B-Roll vs PhotoPills

B-Roll

Shreyas Thiagarajasubramanian
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 1K installs
VS

PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.5K/mo
~$426.0K/yr · 121K installs
Revenue winner PhotoPills wins +3549600% vs other
Installs winner PhotoPills wins +10911% vs other
MAU winner PhotoPills wins +11160% vs other
Rating winner PhotoPills wins +7% vs other

Why PhotoPills is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. PhotoPills earns roughly 35496× more per month than B-Roll - $35.5K vs $0.
  2. Bigger install base. PhotoPills has ~121K lifetime installs vs B-Roll's ~1K - 110.1× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

B-Roll
vs
PhotoPills
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$35.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$426.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1K
121K
Monthly active users (est.)?
339.9
38K
App Store rating
4.41★
4.71★
Total ratings
22
2K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

B-Roll

Shreyas Thiagarajasubramanian
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Feb 25, 2020
Last updated
Jun 26, 2026
File size
47.5 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.0.3
Languages
English
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PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD10.99
Released
Mar 21, 2013
Last updated
Apr 16, 2026
File size
51.0 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
2.13.25
Languages
Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +3 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, B-Roll or PhotoPills? v
PhotoPills earns about $35.5K per month, while B-Roll earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$35.5K more per month for PhotoPills). Annual revenue: B-Roll ≈ $0/year, PhotoPills ≈ $426.0K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, B-Roll or PhotoPills? v
PhotoPills leads with about 121K estimated downloads vs 1K for B-Roll - a 110.1× gap. B-Roll's App Store downloads are estimated from 22 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings.
Are B-Roll and PhotoPills 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.
Do B-Roll and PhotoPills have in-app purchases? v
B-Roll does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. PhotoPills does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: B-Roll runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", PhotoPills runs "Paid app ($10.99)".
Which has better ratings, B-Roll or PhotoPills? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: B-Roll 22 ratings, PhotoPills 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these B-Roll vs PhotoPills revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for B-Roll and $35.5K for PhotoPills 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 B-Roll or PhotoPills to a different App Store app? v
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