MATOLE
For hobbyist sports players and DIY enthusiasts requiring high-precision alignment or distance measurement.
Bowlometer
Snapshot
Who is MATOLE?
Providing specialized digital measurement tools for niche sports and precision-based utility tasks. Enabling users to replace manual tools with smartphone-based visual recognition.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 7Last updated
Bowlometer
v15.0.0
2.1y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines MATOLE?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Sports and utility measurement tools
Scale
indie
Target audience
Hobbyist sports players and DIY enthusiasts requiring high-precision alignment or distance measurement.
Signature Patterns
- •Core focus on visual recognition and bubble-level technology for physical measurements.
- •Freemium monetization model with distinct paid 'Premium' versions for ad-free experiences.
- •Targeting highly specific, non-mainstream hobbyist and utility use cases.
- •Minimalist UI design centered on automated camera-based measurement.
Portfolio momentum
With zero releases in the last six months and all 11 apps categorized as abandoned, the publisher is currently in a maintenance-only phase.
Company profile
low confidence- Headquarters
- Paris, France
Portfolio
What does MATOLE ship?
Apps
12 apps analysed
Analysis in progress
The must-have for pétanque, bocce .. requiring a distance measurement bowls/jack
Distributed across 6 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 2 of 12 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (2)
- United States2 / 2
- Mexico1 / 2
Europe (3)
- France2 / 2
- Germany1 / 2
- Spain1 / 2
Asia-Pacific (1)
- Japan1 / 2
Core markets (2/2 apps)
Rivals
Who does MATOLE compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Both apps target pétanque players needing distance measurement tools, competing directly by offering digital alternatives to physical tape measures. The rival provides a free, automated computer-vision approach against Booble Premium's $6.99 manual-measurement utility.
Contenders(8)
Both apps target pétanque and bocce players by offering camera-based distance measurement tools to determine which ball is closest to the jack.
Both apps target pétanque and boules players, but they address different in-game needs: Booble Premium focuses on camera-based distance measurement, while Boules Score provides digital scorekeeping.
Both apps target the pétanque audience, though they split the market between on-field measurement utility and off-field media consumption.
Both apps target pétanque players with digital utility tools, though Booble Premium focuses on distance measurement while SPEEDUP targets throw trajectory analysis.
Both apps target pétanque players needing digital distance measurement tools, competing directly on camera-based ball tracking and scoring utilities.
Both apps target pétanque players, but they serve distinct needs: Booble Premium focuses on in-game measurement, while Bouliste+ provides tournament discovery and player rankings.
Both apps compete directly as paid digital measurement utilities for lawn games, utilizing camera technology and built-in level indicators to calculate distances between balls.
Both apps target pétanque players but serve complementary utilities: Booble Premium focuses on physical distance measurement, while Pétanque Score & Boules handles match scoring and broadcasting.
Same space(7)
Targets the same sports interest group but focuses on virtual simulation rather than physical measurement.
Shares the utility-focused approach to sports management by automating scorekeeping for court-based games.
Provides a broader AR-based measurement utility that competes with the core functionality of physical distance measurement.
Appeals to the same sports interest by combining pool and petanque mechanics in a digital competitive format.
Provides a digital alternative to physical play, focusing on simulation mechanics rather than real-world measurement.
Addresses the same sports interest by providing a virtual recreation of the game rather than a physical utility.
Serves the same recreational lawn game audience by automating scorekeeping for a different game.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on MATOLE
Bottom line
Matole has successfully captured a loyal niche audience by solving specific, high-friction measurement problems in sports and DIY. Their long-term viability depends on whether they can maintain these tools against OS-level updates, given the current lack of recent development activity.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 11
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 11
- Website scraped:
- no
- Social presence:
- no