Photo Editor- vs CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
Photo Editor-
Axiem Systems
App Store
$5.90M/mo
~$70.76M/yr · 44.6M installs
VS
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
$13.17M/mo
~$158.06M/yr · 189.3M installs
Revenue winner
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins
+123% vs other
Installs winner
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins
+324% vs other
MAU winner
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins
+58% vs other
Rating winner
Photo Editor- wins
+1% vs other
Why CapCut: Photo & Video Editor is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns roughly 2× more per month than Photo Editor- - $13.17M vs $5.90M.
- Aggressive pricing. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor undercuts at $7.99/mo vs $17.34/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor has ~189.3M lifetime installs vs Photo Editor-'s ~44.6M - 4.2× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ranks #17 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Photo Editor-
vs
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.90M
▶
$13.17M
Annual revenue (est.)
$70.76M
▶
$158.06M
Lifetime installs (est.)
44.6M
▶
189.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.5M
▶
16.7M
App Store rating
4.64★
◀
4.62★
Total ratings
297K
▶
1.1M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#17
Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
◀
$7.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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6 tiers
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 2, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 20, 2026
- File size
- 170.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 7.2
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian +9 more
- 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
Photo Editor- trajectory
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Photo Editor- or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns about $13.17M per month, while Photo Editor- earns about $5.90M. That is a 2.2× revenue gap (~$7.27M more per month for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: Photo Editor- ≈ $70.76M/year, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $158.06M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Photo Editor- or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor leads with about 189.3M estimated downloads vs 44.6M for Photo Editor- - a 4.2× gap. Photo Editor-'s App Store downloads are estimated from 297K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.1M ratings.
Are Photo Editor- 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 Photo Editor- and CapCut: Photo & Video Editor offer? v
Photo Editor-: IAP range 10 tiers detected. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Photo Editor- runs a "Subscription (~$17.34/mo)" monetization model; CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs "Subscription (~$7.50/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #17". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Photo Editor- or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor? v
Photo Editor- edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Photo Editor- 297K ratings, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor 1.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Photo Editor- vs CapCut: Photo & Video Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.90M for Photo Editor- and $13.17M 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 Photo Editor- or CapCut: Photo & Video Editor to a different App Store app? v
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