Chimani: National Parks
70
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Chimani: National Parks is an iOS app from Chimani, Inc. in the Travel category, currently rated 4.5★ across 1,144 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 70: Strong (healthy traction). For a Travel 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
$1.6M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.7M – $2.6M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0M – $3.8M
per month
BIG tier
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
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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
🤖Also on Android
$189/mo · 1K ratings · 3.5★
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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
📈
Pays back in ~3 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 (207 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
Total estimate
$120K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$600K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $450K – $800K · 16× MRR multiple
💸
~5.0× 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 |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
125K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
12K
Daily active
1.8K
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
14% 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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 59/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousRevenue Strength
6.2
Product Quality
8.0
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
7.5
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
7.1
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $640K - $3520K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.47★ across 1,144 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 = $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 12 of 12 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Low install base (1,144 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| 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 · v6.2.4
New GPS Audio Tours are here. Chimani+ subscribers can turn them on and explore the most visited parks while learning about the sights around them. Plus, major iPad improvements and plenty of bug fixes.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Chimani: National Parks
- Developer
- Chimani, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- Not found
- 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
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $36.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- 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 growth1,144 ratings+895% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 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 Quarter3 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline3 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
Apple's App of the Day (July 1, 2026)
Discover why Apple featured Chimani as its App of the Day. Plan unforgettable adventures with intelligent trip planning, GPS audio tours, offline maps, expert-written guides, and a community of fellow travelers—all designed to help you explore with confidence, even when cell service disappears.
Whether it's your first national park or your fiftieth, Chimani helps you discover unforgettable hikes, scenic drives, wildlife, overlooks, and hidden gems while keeping you informed about changing conditions.
Intelligent Trip Planner – Built Around You… View full description on the official store →
Discover why Apple featured Chimani as its App of the Day. Plan unforgettable adventures with intelligent trip planning, GPS audio tours, offline maps, expert-written guides, and a community of fellow travelers—all designed to help you explore with confidence, even when cell service disappears.
Whether it's your first national park or your fiftieth, Chimani helps you discover unforgettable hikes, scenic drives, wildlife, overlooks, and hidden gems while keeping you informed about changing conditions.
Intelligent Trip Planner – Built Around You… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 207 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 18.1+🔖 v6.2.4🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
16 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 →
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v6.2.2 → v6.2.4
→ 30 days after: revenue +$27.0K/mo · reviews +5 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v6.2.0 → v6.2.2
→ 30 days after: revenue +$27.0K/mo · reviews +12 high confidence
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: paid → free
→ 30 days after: reviews +7 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.25 → 4.47 (improved 1.22★)
2016-11
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2016-11
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$67/mo · reviews +8 high confidence
2016-01
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2016-01
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2011-06
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.78 → 2.36 (improved 0.58★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.76★ medium · co-occurring
2011-06
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.76★ medium · co-occurring
2011-06
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.78 → 2.10 (improved 0.32★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.76★ low · multiple changes
2011-06
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.76★ low · multiple changes
2011-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.58★ medium · co-occurring
2011-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.00 → 1.50 (improved 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.58★ medium · co-occurring
2011-05
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: rating +0.58★ medium · co-occurring
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.46753★ | 1,155 | 4.46753★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 5★ | 4 | 5★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 5★ | 4 | 5★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 5★ | 2 | 5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4★ | 7 | 4★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 5★ | 1 | 5★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4★ | 1 | 4★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Chimani: National Parks: 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 medium confidence: 1,144 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Chimani make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Chimani earns approximately $36K/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 Chimani?▴
Chimani is published by Chimani, Inc. 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 Chimani's BU Score?▴
Chimani has a BU Score of 70/100 (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.