National Park Service
79
Quality Score
Strong
National Park Service
High confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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National Park Service is an iOS app from National Park Service in the Travel category, currently rated 4.9★ across 100,031 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews: supporters praise core features while critics cite stability and value gaps.
Quality Score is 79: 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
$1.6M
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$1.7M – $2.6M
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$2.0M – $3.8M
per month
BIG tier
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- Title & subtitle keyword fit
- Description hook & conversion structure
- Screenshots, ratings, reviews strategy
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
$308/mo · 211 ratings · 4.0★
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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
📈
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 (110 MB) | +$23K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$22K |
Total estimate
$95K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$175K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $125K – $225K · 18× 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 ≥ 4.7 (premium) | +15% |
| ⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings) | +5% |
Final multiple
18× MRR
👥 Estimated audience size
11.0M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
1.1M
Daily active
165K
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
15% sticky
🔬
How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$1.6M/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)
6 months
$1.6M – $2.1M
12 months
$1.7M – $2.6M
24 months
$2.0M – $3.8M
Compound growth at +2.5% MoM (tier baseline for BIG). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±15% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Mixed signals · 59/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautiousGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
6.6
Product Quality
9.7
Revenue Strength
6.2
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.3
Market Position
2.0
Operational Safety
10.0
- 💰 Revenue: Healthy — $640K - $3520K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.87★ across 100,031 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
- 📍 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 = $28.8M-$51.2M.
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 10 of 10 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (100,031 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| highly recommendREVIEW | +$1,400 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Established app (5y old)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 · v2.10.1
Minor data fixes.
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- National Park Service
- Developer
- National Park Service
- Bundle ID
- gov.nps.mobileapp
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Open Menu Close Menu
- Description
- Discover America's stories. Plan your visit and explore the diverse landscapes, national parks, and cultural treasures managed by the National Park Service.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- Available
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $0AI high
- AI annual estimate
- Not found
- ML model estimate / mo
- $10.0K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Travel
- 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
- Socials
- facebook facebook.com/nationalparkservice · instagram instagram.com/nationalparkservice · twitter x.com/natlparkservice · youtube youtube.com/nationalparkservice
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- Not found
- About page
- nps.gov/subjects/aviation/aviation-hi…
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: HIGH
The National Park Service iOS app is developed by the U.S. National Park Service and is available for free. Public sources consistently indicate that the app does not generate direct revenue through in-app purchases or subscriptions, serving instead as an informational and planning tool for visitors.
Sources mentioned: Sensor Tower, Statista, Adapty, Reddit, Apple App Store
📈Ratings growth100,031 ratings+64% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (52 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (34 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.
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
The Official NPS App – Your Ultimate National Park Companion!
Download parks before your visit and use the app when there is no internet.
• Explore 420+ national parks effortlessly with interactive maps, self-guided tours, and essential on-the-ground information.
• Interactive Maps: Plan your trip with detailed park maps, including points of interest, trails, and essential information.
• Park Tours: Discover park highlights with self-guided tours, just like having a ranger by your side.
• Amenities: Find transportation, dining, restrooms, and more for a hassle-free visit.… View full description on the official store →
Download parks before your visit and use the app when there is no internet.
• Explore 420+ national parks effortlessly with interactive maps, self-guided tours, and essential on-the-ground information.
• Interactive Maps: Plan your trip with detailed park maps, including points of interest, trails, and essential information.
• Park Tours: Discover park highlights with self-guided tours, just like having a ranger by your side.
• Amenities: Find transportation, dining, restrooms, and more for a hassle-free visit.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 110 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v2.10.1🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
📅
What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
13 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
📈
Crossed 100,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-05
🔄
Monetization changed: freemium → free
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↑ 3.94 → 4.90 (improved 0.96★)
2026-03
📈
Crossed 1,000 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2026-03
📈
Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-10
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2024-06
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.75 → 3.44 (dropped 0.31★)
2023-07
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2023-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.00 → 3.50 (dropped 0.50★)
2023-07
⭐
Rating ↓ 4.33 → 4.00 (dropped 0.33★)
2023-06
⭐
Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.33 (dropped 0.67★)
2023-06
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.77419★ | 248 | 4.77419★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.95803★ | 143 | 4.95803★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.78833★ | 1,063 | 4.78833★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.77515★ | 1,014 | 4.77515★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.83029★ | 548 | 4.83029★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.77547★ | 530 | 4.77547★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.90625★ | 64 | 4.90625★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.8★ | 140 | 4.8★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.86254★ | 106,365 | 4.86254★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for National Park Service: 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: 100,031 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does National Park Service make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, National Park Service earns approximately $10.0K/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 National Park Service?▴
National Park Service is published by National Park Service 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 National Park Service's BU Score?▴
National Park Service has a BU Score of 79/100 (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.