Proof of Usefulness Report

Zobaze

Analysis completed on 2/2/2026

+282
Proof of Usefulness Score
Gaining Momentum

Zobaze is a verified mobile POS solution with significant traction (2M+ downloads, ~20k reviews) and approx. $250k annual revenue, validating its utility for SMBs in developing markets. However, the submission quality was extremely poor, with lazy placeholders ('everyone', 'most people') for critical fields. While the external reality of the project is strong (comparable in user scale to established brands), the score is penalized due to the lack of verifiable data provided in the submission itself and the revenue gap compared to the calibration benchmark ($250k vs $2M).

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+150.0
Audience Reach Impact+25.0
Technical Innovation+45.0
Evidence Of Traction+31.25
Market Timing Relevance+60.0
Functional Completeness+2.5
Subtotal+313.75
Usefulness Multiplierx0.9
Final Score+282

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Zobaze is on a mission to help small and medium businesses modernize their billing, inventory, and sales. It's a mobile application for small store owners, containing the essentials for storekeeping like Sales, Inventory management, or CRM, a simpler package tailor-made for Indian and Developing counties Shopkeepers. (Or essentially anyone who is not familiar with computers or digital accounting).\n\nOur app has the essential features a mom and pop store needs in a single app, to list a few.\n\n- Make sales right from the app and print receipts\n- Digitise their inventory and keep track of low stocks\n- Manage customers and credit\n- Staff attendances\n- Recording purchases from their suppliers\n- Store expenses like rent, EMI's\n- Easy and automatic online store using their inventory\n\nWe have over 5,00,000+ registered businesses across 160 countries and handling appx. $1Billion GMV quarterly.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Growing utility with room for optimization
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline