Carnival HUB
85
Quality Score
Excellent
Carnival HUB
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Carnival HUB is an iOS app from Carnival Cruise Lines in the Travel category, currently rated 4.7★ across 417,986 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 85: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Travel app, that means strong product-market fit. The full BU Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below: live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$1.6M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.7M – $2.6M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0M – $3.8M
per month
BIG tierFREE
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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Rating
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Reviews
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Forecast Revenue / mo
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Snapshots tracked
0
since first record
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$120K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $90K – $160K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
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Pays back in ~11 months at current MRR
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| 🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| 📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K | +$22K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (242 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
Total estimate
$120K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$175K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $125K – $225K · 17× MRR multiple
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~1.5× build cost (break-even+)
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from ad-supported + age, rating quality, category demand, and user-base maturity. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-app-marketplace closed-deal medians. Full math + comparable deal list on /methodology.
How the multiple was built
| 📺 Ad-supported base | 15× MRR |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
17× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
45.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
4.5M
Daily active
680K
Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| 📲 Travel engagement | ~110 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU
15% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.6M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$1.6M – $2.1M
12 months
$1.7M – $2.6M
24 months
$2.0M – $3.8M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
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BU Investment Matrix
Concerning · 53/100BIG TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)below benchmarksGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.0
Product Quality
9.3
Revenue Strength
6.2
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
4.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
9.6
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $640K - $3520K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.67★ across 417,986 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge — otherwise crowded segment.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $28.8M-$51.2M.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 10 of 10 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (417,986 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (11y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🆕 What's New · v4.1.1
What’s new in this version — a smoother, smarter way to cruise!
- Redesigned App Navigation: We’ve overhauled the entire app experience to make it easier than ever to find what you need while on board.… Full release notes →
- Redesigned App Navigation: We’ve overhauled the entire app experience to make it easier than ever to find what you need while on board.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Carnival HUB
- Developer
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Bundle ID
- com.carnival.funhub
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $607.5K ($345.0K – $870.0K)AI low
- AI annual estimate
- $7.3M/yr
- ML model estimate / mo
- $10.7K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Travel
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
Founder data not yet collected for this app.
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: LOW
The estimated monthly revenue for the Carnival HUB iOS app ranges from $345,000 to $870,000, primarily derived from its $5 per person chat feature. This leads to an annual estimate of approximately $7.3 million, though the app also facilitates other onboard purchases for which direct revenue attribution is not publicly available.
Sources mentioned: Sensor Tower, Reddit, App Store
⭐Recent App Store Reviews49 latest · avg 4.86★ · 87.8% 5★ · 0% 1★
5★43 (88%)
4★5 (10%)
3★1 (2%)
2★0 (0%)
1★0 (0%)
+0 ratings/week
Praise: great ×20 love ×6 amazing ×5 recommend ×3 excellent ×3
Top positive
★★★★★ Great app
Easy to use and kept me up to date on happenings.…
★★★★★ Must use
Great source to know what was happening. Easy to book reservations and outings !…
📈Ratings growth417,986 ratings+41% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (19 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked
This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.
🚀Version Release Timeline2 releases tracked
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
📝 About this app
Use the Carnival HUB app to prepare for your cruise, explore and book shore excursions, spa treatments, drink packages and more. When the time comes, you may also check-in and obtain your boarding documents.
As you board your ship, connect to Carnival’s Wi-Fi to view what’s happening, weather, dining menus and more! Onboard internet purchase is NOT required to use the Carnival HUB app.
Before your cruise:
• Load up on excursions, drink packages, spa treatments and more
• Check-in and prepare your boarding documents
• Share your cruise countdown with friends and family
Once on board:… View full description on the official store →
As you board your ship, connect to Carnival’s Wi-Fi to view what’s happening, weather, dining menus and more! Onboard internet purchase is NOT required to use the Carnival HUB app.
Before your cruise:
• Load up on excursions, drink packages, spa treatments and more
• Check-in and prepare your boarding documents
• Share your cruise countdown with friends and family
Once on board:… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 242 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v4.1.1🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
11 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.05 → 4.67 (improved 0.62★)
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.05 → 4.70 (improved 0.65★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-11
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-10
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.44 → 4.10 (dropped 0.34★)
2025-10
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.67 → 4.00 (improved 0.33★)
2025-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 3.00 (improved 2.00★)
2025-10
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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Voice of Customer
Based on 629 reviews across 7 markets● 87% positive · ● 6% neutral · ● 6% negative · Rating drift: +0.11★ (improving — recent 50: 4.78★ vs lifetime: 4.67★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇧🇷 BR
+0.78
🇺🇸 US
+0.66
🇦🇺 AU
+0.63
🇬🇧 GB
+0.62
🇮🇳 IN
+0.61
🇨🇦 CA
+0.53
🇩🇪 DE
-0.22
Top praise themes
easy navigate ×20 user friendly ×15 being able ×13 chat feature ×12 happening ship ×9 keep touch ×9 one place ×8 dinner reservations ×8
Top complaint themes
send messages ×3 doesn ×7 slow ×7 issues ×6 log ×6 chat ×5 ship ×5 internet ×5
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 8 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.5438★ | 15,134 | 4.5438★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.69564★ | 46 | 4.69564★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.56554★ | 6,385 | 4.56554★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.65068★ | 146 | 4.65068★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.5362★ | 649 | 4.5362★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.59542★ | 262 | 4.59542★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.72★ | 25 | 4.72★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.67089★ | 421,134 | 4.67089★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Carnival HUB: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 417,986 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Carnival HUB make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Carnival HUB earns approximately $10K/mo. This is a US-storefront-equivalent estimate; global revenue can be several times larger for internationally-distributed apps. See the methodology page for the full formula and confidence bands.
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Who makes Carnival HUB?▴
Carnival HUB is published by Carnival Cruise Lines on the Apple App Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.
What is Carnival HUB's BU Score?▴
Carnival HUB has a BU Score of 85/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.