Photo Editor- vs Snapchat
Photo Editor-
Axiem Systems
App Store
$5.90M/mo
~$70.76M/yr · 44.6M installs
VS
Snapchat
Snap, Inc.
App Store
$55.34M/mo
~$664.13M/yr · 3.0B installs
Revenue winner
Snapchat wins
+839% vs other
Installs winner
Snapchat wins
+6623% vs other
MAU winner
Snapchat wins
+7971% vs other
Rating winner
Photo Editor- wins
+3% vs other
Why Snapchat is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Snapchat earns roughly 9× more per month than Photo Editor- - $55.34M vs $5.90M.
- Aggressive pricing. Snapchat undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $17.34/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Snapchat has ~3.0B lifetime installs vs Photo Editor-'s ~44.6M - 67.2× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Snapchat ranks #7 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
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Photo Editor-
vs
Snapchat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.90M
▶
$55.34M
Annual revenue (est.)
$70.76M
▶
$664.13M
Lifetime installs (est.)
44.6M
▶
3.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
10.5M
▶
850.0M
App Store rating
4.64★
◀
4.51★
Total ratings
297K
▶
5.9M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#7
Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
◀
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
◀
7 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
- Jul 13, 2011
- Last updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- File size
- 363.0 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 14.13.0.53
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +29 more
Photo Editor- trajectory
Snapchat trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Photo Editor- or Snapchat? v
Snapchat earns about $55.34M per month, while Photo Editor- earns about $5.90M. That is a 9.4× revenue gap (~$49.45M more per month for Snapchat). Annual revenue: Photo Editor- ≈ $70.76M/year, Snapchat ≈ $664.13M/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 Snapchat? v
Snapchat leads with about 3.0B estimated downloads vs 44.6M for Photo Editor- - a 67.2× gap. Photo Editor-'s App Store downloads are estimated from 297K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Snapchat's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.9M ratings.
Are Photo Editor- and Snapchat 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 Snapchat offer? v
Photo Editor-: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Snapchat: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Photo Editor- runs a "Subscription (~$17.34/mo)" monetization model; Snapchat runs "Subscription (~$4.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #7". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Photo Editor- or Snapchat? v
Photo Editor- edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Photo Editor- 297K ratings, Snapchat 5.9M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Photo Editor- vs Snapchat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.90M for Photo Editor- and $55.34M for Snapchat 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 Snapchat to a different App Store app? v
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