Lost Little Spaceman
53
Quality Score
Solid
βοΈ Bumetric analysis
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Lost Little Spaceman is an Android app from nellyfish.com in the Casual category, currently rated 4.5β across 59 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 53: Solid (established niche player). For a Casual 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
$500
per month
β
12-mo forecast
$437 β $1575
per month
β
24-mo forecast
$405 β $3644
per month
INDIE 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
4.5
Reviews
59 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$500
Snapshots tracked
1
since May 2026
ONE-TIME Β· BUILD
π° Estimated build cost
$170K
β³ What it cost to build Β· not monthly revenue
Likely range $130K β $230K
$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 Casual complexity Γ1.50 | +$25K |
| π Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) | +$41K |
| β 9.0y maintenance Γ ~1-person team | +$53K |
Total estimate
$170K
ONE-TIME Β· EXIT VALUE
π΅ Estimated acquisition value
$5K
β³ What it would sell for Β· not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $5K β $10K Β· 14Γ MRR multiple
πΈ
~0.0Γ 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
| πΊ Ad-supported base | 15Γ MRR |
| π 9.0y proven track record | +20% |
| β β rating β₯ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| π· Casual category multiple | -22% |
| β Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
14Γ MRR
π Estimated tech stack
π€
Native Android (Kotlin)
Medium confidence Β· 55%
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 | Casual |
| π¦ Tiny game bundle | β Native 2D engine |
π Maintenance status
Likely abandoned
95%
Last shipped 2023-08-20 Β· 1142 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 3y+ since last update | Likely abandoned |
| π₯ Small user base (59 ratings) + 9.0y old | +10% (solo-project pattern) |
Verdict
Likely abandoned
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How we forecast this revenue
LOW CONFIDENCEBaseline
$500/mo Β· ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM Β· INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$426 β $993
12 months
$437 β $1.6K
24 months
$405 β $3.6K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon β typical noise band Β±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon β distant futures carry more uncertainty.
π
BU Investment Matrix
Pre-traction Β· 36/100INDIE TIERlimited signalGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.2
Product Quality
3.6
Revenue Strength
2.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
5.8
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
7.0
- π° Revenue: Marginal β $200 - $1250/mo Β· INDIE tier Β· medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- β Quality: 4.45β across 59 reviews β weak β significant quality concerns.
- π Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- π Growth: β last update 1142d ago β possibly dormant.
- β οΈ Risk: Moderate β dormant (1142d since update).
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 = $9K-$16K.
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 (8y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Good rating (4.5β )METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Pre-traction phase (59 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
- Lost Little Spaceman
- Developer
- nellyfish.com
- Bundle ID
- com.nellyfish.lostlittlespaceman
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Casual
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- nellyfish.com
- 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
- $500/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
Not your ordinary platform adventure. Little Spaceman is lost in space, trying to find his way home. Can you escape the mazes and get him home?
π Winner of the UK Developer Spotlight Award 2017
β 164 problem solving rooms to navigate through
β 4 puzzling stations, each one larger and more challenging than the last
β Unique control methods with 360Β° of rotation
β Retro pixel-inspired visuals
β Collect sparkly things
β Avoid the lasers, black holes, fireballs, aliens and more !
β Get him home !
Thanks to Mystery Mammal for Lonely Satellite song licensed under creativecommons.β¦ View full description on the official store β
π Winner of the UK Developer Spotlight Award 2017
β 164 problem solving rooms to navigate through
β 4 puzzling stations, each one larger and more challenging than the last
β Unique control methods with 360Β° of rotation
β Retro pixel-inspired visuals
β Collect sparkly things
β Avoid the lasers, black holes, fireballs, aliens and more !
β Get him home !
Thanks to Mystery Mammal for Lonely Satellite song licensed under creativecommons.β¦ View full description on the official store β
π v1.2.11π updated 3y agoπ Casualπ° FreeπΊ Ad-supportedπ Launched 2017 (8y old)
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Tech & Domain Intel β nellyfish.com
- Tech stack
- Google Workspace
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
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π Description
95
BU Score Β· Transcendent
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About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 59 ratings Β· no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) Β· revenue figure is directional only.
β Frequently Asked Questions
9 answers Β· auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Lost Little Spaceman make per month?β΄
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Lost Little Spaceman earns approximately $500/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 Lost Little Spaceman profitable?β΄
With estimated build cost $170K and monthly revenue $500, Lost Little Spaceman 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 Lost Little Spaceman?β΄
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What is Lost Little Spaceman built with?β΄
Our heuristic places Lost Little Spaceman on the Native Android (Kotlin) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.
Is Lost Little Spaceman still actively maintained?β΄
Maintenance status: Likely abandoned (95% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 3+ years ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Lost Little Spaceman sell for?β΄
Estimated acquisition value: $5.0K (marketplace range $5.0K β $10K). Calculated as 14Γ 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 Lost Little Spaceman last updated?β΄
Lost Little Spaceman last shipped a new version on 2023-08-20 β more than 3 year(s) ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Lost Little Spaceman?β΄
Lost Little Spaceman is published by nellyfish.com 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 Lost Little Spaceman's BU Score?β΄
Lost Little Spaceman has a BU Score of 53/100 (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.