How much does POPGuide make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, POPGuide earns approximately $653/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.

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POPGuide is published by Vox S.p.A. 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 POPGuide's BU Score?

POPGuide has a BU Score of 60/100 (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.

POPGuide

Quality Score

Solid

POPGuide

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Medium confidence

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POPGuide is an iOS app from Vox S.p.A. in the Travel category, currently rated 4.3★ across 2,892 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.

Quality Score is 60: 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.

💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast

● Right now

$5.0K

per month

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12-mo forecast

$5.2K – $10.8K

per month

→

24-mo forecast

$6.4K – $19.2K

per month

MID tier

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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POPGuide

$315/mo · 2K ratings · 4.0★

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$120K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $90K – $160K

$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
📦 Asset bundle (187 MB)	+$40K
⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30	+$27K

Total estimate $120K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$10K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $5K – $15K · 15× MRR multiple

💸 ~0.1× 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

Final multiple 15× MRR

👥 Estimated audience size

315K

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

31K

Daily active

4.7K

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

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How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$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 · 50/100MID TIERunderperforming peers

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

4.4

Product Quality

7.7

Revenue Strength

3.7

Monetization Maturity

1.0

Defensibility

5.9

Market Position

2.0

Operational Safety

10.0

💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 4.29★ across 2,892 reviews — strong (top 10%).
📍 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

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 8 of 8 triggers

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

bugsREVIEW		−$1,800
Low install base (2,892 ratings)METRIC		+$1,500
Mature app (9y old)METRIC		+$1,500
Multilingual (14 languages)METRIC		+$1,500
highly recommendREVIEW		+$1,400
slowREVIEW		−$1,200
Good rating (4.3★)METRIC		+$800
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.

🆕 What's New · v10.18.5

We've updated our app's UI to enhance your experience! Enjoy the new, improved functionality. Check it out now!

Profile & Insights

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

Identification

App name: POPGuide
Developer: Vox S.p.A.
Bundle ID: io.populi.popguide
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Travel
Content rating: 4+
Languages: CA, CS, EN, FR, DE, HI, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ZH, ES

Company

Website: Not found
Tagline: Innovative smartphone self-guiding for city discovery and venue visits
Description: Pop Guide
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: $653/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

Socials: Not found
Email: Not found
Phone: 02549200547
Contact page: popguide.me/contacts.php
About page: popguide.me/about-us.php

📈Ratings growth2,892 ratings+289100% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (44 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 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

POPGuide is an interactive destination, mapping and audio app that allows self-guided sightseeing experiences in over 150 cities worldwide. You can enjoy hundreds of points of interest and an array of fascinating itineraries in each city, all in offline mode.

· Geolocalization and navigation offline along the best walking, bus, tram and river routes.
· Distance and estimated travel time available, by foot or by car.
· Point of Interest audio commentary given by native actors portraying famous local historical figures.… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

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💾 187 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.4+🔖 v10.18.5🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 CA, CS, EN, FR, DE +9📂 Travel💰 Free

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

11 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

⭐

Rating ↑ 1.50 → 4.29 (improved 2.79★)

2026-05

📈

Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2026-03

⭐

Rating ↓ 4.10 → 1.49 (dropped 2.61★)

2026-03

⭐

Rating ↑ 1.50 → 4.10 (improved 2.60★)

2026-03

📈

Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2023-05

📈

Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2021-09

⭐

Rating ↓ 3.50 → 3.14 (dropped 0.36★)

2019-06

⭐

Rating ↑ 2.00 → 2.75 (improved 0.75★)

2017-07

⭐

Rating ↓ 2.50 → 2.00 (dropped 0.50★)

2017-06

⭐

Rating ↓ 4.00 → 2.50 (dropped 1.50★)

2017-05

🚀

First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

🌍

Multi-Country Performance

Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets

Market	Rating	Reviews	Current version
🇦🇺 AU	4.21351★	459	4.21351★ this version
🇧🇷 BR	4.75085★	883	4.75085★ this version
🇨🇦 CA	4.36338★	699	4.36338★ this version
🇩🇪 DE	4.08528★	1,618	4.08528★ this version
🇫🇷 FR	4.36758★	3,572	4.36758★ this version
🇬🇧 GB	4.09202★	1,141	4.09202★ this version
🇮🇳 IN	4.32941★	85	4.32941★ this version
🇯🇵 JP	3.98734★	158	3.98734★ this version
🇺🇸 US	4.28149★	3,112	4.28149★ this version

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📝 Description

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Full revenue analysis

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