Paramount+
76
Quality Score
Strong
Paramount+
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Paramount+ is an iOS app from CBS Interactive in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.6★ across 863,309 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 76: Strong (healthy traction). For a Utilities 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
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID tierSUBSCRIPTION
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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
$3.7K/mo · 491K ratings · 4.1★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD💰 Estimated build cost
$75K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $55K – $100K
$25K · MVP floor$100K · indie scale$500K+ · studio build
📈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 (160 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-13575 |
Total estimate$75K
👥 Estimated audience size
172.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
34.5M
Daily active
6.9M
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
| 📲Utilities engagement | ~200 installs / rating |
| 🔁Utilities D30 retention | 20% |
| 📍DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU20% sticky
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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)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
Headwinds: review-mined risks present
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.
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BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 49/100MID TIERSUBSCRIPTIONunderperforming peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
7.7
Market Position
0.3
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
7.0
Operational Safety
3.3
Founder Strength
3.0
Monetization Maturity
9.5
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.62★ across 863,309 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ Risk: High — 7% subscription complaints, scam/fraud mentions detected, bug mentions above category norm.
🎯 For competitors: Vulnerable. Quality drift + slow updates create a clear opening for a fresh competitor with active dev cadence.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 12-22× monthly = $60K-$110K. Discount applied for operational risk..
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 5 of 5 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (863,309 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.6★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Mature app (13y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| 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.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 160 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v15.18.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Utilities💰 Free
📝 About this app
Stream exclusive originals, blockbuster movies, live sports like NFL on CBS, UFC, and UEFA Champions League, all of SHOWTIME® (Premium plan only), and favorites from CBS, BET, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and more.
- Watch full episodes on demand from hit series like Survivor, South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants and more.
- Obsess over originals. Watch subscriber-only originals such as Landman, 1923 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Stream UFC live and on demand. Catch all Numbered Events and Fight Nights, plus a huge library of iconic fights and finishes.… View full description on the official store →
- Watch full episodes on demand from hit series like Survivor, South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants and more.
- Obsess over originals. Watch subscriber-only originals such as Landman, 1923 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Stream UFC live and on demand. Catch all Numbered Events and Fight Nights, plus a huge library of iconic fights and finishes.… View full description on the official store →
🆕 What's New · v15.18.0
Ready for a change? Look no further. We can’t fix everything in your life, but we can fix bugs and make the Paramount+ app better than ever before. Update your Paramount+ app for a new lease on (streaming) life.
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Voice of Customer
Based on 500 reviews across 1 markets● 45% positive · ● 8% neutral · ● 47% negative · Rating drift: -2.12★ (declining — recent 50: 2.5★ vs lifetime: 4.62★)
Top praise themes
movies shows ×13 shows movies ×4 watch favorite ×4 audio description ×4 watch shows ×4 favorite show ×4 one place ×3 show watch ×3
Top complaint themes
doesn work ×16 continue watching ×14 worst streaming ×13 ads ads ×9 streaming service ×9 fatal error ×8 waste money ×8 watch shows ×8
Risk signals
Refund mentions: 1.4% Subscription complaints: 7% Bug mentions: 8% Fraud / scam mentions: 0.6%
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Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Paramount+
- Developer
- CBS Interactive
- Bundle ID
- com.cbsvideo.app
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- www.paramountplus.com
- 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
- $18/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.
⭐Recent App Store Reviews49 latest · avg 2.45★ · 26.5% 5★ · 51.0% 1★
5★13 (27%)
4★2 (4%)
3★4 (8%)
2★5 (10%)
1★25 (51%)
+159,622 ratings/week
Praise: love ×6 great ×5 awesome ×2 best ×2 recommend ×1Complaints: terrible ×4 subscription ×4 worst ×3 crash ×2 hate ×2
Top positive
★★★★★ Abby
I loved all movies on paramount
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍…
★★★★★ Top 5 app
I got a different streaming service i get surprise about paramount he need get more movies horror and find more crazy shows.…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Ads ads ads
Great app if you love marketing and being advertised at every 10 seconds.…
★☆☆☆☆ app sucks
super slow and glitchy. so many ads. what’s new…
📈Ratings growth863,309 ratings+26% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (2 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 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 #2
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
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.
📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
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Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Paramount+: 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: 863,309 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
6 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Paramount+ make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Paramount+ earns approximately $17/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 Paramount+ profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $75K and monthly revenue $17, Paramount+ looks well below break-even — current monthly revenue is much smaller than the estimated build cost. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does Paramount+ have?▴
Estimated audience: ~172.5M lifetime downloads, ~34.5M monthly active users, and ~6.9M 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 Paramount+?▴
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Who makes Paramount+?▴
Paramount+ is published by CBS Interactive 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 Paramount+'s BU Score?▴
Paramount+ has a BU Score of 76/100 (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.