GNC LiveWell
70
Quality Score
Strong
GNC LiveWell
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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GNC LiveWell is an iOS app from GNC in the Shopping category, currently rated 4.5★ across 10,034 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 70: Strong (healthy traction). For a Shopping 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
$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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Typical impact: +2-5× organic installs
📊 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
$580/mo · 3K ratings · 3.1★
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ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$70K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $50K – $95K
$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 (62 MB) | +$4K |
| ⚙ Shopping complexity ×1.30 | +$16K |
Total estimate
$70K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$125K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $75K – $150K · 16× MRR multiple
💸
~1.8× 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 |
| ⭐ ★ rating ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| 🏷 Shopping category multiple | +2% |
Final multiple
16× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
1.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
120K
Daily active
21K
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
| 📲 Shopping engagement | ~100 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Shopping D30 retention | 12% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.18 |
DAU / MAU
18% sticky
🔬
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.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Below median · 49/100MID TIERunderperforming peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
8.9
Market Position
0.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
6.0
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
4.9
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.47★ across 10,034 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. Portfolio play ($7K/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 (10,034 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Good rating (4.5★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| 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 · v13.12.34
Thanks for using the GNC Live Well app!
We’ve fine-tuned the system, cleared out a few glitches, and smoothed the edges—so everything runs seamlessly while you focus on living your best life.… Full release notes →
We’ve fine-tuned the system, cleared out a few glitches, and smoothed the edges—so everything runs seamlessly while you focus on living your best life.… Full release notes →
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- GNC LiveWell
- Developer
- GNC
- Bundle ID
- com.gnc.GNC
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Shopping
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- GNC® | Vitamins, Supplements, Protein Powder & Health Products
- Description
- Shop GNC for protein powders and preworkout supplements to support fitness and wellbeing. Browse the best supplements for weight loss, testosterone and overall health.
- 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
- $7.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Shopping
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- David Shakarian
- X / Twitter
- twitter.com/GNCLiveWell
- Not found
- GitHub
- Not found
- X followers
- Not found
- Public statements
- Not found
Funding
Funding data not yet collected for this app.
Press & Links
Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.
Contacts & Socials
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/GNCLiveWell · instagram instagram.com/gnclivewell · tiktok tiktok.com/@gnclivewell · twitter twitter.com/GNCLiveWell · youtube youtube.com/user/GNCvids
- customer-service@gnc-hq.com
- Phone
- 1-877-462-4700
- Contact page
- gnc.com/help/contact-us.html
- About page
- gnc.com/about-gnc/about-us.html
📈Ratings growth10,034 ratings+23% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (54 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (33 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.
🚀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
Welcome to the GNC Live Well app—your on-the-go destination for all your health and wellness goals!
MYGNC REWARDS IS FREE TO JOIN!
Bigger. Better. More Rewarding. Start getting 3% Cash Back Rewards every day and a $5 Cash Back reward when you enroll! Earn 1 point for every $1 you spend. Unlock more perks with Silver and Gold tiers. Check your points and redeem rewards—all in one convenient place!
SEARCH AND SHOP
It’s easy to shop all your favorite vitamins, protein, wellness essentials and more from the GNC Live Well app.… View full description on the official store →
MYGNC REWARDS IS FREE TO JOIN!
Bigger. Better. More Rewarding. Start getting 3% Cash Back Rewards every day and a $5 Cash Back reward when you enroll! Earn 1 point for every $1 you spend. Unlock more perks with Silver and Gold tiers. Check your points and redeem rewards—all in one convenient place!
SEARCH AND SHOP
It’s easy to shop all your favorite vitamins, protein, wellness essentials and more from the GNC Live Well app.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 62 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 14.0+🔖 v13.12.34🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Shopping💰 Paid
📅
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 →
2026-04
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.77 → 4.47 (improved 2.70★)
2026-04
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2020-01
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2019-05
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2018-12
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2018-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.17 → 2.57 (improved 0.40★)
2018-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 2.33 → 2.00 (dropped 0.33★)
2018-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.33 (dropped 0.67★)
2018-11
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 3.00 (dropped 2.00★)
2018-11
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for GNC LiveWell: 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: 10,034 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does GNC LiveWell make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, GNC LiveWell earns approximately $7.0K/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 GNC LiveWell?▴
GNC LiveWell is published by GNC 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 GNC LiveWell's BU Score?▴
GNC LiveWell has a BU Score of 70/100 (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.