1.3M Android Apps Tracked Updated 3 min ago Revenue Forecasts
Add an app Create Account Sign In
Home
iOS Apps
iOS Apps LIVE
All iOS Apps 33K Games Productivity Health & Fitness Finance Photo & Video Social Networking
Android Apps
Android Apps LIVE
All Android Apps 1.3M Tools Games Entertainment Photography Finance Education Music & Audio Personalization

VLC for Android

VLC for Android
Share:
77
Quality Score
Strong

VLC for Android

High confidence
4.0 ✍️ Editor
✍️ bumetric analysis
“

VLC for Android targets users needing a robust, format-agnostic media player, directly competing with default device players and other free, ad-supported alternatives like MX Player or KMPlayer. Its substantial user base, evidenced by nearly two million ratings and a solid average score, indicates established traction and a mature product lifecycle, likely beyond the initial growth phase and into sustained user retention. Given its free, no-ads, no-IAP model, revenue is not directly generated, positioning it as a utility rather than a direct monetization play. In the broader Video Players & Editors category, a common monetization strategy for free apps with high engagement is to introduce a premium ad-free tier or advanced features via IAP, or to leverage the user base for a related service offering. VLC's current model, however, prioritizes user experience and open-source principles over direct revenue generation.

BU Score 77 · Strong — healthy traction. The full Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.

Track snapshot history and revenue forecast in the Performance section below.

💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$5.6K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.8K – $12.2K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$7.2K – $21.7K
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
Run free AI audit →
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
🔔Notify me when this app's revenue changes by

📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

Loading…
idle
0%
Rating
—
Reviews
—
Forecast Revenue / mo
—
Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost
$80K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $60K – $110K
$25K · MVP floor $100K · indie scale $500K+ · studio build
📈 Pays back in ~1.2y 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
🌐 Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) +$27K
Total estimate $80K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 16× MRR multiple
💸 ~1.2× 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
📺 Ad-supported base 15× MRR
⭐ Mature user base (1M+ ratings) +8%
Final multiple 16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
299.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
44.5M
Daily active
8.9M

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
📲 Video Players & Editors engagement ~150 installs / rating
🔁 Video Players & Editors D30 retention 15%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness 0.20
DAU / MAU 20% sticky
🔬

How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Baseline
$5.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$5.4K – $8.9K
12 months
$5.8K – $12.2K
24 months
$7.2K – $21.7K
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 · 47/100MID TIERunderperforming peers
GrowthFounderQualityRevenueMonetiz.MoatMarketSafety
Growth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.6
Product Quality
8.1
Revenue Strength
3.8
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
10.0
  • 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $8K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
  • ⭐ Quality: 4.05★ across 1,993,853 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 = $101K-$180K.
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 5 of 5 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
High install base (1,993,853 ratings)METRIC
+$12,000
5 starREVIEW
+$1,800
Mature app (11y old)METRIC
+$1,500
Good rating (4.0★)METRIC
+$800
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC
+$600
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📈 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.

Profile & Insights

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

Identification

App name
VLC for Android
Developer
Videolabs
Bundle ID
org.videolan.vlc
App Store URL
Open in App Store
Category
Video Players & Editors
Content rating
Not found
Languages
Not found

Company

Website
www.videolan.org
Tagline
Not found
Description
Not found
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
$218/mo
Top-grossing rank
Not found
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 growth1,993,853 ratings+16% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾Aug 2023Apr 2025Aug 2026
Tracked (3 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
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

VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.

This is the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. VLC for Android can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.

VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →
🔖 vVaries with device🔄 updated 0d ago📂 Video Players & Editors💰 Free
📅

What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

2 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
🔧
Shipped update — vVaries with device → vVaries with device
→ 30 days after: reviews +4,899 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +4,899 medium · co-occurring
🔔

Track this app’s revenue

FREE
Get an email when revenue moves by your threshold. No spam, unsubscribe in one click.

📝 Description

95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for VLC for Android: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
Read deep-dive →

More by Videolabs

View all →
📦 Portfolio summaryINDIE studio
2apps·$436/mocombined
Lead-app heavy — top app contributes 50%
VLC Benchmark
$302/mo
★ 4.01K

Similar apps in Video Players & Editors

Video Downloader
★ 4.72.7M
Web Video Cast | Browser to TV
★ 4.62.4M
YouTube Studio
★ 4.32.3M
Screen Recorder - AZ Recorder
★ 4.72.0M
Video Player All Format
★ 4.81.9M
PowerDirector - Video Editor
★ 4.21.7M
About this analysis
ZCAnalyzed by Zakhar Chumak · founder, bumetric·Full methodology·High confidence

Why high confidence: 1,993,853 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public data
How much does VLC for Android make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, VLC for Android earns approximately $5.6K/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.
What apps are like VLC for Android?▴
Browse the full Video Players & Editors category catalog to find similar apps with revenue, build cost, audience and tech stack data. Each /p/{slug} page also shows a Compare side-by-side widget with three peer apps from the same niche.
Who makes VLC for Android?▴
VLC for Android is published by Videolabs 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 VLC for Android's BU Score?▴
VLC for Android 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.