CARFAX - New & Used Cars
86
Quality Score
Excellent
CARFAX - New & Used Cars
by CARFAX, Inc.
High confidence
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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CARFAX - New & Used Cars is an iOS app from CARFAX, Inc. in the Shopping category, currently rated 4.8★ across 368,071 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 86: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Shopping 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
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID tier
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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
97 snapshots on record
Rating
4.8
Reviews
368,071 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
97
since Jun 2022
🤖Also on Android
$258/mo · 34K ratings · 4.7★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$85K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $65K – $115K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~1.4y 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 (90 MB) | +$16K |
| ⚙ Shopping complexity ×1.30 | +$19K |
Total estimate
$85K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 18× MRR multiple
💸
~1.2× 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 ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| 🏷 Shopping category multiple | +2% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
36.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
4.3M
Daily active
780K
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
| 📲 Shopping engagement | ~100 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Shopping D30 retention | 12% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.18 |
DAU / MAU
18% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
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 · 50/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.5
Product Quality
9.7
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
4.5
Market Position
0.3
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.85★ across 368,071 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 = $90K-$160K. Portfolio play ($31K/mo combined) commands premium.
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 (368,071 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (14y 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 · v6.72.0
What’s New?
This update focuses on performance improvements and general enhancements to make your vehicle search faster and more efficient.
Have feedback? We’d love to hear it! Find the Send Feedback link under the More tab.
This update focuses on performance improvements and general enhancements to make your vehicle search faster and more efficient.
Have feedback? We’d love to hear it! Find the Send Feedback link under the More tab.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- CARFAX - New & Used Cars
- Developer
- CARFAX, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.carfax.ConsumerApp
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Shopping
- 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
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $5.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#2 /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 growth368,001 ratings+82227% 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 Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇺🇸
US
Top-grossing rank: #2 / 100
Other markets
Outside top 100
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
in US, GB, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN
This app currently ranks in only one of the 9 markets we monitor. Niche or regional apps often launch this way before global rollout. Rankings update daily.
📊Category Rank Trajectory#2 now · best #2 · worst #55
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter5 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline5 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
Shop for new, used and certified pre-owned cars near you with the convenience of an app and the confidence of CARFAX!
App Features
• All used car listings include a free CARFAX Vehicle History Report.
• Save your favorites — get alerts when the price drops!
• See how CARFAX calculates the value of a car based on its history.
• Listings include photos, top features, mileage, and more!
• Find exactly what you want with filtered searches and sorting.
• Easily compare listings.
• See the price history of the cars you’re interested in.
• Read dealership reviews from actual customers.… View full description on the official store →
App Features
• All used car listings include a free CARFAX Vehicle History Report.
• Save your favorites — get alerts when the price drops!
• See how CARFAX calculates the value of a car based on its history.
• Listings include photos, top features, mileage, and more!
• Find exactly what you want with filtered searches and sorting.
• Easily compare listings.
• See the price history of the cars you’re interested in.
• Read dealership reviews from actual customers.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 90 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v6.72.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Shopping💰 Paid
📅
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 — v6.69.1 → v6.72.0
→ 30 days after: reviews −35 high confidence
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v6.68.1 → v6.69.1
→ 30 days after: reviews −29 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v6.68.0 → v6.68.1
→ 30 days after: reviews −11 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v6.66.1 → v6.68.0
→ 30 days after: reviews −66 medium · co-occurring
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v? → v6.66.1
→ 30 days after: reviews −20 high confidence
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +29 high confidence
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.61 → 4.85 (improved 1.24★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +29 high confidence
2026-02
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$31.5K/mo · rating +1.23★ · reviews +367,570 medium · co-occurring
2024-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.72 → 3.46 (improved 0.74★)
→ 30 days after: rating +0.14★ · reviews +24 high confidence
2024-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.14★ · reviews +24 high confidence
2024-03
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.74★ · reviews +66 high confidence
2023-04
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-09
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.19 → 3.84 (dropped 0.35★)
→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ high confidence
2022-07
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-07
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: rating +0.06★ · reviews +13 high confidence
2022-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +12 high confidence
2022-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.33 → 4.00 (dropped 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +12 low · multiple changes
2022-06
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.00 → 4.33 (improved 0.33★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +12 low · multiple changes
2022-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.00 (dropped 1.00★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +12 medium · co-occurring
2022-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +12 medium · co-occurring
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for CARFAX - New & Used Cars: 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: 368,071 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
7 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does CARFAX - New & Used Cars make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, CARFAX - New & Used Cars earns approximately $5.0K/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 CARFAX - New & Used Cars profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $85K and monthly revenue $5.0K, CARFAX - New & Used Cars looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 1.4 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does CARFAX - New & Used Cars have?▴
Estimated audience: ~36.5M lifetime downloads, ~4.3M monthly active users, and ~780K 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 CARFAX - New & Used Cars?▴
Browse the full Shopping 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.
How much would CARFAX - New & Used Cars sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $125K). Calculated as 18× 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.
Who makes CARFAX - New & Used Cars?▴
CARFAX - New & Used Cars is published by CARFAX, 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 CARFAX - New & Used Cars's BU Score?▴
CARFAX - New & Used Cars has a BU Score of 86/100 (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.