Hungry Shark Evolution
84
Quality Score
Excellent
โ๏ธ Bumetric analysis
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This Android arcade title by Ubisoft targets the casual action-survival niche, directly competing with other animal simulation games like *Fishdom* or *Cat Simulator*, albeit with a more predatory focus. Its strong user rating across millions of reviews clearly signals established, sustained traction and a mature product lifecycle. This isn't a new entrant; it's a long-standing performer with a dedicated player base, suggesting consistent engagement and monetization. For free-to-play arcade games in this category, a common monetization observation is the heavy reliance on IAPs for cosmetic upgrades, power-ups, and progression boosts, often supplemented by rewarded video ads. The typical upgrade path involves players purchasing in-game currency to unlock new shark types or abilities faster, bypassing grind, rather than a one-time premium unlock.
BU Score 84 ยท Excellent โ strong product-market fit. The full Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.
Track snapshot history and revenue forecast in the Performance section below.
๐ฐ Monthly revenue ยท now vs forecast
โ Right now
$700K
per month
โ
12-mo forecast
$741K โ $1141K
per month
โ
24-mo forecast
$886K โ $1645K
per month
BIG tier
๐ก Grow this revenue
Free AI audit of this appโs store listing
- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
Typical impact: +2-5ร organic installs
๐ Performance Tracking LIVE
5 snapshots on record
Rating
4.5
Reviews
7,566,202 reviews
Forecast Revenue / mo
$700K
Snapshots tracked
5
since May 2026
ONE-TIME ยท BUILD
๐ฐ Estimated build cost
$175K
โณ What it cost to build ยท not monthly revenue
Likely range $130K โ $235K
$25K ยท MVP floor
$100K ยท indie scale
$500K+ ยท studio build
๐
Pays back in under a month at current MRR
Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age ร team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.
Where the money goes
| ๐งฑ MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship) | +$28K |
| ๐ฑ 5 unique screens ร $4.5K | +$22K |
| ๐ In-app purchase plumbing | +$9K |
| โ Arcade complexity ร1.90 | +$53K |
| ๐ Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android) | +$62K |
Total estimate
$175K
ONE-TIME ยท EXIT VALUE
๐ต Estimated acquisition value
$18.5M
โณ What it would sell for ยท not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $13.5M โ $24.0M ยท 26ร MRR multiple
๐ธ
~106ร 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
| ๐ IAP / freemium model base | 28ร MRR |
| โญ โ rating โฅ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| ๐ท Arcade category multiple | -20% |
| โญ Mature user base (1M+ ratings) | +8% |
Final multiple
26ร MRR
๐ฅ Estimated audience size
1513.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
75.5M
Daily active
18.5M
Synthetic estimate from ratings ร category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent โ true global audience can be 5-10ร larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.
How we sized it
| ๐ฒ Arcade engagement | ~200 installs / rating |
| ๐ Arcade D30 retention | 5% |
| ๐ DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.25 |
DAU / MAU
25% sticky
๐ Estimated tech stack
๐ค
Native Android (Kotlin)
Medium confidence ยท 55%
Also possible
Flutter
Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries โ 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
| ๐ท Category context | Arcade |
| ๐ฆ Tiny game bundle | โ Native 2D engine |
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$700K/mo ยท ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM ยท BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$690K โ $933K
12 months
$741K โ $1.1M
24 months
$886K โ $1.6M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon โ typical noise band ยฑ15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon โ distant futures carry more uncertainty.
๐
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals ยท 63/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.9
Product Quality
9.0
Revenue Strength
5.8
Monetization Maturity
5.0
Defensibility
10.0
Market Position
0.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- ๐ฐ Revenue: Healthy โ $280K - $1540K/mo ยท BIG tier ยท medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- โญ Quality: 4.49โ across 7,566,202 reviews โ strong (top 10%).
- ๐ Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- ๐ Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
- โ ๏ธ Risk: Low โ no material risk signals detected.
๐ฏ 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.
๐ต For acquirers: Estimated asking range 18-32ร monthly = $12.6M-$22.4M.
Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals โ no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.
