Sporty's Pilot Training
79
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Sporty's Pilot Training is an iOS app from Sporty's Pilot Shop in the Education category, currently rated 4.9★ across 11,009 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 79: Strong (healthy traction). For a Education 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
$700K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$741K – $1141K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$886K – $1645K
per month
BIG tier
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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
80 snapshots on record
Rating
4.9
Reviews
11,009 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$700K
Snapshots tracked
80
since Nov 2017
🤖Also on Android
$114/mo · 617 ratings · 3.7★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$110K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $80K – $150K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in under a month 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 (227 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$18K |
Total estimate
$110K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$13.0M
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $9.5M – $16.5M · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~118× 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% |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
935K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
165K
Daily active
49K
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
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$700K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$690K – $933K
12 months
$741K – $1.1M
24 months
$886K – $1.6M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 60/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
7.5
Product Quality
9.8
Revenue Strength
5.8
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
7.2
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $280K - $1540K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.89★ across 11,009 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ 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 = $12.6M-$22.4M.
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:
| Mid install base (11,009 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| Mature app (8y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| 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 · v10.4.5
• Faster sign-in
• Fixes for course purchasing and completion certificates
• Performance improvements and bug fixes
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
• Fixes for course purchasing and completion certificates
• Performance improvements and bug fixes
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Sporty's Pilot Training
- Developer
- Sporty's Pilot Shop
- Bundle ID
- com.sportys.pilottraining
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- 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
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $700K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Education
- 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 growth11,007 ratings+19211% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 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.
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter4 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline4 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
Sporty’s innovative Pilot Training app brings a variety of aviation training courses to one location, allowing you to access all of your Sporty's aviation content from your iPad, iPhone or AppleTV.
It’s free to get started - including interactive free FAA handbooks, free FAR/AIM, FAA practice tests and HD/4K training videos.
SPORTY’S 2026 LEARN TO FLY COURSE
For the cost of a single flight lesson, Sporty’s Learn to Fly course will save you time and money earning your pilot certificate. This is not a weekend “cram course” or a boring ground school lecture on video.… View full description on the official store →
It’s free to get started - including interactive free FAA handbooks, free FAR/AIM, FAA practice tests and HD/4K training videos.
SPORTY’S 2026 LEARN TO FLY COURSE
For the cost of a single flight lesson, Sporty’s Learn to Fly course will save you time and money earning your pilot certificate. This is not a weekend “cram course” or a boring ground school lecture on video.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 227 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.6+🔖 v10.4.5🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Education💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
18 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 →
2026-09
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 3 of 3 updated
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v10.4.1 → v10.4.5
2026-08
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 8 of 14 updated
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v10.2.1 → v10.4.1
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v9.16.1 → v10.2.1
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.97 → 4.89 (improved 0.92★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-07
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2020-04
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2020-04
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +5 high confidence
2018-07
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2018-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.17 → 3.70 (dropped 0.47★)
2018-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.25 → 3.89 (dropped 0.36★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.47★ medium · co-occurring
2018-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.50 → 4.00 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.25★ medium · co-occurring
2017-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
2017-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.50 (dropped 0.50★)
📸
Store Page History
11 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPad screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
3 ver.
3 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-08
2026-09-11
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-08
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-08
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-08
Slot 5
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-08
Slot 6
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-08
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.8★ | 10 | 4.8★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 5★ | 4 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.78788★ | 33 | 4.78788★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.45833★ | 24 | 4.45833★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.8★ | 5 | 4.8★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.72727★ | 22 | 4.72727★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 5★ | 2 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.75★ | 4 | 4.75★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.89179★ | 11,006 | 4.89179★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Sporty's Pilot Training: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why high confidence: 11,009 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
7 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Sporty's Pilot Training make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Sporty's Pilot Training earns approximately $700K/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.
Is Sporty's Pilot Training profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $110K and monthly revenue $700K, Sporty's Pilot Training looks highly profitable — pays back its build investment in under a month at the current run-rate. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Sporty's Pilot Training have?▴
Estimated audience: ~935K lifetime downloads, ~165K monthly active users, and ~49K daily active users. Derived from ratings count × category installs-per-rating × age decay. US-storefront-equivalent — global audience can be 5-10× larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Sporty's Pilot Training?▴
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How much would Sporty's Pilot Training sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $13.0M (marketplace range $9.5M – $16.5M). Calculated as 18× monthly revenue using the standard multiple for the detected monetization model + adjustments for age, rating quality and category demand. Calibrated against 2024-2026 Flippa / Acquire.com / MicroAcquire closed-deal medians.
Who makes Sporty's Pilot Training?▴
Sporty's Pilot Training is published by Sporty's Pilot Shop 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 Sporty's Pilot Training's BU Score?▴
Sporty's Pilot Training has a BU Score of 79/100 (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.