Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide
74
Quality Score
Strong
Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide
Medium confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide is an iOS app from GyPSy Guide LLC in the Travel category, currently rated 5.0★ across 761 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 74: Strong (healthy traction). For a Travel 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
$6.8K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$7.0K – $14.7K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$8.7K – $26.0K
per month
MID tierFREE
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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
$120K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $90K – $160K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~3 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 (267 MB) | +$40K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$27K |
Total estimate
$120K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$600K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $450K – $800K · 16× MRR multiple
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~5.0× return on build cost
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 |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
83K
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
8.3K
Daily active
1.2K
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 |
| 🔁 Travel D30 retention | 10% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.15 |
DAU / MAU
14% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$6.8K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$6.4K – $10.7K
12 months
$7.0K – $14.7K
24 months
$8.7K – $26.0K
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 · 47/100MID TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)underperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
7.8
Product Quality
5.5
Revenue Strength
3.8
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
7.5
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
5.5
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $4K - $10K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 5.0★ across 761 reviews — below category median.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 556d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Elevated — rating drift -0.32 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime), dormant (556d since update).
🎯 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 = $121K-$216K. Portfolio play ($209K/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:
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (5.0★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| worth every pennyREVIEW | +$2,000 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| great valueREVIEW | +$1,600 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (11y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| Early-stage install base (761 ratings)METRIC | +$400 | |
| 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 · v3.5.3
Exciting New Content Added: Dive deeper into the Big Island with updated stories and stops!
One Tour, Endless Adventure: Download once and explore the entire Big Island seamlessly.
Stay Updated: Never miss a beat with the latest additions and enhancements.
One Tour, Endless Adventure: Download once and explore the entire Big Island seamlessly.
Stay Updated: Never miss a beat with the latest additions and enhancements.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide
- Developer
- GyPSy Guide LLC
- Bundle ID
- Not found
- 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
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- Not found
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $37.8K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Not found
- 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 growth761 ratings+901% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (57 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 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.
💰Pricing History$0.00 → $19.99 (+0%)
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
Discover the Big Island like a local with GyPSy Guide, your trusted companion for exploring Hawaii Volcano National Park, Akaka Falls, lush rainforests, and historic sites. Enjoy multiple routes in a single download—no need to juggle versions. With 460+ stories, drive from anywhere and let the GPS guide you seamlessly to must-see stops at your own pace.
1) Volcanoes National Park: Explore a world-famous park with lava flows, craters, and dramatic viewpoints.
2) Island Circle Route: Experience the island’s best, from the lush Hamakua Coast to Waipio Valley’s cliffs and waterfalls.… View full description on the official store →
1) Volcanoes National Park: Explore a world-famous park with lava flows, craters, and dramatic viewpoints.
2) Island Circle Route: Experience the island’s best, from the lush Hamakua Coast to Waipio Valley’s cliffs and waterfalls.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 267 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v3.5.3🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
8 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 →
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $19.99 price point
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 4.59 → 5.00 (improved 0.41★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2019-06
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2017-08
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2015-09
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2015-08
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.56 (dropped 0.44★)
2015-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Voice of Customer
Based on 151 reviews across 4 markets● 95% positive · ● 1% neutral · ● 4% negative · Rating drift: -0.32★ (declining — recent 50: 4.68★ vs lifetime: 5.0★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇨🇦 CA
+0.85
🇬🇧 GB
+0.84
🇦🇺 AU
+0.83
🇺🇸 US
+0.80
Top praise themes
highly recommend ×13 highly recommended ×9 road hana ×8 hawaiian history ×7 worth money ×7 points interest ×7 learned about ×5 about history ×5
Top complaint themes
opposite direction ×3 rental car ×3 information ×7 map ×5 point ×4 maui ×4 kona ×4 park ×4
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.375★ | 8 | 4.375★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4★ | 1 | 4★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.72★ | 50 | 4.72★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 5★ | 4 | 5★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 5★ | 2 | 5★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 0★ | 0 | — |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.85564★ | 762 | 4.85564★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide: 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: 761 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide earns approximately $37K/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 Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide?▴
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Who makes Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide?▴
Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide is published by GyPSy Guide LLC 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 Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide's BU Score?▴
Big Island Hawaii Gypsy Guide has a BU Score of 74/100 (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.