Range:
๐ฐ Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
๐ฌForecast Breakdown โ Why This Estimate?Top 6 of 6 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (7,566,202 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (13y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | โ$1,200 | |
| Good rating (4.5โ )METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data ยท REVIEW = mined from user reviews ยท โ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
๐ Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
โญ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know โ and don't โ about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Hungry Shark Evolution
- Developer
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Bundle ID
- com.fgol.HungrySharkEvolution
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Arcade
- Content rating
- Not found
- Languages
- Not found
Company
- Website
- www.ubisoft.com
- Tagline
- Not found
- Description
- Not found
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Not found
Revenue
- Reported revenue signal / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- Model estimate / mo
- $700K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- $0.99 - $99.99 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.
๐Update Frequency ยท Releases per Quarter5 releases tracked
๐Version Release Timeline5 releases tracked
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" โ additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
๐ About this app
Become the ultimate predator in this offline adventure shark game where youโll rule the ocean and eat your way through an underwater open world to explore ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Take control of a mighty, hungry shark and survive as long as possible by eating everything in sight! In this thrilling, classic adventure, play as a shark and evolve your predator into a fierce sea beast, from Great Whites to the ferocious Megalodon, and explore the oceanโs depths filled with fish, animals, and other creatures.
Unleash Your Predator Potential!โฆ View full description on the official store โ
Take control of a mighty, hungry shark and survive as long as possible by eating everything in sight! In this thrilling, classic adventure, play as a shark and evolve your predator into a fierce sea beast, from Great Whites to the ferocious Megalodon, and explore the oceanโs depths filled with fish, animals, and other creatures.
Unleash Your Predator Potential!โฆ View full description on the official store โ
๐ v14.4.0๐ updated 0d ago๐ Arcade๐ฐ Free๐บ Ad-supported๐ IAP $0.99 - $99.99 per item
๐
What Workedโข ยท Development Pipeline
7 EVENTS TRACKEDDetected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime โ each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history โVersion history โ
2026-08
๐ง
Shipped update โ v14.3.0 โ v14.4.0
โ 30 days after: reviews โ6,717 high confidence
2026-08
๐ธ
Updated 2 store screenshots
โ 30 days after: reviews โ6,717 high confidence
2026-07
๐ง
Shipped update โ v14.2.2 โ v14.3.0
โ 30 days after: reviews โ9,389 medium ยท co-occurring
2026-07
๐ธ
Replaced 1 store screenshot
โ 30 days after: reviews โ9,389 medium ยท co-occurring
2026-06
๐ง
Shipped update โ v14.1.0 โ v14.2.2
โ 30 days after: reviews โ24,437 high confidence
2026-05
๐ง
Shipped update โ v14.0.0 โ v14.1.0
โ 30 days after: reviews โ7,880 high confidence
2026-05
๐
First tracked snapshot โ initial data captured
โ 30 days after: reviews โ7,880 high confidence
๐ธ
Store Page History
3 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 2
2 ver.
2 ver.
2026-05-06
2026-08-11
Slot 8
3 ver.
3 ver.
2026-05-06
2026-07-12
2026-08-11
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๐ Description
95
BU Score ยท Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Hungry Shark Evolution: 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: 7,566,202 ratings ยท no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
โ Frequently Asked Questions
8 answers ยท auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Hungry Shark Evolution make per month?โด
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Hungry Shark Evolution earns approximately $700K/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 Hungry Shark Evolution profitable?โด
With estimated build cost $175K and monthly revenue $700K, Hungry Shark Evolution looks highly profitable โ pays back its build investment in under a month 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 Hungry Shark Evolution have?โด
Estimated audience: ~1513.0M lifetime downloads, ~75.5M monthly active users, and ~18.5M daily active users. Derived from ratings count ร category installs-per-rating ร age decay. US-storefront-equivalent โ global audience can be 5-10ร larger for internationally-distributed apps.
What apps are like Hungry Shark Evolution?โด
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What is Hungry Shark Evolution built with?โด
Our heuristic places Hungry Shark Evolution on the Native Android (Kotlin) stack (Medium confidence, 55%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.
How much would Hungry Shark Evolution sell for?โด
Estimated acquisition value: $18.5M (marketplace range $13.5M โ $24.0M). Calculated as 26ร 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.
Who makes Hungry Shark Evolution?โด
Hungry Shark Evolution is published by Ubisoft Entertainment on the Google Play 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 Hungry Shark Evolution's BU Score?โด
Hungry Shark Evolution has a BU Score of 84/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.