How much does Root Browser make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Root Browser earns approximately $2.1K/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.

What apps are like Root Browser?

Browse the full Productivity 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.

Who makes Root Browser?

Root Browser is published by Maple Media 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 Root Browser's BU Score?

Root Browser has a BU Score of 61/100 (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.

Root Browser

Quality Score

Solid

Root Browser

Name: Root Browser — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
Creator: bumetric
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Root Browser revenue, Root Browser app analytics, mobile app revenue estimate, Productivity revenue, Android app revenue

High confidence

3.0 ✍️ Editor

✍️ bumetric analysis

“

Root Browser is an Android app from Maple Media in the Productivity category, currently rated 3.0★ across 144,582 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.

Quality Score is 61: Solid (established niche player). For a Productivity 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

$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

Run free AI audit →

Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs

📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

Loading…

idle

Rating

—

Reviews

—

Forecast Revenue / mo

—

Snapshots tracked

since first record

ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$100K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $75K – $135K

$25K · MVP floor $100K · indie scale $500K+ · studio build

📈 Pays back in ~4.1y 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
💎 In-app purchase plumbing	+$9K
⚙ Productivity complexity ×1.10	+$5K
🌐 Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android)	+$35K

Total estimate $100K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$50K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $40K – $75K · 26× MRR multiple

💸 ~0.5× build cost (under-water)

Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from iap / freemium model + 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

💎 IAP / freemium model base	28× MRR
⭐ ★ rating < 3.5 (weak)	-18%
🏷 Productivity category multiple	+8%
⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings)	+5%

Final multiple 26× MRR

👥 Estimated audience size

10.5M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

3.1M

Daily active

1.4M

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

📲 Productivity engagement	~75 installs / rating
🔁 Productivity D30 retention	30%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.45

DAU / MAU 44% sticky

🔬

How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$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 · 60/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautious

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

7.7

Product Quality

6.0

Revenue Strength

6.2

Monetization Maturity

5.0

Defensibility

10.0

Market Position

0.0

Operational Safety

8.0

💰 Revenue: Healthy — $600K - $3300K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 2.99★ across 144,582 reviews — below category median.
📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
⚠️ Risk: Moderate — 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

MODEL

Revenue 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 4 of 4 triggers

Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:

High install base (144,582 ratings)METRIC		+$12,000
Below-average rating (3.0★)METRIC		−$1,500
Mature app (14y old)METRIC		+$1,500
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC		+$600

METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📥 Estimated Downloads / week

PROXY · ratings × 50/wk —

Industry-rule estimate (Sensor Tower / data.ai): one weekly install ≈ 50 new ratings. Solid points = tracked snapshots · faded line = pre-tracking model backfill.

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE

Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

LIVE

Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY

Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name: Root Browser
Developer: Maple Media
Bundle ID: com.jrummy.root.browserfree
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Productivity
Content rating: Not found
Languages: Not found

Company

Website: maplemedia.io
Tagline: Not found
Description: Not found
Founded: Not found
HQ / Address: Not found
Employees: Not found
Logo: Not found

Revenue

Verified revenue / mo: Not found
AI revenue estimate / mo: Not found
AI annual estimate: Not found
ML model estimate / mo: $2.1K/mo
Top-grossing rank: Not found
All-time revenue: Not found
Pricing: $0.99 - $1.99 per item

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 growth144,582 ratings+12% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (2 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value

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

<b>File Explorer Root Browser</b> is a fully featured file manager & root browser for rooted superusers to take control of their Android device and root files & folders.

<b>- Access all Root Directories:</b> Explore & access <b>all</b> of your Android's root directories & subdirectories with this advanced root browser

<b>- Advanced Root Browser Features:</b> Advanced features include a SQLite Database Editor, APK Analyzer, multi-pane navigation, ability to execute script files, ability to install zip files using clockwork recovery, and change file permissions and ownerships… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →

🔖 v4.1.0(44124)🔄 updated 0d ago📂 Productivity💰 Free📺 Ad-supported💎 IAP $0.99 - $1.99 per item

📅

What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

3 EVENTS TRACKED

Detected 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 →

2026-06

📸

Refreshed store screenshots — 8 of 8 updated

2026-06

🔧

Shipped update — v4.1.0(44124) → v4.1.0(44124)

→ 30 days after: reviews −279 low · multiple changes

2026-05

🚀

First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

→ 30 days after: reviews −279 high confidence

📸

Store Page History

8 SCREENSHOT CHANGES

Every time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.

iPhone screenshots

Slot 1
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-11

Slot 2
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-11

Slot 3
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-11

Slot 4
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-11

Slot 5
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-11

Slot 6
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-11

🔔

Track this app’s revenue

FREE

Get an email when revenue moves by your threshold. No spam, unsubscribe in one click.

📝 Description

BU Score · Transcendent

Full revenue analysis

Read the article-style breakdown for Root Browser: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.

Read deep-dive →