Skillshare: Online Classes App
75
Quality Score
Strong
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Skillshare: Online Classes App is an iOS app from Skillshare, Inc in the Education category, currently rated 4.1★ across 58,559 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 Education 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
$700K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$741K – $1141K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$886K – $1645K
per month
BIG tier
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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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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
$264/mo · 58K ratings · 4.1★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$80K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $60K – $110K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~2 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 |
| 💎 In-app purchase plumbing | +$9K |
| 📦 Asset bundle (63 MB) | +$5K |
| ⚙ Education complexity ×1.20 | +$12K |
Total estimate
$80K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$1.2M
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $900K – $1.6M · 30× MRR multiple
💸
~15× return on build cost
Synthetic estimate. Multiple band derived from iap / freemium model + 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
| 💎 IAP / freemium model base | 28× MRR |
| 🏷 Education category multiple | +6% |
Final multiple
30× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
5.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
890K
Daily active
265K
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
| 📲 Education engagement | ~85 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Education D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$700K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$690K – $933K
12 months
$741K – $1.1M
24 months
$886K – $1.6M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 60/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousRevenue Strength
5.8
Product Quality
8.2
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
8.5
Operational Safety
9.0
Founder Strength
5.6
Monetization Maturity
4.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $280K - $1540K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.09★ across 58,559 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: last update 351d ago — slow cadence.
- ⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.
🎯 For competitors: Strong subscription moat. Hard to outcompete on retention. Better angle: free alternative with one-time purchase, or feature parity for an underserved sub-niche.
💵 For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32× monthly = $12.6M-$22.4M.
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 15 of 18 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (58,559 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| premiumREVIEW | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (11y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| free trialREVIEW | +$1,200 | |
| too expensiveREVIEW | −$1,000 | |
| support teamREVIEW | +$900 | |
| priceyREVIEW | −$800 |
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.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Skillshare: Online Classes App
- Developer
- Skillshare, Inc
- Bundle ID
- com.skillshare.Skillshare
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Education
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- EN, FR, DE, PT, ES
Company
- Website
- www.skillshare.com
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- 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
- $42.1K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇮🇳#40 /100
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $9.99 - $167.99 per item
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 growth58,559 ratings+33% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (54 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🗺️Geographic Distribution1 of 9 markets
🇮🇳
IN
Top-grossing rank: #40 / 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#40 now · best #38 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter2 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline2 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
Explore your creativity on Skillshare, the leading learning app for online courses where millions of creatives come together. Take the next step in your creative journey with thousands of inspiring classes on topics like drawing, animation, creative writing, and much more. With Skillshare you’ll take online classes hand-in-hand with leading professionals that will teach you to use the tools you need to excel in any creative endeavor.
Discover lessons in everything from calligraphy and graphic design to photography and arts and crafts.… View full description on the official store →
Discover lessons in everything from calligraphy and graphic design to photography and arts and crafts.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 63 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v5.4.81🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, FR, DE, PT, ES📂 Education💰 Paid💎 IAP $9.99 - $167.99 per item
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
23 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 →
2026-07
📈
Crossed 50,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.82 → 4.09 (dropped 0.73★)
2026-07
📸
Refreshed store screenshots — 7 of 8 updated
2026-05
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.43 → 4.82 (improved 1.39★)
→ 30 days after: revenue −$8.2K/mo · rating −0.73★ · reviews +33,313 high confidence
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue −$8.2K/mo · rating −0.73★ · reviews +33,313 high confidence
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue −$455K/mo · rating −1.37★ · reviews −24,625 low · multiple changes
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.80 → 3.44 (dropped 1.36★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$91/mo · reviews +6 low · multiple changes
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$108/mo · reviews +7 medium · co-occurring
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.44 → 4.80 (improved 1.36★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$108/mo · reviews +7 medium · co-occurring
2025-08
🔧
Shipped update — v5.6.39 → v5.4.81
→ 30 days after: revenue +$142/mo · reviews +9 high confidence
2022-09
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$155/mo · rating −0.12★ · reviews +10 high confidence
2022-09
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$233/mo · reviews +13 high confidence
2022-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$200/mo · rating +0.09★ · reviews +11 medium · co-occurring
2022-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$496/mo · rating +0.07★ · reviews +28 low · multiple changes
2022-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.70 → 4.14 (improved 0.44★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$295/mo · reviews +17 high confidence
2022-03
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$224/mo · rating +0.44★ · reviews +12 high confidence
2022-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.88 → 3.70 (improved 0.82★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$224/mo · rating +0.44★ · reviews +12 high confidence
2022-03
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
→ 30 days after: revenue +$262/mo · rating +0.82★ · reviews +15 high confidence
2022-02
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$262/mo · rating +0.82★ · reviews +15 medium · co-occurring
2022-02
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.57 → 2.88 (improved 0.31★)
→ 30 days after: revenue +$262/mo · rating +0.82★ · reviews +15 medium · co-occurring
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Store Page History
7 SCREENSHOT CHANGESEvery time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.
iPhone screenshots
Slot 1
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-03
Slot 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-03
Slot 3
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-03
Slot 4
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-03
Slot 5
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-03
Slot 6
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-13
2026-07-03
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.81968★ | 25,350 | 4.81968★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.79683★ | 3,977 | 4.79683★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.75★ | 1,528 | 4.75★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.8301★ | 824 | 4.8301★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.83955★ | 268 | 4.83955★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.74397★ | 3,234 | 4.74397★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.80314★ | 1,839 | 4.80314★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.85836★ | 706 | 4.85836★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.8247★ | 5,465 | 4.8247★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Skillshare: Online Classes App: 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: 58,559 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Skillshare make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Skillshare earns approximately $42K/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.
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Who makes Skillshare?▴
Skillshare is published by Skillshare, 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 Skillshare's BU Score?▴
Skillshare 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.