AI Maker: Photo Video Filters
75
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ Bumetric analysis
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AI Maker: Photo Video Filters is an iOS app from Hungry Birds in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 4.5★ across 11,182 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 75: Strong (healthy traction). For a Photo & Video 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
$11.9K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$12.3K – $25.9K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$15.3K – $45.9K
per month
MID tierSUBSCRIPTION
💡 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
532 snapshots on record
Rating
4.5
Reviews
11,182 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$11.9K
Snapshots tracked
532
since Jan 2026
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$115K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $85K – $155K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~10 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 (101 MB) | +$20K |
| ⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55 | +$38K |
| ⚙ 0.9y maintenance × ~1-person team | +$5K |
Total estimate
$115K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$200K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $150K – $250K · 17× MRR multiple
💸
~1.7× 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 |
| 📅 0.9y proven track record | +4% |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
Final multiple
17× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
1.4M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
260K
Daily active
78K
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
| 📲 Photo & Video engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Photo & Video D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
🛠 Estimated tech stack
🍎
Native iOS (SwiftUI)
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 | 101 MB |
| 🏷 Category context | Photo & Video |
| 📦 Mid-large iOS bundle | → Likely native SwiftUI (post-2020 era) |
💀 Maintenance status
Active
15%
Last shipped 2026-08-15 · 46 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
| 📅 46 days since last update | Healthy release cadence |
Verdict
Active
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$11.9K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Tailwinds: monetization model proven
6 months
$11.3K – $18.9K
12 months
$12.3K – $25.9K
24 months
$15.3K – $45.9K
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
Building · 58/100MID TIERSUBSCRIPTIONcompetitive build-outGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.4
Product Quality
6.6
Revenue Strength
4.1
Monetization Maturity
9.5
Defensibility
6.2
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
7.2
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $8K - $17K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.52★ across 7,114 reviews — solid.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — scam/fraud mentions detected, rating drift -0.32 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 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 = $214K-$381K. Portfolio play ($26K/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 11 of 11 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (11,182 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| free trialREVIEW | +$1,200 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 | |
| Good rating (4.5★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| New app (10 months old)METRIC | −$700 | |
| 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 · v1.1.7
bug fixes and feature improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- AI Maker: Photo Video Filters
- Developer
- Hungry Birds
- Bundle ID
- ai.photo.generator.video.maker.animation.art.editor.filter.image.3d.ia.foto
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- hungrybirdas.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
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $11.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#1 /100 🇨🇦#2 /100 🇦🇺#8 /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 growth8,954 ratings+1793% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (60 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank3 countries
🇺🇸US#1 /100
🇨🇦CA#2 /100
🇦🇺AU#8 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#1 now · best #1 · worst #1
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter4 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline4 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
AI Maker: Photo Video Filters Turn Photos into Stunning AI Art
Step into the future of creativity with AI Photo Generator: the all in one AI image editor, photo animator, and video Generator that transforms your selfies and photos into AI generated viral videos easily! With just one tap, you can turn photos into art and even generate live AI videos in your favorite aesthetics — from viral ai dance video to vintage Y2K trend. Whether you want to look like a celebrity, a K-pop idol, or funny Filters for pictures!
Viral AI Dance: Transform Photos Into Motion… View full description on the official store →
Step into the future of creativity with AI Photo Generator: the all in one AI image editor, photo animator, and video Generator that transforms your selfies and photos into AI generated viral videos easily! With just one tap, you can turn photos into art and even generate live AI videos in your favorite aesthetics — from viral ai dance video to vintage Y2K trend. Whether you want to look like a celebrity, a K-pop idol, or funny Filters for pictures!
Viral AI Dance: Transform Photos Into Motion… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 101 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v1.1.7🔄 updated 1mo ago🌐 EN📂 Photo & Video💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2025 (0y old)
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
11 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 →
2026-08
🔧
Shipped update — v1.1.5 → v1.1.7
→ 30 days after: reviews +276 high confidence
2026-07
🔧
Shipped update — v1.1.4 → v1.1.5
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.1K/mo · reviews +282 high confidence
2026-06
🔧
Shipped update — v1.1.2 → v1.1.4
→ 30 days after: revenue +$16.1K/mo · reviews +592 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: reviews +767 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$1.3K/mo · reviews +62 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$2.2K/mo · reviews +106 high confidence
2026-02
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$9.1K/mo · rating −0.57★ · reviews +432 low · multiple changes
2026-02
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$8.7K/mo · rating −0.57★ · reviews +415 low · multiple changes
2026-01
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.71 → 4.25 (dropped 0.46★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$8.3K/mo · rating −0.56★ · reviews +395 medium · co-occurring
2026-01
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$8.3K/mo · rating −0.56★ · reviews +395 medium · co-occurring
2026-01
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$8.3K/mo · rating −0.56★ · reviews +395 medium · co-occurring
🗣
Voice of Customer
Based on 466 reviews across 6 markets● 69% positive · ● 24% neutral · ● 7% negative · Rating drift: -0.32★ (declining — recent 50: 4.2★ vs lifetime: 4.52★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇺🇸 US
+0.48
🇦🇺 AU
+0.41
🇨🇦 CA
+0.39
🇫🇷 FR
+0.38
🇩🇪 DE
+0.22
🇧🇷 BR
+0.08
Top praise themes
muito bom ×12 fun easy ×8 free trial ×5 top top ×5 super fun ×3 easy videos ×3 super super ×3 pretty cool ×3
Top complaint themes
free trial ×11 changes face ×3 try ×10 don ×9 videos ×7 charge ×6 pay ×6 scam ×6
Risk signals
Fraud / scam mentions: 1.1%
🌍
Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.33981★ | 103 | 4.33981★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.53985★ | 389 | 4.53985★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.295★ | 200 | 4.295★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.26471★ | 68 | 4.26471★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.27907★ | 86 | 4.27907★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.28378★ | 148 | 4.28378★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4★ | 10 | 4★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.49289★ | 9,280 | 4.49289★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for AI Maker: Photo Video Filters: 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 high confidence: 11,182 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
10 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does AI Maker make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, AI Maker earns approximately $11K/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 AI Maker profitable?▴
With estimated build cost $115K and monthly revenue $11K, AI Maker looks profitable — pays back its estimated build cost in roughly 10 months at the current run-rate. Profitability also depends on paid-acquisition spend and refund rate which the public model doesn't see.
How many users does AI Maker have?▴
Estimated audience: ~1.4M lifetime downloads, ~260K monthly active users, and ~78K 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 AI Maker?▴
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What is AI Maker built with?▴
Our heuristic places AI Maker on the Native iOS (SwiftUI) 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 AI Maker 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 AI Maker sell for?▴
Estimated acquisition value: $200K (marketplace range $150K – $250K). Calculated as 17× 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 AI Maker last updated?▴
AI Maker last shipped a new version on 2026-08-15 — 1 months ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.
Who makes AI Maker?▴
AI Maker is published by Hungry Birds 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 AI Maker's BU Score?▴
AI Maker has a BU Score of 75/100 (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.