Formula 1®
73
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Formula 1® is an iOS app from Formula One Digital Media Limited in the Sports category, currently rated 4.8★ across 84,214 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 Sports 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
$1.5M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.6M – $2.4M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$1.9M – $3.5M
per month
BIG 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
36 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
84,214 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$1.5M
Snapshots tracked
36
since Apr 2026
🤖Also on Android
$189/mo · 168K ratings · 3.4★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$250K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $190K – $340K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in under a month 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 (507 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Sports complexity ×1.90 | +$81K |
| ⚙ 12.7y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$76K |
Total estimate
$250K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$26.5M
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $20.0M – $34.5M · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~106× return on build cost
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 |
| 📅 12.7y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Sports category multiple | -15% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
10.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
375K
Daily active
110K
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
| 📲 Sports engagement | ~180 installs / rating |
| 📅 12.7y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Sports D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
29% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🎮
Unreal Engine
Medium confidence · 70%
Also possible
Unity
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 | 507 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Sports |
| 📦 Game bundle ≥ 400 MB | → Unreal Engine / AAA Unity |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-11-03 · 10 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
| 📅 10 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.5M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$1.5M – $2.0M
12 months
$1.6M – $2.4M
24 months
$1.9M – $3.5M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 56/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.7
Product Quality
9.6
Revenue Strength
6.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $600K - $3300K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.81★ across 84,214 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 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 = $27.0M-$48.0M.
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:
| Mid install base (84,214 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (12y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| 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 · v13.28.2
Bug fixes and improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Formula 1®
- Developer
- Formula One Digital Media Limited
- Bundle ID
- com.fodmltd.OfficialF1
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Sports
- Content rating
- 12+
- 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
- $1.5M/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇧🇷#7 /100 🇬🇧#15 /100 🇨🇦#17 /100 🇦🇺#25 /100 🇩🇪#26 /100 🇮🇳#41 /100 🇫🇷#44 /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
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
📈Ratings growth84,446 ratingsShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (36 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank8 countries
🇧🇷BR#7 /100
🇬🇧GB#15 /100
🇨🇦CA#17 /100
🇦🇺AU#25 /100
🇩🇪DE#26 /100
🇮🇳IN#41 /100
🇫🇷FR#44 /100
🇯🇵JP#92 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#7 now · best #7 · worst #7
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter9 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline8 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
Experience Formula 1® like never before with our official app!
Your one-stop hub keeps you updated with the latest F1 news, thrilling highlights, race results, action-packed videos, real-time results and detailed schedules. Plus a new dedicated area for fans attending a Grand Prix to enhance your At-Track experience.
Stay ahead of the curve with:
• The latest F1 news and expert technical analysis
• Race weekend schedules and real-time results
• Manage your F1 Fantasy team
• Free Leaderboard with live timings
• Driver and conductor standings… View full description on the official store →
Your one-stop hub keeps you updated with the latest F1 news, thrilling highlights, race results, action-packed videos, real-time results and detailed schedules. Plus a new dedicated area for fans attending a Grand Prix to enhance your At-Track experience.
Stay ahead of the curve with:
• The latest F1 news and expert technical analysis
• Race weekend schedules and real-time results
• Manage your F1 Fantasy team
• Free Leaderboard with live timings
• Driver and conductor standings… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 507 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v13.28.2🔄 updated 1w ago🌐 EN📂 Sports💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2014 (12y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
9 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 — v13.26.0 → v13.27.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +5 high confidence
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v13.22.0 → v13.26.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +50 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v13.21.1 → v13.22.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +112 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v13.21.0 → v13.21.1
→ 30 days after: revenue −$154/mo · reviews +73 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v13.20.1 → v13.21.0
→ 30 days after: revenue −$154/mo · reviews +74 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v13.19.0 → v13.20.1
→ 30 days after: revenue −$154/mo · reviews +12 high confidence
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v13.18.0 → v13.19.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +23 high confidence
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v13.18.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +65 high confidence
2026-04
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +90 high confidence
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.67105★ | 23,669 | 4.67105★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.83042★ | 10,190 | 4.83042★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.73402★ | 21,975 | 4.73402★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.62432★ | 10,299 | 4.62432★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.73159★ | 14,206 | 4.73159★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.71053★ | 41,693 | 4.71053★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.80545★ | 8,990 | 4.80545★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.34227★ | 3,246 | 4.34227★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.80354★ | 84,443 | 4.80354★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Formula 1®: 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 high confidence: 84,214 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Formula 1® make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Formula 1® earns approximately $1.5M/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 Formula 1® profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $250K and monthly revenue $1.5M, Formula 1® looks highly profitable — pays back its build investment in under a month at the current run-rate. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Formula 1® have?▴
Estimated audience: ~10.5M lifetime downloads, ~375K monthly active users, and ~110K 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 Formula 1®?▴
Browse the full Sports 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 Formula 1® built with?▴
Our heuristic places Formula 1® on the Unreal Engine stack (Medium confidence, 70%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Unity.
Is Formula 1® still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 10 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Formula 1® sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $26.5M (marketplace range $20.0M – $34.5M). Calculated as 18× 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 Formula 1® last updated?▴
Formula 1® last shipped a new version on 2026-11-03 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Formula 1®?▴
Formula 1® is published by Formula One Digital Media Limited 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 Formula 1®'s BU Score?▴
Formula 1® 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.