Sensor Tower App Worth
Data
app market analytics
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting data, useful resource, keyword graphs are new
From 4 comments
Dunno how accurate this is for the biggest and free apps, but I own a medium size paid app and it seems reasonable. The search/keyword graphs they have are interesting too,…
soup10 on HNApparently there's a lot more money in Bible apps than I had imagined. If this ordering is close to being accurate, it's a wonderful resource to reflect on to understand what…
kranner on HNThanks for this resource!
kranner on HNLooks great! One curious thing I'd be interested to see is the sum of the values of all the apps and how it compares with Apple's estimates.
irollboozers on HN
Objections
Valuation methodology is secret and unclear
From 2 comments
How are these valuations calculated? For example, Instagram has an estimated value of ~$4.6 Billion, but it's actual value (based on purchase by FB) is ~$1 Billion. The page…
mashmac2 on HNNot sure why this is secret. A formula would be useful, but I guess this is just a fun estimate.
megablast on HN
Some valuations seem inaccurate, e.g. Instagram and games
From 4 comments
Instagram was presumably worth $1 billion when Facebook bought it 16 months ago. That doesn't tell you what it would be worth today.
scholia on HNSome of the valuations raise a bit of an eyebrow - e.g. BatteryHD valued at nearly $41M. * In the case of apps that are native versions of web services (e.g. Flickr, Twitter)…
blowski on HNI wouldn't put any games in the top ten (or even top 50). I don't see Candy Crush or Clash of Clans being around six months from now, so I don't see how it could be worth…
codeka on HNNot exactly sure how the valuations are calculated but they don't seem too accurate. I looked at my own apps and some that should have appeared didn't, others that shouldn't have…
k-mcgrady on HN
Valuations of big apps seem inconsistent, e.g. Pandora vs Google Search
From 2 comments
So: - Pandora's app is worth $1.7bn - Google's Search app is only worth $0.7bn Riiiiight...
bruceboughton on HNPandora existed before it had an app so I'm not sure it would be out of business. A significant proportion of its business may go through the app but that's not the same thing.…
bruceboughton on HN
Requests
Publish the valuation formula
From 1 comment
Not sure why this is secret. A formula would be useful, but I guess this is just a fun estimate.
megablast on HN
Show sum of all app values compared with Apple's estimates
From 1 comment
Looks great! One curious thing I'd be interested to see is the sum of the values of all the apps and how it compares with Apple's estimates.
irollboozers on HN
Questions
How are valuations calculated (DCF, per-user multiple)?
From 2 comments
How are these valuations calculated? For example, Instagram has an estimated value of ~$4.6 Billion, but it's actual value (based on purchase by FB) is ~$1 Billion. The page…
mashmac2 on HNI'm a valuer/appraiser by trade and would be interested to know how you're making calculations. Direct cap or irr (DCF)? A dollar amount multiplied per estimated user?
cpursley on HN