Railcard
77
Quality Score
Strong
Railcard
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Railcard is an iOS app from National Rail in the Travel category, currently rated 4.8★ across 6,410 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 77: Strong (healthy traction). For a Travel 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.
💰 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
💡 Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this app’s store listing
- 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
🤖Also on Android
$766/mo · 49K ratings · 4.8★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$70K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $50K – $95K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~6 months 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 (61 MB) | +$4K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$16K |
Total estimate
$70K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$200K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $150K – $275K · 17× MRR multiple
💸
~2.9× return on build cost
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% |
Final multiple
17× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
705K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
70K
Daily active
10K
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
🔬
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 51/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.1
Product Quality
8.6
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
5.7
Market Position
1.8
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.77★ across 6,410 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. Portfolio play ($11K/mo combined) commands premium.
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 8 of 8 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| Low install base (6,410 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (8y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| 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 · v3.0.0
We've made some essential updates to help keep things running smoothly.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Railcard
- Developer
- National Rail
- Bundle ID
- uk.co.railcard.wallet
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Plan Your Journey
- Description
- The gateway to Britain's national rail network. The portal to rail travel, including train times, information, fares enquiries, promotions and tickets
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $11.9K/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
- facebook facebook.com/nationalrailenq · instagram instagram.com/national.rail · twitter twitter.com/nationalrailenq
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- nationalrail.co.uk/help-and-assistance
- About page
- nationalrail.co.uk/travel-information…
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: HIGH
The iOS app "Railcard" by National Rail primarily functions as a digital wallet for Railcards, which are purchased separately online or at stations. The app itself does not generate direct revenue through in-app purchases or subscriptions. Its value lies in facilitating the use of purchased Railcards, which offer discounts on train fares.
Sources mentioned: Trainline, Valtech, App Store, Google Play, Reddit, National Rail, Sensor Tower, Adapty
📈Ratings growth6,410 ratings+640900% 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
With a Railcard, you'll enjoy ⅓ off most fares when you go by train.
Download the app now so you will never forget your Railcard again- have your Railcard on your mobile, ready for your next train journey.
Suitable for storing newly-purchased 16-25 Railcard, Santander 16-25 Railcard, 26-30 Railcard, Devon & Cornwall Railcard, Family & Friends Railcard, Senior Railcard, Two Together Railcard, Veterans Railcard, Disabled Persons Railcard, Network Railcard, and 16-17 Saver.
*Most Railcards are available instantly on your mobile.… View full description on the official store →
Download the app now so you will never forget your Railcard again- have your Railcard on your mobile, ready for your next train journey.
Suitable for storing newly-purchased 16-25 Railcard, Santander 16-25 Railcard, 26-30 Railcard, Devon & Cornwall Railcard, Family & Friends Railcard, Senior Railcard, Two Together Railcard, Veterans Railcard, Disabled Persons Railcard, Network Railcard, and 16-17 Saver.
*Most Railcards are available instantly on your mobile.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 61 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 13.0+🔖 v3.0.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
8 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 →
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: freemium → free
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.62 → 4.70 (improved 2.08★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2020-01
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2019-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.75 → 3.20 (improved 0.45★)
2018-09
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.50 → 2.67 (improved 1.17★)
2018-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.00 → 1.50 (dropped 0.50★)
2017-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 6 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.6909★ | 1,802 | 4.6909★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.82022★ | 178 | 4.82022★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.69343★ | 418,522 | 4.69343★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.84124★ | 1,600 | 4.84124★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.62619★ | 420 | 4.62619★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.76983★ | 6,569 | 4.76983★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Railcard: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 100% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 6,410 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Railcard make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Railcard earns approximately $11K/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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Who makes Railcard?▴
Railcard is published by National Rail 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 Railcard's BU Score?▴
Railcard has a BU Score of 77/100 (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.