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Android Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for the Android ecosystem. The platform mixes free on-device SDKs with three monetized surfaces — Google Play (take rate on paid apps / IAP / subscriptions plus a one-time $25 developer registration), Google Maps Platform (per-1000-call usage charges with a 10K monthly free allowance), and Firebase / Google Cloud (pay-as-you-go on Cloud Storage, Firestore, RTDB, etc.). AdMob runs in the opposite direction as a publisher revenue share. All Android-related Google charges flow through Google Cloud / Google Play billing accounts and are visible in Cloud Billing exports (BigQuery), Play Console financial reports, and Firebase usage tabs.

Android Finops is the FinOps profile for Android on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 11 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category take rate + pay-as-you-go + subscription.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Android, Google Play, and Maps.

Category: Mobile Development Platform Pricing: Take Rate + Pay-As-You-Go + Subscription Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSAndroidGoogle PlayMapsFirebaseAdMob

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustmentRefundCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Google LLC (region-specific Google entity)
ProviderName
Google
PublisherName
Google LLC
ServiceCategory
Mobile Development Platform
ServiceName
Android Platform (Google Play, Maps, Firebase, AdMob)

Meters

play_developer_registration
Unit: account
One-time $25 developer account fee
play_paid_app_revenue
Unit: USD
Gross revenue from paid app downloads and in-app purchases sold via Google Play Billing
play_service_fee
Unit: USD
Service fee retained by Google (15% on first $1M, 30% above; 15% on subscriptions)
play_subscription_revenue
Unit: USD
Auto-renewing subscription revenue
maps_api_calls
Unit: request
Billable Google Maps Platform calls beyond the 10K monthly free events
firebase_storage_gb
Unit: GB-month
GB stored across Firebase Cloud Storage / RTDB / Firestore
firebase_egress_gb
Unit: GB
GB downloaded / egressed from Firebase services
firestore_reads_writes
Unit: operation
Firestore document operations beyond the Spark allowance
auth_mau
Unit: user
Authentication monthly active users beyond the Spark 50K cap
admob_ad_revenue
Unit: USD
Ad revenue paid out to the publisher (negative cost / inflow)
play_developer_api_quota
Unit: request
Calls against the Google Play Developer API (informational; not directly billed)

Sources