Blue Iris vs YouTube
Blue Iris
Perspective Software
Google Play
$12.7K/mo
~$152.0K/yr · 106K installs
VS
YouTube
Google LLC
Google Play
$47.42M/mo
~$569.10M/yr · 22.8B installs
Revenue winner
YouTube wins
+374356% vs other
Installs winner
YouTube wins
+21596243% vs other
MAU winner
YouTube wins
+2399494% vs other
Rating winner
YouTube wins
+55% vs other
Why YouTube is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- YouTube earns roughly 3745× more per month than Blue Iris - $47.42M vs $12.7K.
- Subscription model. YouTube runs a $7.07/mo subscription that compounds; Blue Iris relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. YouTube has ~22.8B lifetime installs vs Blue Iris's ~106K - 215963.4× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. YouTube sits at 3.87★ vs 2.49★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Blue Iris
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$12.7K
▶
$47.42M
Annual revenue (est.)
$152.0K
▶
$569.10M
Lifetime installs (est.)
106K
▶
22.8B
Monthly active users (est.)?
7K
▶
159.7M
App Store rating
2.49★
▶
3.87★
Total ratings
3K
▶
170.8M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$7.07
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Video Players & Editors
- Price
- USD9.99
- Released
- Apr 1, 2013
- Last updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 3.0.46
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Video Players & Editors
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 20, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Blue Iris trajectory
YouTube trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Blue Iris or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $47.42M per month, while Blue Iris earns about $12.7K. That is a 3744.6× revenue gap (~$47.41M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: Blue Iris ≈ $152.0K/year, YouTube ≈ $569.10M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Blue Iris or YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 22.8B estimated downloads vs 106K for Blue Iris - a 215963.4× gap. Blue Iris reports 100,000+ installs on Google Play. YouTube reports 10,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Blue Iris and YouTube in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Video Players & Editors 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 Blue Iris and YouTube offer? v
Blue Iris: no IAP detected on the public listing. YouTube: IAP range $0.05 - $999.99 per item. Blue Iris runs a "Paid app ($9.99)" monetization model; YouTube runs "Subscription (~$7.07/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Blue Iris or YouTube? v
YouTube edges ahead with ★ 3.9 vs ★ 2.5 (gap of 1.4 stars). Rating volume: Blue Iris 1K ratings, YouTube 3.0M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Blue Iris vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $12.7K for Blue Iris and $47.42M for YouTube are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Video Players & Editors) - 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 Blue Iris or YouTube to a different Google Play app? v
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