ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show
72
Quality Score
Strong
ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show
by SHORTTV LIMITED
High confidence
✍️ GetAppValue analysis
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ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show is an iOS app from SHORTTV LIMITED in the Utilities category, currently rated 4.6★ across 163,644 ratings. Initial signal reads as no scraped reviews yet: judgment based on metadata only.
Quality Score is 72: Strong (healthy traction). For a Utilities 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
$5.0K
per month
→
12-mo forecast
$5.2K – $10.8K
per month
→
24-mo forecast
$6.4K – $19.2K
per month
MID 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
📈
Slow ROI — current MRR is well below build cost
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 (142 MB) | +$36K |
| ⚙ Utilities complexity ×0.85 | $-13123 |
Total estimate
$75K
👥 Estimated audience size
32.5M
Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)
Monthly active
6.5M
Daily active
1.3M
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
| 📲 Utilities engagement | ~200 installs / rating |
| 🔁 Utilities D30 retention | 20% |
| 📍 DAU / MAU stickiness | 0.20 |
DAU / MAU
20% sticky
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How we forecast this revenue
MEDIUM CONFIDENCEBaseline
$5.0K/mo · ML-estimated from 234 triggers
Growth rate
+4.0% MoM · MID tier baseline (compound monthly)
Direction
Headwinds: low defensibility moat
6 months
$4.7K – $7.9K
12 months
$5.2K – $10.8K
24 months
$6.4K – $19.2K
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 · 46/100MID TIERunderperforming peersRevenue Strength
3.7
Product Quality
9.2
Market Position
2.0
Growth Velocity
5.0
Defensibility
2.7
Operational Safety
10.0
Founder Strength
3.5
Monetization Maturity
1.0
- 💰 Revenue: Modest — $3K - $7K/mo · MID tier · medium confidence, trajectory unclear.
- ⭐ Quality: 4.6★ across 163,644 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 = $90K-$160K.
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 6 of 6 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (163,644 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| subscriptionREVIEW | +$2,500 | |
| Excellent rating (4.6★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| Multilingual (19 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 | |
| Growing app (2y old)METRIC | +$200 |
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 · v2.24.0
We've made ShortMax even better!
1. Added an exciting collection of brand-new short dramas.
2. Improved performance and fixed bugs for a smoother viewing experience.
Update now and enjoy fresh stories, better performance!
1. Added an exciting collection of brand-new short dramas.
2. Improved performance and fixed bugs for a smoother viewing experience.
Update now and enjoy fresh stories, better performance!
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show
- Developer
- SHORTTV LIMITED
- Bundle ID
- live.shorttv.ios
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Utilities
- Content rating
- 17+
- Languages
- AR, KM, EN, FR, DE, HI, ID, IT, JA, KO, MS, PT, RU, ZH, ES, TH, ZH, TR, VI
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- Today
- Description
- Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
- 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
- $316/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- 🇺🇸#14 /100 🇨🇦#15 /100 🇦🇺#17 /100 🇧🇷#19 /100 🇬🇧#20 /100 🇩🇪#26 /100 🇫🇷#31 /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.
📈Ratings growth168,138 ratings+7% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (21 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (0 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank9 countries
🇺🇸US#14 /100
🇨🇦CA#15 /100
🇦🇺AU#17 /100
🇧🇷BR#19 /100
🇬🇧GB#20 /100
🇩🇪DE#26 /100
🇫🇷FR#31 /100
🇯🇵JP#33 /100
🇮🇳IN#34 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#14 now · best #14 · worst #14
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
🚀Update Frequency · Releases per Quarter4 releases tracked
🚀Version Release Timeline4 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
Welcome to ShortMax — a premium streaming platform for your favoriate short dramas, reels and TV videos!
As a leading global platform for bite-sized entertainment, ShortMax is redefining the way you stream. Discover fast-paced, emotionally gripping stories designed to fit perfectly into your everyday life — cinematic drama, powerful storytelling, and unforgettable plot twists, all in short, easy-to-watch episodes.
Enjoy access to 50,000+ trending short dramas and movies in 19 languages, anytime and anywhere.… View full description on the official store →
As a leading global platform for bite-sized entertainment, ShortMax is redefining the way you stream. Discover fast-paced, emotionally gripping stories designed to fit perfectly into your everyday life — cinematic drama, powerful storytelling, and unforgettable plot twists, all in short, easy-to-watch episodes.
Enjoy access to 50,000+ trending short dramas and movies in 19 languages, anytime and anywhere.… View full description on the official store →
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 142 MB🔞 17+📱 iOS 15.1+🔖 v2.24.0🔄 updated 0d ago🌐 AR, KM, EN, FR, DE +14📂 Utilities💰 Paid
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What Worked™ · Development Pipeline
4 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 →
2026-07
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Shipped update — v2.23.1 → v2.24.0
→ 30 days after: reviews +2,521 high confidence
2026-07
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Shipped update — v2.21.0 → v2.23.1
→ 30 days after: revenue +$315/mo · reviews +6,234 high confidence
2026-07
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Shipped update — v2.18.3 → v2.21.0
→ 30 days after: revenue +$315/mo · reviews +7,590 high confidence
2026-06
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First tracked snapshot — initial data captured
→ 30 days after: reviews +6,440 high confidence
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Multi-Country Performance
Available in 9 of 9 monitored markets| Market | Rating | Reviews | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 US | 4.60712★ | 169,229 | 4.60712★ this version |
| 🇬🇧 GB | 4.59923★ | 10,073 | 4.59923★ this version |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 4.42863★ | 7,300 | 4.42863★ this version |
| 🇫🇷 FR | 4.6052★ | 13,131 | 4.6052★ this version |
| 🇯🇵 JP | 4.59202★ | 36,698 | 4.59202★ this version |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 4.54601★ | 11,020 | 4.54601★ this version |
| 🇦🇺 AU | 4.5504★ | 5,992 | 4.5504★ this version |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 4.76288★ | 32,382 | 4.76288★ this version |
| 🇮🇳 IN | 4.56765★ | 2,757 | 4.56765★ this version |
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📝 Description
95
BU Score · Transcendent
Full revenue analysis
Read the article-style breakdown for ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.
About this analysis
Why high confidence: 163,644 ratings · no founder-verified revenue (model estimate only).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
4 answers · auto-generated from this app's public dataHow much does ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show make per month?▴
Based on our ML-calibrated revenue forecast, ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show earns approximately $315/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 ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show?▴
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Who makes ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show?▴
ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show is published by SHORTTV LIMITED 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 ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show's BU Score?▴
ShortMax - Watch Dramas & Show has a BU Score of 72/100 (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.