Metrodroid
51
Quality Score
Solid
Metrodroid
by micolous
Low confidence
βοΈ Bumetric analysis
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Metrodroid is an Android app from micolous in the Maps & Navigation category, currently rated 4.2β across 48 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 51: Solid (established niche player). For a Maps & Navigation 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.
π° Monthly revenue Β· now vs forecast
β Right now
$172
per month
β
12-mo forecast
$86 β $805
per month
β
24-mo forecast
$86 β $2412
per month
MICRO tier
π‘ Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this appβs store listing
- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5Γ organic installs
π Performance Tracking LIVE
1 snapshots on record
Rating
4.2
Reviews
48 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$172
Snapshots tracked
1
since May 2026
ONE-TIME Β· BUILD
π° Estimated build cost
$160K
β³ What it cost to build Β· not monthly revenue
Likely range $120K β $215K
$25K Β· MVP floor
$100K Β· indie scale
$500K+ Β· studio build
π
Slow ROI β current MRR is well below build cost
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age Γ team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 𧱠MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| π± 5 unique screens Γ $4.5K | +$22K |
| β Maps & Navigation complexity Γ1.20 | +$10K |
| π Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) | +$33K |
| β 10.8y maintenance Γ ~1-person team | +$64K |
Total estimate
$160K
π Estimated tech stack
π€
Native Android (Kotlin)
High confidence Β· 80%
Also possible
Flutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries β 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
| π· Category context | Maps & Navigation |
| π¦ Compact Android bundle | β Native Kotlin |
π Maintenance status
At risk
60%
Last shipped 2025-11-17 Β· 315 days ago
0 Β· Active
50 Β· At risk
100 Β· 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 β a quiet app with a healthy codebase looks the same as an abandoned one until something breaks. Full math on /methodology.
Risk signals
| π 10 months since last update | Concerning gap |
| π₯ Small user base (48 ratings) + 10.8y old | +10% (solo-project pattern) |
Verdict
At risk
π¬
How we forecast this revenue
LOW CONFIDENCEBaseline
$172/mo Β· ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+8.0% MoM Β· MICRO tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$110 β $439
12 months
$86 β $805
24 months
$86 β $2.4K
Compound growth at +8.0% MoM (tier baseline for MICRO). Range widens with horizon β typical noise band Β±60% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon β distant futures carry more uncertainty.
π
BU Investment Matrix
Insufficient data Β· 34/100MICRO TIERtoo early to scoreGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
2.5
Product Quality
3.4
Revenue Strength
2.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
4.5
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
9.0
- π° Revenue: Marginal β $0 - $500/mo Β· MICRO tier Β· indicative confidence, trajectory unclear.
- β Quality: 4.23β across 48 reviews β weak β significant quality concerns.
- π Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- π Growth: last update 311d ago β slow cadence.
- β οΈ Risk: Low β no material risk signals detected.
π― For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge β otherwise crowded segment.
π΅ For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32Γ monthly = $3K-$5K.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals β no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
π° Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
π¬Forecast Breakdown β Why This Estimate?Top 4 of 4 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mature app (10y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Good rating (4.2β )METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Pre-traction phase (48 ratings)METRIC | β$300 |
METRIC = structural app data Β· REVIEW = mined from user reviews Β· β VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
π Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
β Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know β and don't β about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Metrodroid
- Developer
- micolous
- Bundle ID
- au.id.micolous.farebot
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Maps & Navigation
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- www.metrodroid.org
- 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
- $173/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- 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.
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" β additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
π About this app
Metrodroid reads some NFC smartcards for public transport.
Supported cards:
β’ Amiibo π
β’ AT HOP - Auckland, New Zealand ππ
β’ Beijing Municipal Card, Shenzhen Tong, T-Union, Wuhan Tong - China π
β’ Bilhete Γnico - SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil ππ
β’ bip! - Santiago, Chile πππ
β’ BUS-IT - Greater Hamilton (Waikato), New Zealand πππ
β’ Carta Mobile - Pisa, Italy π
β’ CEPAS (EZ-Link, NETS Flashpay) - Singapore πΈπ¬
β’ CharlieCard - Boston, MA, USA πππ
β’ City Union, T-Union - Mainland China π
β’ Clipper - San Francisco, CA, USA
β’ Compass (single-use tickets) - Vancouver, BC, Canada πβ¦ View full description on the official store β
Supported cards:
β’ Amiibo π
β’ AT HOP - Auckland, New Zealand ππ
β’ Beijing Municipal Card, Shenzhen Tong, T-Union, Wuhan Tong - China π
β’ Bilhete Γnico - SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil ππ
β’ bip! - Santiago, Chile πππ
β’ BUS-IT - Greater Hamilton (Waikato), New Zealand πππ
β’ Carta Mobile - Pisa, Italy π
β’ CEPAS (EZ-Link, NETS Flashpay) - Singapore πΈπ¬
β’ CharlieCard - Boston, MA, USA πππ
β’ City Union, T-Union - Mainland China π
β’ Clipper - San Francisco, CA, USA
β’ Compass (single-use tickets) - Vancouver, BC, Canada πβ¦ View full description on the official store β
π v3.1.0π updated 10mo agoπ Maps & Navigationπ° Freeπ Launched 2015 (10y old)
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π Description
95
BU Score Β· Transcendent
About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 48 ratings Β· no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) Β· revenue figure is directional only.
β Frequently Asked Questions
8 answers Β· auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Metrodroid make per month?β΄
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Metrodroid earns approximately $172/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 Metrodroid profitable?β΄
With estimated build cost $160K and monthly revenue $172, Metrodroid looks well below break-even β current monthly revenue is much smaller than the estimated build cost. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
What apps are like Metrodroid?β΄
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What is Metrodroid built with?β΄
Our heuristic places Metrodroid on the Native Android (Kotlin) stack (High confidence, 80%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.
Is Metrodroid still actively maintained?β΄
Maintenance status: At risk (60% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 10 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
When was Metrodroid last updated?β΄
Metrodroid last shipped a new version on 2025-11-17 β 10 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Metrodroid?β΄
Metrodroid is published by micolous on the Google Play 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 Metrodroid's BU Score?β΄
Metrodroid has a BU Score of 51/100 (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.