Academy Sports + Outdoors
80
Quality Score
Excellent
Academy Sports + Outdoors
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Academy Sports + Outdoors is an iOS app from Academy, Ltd. in the Shopping category, currently rated 4.9★ across 198,354 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 80: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Shopping app, that means strong product-market fit. 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
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID tier
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$75K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $55K – $100K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~3.2y 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 (71 MB) | +$8K |
| ⚙ Shopping complexity ×1.30 | +$17K |
Total estimate
$75K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$35K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $25K – $45K · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~0.5× 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
| 📺 Ad-supported base | 15× MRR |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Shopping category multiple | +2% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
19.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
2.3M
Daily active
410K
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
| 📲 Shopping engagement | ~100 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Shopping D30 retention | 12% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.18 |
DAU / MAU
18% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 47/100MID TIERunderperforming peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
9.8
Market Position
0.3
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
3.2
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
4.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.88★ across 198,354 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 = $90K-$160K.
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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (198,354 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Established app (4y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| 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 · v6.5.0
Thanks for using the Academy Sports + Outdoors mobile app. The update includes minor bug fixes and process improvements so we can continue delivering your best mobile shopping experience.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Developer
- Academy, Ltd.
- Bundle ID
- com.academysports.app
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Shopping
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- www.academy.com
- Tagline
- Academy Sports + Outdoors | Quality Sporting Goods | Top Hunting, Fishing & Outdoor Gear
- Description
- Shop Academy Sports + Outdoors for sporting goods, hunting, fishing and camping equipment. Find recreation and leisure products, footwear, apparel, grills, bikes, g...
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $59.0MAI low
- AI annual estimate
- $708.2M/yr
- ML model estimate / mo
- $1.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Shopping
- 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
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/Academy · instagram instagram.com/academy · twitter twitter.com/academy · youtube youtube.com/user/academydotcom
- Not found
- Phone
- 1-800-217-8071
- Contact page
- academy.com/help
- About page
- academy.com/c/shops/all-accessories/s…
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: LOW
The estimated annual e-commerce revenue for Academy Sports + Outdoors in fiscal year 2025 was approximately $708.25 million, with a monthly average of about $59.02 million. This estimate represents the company's entire e-commerce channel, which includes sales from its website and mobile app, as specific revenue data for only the iOS app is not publicly available.
Sources mentioned: Companies Market Cap, TradingView, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.
⭐Recent App Store Reviews49 latest · avg 3.2★ · 46.9% 5★ · 38.8% 1★
5★23 (47%)
4★3 (6%)
3★3 (6%)
2★1 (2%)
1★19 (39%)
+1,417 ratings/week
Praise: love ×6 great ×5 best ×3 recommend ×2 awesome ×2Complaints: bug ×2 terrible ×2 worst ×1 scam ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Online purchase ; Inflatable Water slide : Backyard .
Purchasing online ; was hoping for more of a discount. First time shopping on the application . Availability of items in stock .…
★★★★★ Hielera
Me encanta comprar en academy…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Errors
I keep getting errors and price drops on some items at checkout than what’s listed on items…
★☆☆☆☆ accounts close they freeze w no reason so i close
never opened again…
📈Ratings growth198,354 ratings+71% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (42 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (34 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked
This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.
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
The Academy Sports + Outdoors mobile app makes it easy to shop on your time and find the best value. Take your game to the next level right from your phone and gear up with high-quality sporting goods, shoes, and clothing from all the top brands. Get hunting, fishing, and camping equipment for your next outdoor adventure, even when you’re on the go.
Use the app to find nearby stores along with exclusive offers, both online and in-store. Get real-time updates to keep you in the loop for savings. You can even scan barcodes to get in-depth product details and pricing info.… View full description on the official store →
Use the app to find nearby stores along with exclusive offers, both online and in-store. Get real-time updates to keep you in the loop for savings. You can even scan barcodes to get in-depth product details and pricing info.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 71 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v6.5.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Shopping💰 Paid
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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 →
2026-04
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v6.4.0
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.00 → 4.88 (improved 1.88★)
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-02
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-02
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.86 → 2.25 (improved 0.39★)
2024-01
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Academy Sports + Outdoors: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 198,354 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Academy Sports + Outdoors make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Academy Sports + Outdoors earns approximately $1.9K/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 Academy Sports + Outdoors?▴
Browse the full Shopping 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 Academy Sports + Outdoors?▴
Academy Sports + Outdoors is published by Academy, Ltd. 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 Academy Sports + Outdoors's BU Score?▴
Academy Sports + Outdoors has a BU Score of 80/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.