Lufthansa
82
Quality Score
Excellent
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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Lufthansa is an iOS app from Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar GmbH in the Travel category, currently rated 4.8★ across 91,868 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 82: 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 tier
💡 Grow this revenue
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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
156 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
91,868 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$1.6M
Snapshots tracked
156
since Sep 2022
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$225K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $170K – $305K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in under a month 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 (358 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
| ⚙ 17.8y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$106K |
Total estimate
$225K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$33.0M
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $25.0M – $43.0M · 21× MRR multiple
💸
~147× return on build cost
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 |
| 📅 17.8y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
Final multiple
21× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
7.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
140K
Daily active
21K
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 |
| 📅 17.8y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU
15% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
Medium confidence · 55%
Also possible
React Native
Flutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries — for binary-level certainty you would need an SDK intelligence tool or the manifest itself. Reasoning chain on the right. Full ruleset on /methodology.
Signals we read
| 📦 App bundle size | 358 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Travel |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-09-08 · 19 days ago
0 · Active
50 · At risk
100 · Abandoned
Heuristic risk score from time-since-last-update + ratings velocity proxy + Editor's Choice / curated featuring signals. Calibrated against 2024-2025 app-store ranking decay reports. Not a guarantee — a quiet app with a healthy codebase looks the same as an abandoned one until something breaks. Full math on /methodology.
Risk signals
| 📅 19 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 57/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.1
Product Quality
9.5
Revenue Strength
6.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $640K - $3520K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.75★ across 91,868 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ 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 13 of 13 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (91,868 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (17y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (13 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| 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 · v9.636.1
Fly with ease and confidence, thanks to our team's hard work in eliminating any bugs and glitches that may have caused trouble in the past
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Lufthansa
- Developer
- Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar GmbH
- Bundle ID
- com.lufthansa.launcher
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, EL, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
Company
- Website
- lufthansa.com
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $1.6M/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.
📈Ratings growth91,773 ratings+19302% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 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.
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter8 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline8 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 Lufthansa app has been awarded the prize for the world's best airline app 2024 at the World Aviation Festival (WAF). Recognized for it's exceptional user experience, seamless booking management, and easy access to personalized extra services, the Lufthansa app is your reliable digital travel companion and keeps you informed with real-time information and ensures smooth travel, even during disruptions.
The key features of the Lufthansa app:
Before the flight
• Book flights, reserve seats and add baggage: Book your desired flight and rent a car if you need to.… View full description on the official store →
The key features of the Lufthansa app:
Before the flight
• Book flights, reserve seats and add baggage: Book your desired flight and rent a car if you need to.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 358 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 16.0+🔖 v9.636.1🔄 updated 2w ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, EL, IT +8📂 Travel💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2008 (17y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
20 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 →
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v9.630.0 → v9.636.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,685 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v9.628.0 → v9.630.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,036 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v9.626.0 → v9.628.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$9.2K/mo · reviews +2,920 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v9.624.0 → v9.626.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$9.2K/mo · reviews +2,690 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v9.622.1 → v9.624.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,578 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v9.620.0 → v9.622.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,904 high confidence
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v9.618.1 → v9.620.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,435 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: freemium → free
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,435 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.39 → 4.70 (improved 2.31★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.3K/mo · rating +2.32★ · reviews +177,653 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.3K/mo · rating +2.32★ · reviews +177,653 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$10.3K/mo · rating +2.32★ · reviews +177,655 medium · co-occurring
2023-01
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +11 medium · co-occurring
2023-01
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +37 low · multiple changes
2022-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating −0.15★ · reviews +21 medium · co-occurring
2022-11
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +41 medium · co-occurring
2022-10
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.20 → 1.65 (improved 0.45★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.13★ · reviews +20 high confidence
2022-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.45★ · reviews +19 low · multiple changes
2022-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.45★ · reviews +19 low · multiple changes
2022-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.00 → 1.50 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.45★ · reviews +19 low · multiple changes
2022-09
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.45★ · reviews +19 low · multiple changes
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — lufthansa.com
- Tech stack
- Microsoft 365 · Apple Pay / Sign in with Apple · Meta (Facebook) Ads · Google Workspace · AWS SES
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.75978★ | 1,457 | 4.75978★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.81405★ | 5,846 | 4.81405★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.76518★ | 12,065 | 4.76518★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.68593★ | 200,592 | 4.68593★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.70521★ | 17,921 | 4.70521★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.71342★ | 23,843 | 4.71342★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.8243★ | 6,141 | 4.8243★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.63206★ | 3,150 | 4.63206★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.74769★ | 92,423 | 4.74769★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Lufthansa: 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: 91,868 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Lufthansa make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Lufthansa earns approximately $1.6M/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.
Is Lufthansa profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $225K and monthly revenue $1.6M, Lufthansa looks highly profitable — pays back its build investment in under a month at the current run-rate. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Lufthansa have?▴
Estimated audience: ~7.0M lifetime downloads, ~140K monthly active users, and ~21K daily active users. Derived from ratings count × category installs-per-rating × age decay. US-storefront-equivalent — global audience can be 5-10× larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Lufthansa?▴
Browse the full Travel category catalog to find similar apps with revenue, build cost, audience and tech stack data. Each /p/{slug} page also shows a Compare side-by-side widget with three peer apps from the same niche.
What is Lufthansa built with?▴
Our heuristic places Lufthansa on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is Lufthansa still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 19 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would Lufthansa sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $33.0M (marketplace range $25.0M – $43.0M). Calculated as 21× monthly revenue using the standard multiple for the detected monetization model + adjustments for age, rating quality and category demand. Calibrated against 2024-2026 Flippa / Acquire.com / MicroAcquire closed-deal medians.
When was Lufthansa last updated?▴
Lufthansa last shipped a new version on 2026-09-08 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes Lufthansa?▴
Lufthansa is published by Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar GmbH 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 Lufthansa's BU Score?▴
Lufthansa 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.