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Utilities |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Slowing
25%
Last shipped 2026-07-06 · 89 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
| 📅 89 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
| 👥 Small user base (43 ratings) + 2.5y old | +10% (solo-project pattern) |
Verdict
Slowing
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$2.5K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$2.1K – $4.9K
12 months
$2.2K – $7.8K
24 months
$2.0K – $18.1K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Early-stage solo · 41/100INDIE TIERexpected for tierGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.5
Product Quality
2.8
Revenue Strength
3.4
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
4.1
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $991 - $6194/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 3.53★ across 43 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ 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 = $44K-$79K.
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 6 of 6 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($4.99)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| Pre-traction phase (43 ratings)METRIC | −$300 | |
| Growing app (2y old)METRIC | +$200 |
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 · v1.31
* Fixed an issue where the screen mirroring page could not display properly
* Optimized the auto-recovery behavior after the app is switched to the background
* Adjusted the always-on-screen logic during runtime; the screen will no longer stay active persistently
* Optimized the auto-recovery behavior after the app is switched to the background
* Adjusted the always-on-screen logic during runtime; the screen will no longer stay active persistently
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- RPGViewer
- Developer
- Ludan Cui
- Bundle ID
- ld.fkapp.mveditor
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 9+
- 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
- $2.5K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Utilities
- 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 growth45 ratings+2150% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (25 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 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
RPGViewer provides a runtime environment for RPGMV/RPGMZ and Flash projects. It also includes the following optimizations:
* Compatible with the ogg audio format. No need to re-encode audio to m4a for playback.
* Adds a virtual keyboard. Supports common button functions, with customizable button layouts planned for future updates.
* Supports remote loading of Flash files via URL.
What you can do with RPGViewer:
* Run your existing RPGMV projects, or work-in-progress demos, to quickly preview and verify them on the go.
* Quickly try out swf Flash files.
Notes:… View full description on the official store →
* Compatible with the ogg audio format. No need to re-encode audio to m4a for playback.
* Adds a virtual keyboard. Supports common button functions, with customizable button layouts planned for future updates.
* Supports remote loading of Flash files via URL.
What you can do with RPGViewer:
* Run your existing RPGMV projects, or work-in-progress demos, to quickly preview and verify them on the go.
* Quickly try out swf Flash files.
Notes:… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 85 MB🔞 9+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v1.31🔄 updated 2mo ago🌐 EN📂 Utilities💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2024 (2y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
12 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 — v1.30 → v1.31
→ 30 days after: revenue +$3.5K/mo medium · co-occurring
2026-07
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 8 of 8 updated
→ 30 days after: revenue +$3.5K/mo medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v1.25 → v1.30
→ 30 days after: revenue +$3.5K/mo low · multiple changes
2026-03
💲
Went paid — introduced $4.99 price point
2025-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.12★ high confidence
2025-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.40★ medium · co-occurring
2024-12
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.14 → 3.75 (dropped 0.39★)
2024-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.50 → 4.00 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.14★ high confidence
2024-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.50 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ high confidence
2024-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.33 (dropped 0.67★)
→ 30 days after: rating −1.00★ high confidence
2024-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ high confidence
2024-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating −0.50★ high confidence
📸
Store Page History
8 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPad screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-14
2026-07-02
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4★ | 1 | 4★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 3.33333★ | 3 | 3.33333★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.33333★ | 3 | 4.33333★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 3.8★ | 5 | 3.8★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.5★ | 4 | 4.5★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.25★ | 4 | 4.25★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 3.5★ | 2 | 3.5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 3.625★ | 8 | 3.625★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 3.51111★ | 45 | 3.51111★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 43 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
9 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does RPGViewer make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, RPGViewer earns approximately $2.5K/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 RPGViewer profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $70K and monthly revenue $2.5K, RPGViewer looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.3 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
What apps are like RPGViewer?▴
Browse the full Utilities 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 RPGViewer built with?▴
Our heuristic places RPGViewer on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) 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 RPGViewer still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Slowing (25% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 2 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would RPGViewer sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $30K (marketplace range $25K – $40K). Calculated as 13× 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 RPGViewer last updated?▴
RPGViewer last shipped a new version on 2026-07-06 — 2 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes RPGViewer?▴
RPGViewer is published by Ludan Cui 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 RPGViewer's BU Score?▴
RPGViewer has a BU Score of 48/100 (Emerging). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.