Kick - Live Streaming
82
Quality Score
Excellent
Kick - Live Streaming
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Kick - Live Streaming is an iOS app from Kick Streaming in the Photo & Video category, currently rated 4.6★ across 118,844 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Quality Score is 82: Excellent (strong product-market fit). For a Photo & Video app, that means strong product-market fit. 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
$32.6K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$33.8K – $70.7K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$41.8K – $125.4K
per month
MID tierFREE
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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
ONE-TIME · BUILD
💰 Estimated build cost
$90K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $70K – $120K
$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 (71 MB) | +$8K |
| ⚙ Photo & Video complexity ×1.55 | +$32K |
Total estimate
$90K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$600K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $425K – $700K · 17× MRR multiple
💸
~6.7× 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 ≥ 4.4 (solid) | +8% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
17× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
16.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
3.0M
Daily active
885K
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
| 📲 Photo & Video engagement | ~140 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Photo & Video D30 retention | 18% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.30 |
DAU / MAU
30% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$32.6K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$31.0K – $51.6K
12 months
$33.8K – $70.7K
24 months
$41.8K – $125K
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 · 41/100MID TIERFREE (NO MONETIZATION)underperforming peersGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
2.9
Product Quality
7.8
Revenue Strength
4.5
Monetization Maturity
0.5
Defensibility
4.3
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
6.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $22K - $48K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.64★ across 118,844 reviews — strong (top 10%).
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — bug mentions above category norm, rating drift -1.10 ★ (recent 50 vs lifetime).
🎯 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 = $587K-$1.0M.
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 9 of 9 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (118,844 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Paid app ($0.00)METRIC | +$2,800 | |
| Excellent rating (4.6★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| cancelledREVIEW | −$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Established app (3y old)METRIC | +$800 | |
| 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 · v40.20.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Kick - Live Streaming
- Developer
- Kick Streaming
- Bundle ID
- com.kick.mobile
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Content rating
- 17+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Kick
- Description
- Kick is a streaming platform that makes it easy for you to find and watch your favorite content.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $900.0K ($800.0K – $1.0M)AI medium
- AI annual estimate
- $10.8M/yr
- ML model estimate / mo
- $32.6K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇦🇺#20 /100 🇬🇧#24 /100 🇨🇦#24 /100 🇫🇷#26 /100 🇺🇸#28 /100 🇮🇳#32 /100 🇯🇵#37 /100
- 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.
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: MEDIUM
The iOS app "Kick - Live Streaming" is estimated to generate between $800,000 and $1,000,000 in monthly gross revenue, leading to an annual estimate of approximately $10.8 million. These figures represent user spending within the app, prior to platform fees and the 95/5 revenue split with streamers.
Sources mentioned: Sensor Tower, Adapty, Appfigures
📈Ratings growth123,395 ratings+591% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (28 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (34 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank9 countries
🇦🇺AU#20 /100
🇬🇧GB#24 /100
🇨🇦CA#24 /100
🇫🇷FR#26 /100
🇺🇸US#28 /100
🇮🇳IN#32 /100
🇯🇵JP#37 /100
🇧🇷BR#84 /100
🇩🇪DE#96 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#20 now · best #19 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Version Release Timeline6 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
KICK’s a live streaming platform where creators kick it with their communities. (Yeah, we said the thing…)
Our creators march to the beat of their own drum, as do we, disrupting our opps with a 95-5 subscription split, our creator incentive program, and the freedom to multistream.
That’s why the likes of xQc, Asmongold, and MaxHolloway all pick KICK.
For viewers, it’s the fear of missing out that compels them to tune in, the chance to be part of internet culture, all in real-time and ad-free.… View full description on the official store →
Our creators march to the beat of their own drum, as do we, disrupting our opps with a 95-5 subscription split, our creator incentive program, and the freedom to multistream.
That’s why the likes of xQc, Asmongold, and MaxHolloway all pick KICK.
For viewers, it’s the fear of missing out that compels them to tune in, the chance to be part of internet culture, all in real-time and ad-free.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 71 MB🔞 17+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v40.20.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Photo & Video💰 Free
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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
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.87 → 4.64 (improved 1.77★)
2026-05
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.87 → 4.40 (improved 1.53★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-05
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-04
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-03
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2025-03
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Voice of Customer
Based on 200 reviews across 3 markets● 37% positive · ● 31% neutral · ● 32% negative · Rating drift: -1.10★ (declining — recent 50: 3.54★ vs lifetime: 4.64★)
VADER compound sentiment per quarter (−1 = fully negative, +1 = fully positive). Each point ≥ 5 reviews.
Sentiment by country (−1 to +1)
🇺🇸 US
+0.25
🇦🇺 AU
-0.06
🇩🇪 DE
-0.21
Top praise themes
better twitch ×9 adrien broner ×3 ich ×8 streams ×7 watch ×6 stream ×6 ads ×6 awesome ×5
Top complaint themes
wenn ich ×6 ich kann ×5 doesn work ×4 see chat ×4 kann ich ×4 watch ads ×3 worst update ×3 watching stream ×3
Risk signals
Bug mentions: 7%
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.43588★ | 2,464 | 4.43588★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.65596★ | 3,081 | 4.65596★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.42825★ | 7,192 | 4.42825★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.44662★ | 5,170 | 4.44662★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.64635★ | 30,602 | 4.64635★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.51288★ | 8,111 | 4.51288★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 3.81884★ | 552 | 3.81884★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.01644★ | 1,764 | 4.01644★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.64477★ | 122,424 | 4.64477★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for Kick - Live Streaming: 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: 118,844 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Kick - Live Streaming make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Kick - Live Streaming earns approximately $32K/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 Kick - Live Streaming?▴
Kick - Live Streaming is published by Kick Streaming 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 Kick - Live Streaming's BU Score?▴
Kick - Live Streaming has a BU Score of 82/100 (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.