知乎
72
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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知乎 is an iOS app from Beijing Zhizhetianxia Technology Co., Ltd. in the Social Networking category, currently rated 4.5★ across 26,050 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 72: Strong (healthy traction). For a Social Networking app, that means healthy traction. 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
$21.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$21.7K – $45.4K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$26.9K – $80.6K
per month
MID tier
💡 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
112 snapshots on record
Rating
4.5
Reviews
26,050 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$21.0K
Snapshots tracked
112
since Jun 2020
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$245K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $185K – $330K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~12 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 (458 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Social Networking complexity ×1.70 | +$63K |
| ⚙ 15.2y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$91K |
Total estimate
$245K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$425K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $325K – $600K · 20× MRR multiple
💸
~1.7× 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 |
| 📅 15.2y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 Social Networking category multiple | +5% |
Final multiple
20× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
1.6M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
83K
Daily active
45K
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
| 📲 Social Networking engagement | ~90 installs / rating |
| 📅 15.2y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Social Networking D30 retention | 25% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.55 |
DAU / MAU
54% 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 | 458 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Social Networking |
| 📦 Large iOS bundle | → Native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) + assets |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
5%
Last shipped 2026-10-15 · 22 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
| 📅 22 days since last update | Active development |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$21.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$19.9K – $33.1K
12 months
$21.7K – $45.4K
24 months
$26.9K – $80.6K
Compound growth at +4.0% MoM (tier baseline for MID). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±25% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 52/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.6
Product Quality
9.0
Revenue Strength
4.3
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $14K - $31K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.49★ across 26,050 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 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 = $377K-$670K.
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 7 of 7 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (26,050 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Good rating (4.5★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| 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 · v11.11.0
修复了一些问题，优化了使用体验。
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- 知乎
- Developer
- Beijing Zhizhetianxia Technology Co., Ltd.
- Bundle ID
- com.zhihu.ios
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Social Networking
- Content rating
- 17+
- Languages
- ZH
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
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $21.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇦🇺#43 /100 🇨🇦#62 /100 🇬🇧#100 /100
- 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 growth26,249 ratings+6397% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank3 countries
🇦🇺AU#43 /100
🇨🇦CA#62 /100
🇬🇧GB#100 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#43 now · best #43 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter6 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline6 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
有问题，就会有答案。
在知乎，和更多认真思考、真诚分享的人一起，发现更大的世界。
• 发现答案
越复杂的问题，越值得被认真回答。这里汇集了源于真实经历、专业背景和长期观察的回答。
• 参与讨论
在知乎，热点不止一种声音。你可以看到更丰富、更理性、更多元的视角，也可以留下自己的判断。
• 获得经验
从职场进阶、考研留学，到数码评测、家居装修，进入AI时代，无数过来人的经验和真诚分享更为可贵。
• 遇见同好
好问题惺惺相惜。在知乎，你总能找到同样爱思考、气场对的人，建立更同频的链接。
• AI 看山
AI 正在悄然融入社区——搜索、阅读、追问、创作，「AI看山」都在你身边，总结长文、提炼重点、拓展边界，也为创作激发灵感，越来越懂你。
如有任何问题或建议，可发送邮件至 app@zhihu.com，知乎的工程师不会漏掉任何一条反馈哦 ~
在知乎，和更多认真思考、真诚分享的人一起，发现更大的世界。
• 发现答案
越复杂的问题，越值得被认真回答。这里汇集了源于真实经历、专业背景和长期观察的回答。
• 参与讨论
在知乎，热点不止一种声音。你可以看到更丰富、更理性、更多元的视角，也可以留下自己的判断。
• 获得经验
从职场进阶、考研留学，到数码评测、家居装修，进入AI时代，无数过来人的经验和真诚分享更为可贵。
• 遇见同好
好问题惺惺相惜。在知乎，你总能找到同样爱思考、气场对的人，建立更同频的链接。
• AI 看山
AI 正在悄然融入社区——搜索、阅读、追问、创作，「AI看山」都在你身边，总结长文、提炼重点、拓展边界，也为创作激发灵感，越来越懂你。
如有任何问题或建议，可发送邮件至 app@zhihu.com，知乎的工程师不会漏掉任何一条反馈哦 ~
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 458 MB🔞 17+📱 iOS 13.0+🔖 v11.11.0🔄 updated 3w ago🌐 ZH📂 Social Networking💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2011 (15y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
21 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 →
2026-10
🔧
Shipped update — v11.9.0 → v11.11.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +37 medium · co-occurring
2026-09
🔧
Shipped update — v11.5.0 → v11.9.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +77 high confidence
2026-08
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 4 of 4 updated
→ 30 days after: reviews +40 medium · co-occurring
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v11.0.1 → v11.5.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +75 low · multiple changes
2026-07
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 4 of 4 updated
→ 30 days after: reviews +35 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v10.100.1 → v11.0.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +79 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v10.95.0 → v10.100.1
→ 30 days after: reviews +101 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +57 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.44 → 4.49 (improved 3.05★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +57 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.60 → 1.44 (dropped 3.16★)
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.44 → 4.60 (improved 3.16★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2020-12
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$79/mo · reviews +12 high confidence
2020-12
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$147/mo · reviews +20 high confidence
2020-09
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$74/mo · reviews +10 high confidence
2020-09
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$131/mo · reviews +18 high confidence
2020-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.13 → 1.74 (dropped 0.39★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$87/mo · rating −0.19★ · reviews +13 high confidence
2020-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$138/mo · rating −0.39★ · reviews +19 high confidence
2020-06
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$138/mo · rating −0.39★ · reviews +19 medium · co-occurring
2020-06
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.17 → 1.71 (improved 0.54★)
📸
Store Page History
8 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPad screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-16
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-16
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-16
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-08-16
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-16
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-16
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-16
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-16
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — zhihu.com
- Tech stack
- Google Workspace · Apple Pay / Sign in with Apple
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 8 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.67328★ | 5,947 | 4.67328★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.8★ | 50 | 4.8★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.12035★ | 7,802 | 4.12035★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.59583★ | 1,247 | 4.59583★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.63204★ | 905 | 4.63204★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.64048★ | 2,559 | 4.64048★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.31088★ | 5,227 | 4.31088★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.48773★ | 26,279 | 4.48773★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for 知乎: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
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2apps·$21K/mocombined
⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 96% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 26,050 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does 知乎 make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, 知乎 earns approximately $20K/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 知乎 profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $245K and monthly revenue $20K, 知乎 looks profitable — pays back its estimated build cost in roughly 12 months 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 知乎 have?▴
Estimated audience: ~1.6M lifetime downloads, ~83K monthly active users, and ~45K 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 知乎?▴
Browse the full Social Networking 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 知乎 built with?▴
Our heuristic places 知乎 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 知乎 still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 22 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would 知乎 sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $425K (marketplace range $325K – $600K). Calculated as 20× 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 知乎 last updated?▴
知乎 last shipped a new version on 2026-10-15 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes 知乎?▴
知乎 is published by Beijing Zhizhetianxia Technology Co., Ltd. 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 知乎's BU Score?▴
知乎 has a BU Score of 72/100 (Strong). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.