HBO Max: Filme und Serien
82
Quality Score
Excellent
HBO Max: Filme und Serien
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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This app targets the premium on-demand video streaming market, directly competing with established players like Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video. Its robust rating from over five million users signals strong user satisfaction and significant market penetration. However, the estimated monthly revenue of approximately $315 for a free app, despite its massive user base and a recent update, indicates a primary strategy of user acquisition over immediate direct monetization through in-app purchases or subscriptions. This suggests the app is currently in a growth phase focused on expanding its audience and content library, likely leveraging existing brand recognition. A common monetization observation in this category is the prevalence of subscription tiers, where a free app often serves as a gateway to premium, ad-free, or exclusive content subscriptions, which HBO Max appears to be underutilizing for direct in-app revenue generation.
BU Score 82 · Excellent — strong product-market fit. The full Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track snapshot history and revenue forecast in the Performance section below.
💰 Monthly revenue · now vs forecast
● Right now
$3.0M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$3.2M – $4.9M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$3.8M – $7.1M
per month
BIG tierSUBSCRIPTION
💡 Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this app’s store listing
- 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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Slow ROI — current MRR is well below build cost
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 (233 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Entertainment complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
Total estimate
$120K
👥 Estimated audience size
776.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
93.0M
Daily active
37.0M
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
| 📲 Entertainment engagement | ~150 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Entertainment D30 retention | 12% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.40 |
DAU / MAU
40% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$3.0M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
6 months
$3.0M – $4.0M
12 months
$3.2M – $4.9M
24 months
$3.8M – $7.1M
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
Mixed signals · 59/100BIG TIERSUBSCRIPTIONcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.5
Product Quality
8.2
Revenue Strength
6.5
Monetization Maturity
9.5
Defensibility
5.2
Market Position
1.8
Operational Safety
7.6
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $1.2M - $6.6M/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.87★ across 5,177,561 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — rating drift -0.87 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 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 = $54.0M-$96.0M.
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 6 of 6 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (5,177,561 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Multilingual (34 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Established app (3y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
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 · v7.3.0
We’re back with bug fixes and performance improvements so you can keep on streaming to your heart’s content.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- HBO Max: Filme und Serien
- Developer
- WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.wbd.stream
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Entertainment
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- BG, HR, CS, DA, NL, EN, ET, FI, FR, DE, EL, HE, HU, ID, IT, LV, LT, MK, MS, NB, PL, PT, RO, RU, SR, ZH, SK, SL, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR, UK
Company
- Website
- books.apple.com
- Tagline
- Apple Books
- Description
- Apple Books makes listening to audiobooks, reading ebooks, and discovering your next favorite a seamless experience across your devices.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $52.0M ($45.0M – $60.0M)AI medium
- AI annual estimate
- $624.0M/yr
- ML model estimate / mo
- $316/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#4 /99 🇧🇷#4 /100 🇫🇷#5 /98 🇦🇺#5 /99 🇬🇧#11 /100 🇩🇪#12 /99
- 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
- Socials
- Not found
- Not found
- Phone
- 1-800-692-7753
- Contact page
- books.apple.com/us/shop/goto/help
- About page
- Not found
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: MEDIUM
The iOS app "HBO Max: Filme und Serien" (referred to as HBO Max or Max) is estimated to generate approximately $52 million in monthly revenue from its US iOS app as of April 2026. Public data suggests a monthly revenue range between $45 million and $60 million for the iOS app. The worldwide mobile revenue for Max (iOS and Android combined) was reported to be $1.2 billion over the last 12 months ending May 2026, averaging $100 million per month.
Sources mentioned: Sensor Tower, Business of Apps, Priori Data, Appfigures
📈Ratings growth5,223,956 ratings+1150% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (15 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank6 countries
🇺🇸US#4 /99
🇧🇷BR#4 /100
🇫🇷FR#5 /98
🇦🇺AU#5 /99
🇬🇧GB#11 /100
🇩🇪DE#12 /99
📊Category Rank Trajectory#4 now · best #4 · worst #5
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀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
The most talked about shows and movies featuring the worlds of HBO, the DC Universe, Adult Swim, A24, and beyond.
With HBO Max you'll get:
• Access to thousands of TV shows and movies.
• Exclusive, award-winning series that everyone's talking about — like the HBO Originals The Last of Us, Succession, The White Lotus, and House of the Dragon.
• The latest hits from HBO, Harry Potter, DC, Warner Bros., ID, Adult Swim, A24, and more.
• Stream select live sports from your favorite leagues and teams. Availability varies by plan and by subscription provider.… View full description on the official store →
With HBO Max you'll get:
• Access to thousands of TV shows and movies.
• Exclusive, award-winning series that everyone's talking about — like the HBO Originals The Last of Us, Succession, The White Lotus, and House of the Dragon.
• The latest hits from HBO, Harry Potter, DC, Warner Bros., ID, Adult Swim, A24, and more.
• Stream select live sports from your favorite leagues and teams. Availability varies by plan and by subscription provider.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 233 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 16.4+🔖 v7.3.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 BG, HR, CS, DA, NL +29📂 Entertainment💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
2 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
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v7.2.0
2026-04
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Voice of Customer
Based on 750 reviews across 6 markets● 55% positive · ● 22% neutral · ● 23% negative · Rating drift: -0.87★ (declining — recent 50: 4.0★ vs lifetime: 4.87★)
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇺🇸 US
+0.35
🇬🇧 GB
+0.23
🇦🇺 AU
+0.17
🇫🇷 FR
+0.05
🇧🇷 BR
-0.02
🇩🇪 DE
-0.17
Top praise themes
movies shows ×17 shows movies ×14 muito bom ×10 watch movies ×9 streaming service ×9 favorite shows ×7 aew aew ×7 harry potter ×6
Top complaint themes
ads ads ×12 turn off ×8 streaming service ×7 watch ads ×6 sous titres ×6 watch something ×5 play button ×5 fast forward ×5
Risk signals
Subscription complaints: 4%
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Tech & Domain Intel — hbomax.com
- Mail provider
- Microsoft 365
- Tech stack
- Microsoft 365 · Apple Pay / Sign in with Apple · Meta (Facebook) Ads · Google Workspace
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 6 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.80373★ | 63,508 | 4.80373★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.90987★ | 790,246 | 4.90987★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.76217★ | 16,941 | 4.76217★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.77815★ | 54,068 | 4.77815★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.80828★ | 23,274 | 4.80828★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.86888★ | 5,219,853 | 4.86888★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for HBO Max: Filme und Serien: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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About this analysis
Why high confidence: 5,177,561 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does HBO Max make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, HBO Max earns approximately $315/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 HBO Max?▴
HBO Max is published by WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC 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 HBO Max's BU Score?▴
HBO Max has a BU Score of 82/100 (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.