How much does First View make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, First View earns approximately $86/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 First View?

Browse the full Travel 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 First View?

First View is published by Firstgroup America Inc 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 First View's BU Score?

First View has a BU Score of 69/100 (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.

First View

Quality Score

Solid

First View

Name: First View — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
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High confidence

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First View is an iOS app from Firstgroup America Inc in the Travel category, currently rated 4.8★ across 13,389 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.

Quality Score is 69: Solid (established niche player). For a Travel 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.

📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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💰 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 7 of 7 triggers

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

Mid install base (13,389 ratings)METRIC		+$5,500
Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC		+$2,200
bugsREVIEW		−$1,800
5 starREVIEW		+$1,800
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC		+$600
Single-language (English only)METRIC		−$400
Growing app (1y old)METRIC		+$200

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.

🆕 What's New · v7.0.0

- New in-app tutorial to help you get started from your first login.  
- Pinned alerts on the map keep you informed about important service updates.  
- Improved student status messaging and updated FAQ for clearer information.… Full release notes →

Profile & Insights

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

Identification

App name: First View
Developer: Firstgroup America Inc
Bundle ID: com.firststudent.sirius
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Travel
Content rating: 4+
Languages: EN

Company

Website: Not found
Tagline: Today
Description: Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
Founded: Not found
HQ / Address: Not found
Employees: Not found
Logo: Available

Revenue

Verified revenue / mo: Not found
AI revenue estimate / mo: Not found
AI annual estimate: Not found
ML model estimate / mo: $86/mo
Top-grossing rank: Outside top 100 in US Travel
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.

📈Ratings growth13,389 ratings+1213% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (43 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (22 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

For K-12 parents and caregivers, we understand the importance of a stress-free school commute for your student. That's why we've developed FirstView, our easy-to-use vehicle tracking app. FirstView allows you to plan your day and stay connected with your student's trips, regardless of the type of vehicle your student travels in. With FirstView:
 
 - See real-time vehicle location and track its progress
 - Easily monitor multiple students, including yellow school bus and special/alternative transportation journeys
 - Quickly access updates and vehicle details for each trip… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

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💾 45 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 13.0+🔖 v7.0.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

8 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 →

2026-05

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Monetization changed: freemium → free

2026-03

⭐

Rating ↑ 2.57 → 4.80 (improved 2.23★)

2026-03

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Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2025-12

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Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2025-08

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Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2025-03

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Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2025-02

⭐

Rating ↑ 1.33 → 1.86 (improved 0.53★)

2024-11

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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$65K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $50K – $90K

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

📈 Slow ROI — current MRR is well below build cost

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
⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30	+$15K

Total estimate $65K

👥 Estimated audience size

1.4M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

145K

Daily active

21K

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

📲 Travel engagement	~110 installs / rating
🔁 Travel D30 retention	10%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.15

DAU / MAU 15% sticky

📝 Description

BU Score · Transcendent

Full revenue analysis

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

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