eSIM with Travel Data: GigSky
69
Quality Score
Solid
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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eSIM with Travel Data: GigSky is an iOS app from GigSky, Inc. in the Travel category, currently rated 4.5★ across 4,619 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 69: Solid (established niche player). For a Travel app, that means established niche player. 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
💡 Grow this revenue
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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
150 snapshots on record
Rating
4.5
Reviews
4,619 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$5.0K
Snapshots tracked
150
since Feb 2013
🤖Also on Android
$252/mo · 3K ratings · 4.2★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$170K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $130K – $230K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2.8y 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 (95 MB) | +$17K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$20K |
| ⚙ 13.7y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$81K |
Total estimate
$170K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$100K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $125K · 19× MRR multiple
💸
~0.6× build cost (under-water)
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 |
| 📅 13.7y proven track record | +20% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
Final multiple
19× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
355K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
10K
Daily active
1.5K
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 |
| 📅 13.7y of rating accumulation | -30% |
| 🔁 Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU
14% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (Swift / UIKit)
Medium confidence · 60%
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 | 95 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Travel |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native Swift / UIKit (pre-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-08-27 · 36 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
| 📅 36 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
Verdict
Active
🔬
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 · 51/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
4.8
Product Quality
8.2
Revenue Strength
3.7
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.54★ across 4,619 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 = $90K-$160K.
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 13 of 13 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Excellent rating (4.5★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| securityREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Low install base (4,619 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 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| 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 · v8.4.0
New cruise plans. More complimentary data for Visa cardholders. Three new reasons to travel with GigSky. Cruisers now get 100 MB of free data, no card needed. New Messaging + Essentials plans let you stay reachable on board with the apps you need.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- eSIM with Travel Data: GigSky
- Developer
- GigSky, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.gigsky.gigsky
- 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
- 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
- Outside top 100 in US Travel
- 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 growth5,524 ratings+2635% 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 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 Quarter8 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline8 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
Say Goodbye to Roaming Nightmares! Travel stress-free with GigSky eSIM—get instant global internet at a fraction of roaming costs. Download now and get started in minutes.
- Available in 190+ countries
- Plans for less than $5
- Up to 90% less expensive than roaming with your home carrier’s unlimited internet.
- Tourists can get it for $4.99
- Quick access to the internet as soon as you arrive
HOW DOES GIGSKY WORK?
- Get an eSIM plan for your any destination you travel
- Fixed-term plans ranging from 1GB to 50 GB… View full description on the official store →
- Available in 190+ countries
- Plans for less than $5
- Up to 90% less expensive than roaming with your home carrier’s unlimited internet.
- Tourists can get it for $4.99
- Quick access to the internet as soon as you arrive
HOW DOES GIGSKY WORK?
- Get an eSIM plan for your any destination you travel
- Fixed-term plans ranging from 1GB to 50 GB… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 95 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v8.4.0🔄 updated 1mo ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2013 (13y old)
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
24 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
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 6 of 6 updated
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v8.3.12 → v8.4.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +282 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.3.11 → v8.3.12
→ 30 days after: reviews +184 medium · co-occurring
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.3.10 → v8.3.11
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.7K/mo · reviews +242 low · multiple changes
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.3.9 → v8.3.10
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.7K/mo · reviews +260 low · multiple changes
2026-07
📈
Crossed 5,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.7K/mo · reviews +279 low · multiple changes
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v8.3.8 → v8.3.9
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.7K/mo · reviews +279 medium · co-occurring
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v8.3.7 → v8.3.8
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.7K/mo · reviews +295 high confidence
2026-05
🔧
Shipped update — v8.3.5 → v8.3.7
→ 30 days after: reviews +303 high confidence
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.40 → 4.54 (improved 2.14★)
→ 30 days after: reviews +186 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +186 high confidence
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.50 → 2.40 (dropped 2.10★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$53/mo medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.41 → 4.50 (improved 2.09★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$67/mo medium · co-occurring
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$67/mo medium · co-occurring
2024-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$110/mo · rating −0.07★ · reviews +6 high confidence
2024-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$134/mo · rating −0.07★ · reviews +7 high confidence
2022-08
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2022-08
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$90/mo low · multiple changes
2018-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.20 → 3.70 (dropped 0.50★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$63/mo · rating −0.16★ high confidence
2018-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$63/mo · rating −0.16★ high confidence
📸
Store Page History
6 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 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-07
2026-09-06
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-07
2026-09-06
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-07
2026-09-06
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-07
2026-09-06
Slot 6
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-07
2026-09-06
Slot 8
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-08-07
2026-09-06
🧪
Tech & Domain Intel — gigsky.com
- Mail provider
- Google Workspace
- Tech stack
- Google Workspace · SendGrid · AWS SES · Shopify · Zoho · Microsoft 365
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.38095★ | 378 | 4.38095★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.78725★ | 3,027 | 4.78725★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.54746★ | 3,518 | 4.54746★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.3239★ | 318 | 4.3239★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.57277★ | 213 | 4.57277★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.50638★ | 1,096 | 4.50638★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.90667★ | 75 | 4.90667★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.40541★ | 222 | 4.40541★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.52541★ | 5,727 | 4.52541★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for eSIM with Travel Data: GigSky: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
More by GigSky, Inc.
View all →📦 Portfolio summaryINDIE studio
2apps·$5K/mocombined
⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 91% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why medium confidence: 4,619 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does eSIM with Travel Data make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, eSIM with Travel Data 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 eSIM with Travel Data profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $170K and monthly revenue $5.0K, eSIM with Travel Data looks break-even-grade — payback period sits around 2.8 years. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does eSIM with Travel Data have?▴
Estimated audience: ~355K lifetime downloads, ~10K monthly active users, and ~1K 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 eSIM with Travel Data?▴
Browse the full Travel 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 eSIM with Travel Data built with?▴
Our heuristic places eSIM with Travel Data on the Native iOS (Swift / UIKit) stack (Medium confidence, 60%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: React Native, Flutter.
Is eSIM with Travel Data still actively maintained?▴
Maintenance status: Active (15% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 1 months ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.
How much would eSIM with Travel Data sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $100K (marketplace range $75K – $125K). Calculated as 19× 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 eSIM with Travel Data last updated?▴
eSIM with Travel Data last shipped a new version on 2026-08-27 — 1 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes eSIM with Travel Data?▴
eSIM with Travel Data is published by GigSky, 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 eSIM with Travel Data's BU Score?▴
eSIM with Travel Data has a BU Score of 69/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.