72
BU Score
Strong
Forbes Magazine
✍️ BU Analytics Review
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Forbes Magazine is an iOS app from Forbes Media LLC in the Business category, currently rated 4.7★ across 9,087 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews — supporters praise core features while critics cite stability/value gaps.
Our BU Score puts it at 72 — Strong (healthy traction). For a Business app, that means healthy traction.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below — live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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💰 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 11 of 11 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 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Low install base (9,087 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (13y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| annoying adsREVIEW | −$1,100 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| 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.
💚Sentiment Over Time↑ green = positive · ↓ red = negative
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⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🗓️ Snapshot Timeline
HISTORYEach bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 64 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 15.6+🔖 v31.0🔄 updated 2mo ago🌐 EN📂 Business💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2013 (13y old)
📝 About this app
Truly unique among magazine apps, the Forbes app acts as your gateway to the ultimate Forbes experience by combining the power of the dynamic and content-rich Forbes.com with Forbes magazine — all optimized for mobile and enabled for easy saving and sharing. The app offers the freedom to glide between platforms to discover and share what you find interesting, valuable and inspiring: stories about entrepreneurs and executives changing the world; innovative companies that are changing how businesses work; strategic insights to help shape your investment strategies and more. The app opens with Forbes.com and features easy navigation that showcases breaking news, the latest posts, feature stories, video and trending content. In the Magazine channel, subscribers will find each issue organized for mobile and available as a PDF, too. Experience straightforward navigation and a fully integrated environment that allows you to move seamlessly through all that Forbes offers. Enable notifications and never miss a breaking story or magazine issue.
SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS The Forbes app is free to download. All readers can explore Forbes.com content and a sample of the magazine. Complete issues are available to app subscribers.
ABOUT FORBES MEDIA The defining voice of entrepreneurial capitalism, Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 140 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE events, custom marketing programs and 40 licensed local editions in 70 countries. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements. For more information, visit the Forbes News Hub or Forbes Connect.
Forbes Magazine Pricing:
• Single Issue Price - USD 5.99*
• Subscription 1 Month - USD 2.99*
• Subscription 1 Year - USD 29.99*
* For non-US app stores, the equivalent currency charges will apply.
Please note: App subscriptions do not include access to subscription-only content on our website.
Additional Subscription Information:
• Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
• Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.
• Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.
• Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
• No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.
Privacy Policy - https://www.forbes.com/privacy/english/
Terms of Use - https://www.forbes.com/terms-and-conditions/
SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS The Forbes app is free to download. All readers can explore Forbes.com content and a sample of the magazine. Complete issues are available to app subscribers.
ABOUT FORBES MEDIA The defining voice of entrepreneurial capitalism, Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 140 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE events, custom marketing programs and 40 licensed local editions in 70 countries. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements. For more information, visit the Forbes News Hub or Forbes Connect.
Forbes Magazine Pricing:
• Single Issue Price - USD 5.99*
• Subscription 1 Month - USD 2.99*
• Subscription 1 Year - USD 29.99*
* For non-US app stores, the equivalent currency charges will apply.
Please note: App subscriptions do not include access to subscription-only content on our website.
Additional Subscription Information:
• Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
• Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.
• Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.
• Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
• No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.
Privacy Policy - https://www.forbes.com/privacy/english/
Terms of Use - https://www.forbes.com/terms-and-conditions/
🆕 What's New · v31.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Forbes Magazine
- Developer
- Forbes Media LLC
- Bundle ID
- com.magappzine.forbesmagazine
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Business
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- www.forbes.com
- Tagline
- Forbes
- Description
- Forbes is a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Jersey City
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $2.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Business
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- B. C. Forbes
- X / Twitter
- https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com/quote-of-the-day%2F6a037e4acdb4d9746876428a%3Futm_source=twitter%26utm_medium=qotd%26utm_campaign=6a037e4acdb4d9746876428a&text=Quote%20Of%20The%20Day%20via%20@Forbes
- https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fquote-of-the-day%2F6a037e4acdb4d9746876428a%3Futm_source%3Dlinkedin%26utm_medium%3Dqotd%26utm_campaign%3D6a037e4acdb4d9746876428a&summary%3DQuote%20Of%20The%20Day%20via%20@Forbes
- GitHub
- Not found
- X followers
- Not found
- Public statements
- Not found
Funding
- Total raised
- Not found
- Last round
- Not found
- Investors
- Not found
- Crunchbase
- Not found
- AngelList
- Not found
Press & Links
- Articles found
- Not found
- Listed on
- Not found
- Blog
- https://www.forbes.com/news/
- Press / News
- Not found
Contacts & Socials
- Socials
- facebook · linkedin · twitter
- mailto:
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- https://www.forbes.com/contact/
- About page
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesliveteam/2026/02/23/how-chief-marketing-officers-are-scaling-ai-at-speed---while-preserving-brand-trust/
⭐Recent App Store Reviews49 latest · avg 2.78★ · 34.7% 5★ · 46.9% 1★
5★17 (35%)
4★4 (8%)
3★2 (4%)
2★3 (6%)
1★23 (47%)
+0 ratings/week
Praise: great ×6 love ×5 best ×4 excellent ×1 recommend ×1Complaints: subscription ×15 crash ×3 refund ×3 bug ×1 hate ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ The Only News App You Need
Unlike the others Forbes is fair and impartial…
★★★★★ Something to trust
I don’t do ratings often but the last few years have made me value well researched, reporting that isn’t trying to sell me something. I have recommended Forbes to a few friends who have later thanked me. Thanks for making me look good, Fo…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ Auto-Reader
Article No auto-reader, at least one that works. Canceling subscription.…
★☆☆☆☆ Can’t access magazine
I have a subscription , but nothing shows how to access the magazine without resubscribing ?…
📈Ratings growth9,087 ratings+3492% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (58 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 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.
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.
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