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How RevenueCat’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score26/100

Agent-ready 48.2 × 0.30 = 14.46

API quality 0.0 × 0.20 = 0.00

Openness 18.0 × 0.20 = 3.60

Built-in AI 39.8 × 0.15 = 5.97

Automation 15.4 × 0.15 = 2.31

(14.46 + 0.00 + 3.60 + 5.97 + 2.31) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 26.34 ÷ 1.00 = 26.3

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready48.2/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://www.revenuecat.com/llms.txt # RevenueCat > RevenueCat is the App Monetization OS for mobile and web apps — a unified platform for selling, managing”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/swagger.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/api/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/migrating-to-revenuecat/migrating-existing-subscriptions.md“Importing existing purchase data to RevenueCat can be done server-side, or client-side.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/integrations/scheduled-data-exports.md“RevenueCat delivers your apps' data to a cloud storage provider or to email on a schedule you control.”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/ai-toolkit.md“Set up subscriptions, including projects, apps, Products, Entitlements, Offerings, and Packages”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/rico.md“Instead of digging through charts and tables yourself, you can ask Rico plain-language questions like "Why did MRR drop in Germany last week?" and get a direct, data-driven answer.”

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 10.8 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/ai-toolkit.md“Set up subscriptions, including projects, apps, Products, Entitlements, Offerings, and Packages”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/swagger.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/api/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“Fetch products, make purchases, and check subscription status with our native SDKs.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/getting-started/entitlements.md“Entitlements are used to ensure a user has appropriate access to content based on their purchases, without having to manage all of the product identifiers in your app code.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/customers/customer-info.md“The CustomerInfo object contains all of the purchase and subscription data available about a customer.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“Get notified of real-time events through webhooks.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”

Agent-ready = 86.8 ÷ 180 × 100 = 48.2

API quality0.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/swagger.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/api/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/swagger.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/api/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/swagger.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/api/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://www.revenuecat.com/docs.md”

API quality = 0.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 0.0

Openness18.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/ai-toolkit.md“Set up subscriptions, including projects, apps, Products, Entitlements, Offerings, and Packages”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/dashboard-and-metrics/charts.md“RevenueCat charts allow you to understand your user base with key subscription specific metrics, filters, and segments.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/welcome/overview.md“Paywalls — Remotely configure your product offering with powerful paywalls.”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/swagger.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/api/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/integrations/scheduled-data-exports.md“RevenueCat delivers your apps' data to a cloud storage provider or to email on a schedule you control.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”
  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://www.revenuecat.com/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/swagger.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/api/openapi.json, https://www.revenuecat.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“Fetch products, make purchases, and check subscription status with our native SDKs.”
  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“Host and configure products remotely from our dashboard.”
  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“Get notified of real-time events through webhooks.”
  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“See customer transaction histories, chart lifetime value, and grant promotional subscriptions.”

Self-host the core productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [probe] https://www.revenuecat.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://www.revenuecat.com/llms.txt # RevenueCat > RevenueCat is the App Monetization OS for mobile and web apps — a unified platform for selling, managing”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/projects/authentication.md“RevenueCat authenticates requests from the RevenueCat SDK and the REST API using API keys.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”
  • [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17610735“User asks why use RevenueCat over Stripe, which is developer-friendly, robust, and unlikely to disappear.”

Openness = 18.0 ÷ 100 × 100 = 18.0

Built-in AI39.8/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/rico.md“Instead of digging through charts and tables yourself, you can ask Rico plain-language questions like "Why did MRR drop in Germany last week?" and get a direct, data-driven answer.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/dashboard-and-metrics/charts.md“RevenueCat charts allow you to understand your user base with key subscription specific metrics, filters, and segments.”

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“Get notified of real-time events through webhooks.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/integrations/scheduled-data-exports.md“RevenueCat delivers your apps' data to a cloud storage provider or to email on a schedule you control.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/rico.md“Instead of digging through charts and tables yourself, you can ask Rico plain-language questions like "Why did MRR drop in Germany last week?" and get a direct, data-driven answer.”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/rico.md“Instead of digging through charts and tables yourself, you can ask Rico plain-language questions like "Why did MRR drop in Germany last week?" and get a direct, data-driven answer.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/ai-toolkit.md“Set up subscriptions, including projects, apps, Products, Entitlements, Offerings, and Packages”

Built-in AI = 35.8 ÷ 90 × 100 = 39.8

Automation15.4/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/ai-toolkit.md“Set up subscriptions, including projects, apps, Products, Entitlements, Offerings, and Packages”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/migrating-to-revenuecat/migrating-existing-subscriptions.md“Importing existing purchase data to RevenueCat can be done server-side, or client-side.”

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

  • [github] https://github.com/RevenueCat/purchases-ios“Get notified of real-time events through webhooks.”
  • [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17610735“Feature request: handling timed hooks to send notifications, e.g. reminding users before a trial expires and subscription cancels.”

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/integrations/scheduled-data-exports.md“RevenueCat delivers your apps' data to a cloud storage provider or to email on a schedule you control.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/mcp.md“The RevenueCat MCP (Model Context Protocol) server enables AI assistants to manage subscription apps, Products, Entitlements, and everything in-between without using the RevenueCat dashboard.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/tools/rico.md“Instead of digging through charts and tables yourself, you can ask Rico plain-language questions like "Why did MRR drop in Germany last week?" and get a direct, data-driven answer.”

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Automation = 10.8 ÷ 70 × 100 = 15.4