Murder in Alps: Hidden Mystery
79
Quality Score
Strong
βοΈ Bumetric analysis
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Murder in Alps: Hidden Mystery is an Android app from Nordcurrent Games in the Adventure category, currently rated 4.4β across 999,961 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 79: Strong (healthy traction). For a Adventure 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.
π° Monthly revenue Β· now vs forecast
β Right now
$700K
per month
β
12-mo forecast
$741K β $1141K
per month
β
24-mo forecast
$886K β $1645K
per month
BIG 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
5 snapshots on record
Rating
4.4
Reviews
999,961 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$700K
Snapshots tracked
5
since May 2026
ONE-TIME Β· BUILD
π° Estimated build cost
$240K
β³ What it cost to build Β· not monthly revenue
Likely range $180K β $325K
$25K Β· MVP floor
$100K Β· indie scale
$500K+ Β· studio build
π
Pays back in under a month at current MRR
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 |
| π In-app purchase plumbing | +$9K |
| β Adventure complexity Γ2.10 | +$65K |
| π Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) | +$68K |
| β 8.0y maintenance Γ ~1-person team | +$47K |
Total estimate
$240K
ONE-TIME Β· EXIT VALUE
π΅ Estimated acquisition value
$21.0M
β³ What it would sell for Β· not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $15.5M β $27.5M Β· 30Γ MRR multiple
πΈ
~88Γ return on build cost
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
| π IAP / freemium model base | 28Γ MRR |
| π 8.0y proven track record | +20% |
| π· Adventure category multiple | -15% |
| β Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
30Γ MRR
π₯ Estimated audience size
97.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
7.5M
Daily active
2.2M
Synthetic estimate from ratings Γ category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent β true global audience can be 5-10Γ larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| π² Adventure engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| π 8.0y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| π Adventure D30 retention | 12% |
| π DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
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 | Adventure |
| π¦ Tiny game bundle | β Native 2D engine |
π Maintenance status
At risk
50%
Last shipped 2026-02-10 Β· 228 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 7 months since last update | Concerning gap |
Verdict
At risk
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$700K/mo Β· ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM Β· BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$690K β $933K
12 months
$741K β $1.1M
24 months
$886K β $1.6M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon β typical noise band Β±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon β distant futures carry more uncertainty.
π
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals Β· 58/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.5
Product Quality
8.8
Revenue Strength
5.8
Monetization Maturity
5.0
Defensibility
8.0
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
9.0
- π° Revenue: Healthy β $280K - $1540K/mo Β· BIG tier Β· medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- β Quality: 4.39β across 999,961 reviews β strong (top 10%).
- π Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- π Growth: last update 222d ago β slow cadence.
- β οΈ Risk: Low β no material risk signals detected.
π― For competitors: Strong subscription moat. Hard to outcompete on retention. Better angle: free alternative with one-time purchase, or feature parity for an underserved sub-niche.
π΅ For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32Γ monthly = $12.6M-$22.4M.
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 6 of 6 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (999,961 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| slowREVIEW | β$1,200 | |
| Good rating (4.4β )METRIC | +$800 | |
| Established app (7y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
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
- Murder in Alps: Hidden Mystery
- Developer
- Nordcurrent Games
- Bundle ID
- com.nordcurrent.murderinalps
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Adventure
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- www.nordcurrent.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
- $700K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $0.49 - $49.99 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.
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
Murder in the Alps is a unique adventure story game! π It's a fully interactive criminal case novel with amazing Hidden Object games features. βοΈ Journey back to the 1930s, solve countless unsolved mysteries and experience an adventure in the authentic atmosphere of the time!
The game's story is set in a hotel tucked away in one of the most beautiful locations in the Alps. ποΈ
But the happy adventure quickly reverses into criminal case.β¦ View full description on the official store β
The game's story is set in a hotel tucked away in one of the most beautiful locations in the Alps. ποΈ
But the happy adventure quickly reverses into criminal case.β¦ View full description on the official store β
π v11.2.0π updated 7mo agoπ Adventureπ° FreeπΊ Ad-supportedπ IAP $0.49 - $49.99 per itemπ Launched 2018 (7y old)
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π Description
95
BU Score Β· Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Murder in Alps: Hidden Mystery: 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: 999,961 ratings Β· no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
β Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers Β· auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Murder in Alps make per month?β΄
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Murder in Alps earns approximately $700K/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 Murder in Alps profitable?β΄
With estimated build cost $240K and monthly revenue $700K, Murder in Alps looks highly profitable β 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 Murder in Alps have?β΄
Estimated audience: ~97.5M lifetime downloads, ~7.5M monthly active users, and ~2.2M daily active users. Derived from ratings count Γ category installs-per-rating Γ age decay. US-storefront-equivalent β global audience can be 5-10Γ larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Murder in Alps?β΄
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What is Murder in Alps built with?β΄
Our heuristic places Murder in Alps 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 Murder in Alps still actively maintained?β΄
Maintenance status: At risk (50% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 7 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Murder in Alps sell for?β΄
Estimated acquisition value: $21.0M (marketplace range $15.5M β $27.5M). Calculated as 30Γ 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 Murder in Alps last updated?β΄
Murder in Alps last shipped a new version on 2026-02-10 β 7 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Murder in Alps?β΄
Murder in Alps is published by Nordcurrent Games 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 Murder in Alps's BU Score?β΄
Murder in Alps has a BU Score of 79/100 (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.