How much does Helicon Remote make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Helicon Remote earns approximately $716/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 Helicon Remote?

Helicon Remote is published by Helicon Soft Ltd. on the Google Play 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 Helicon Remote's BU Score?

Helicon Remote has a BU Score of 49/100 (Emerging). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.

Helicon Remote

Quality Score

Emerging

Helicon Remote

Name: Helicon Remote — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
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by Helicon Soft Ltd.

Medium confidence

3.1 Google Play rating

✍️ GetAppValue analysis

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Helicon Remote is an Android app from Helicon Soft Ltd. in the Photography category, currently rated 3.1★ across 4,529 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.

Quality Score is 49: Emerging (early traction worth watching). For a Photography app, that means early traction worth watching. 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

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$125K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $95K – $170K

$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
💎 In-app purchase plumbing	+$9K
⚙ Photography complexity ×1.35	+$20K
🌐 Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android)	+$44K

Total estimate $125K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$15K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $10K – $20K · 23× MRR multiple

💸 ~0.1× build cost (under-water)

Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from iap / freemium model + 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

💎 IAP / freemium model base	28× MRR
⭐ ★ rating < 3.5 (weak)	-18%

Final multiple 23× MRR

👥 Estimated audience size

540K

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

81K

Daily active

20K

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

📲 Photography engagement	~120 installs / rating
🔁 Photography D30 retention	15%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.25

DAU / MAU 25% 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 · 44/100MID TIERunderperforming peers

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

3.2

Product Quality

5.6

Revenue Strength

3.7

Monetization Maturity

4.0

Defensibility

8.5

Market Position

0.0

Operational Safety

5.0

💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 3.09★ across 4,529 reviews — below category median.
📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 409d ago — possibly dormant.
⚠️ Risk: Elevated — dormant (409d since update).

🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.

💵 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 6 of 6 triggers

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

5 starREVIEW		+$1,800
Low install base (4,529 ratings)METRIC		+$1,500
Below-average rating (3.1★)METRIC		−$1,500
Mature app (14y old)METRIC		+$1,500
slowREVIEW		−$1,200
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.

Profile & Insights

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

Identification

App name: Helicon Remote
Developer: Helicon Soft Ltd.
Bundle ID: com.HeliconSoft.HeliconRemote2
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Photography
Content rating: Not found
Languages: Not found

Company

Website: heliconsoft.com
Tagline: Not found
Description: Not found
Founded: Not found
HQ / Address: Not found
Employees: Not found
Logo: Not found

Revenue

Reported revenue signal / mo: Not found
AI revenue estimate / mo: Not found
AI annual estimate: Not found
ML model estimate / mo: $149/mo
Top-grossing rank: Not found
All-time revenue: Not found
Pricing: $47.55 per item

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.

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

Helicon Remote is a utility for tethered shooting and camera remote control compatible with all recent Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras (except for D3000 / D3100 / D3200 / D3300 / D3400 - these are NOT SUPPORTED. Full list of supported cameras below). Any other camera brand is NOT SUPPORTED.

The app can only be used on device with USB OTG (host mode) support. USB OTG  adapter is required if your device doesn't have full size USB socket!

Key features:

- Wi-Fi support (For supported cameras with built-in Wi-Fi; Nikon WT and Wu-1 modules; and Canon WFT modules)… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

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🔖 v4.5.5🔄 updated 0d ago📂 Photography💰 Free💎 IAP $47.55 per item

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Tech & Domain Intel — heliconsoft.com

Tech stack: Google Workspace

Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).

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📝 Description

BU Score · Transcendent

Full revenue analysis

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