Steal the Bobo Income Estimator

The Income Estimator helps you think in cash per second before you dump a night’s earnings into the wrong upgrade or trade. It is a planning worksheet for Steal the Bobo, not a live API feed.

Interactive planner

Use the on-page planner below (when enabled) or the markdown tables here to approximate income.

Roster quality	Baseline cash/sec feel	Notes
Mostly C-tier commons	Low	Fine for first hour only
Mixed B-tier	Medium	Stable mid-game
Several A-tier	High	Protect with locks
S-tier anchors	Very high	Raid magnet — lock always

Multiply your mental baseline by payout upgrade steps. Each meaningful character upgrade should visibly lift the collect button rate — if it does not, you misread the shop.

Step-by-step estimate

1. Count placed Bobos by tier using Best Bobos.
2. Assign rough weights (example: C=1, B=3, A=8, S=20) and sum.
3. Apply a payout multiplier from your character upgrade level (example: +10% per notable tier).
4. Compare the result to the cost of the next plot slot or payout upgrade.
5. Choose the purchase that raises estimated cash/sec more per coin spent.

Worked example

Suppose you have 6C + 3B + 1A. Weighted sum = 61 + 33 + 8 = 23. A +20% payout upgrade lifts effective score to ~27.6. A new slot filled by another B (+3) reaches 26. Early on, payout often wins; when you are inventory-blocked from an A/S sitting in hand, the slot wins.

Offline projection

Offline cash ≈ cash/sec × seconds away × (survival factor). Survival factor is 0 if you forgot to lock and got wiped. Always multiply by honesty about lock habits.

Pair with Index boosts

Index cash boosts shift the multiplier — track them in the Index Guide. Completing a boost can beat a small shop upgrade.

Limits

Weights are illustrative. Live Steal the Bobo numbers override this page after patches (Updates). Re-run the estimate whenever rarities change.

Use the estimator before big spends, then return to the path with a plan. Math plus snipes beats vibes plus empty slots.

Sensitivity checks

Change one variable at a time: remove an A-tier, add a slot, bump payout one step. Watch which lever moves the estimate most. That lever is your next real purchase. If estimates disagree with the in-game collect button, trust the game and adjust weights.

Offline honesty

Multiply by time away only after multiplying by a lock-survival factor. A perfect estimate with an unlocked plot is fiction. Protect Base is part of income math whether or not it looks like a formula.

Recalibration ritual

Every few sessions, note actual collect amounts versus estimates. Adjust C/B/A/S weights by one step if you are consistently high or low. Calibration keeps Steal the Bobo planning honest as lol games tunes payouts.

Comparing two futures

Write Future A: buy payout upgrade now. Future B: save for a contested S-tier then place. Estimate both over one hour including likely contest win rate. Sometimes saving wins; sometimes the guaranteed multiplier wins. The estimator’s job is to force both futures onto paper so chat hype cannot erase the quieter option.

Sensitivity checks

Change one variable at a time: remove an A-tier, add a slot, bump payout one step. Watch which lever moves the estimate most. That lever is your next real purchase. If estimates disagree with the in-game collect button, trust the game and adjust weights for Steal the Bobo’s live numbers.