Thingamabob

Point. Scan. Know your fastener.

Snap a photo of any bolt, screw, nut, or washer. Thingamabob tells you exactly what it's called — and what to ask for at the hardware store.

Partner Overview · August 2026

One-Month Revenue & Cost Breakdown

Based on 1,000 downloads in a single month

Revenue

Banner ads 4,800 impressions @ $1.50 CPM	$7
Interstitial ads 2,400 impressions @ $4.00 CPM	$10
Affiliate commissions 14 purchases @ $0.80 avg commission	$11
Total Revenue	$28

Costs

OpenRouter AI API

2,400 vision calls @ $0.015 each

$36

Total Costs

$36

Net Monthly: −$8

Break-even at ~1,300 downloads/month — revenue scales with usage while the AI cost is the only variable expense.

Assumptions

•1,000 new downloads per month
•40% activation rate → 400 monthly active users (MAU)
•4 sessions per MAU per month
•1.5 scans per session → 2,400 total scans/month
•3 banner impressions per session (multi-page nav) → 4,800 banner impressions
•1 interstitial per scan → 2,400 interstitial impressions
•15% of scans click through to Amazon/Walmart → 360 clicks
•4% of clicks convert to purchase → ~14 purchases
•Average hardware order value: $20
•Affiliate commission rate: 4% (Amazon Associates)
•Banner CPM: $1.50 · Interstitial CPM: $4.00
•AI vision cost: $0.015 per scan (Gemini Flash via OpenRouter)

Pipeline Status

Current state of the app — from build through publish to three app stores

✓ What's Done

✓AI fastener identification (vision model via OpenRouter)
✓Native camera capture with OS-level focus & zoom
✓Scan results: name, category, type, drive, thread, length, diameter, material
✓Store-ready phrase generation (plain-English hardware counter language)
✓Coin-based scale reference for dimension estimation
✓Shopping list with quantity tracking & check-off
✓My Workbench (saved scan history with search & filter)
✓Affiliate integration (Amazon + Walmart find-it buttons)
✓AdMob banner + interstitial ad slots wired
✓Landing page with features, how-it-works, FAQ
✓Privacy Policy, Terms, Support pages
✓CCPA/GDPR compliance (privacy rights, data deletion, do-not-sell)
✓Cart reminder email system (daily workflow)
✓Unsubscribe flow with HMAC-signed tokens
✓Account deletion with full credential clearing
✓Subscription management deep-links (iOS App Store / Google Play)
✓Dark / Light / Auto theme support
✓Sound design (Web Audio API synthesis)
✓Row-level security on all user entities
✓Rate limiting & SSRF protection on backend functions

○ What's Left

1.Enter AdMob test ad unit IDs in Median App Studio
2.Enable App Tracking Transparency (ATT) in Median (iOS)
3.Rebuild native app in Median
4.Test ads on physical iOS device
5.Test ads on physical Android device
6.Swap test IDs → production AdMob IDs
7.Final native rebuild in Median
8.Apple App Store — listing, screenshots, privacy labels, submit
9.Google Play Store — listing, content rating, submit
10.Amazon Appstore — listing, submit

Final Milestone: Publish to Apple App Store, Google Play & Amazon Appstore