CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs GrayZone - Light Meter

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
$10.79M/mo
~$129.46M/yr · 188.2M installs
VS

GrayZone - Light Meter

Massimiliano Schenetti
App Store
$16/mo
~$191/yr · 200 installs
Revenue winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +67426644% vs other
Installs winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +94109860% vs other
MAU winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +98501658% vs other
Rating winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +462% 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 674267× more per month than GrayZone - Light Meter - $10.79M vs $16.
  2. Subscription model. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs a $7.99/mo subscription that compounds; GrayZone - Light Meter relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor has ~188.2M lifetime installs vs GrayZone - Light Meter's ~200 - 941099.6× 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.

Find more apps with this revenue gap · Full CapCut: Photo & Video Editor report

Side-by-side metrics

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

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
vs
GrayZone - Light Meter
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$10.79M
$16
Annual revenue (est.)
$129.46M
$191
Lifetime installs (est.)
188.2M
200
Monthly active users (est.)?
59.1M
60
App Store rating
4.62★
-
Total ratings
1.1M
0
US grossing rank
#24
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
0 tiers

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Apr 14, 2020
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
730.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
17.6.0
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian +14 more
View full CapCut: Photo & Video Editor report →

GrayZone - Light Meter

Massimiliano Schenetti
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD2.99
Released
Jan 6, 2026
Last updated
Apr 27, 2026
File size
3.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.1
Languages
English
View full GrayZone - Light Meter report →

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor trajectory

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay

GrayZone - Light Meter trajectory

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay

FAQ

Which makes more money, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or GrayZone - Light Meter? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns about $10.79M per month, while GrayZone - Light Meter earns about $16. That is a 674267.4× revenue gap (~$10.79M more per month for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $129.46M/year, GrayZone - Light Meter ≈ $191/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or GrayZone - Light Meter? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor leads with about 188.2M estimated downloads vs 200 for GrayZone - Light Meter - a 941099.6× gap. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. GrayZone - Light Meter's App Store downloads are estimated from 0 ratings.
Are CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and GrayZone - Light Meter 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 CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and GrayZone - Light Meter offer? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: IAP range 6 tiers detected. GrayZone - