ARD Mediathek
64
Quality Score
Solid
✍️ bumetric analysis
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ARD Mediathek is an iOS app from Sudwestrundfunk, Anstalt des offentlichen Rechts in the Business category, currently rated 4.8★ across 1,657 ratings. Initial signal reads as no scraped reviews yet: judgment based on metadata only.
Quality Score is 64: Solid (established niche player). For a Business 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
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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
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$95K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $70K – $130K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
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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 (83 MB) | +$13K |
| ⚙ Business complexity ×1.50 | +$31K |
Total estimate
$95K
👥 Estimated audience size
105K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
23K
Daily active
6.9K
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
| 📲 Business engagement | ~65 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Business D30 retention | 22% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% 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)
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 · 50/100MID TIERunderperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
3.5
Product Quality
8.7
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: 4.82★ across 1,657 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 5 of 5 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Excellent rating (4.8★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Low install base (1,657 ratings)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (11y 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.
🆕 What's New · v10.18.0
Neu in dieser Version: Wir haben die Navigation in der Kinderwelt verbessert. Die Übersicht führt jetzt wieder zuverlässig zur Startseite. Außerdem haben wir das Verhalten von Downloads nach längerer Offline-Zeit optimiert.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- ARD Mediathek
- Developer
- Sudwestrundfunk, Anstalt des offentlichen Rechts
- Bundle ID
- de.swr.avp.ard.tablet
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Business
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- DE
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
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $172/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Business
- 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 growth1,657 ratings+41% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (16 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (35 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 Quarter3 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline3 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
ARD MEDIATHEK: STREAMING FÜR ALLE
Nachrichten, Dokus, Serien, Filme, Shows, Sportevents und Live-TV – mit der ARD Mediathek streamst du jederzeit und überall das Beste der ARD.
Wie wär’s mit dem Sonntagabend-Kult-Krimi „Tatort“? Guck die Folge, die du willst, wann du willst. Oder lieber Comedy? Bei „Falsch, aber anders lustig“ liefern sich Comedians einen Wettkampf mit Impro-Gags und One-Liner.
Unsere Doku-Soaps „Feuer & Flamme“ und „In höchster Not – Bergretter im Einsatz“ bringen dich ganz nah dran an Alltag und Notfalleinsätze von realen Rettungsteams.… View full description on the official store →
Nachrichten, Dokus, Serien, Filme, Shows, Sportevents und Live-TV – mit der ARD Mediathek streamst du jederzeit und überall das Beste der ARD.
Wie wär’s mit dem Sonntagabend-Kult-Krimi „Tatort“? Guck die Folge, die du willst, wann du willst. Oder lieber Comedy? Bei „Falsch, aber anders lustig“ liefern sich Comedians einen Wettkampf mit Impro-Gags und One-Liner.
Unsere Doku-Soaps „Feuer & Flamme“ und „In höchster Not – Bergretter im Einsatz“ bringen dich ganz nah dran an Alltag und Notfalleinsätze von realen Rettungsteams.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 83 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v10.18.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 DE📂 Business💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
3 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
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Shipped update — v10.17.0 → v10.18.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$172/mo · reviews +91 high confidence
2026-07
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Shipped update — v10.16.0 → v10.17.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$172/mo · reviews +137 high confidence
2026-06
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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: revenue +$172/mo · reviews +117 high confidence
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Tech & Domain Intel — ardmediathek.de
- Tech stack
- Google Workspace · Meta (Facebook) Ads
Derived from public RDAP + DNS TXT records (no scraping, no login).
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.78629★ | 248 | 4.78629★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.80263★ | 76 | 4.80263★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.81783★ | 258 | 4.81783★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.5942★ | 133,183 | 4.5942★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.66959★ | 342 | 4.66959★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.80898★ | 267 | 4.80898★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.84211★ | 19 | 4.84211★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.80769★ | 26 | 4.80769★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.82343★ | 1,801 | 4.82343★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for ARD Mediathek: 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 medium confidence: 1,657 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does ARD Mediathek make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, ARD Mediathek earns approximately $172/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.
What apps are like ARD Mediathek?▴
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Who makes ARD Mediathek?▴
ARD Mediathek is published by Sudwestrundfunk, Anstalt des offentlichen Rechts 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 ARD Mediathek's BU Score?▴
ARD Mediathek has a BU Score of 64/100 (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.