Elgato Control Center vs CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Elgato Control Center

Corsair Memory, Inc.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 290K installs
VS

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
$14.18M/mo
~$170.17M/yr · 189.3M installs
Revenue winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +1418114100% vs other
Installs winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +65184% vs other
MAU winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +18313% vs other
Rating winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +2% vs other

Why CapCut: Photo & Video Editor is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns roughly 14181141× more per month than Elgato Control Center - $14.18M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs a $7.99/mo subscription that compounds; Elgato Control Center relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor has ~189.3M lifetime installs vs Elgato Control Center's ~290K - 652.8× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs 6 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Elgato Control Center
vs
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$14.18M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$170.17M
Lifetime installs (est.)
290K
189.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
90K
16.7M
App Store rating
4.54★
4.62★
Total ratings
4K
1.1M
US grossing rank
-
#16
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$7.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
6 tiers

Elgato Control Center

Corsair Memory, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Mar 2, 2019
Last updated
Dec 16, 2025
File size
17.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.8.3
Languages
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +7 more
View full Elgato Control Center report →

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Apr 14, 2020
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
744.5 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
18.4.0
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian +14 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Elgato Control Center or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns about $14.18M per month, while Elgato Control Center earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$14.18M more per month for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: Elgato Control Center ≈ $0/year, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $170.17M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Elgato Control Center or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor leads with about 189.3M estimated downloads vs 290K for Elgato Control Center - a 652.8× gap. Elgato Control Center's App Store downloads are estimated from 4K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.1M ratings.
Are Elgato Control Center and CapCut: Photo & Video Editor in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Photo & Video category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Elgato Control Center and CapCut: Photo & Video Editor offer? v
Elgato Control Center: no IAP detected on the public listing. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Elgato Control Center runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs "Subscription (~$7.50/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #16". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Elgato Control Center or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Elgato Control Center 4K ratings, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor 1.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Elgato Control Center vs CapCut: Photo & Video Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Elgato Control Center and $14.18M for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Photo & Video) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Elgato Control Center or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor to a different App Store app? v
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