How much does PBS KIDS Video make per month?

Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, PBS KIDS Video earns approximately $3.1K/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 PBS KIDS Video?

PBS KIDS Video is published by PBS KIDS 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 PBS KIDS Video's BU Score?

PBS KIDS Video has a BU Score of 76/100 (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.

PBS KIDS Video

Quality Score

Strong

PBS KIDS Video

Name: PBS KIDS Video — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
Creator: bumetric
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: PBS KIDS Video revenue, PBS KIDS Video app analytics, mobile app revenue estimate, Education revenue, iOS app revenue

High confidence

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✍️ bumetric analysis

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PBS KIDS Video is an iOS app from PBS KIDS in the Education category, currently rated 4.3★ across 353,736 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far: users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.

Quality Score is 76: Strong (healthy traction). For a Education 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

$700K

per month

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12-mo forecast

$741K – $1141K

per month

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24-mo forecast

$886K – $1645K

per month

BIG tier

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

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🤖Also on Android

PBS KIDS Video

$1.9K/mo · 66K ratings · 4.4★

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$60K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $45K – $80K

$25K · MVP floor $100K · indie scale $500K+ · studio build

📈 Pays back in ~1.6y 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
⚙ Education complexity ×1.20	+$10K

Total estimate $60K

ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE 💵 Estimated acquisition value

$50K

↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue

Marketplace range $40K – $75K · 17× MRR multiple

💸 ~0.8× build cost (under-water)

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
🏷 Education category multiple	+6%
⭐ Mature user base (100K+ ratings)	+5%

Final multiple 17× MRR

👥 Estimated audience size

30.0M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

5.4M

Daily active

1.6M

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

📲 Education engagement	~85 installs / rating
🔁 Education D30 retention	18%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.30

DAU / MAU 30% sticky

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How we forecast this revenue

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Baseline

$700K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers

Growth rate

+2.5% MoM · BIG tier baseline (compound monthly)

6 months

$690K – $933K

12 months

$741K – $1.1M

24 months

$886K – $1.6M

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.

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BU Investment Matrix

Mixed signals · 57/100BIG TIERcompetitive but cautious

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

7.3

Product Quality

8.6

Revenue Strength

5.8

Monetization Maturity

1.0

Defensibility

7.5

Market Position

0.3

Operational Safety

10.0

💰 Revenue: Healthy — $280K - $1540K/mo · BIG tier · medium-low confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 4.28★ across 353,736 reviews — strong (top 10%).
📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
📈 Growth: dev shipping weekly.
⚠️ 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 = $12.6M-$22.4M.

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

MODEL

Revenue 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 8 of 8 triggers

Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:

High install base (353,736 ratings)METRIC		+$12,000
bugsREVIEW		−$1,800
5 starREVIEW		+$1,800
cancelledREVIEW		−$1,500
Mature app (15y old)METRIC		+$1,500
slowREVIEW		−$1,200
Good rating (4.3★)METRIC		+$800
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC		+$600

METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📥 Estimated Downloads / week

PROXY · ratings × 50/wk —

Industry-rule estimate (Sensor Tower / data.ai): one weekly install ≈ 50 new ratings. Solid points = tracked snapshots · faded line = pre-tracking model backfill.

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE

Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

LIVE

Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY

Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.

🆕 What's New · v7.2.0

- Minor UI improvements & bug fixes

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name: PBS KIDS Video
Developer: PBS KIDS
Bundle ID: org.pbskids.ipadplayer
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Education
Content rating: 4+
Languages: EN, ES

Company

Website: Not found
Tagline: PBS KIDS
Description: Educational games and videos from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!
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: $3.1K/mo
Top-grossing rank: Outside top 100 in US Education
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: HIGH

The iOS app "PBS KIDS Video" is a free and ad-free streaming service that does not generate direct revenue through in-app purchases or subscriptions. Its funding comes from public donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants to PBS KIDS as a whole, rather than direct app monetization.

Sources mentioned: Sensor Tower, Statista, Adapty, Reddit, Owler, Apple App Store

📈Ratings growth353,736 ratings+8% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾

Tracked (34 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 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

Watch live TV, stream, and download episodes with PBS KIDS Video! Safely stream clips and videos from shows like Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Kratts, Carl the Collector, Lyla in the Loop, Work It Out Wombats!, Rosie’s Rules,  Curious George, Sesame Street, and more!

Watch kid safe videos anytime, anywhere! Download free episodes and learn alongside PBS KIDS favorites in your home or on the go. Watch educational shows to encourage learning for toddlers and early grade school children.… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

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💾 45 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 15.0+🔖 v7.2.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN, ES📂 Education💰 Free

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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

9 EVENTS TRACKED

Detected 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

🔄

Monetization changed: freemium → free

2026-03

📈

Crossed 500 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2026-03

⭐

Rating ↑ 3.71 → 4.30 (improved 0.59★)

2025-05

📈

Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2025-05

📈

Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2025-05

⭐

Rating ↓ 4.67 → 4.29 (dropped 0.38★)

2025-05

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Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in

2025-05

⭐

Rating ↓ 5.00 → 4.50 (dropped 0.50★)

2025-04

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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

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📝 Description

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Full revenue analysis

Read the article-style breakdown for PBS KIDS Video: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.

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