How much does rhodopsin make per month?

Our model estimates rhodopsin earns roughly $8.7K/mo, but with only 23 ratings the confidence interval is wide. No founder-verified MRR is available for this app, so this is a model output calibrated against comparable apps in the same category. See methodology for the formula.

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rhodopsin is published by Christopher Barth 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 rhodopsin's BU Score?

rhodopsin has a BU Score of 62/100 (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.

rhodopsin

Quality Score

Solid

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Low confidence

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rhodopsin is an iOS app from Christopher Barth in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 5.0★ across 23 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.

Quality Score is 62: Solid (established niche player). For a Photo & Video 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 6 of 6 triggers

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

Paid app ($9.99)METRIC		+$2,800
Excellent rating (5.0★)METRIC		+$2,200
excellent appREVIEW		+$1,500
Single-language (English only)METRIC		−$400
Pre-traction phase (23 ratings)METRIC		−$300
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 · v1.9

SOURCES:
CHECKER
MARBLES
MOIRE.*
OUT.* for per step feedback
TEXT sources merged for slider based font swapping
TUNNEL

EFFECTS:
BARREL
BLOOM
CONTRAST
DILATION
EDGE.DETECT
EMBOSS
FDBK.XY
FILT.BAND, FILT.HIGH, FILT.LOW
HUE.SHIFT
MOIRE.*
RAINBOW.RISO
SATURATE
TRUCHET.… Full release notes →

Profile & Insights

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

Identification

App name: rhodopsin
Developer: Christopher Barth
Bundle ID: com.rawyawmedia.rhodopsin
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Photo & Video
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: $8.7K/mo
Top-grossing rank: Outside top 100 in US Photo & Video
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 growth24 ratings+2300% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (11 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (19 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.

🚀Version Release Timeline2 releases tracked

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

rhodopsin is a video synthesizer for live video performances. It feeds video sources into a mixer into three effects in series. Source, mixer and effect parameters can be controlled by LFOs, envelopes and MIDI.

App Specs

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💾 292 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v1.9🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Photo & Video💰 Paid

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

3 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 →

2026-03

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Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2026-03

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Went paid — introduced $9.99 price point

2024-11

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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$140K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $105K – $190K

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

📈 Pays back in ~1.3y 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 (292 MB)	+$40K
⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55	+$49K

Total estimate $140K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$150K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $100K – $175K · 16× MRR multiple

💸 ~1.1× build cost (break-even+)

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