Times Square Live
63
Quality Score
Solid
Times Square Live
Low confidence
✍️ bumetric analysis
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Times Square Live is an iOS app from EarthCam, Inc. in the Travel category, currently rated 4.4★ across 51 ratings. Initial signal reads as largely positive sentiment, users highlighting consistency and feature depth.
Quality Score is 63: Solid (established niche player). For a Travel app, that means established niche player. 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
$2.2K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$2.0K – $7.1K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$1.8K – $16.4K
per month
INDIE tier
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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
$75K
↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue
Likely range $55K – $100K
$25K · MVP floor
$100K · indie scale
$500K+ · studio build
📈
Pays back in ~6 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 (70 MB) | +$8K |
| ⚙ Travel complexity ×1.30 | +$17K |
Total estimate
$75K
ONE-TIME · EXIT VALUE
💵 Estimated acquisition value
$175K
↳ What it would sell for · not monthly revenue
Marketplace range $150K – $250K · 15× MRR multiple
💸
~2.3× 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% |
| ⭐ Small user base (<1K ratings) | -8% |
Final multiple
15× MRR
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$2.2K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+6.0% MoM · INDIE tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: rating drift may slow acquisition
6 months
$1.9K – $4.5K
12 months
$2.0K – $7.1K
24 months
$1.8K – $16.4K
Compound growth at +6.0% MoM (tier baseline for INDIE). Range widens with horizon — typical noise band ±40% at 6mo.. Ranges widen with horizon — distant futures carry more uncertainty.
📊
BU Investment Matrix
Early-stage solo · 41/100INDIE TIERexpected for tierGrowth Velocity
5.0
Founder Strength
5.9
Product Quality
3.5
Revenue Strength
3.4
Monetization Maturity
1.0
Defensibility
6.0
Market Position
1.2
Operational Safety
7.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $899 - $5619/mo · INDIE tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.43★ across 51 reviews — weak — significant quality concerns.
- 📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
- 📈 Growth: ⚠ last update 1944d ago — possibly dormant.
- ⚠️ Risk: Moderate — dormant (1944d 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 = $40K-$71K. Portfolio play ($15K/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 8 of 8 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 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| excellent appREVIEW | +$1,500 | |
| Mature app (17y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Good rating (4.4★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Single-language (English only)METRIC | −$400 | |
| Pre-traction phase (51 ratings)METRIC | −$300 |
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 · v4.7.6
Miscellaneous enhancements and refinements
We are constantly improving the app. If you are enjoying using it, please consider leaving a review or a rating!
We are constantly improving the app. If you are enjoying using it, please consider leaving a review or a rating!
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- Times Square Live
- Developer
- EarthCam, Inc.
- Bundle ID
- com.earthcam.ectimessquare
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Travel
- Content rating
- 4+
- Languages
- EN
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Explore the Webcams of the World
- Description
- EarthCam is the leading network of live streaming webcams for tourism and entertainment around the world with 4K streaming technology.
- 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
- $12.3K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Travel
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- Not found
- X / Twitter
- twitter.com/earthcam
- linkedin.com/company/earthcam-inc-
- 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/earthcaminc · instagram instagram.com/earthcam · linkedin linkedin.com/company/earthcam-inc- · twitter twitter.com/earthcam · youtube youtube.com/user/earthcam
- Not found
- Phone
- Not found
- Contact page
- Not found
- About page
- earthcam.com/company/join-network.php
📈Ratings growth51 ratings+-57% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (58 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 → $1.99 (+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
Download the app now and catch all the live action at the "Crossroads of the World"!
Explore the bright lights, neon signs and diverse crowds that are Times Square! See what's going on 24/7 in the city that never sleeps!
Hate annoying ads? So do we! This application is 100% ad-free!
EarthCam presents exclusive webcams at the heart of Times Square in New York City on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Enjoy multiple live streaming webcam views, looking up, down and across 7th Avenue and Broadway.… View full description on the official store →
Explore the bright lights, neon signs and diverse crowds that are Times Square! See what's going on 24/7 in the city that never sleeps!
Hate annoying ads? So do we! This application is 100% ad-free!
EarthCam presents exclusive webcams at the heart of Times Square in New York City on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Enjoy multiple live streaming webcam views, looking up, down and across 7th Avenue and Broadway.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 70 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 9.0+🔖 v4.7.6🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 EN📂 Travel💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
10 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 ↑ 2.50 → 4.43 (improved 1.93★)
2026-05
💲
Went paid — introduced $1.99 price point
2026-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.66 → 2.50 (dropped 1.16★)
2010-04
📈
Crossed 100 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2009-12
📈
Crossed 50 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2009-11
📈
Crossed 10 ratings — social-proof flywheel kicking in
2009-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 2.67 → 3.00 (improved 0.33★)
2009-11
⭐
Rating ↑ 1.75 → 2.20 (improved 0.45★)
2009-03
⭐
Rating ↓ 3.00 → 2.00 (dropped 1.00★)
2009-02
🚀
First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 4 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.5★ | 2 | 4.5★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 2.5★ | 6 | 2.5★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 2★ | 1 | 2★ this version |
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.43137★ | 51 | 4.43137★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
More by EarthCam, Inc.
View all →📦 Portfolio summaryINDIE studio
5apps·$15K/mocombined
⚠ Concentrated — top app contributes 82% of combined revenue (single-app dependency)
About this analysis
Why low confidence: only 51 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only) · revenue figure is directional only.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does Times Square Live make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, Times Square Live earns approximately $12K/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 Times Square Live?▴
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Who makes Times Square Live?▴
Times Square Live is published by EarthCam, Inc. 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 Times Square Live's BU Score?▴
Times Square Live has a BU Score of 63/100 (Solid). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.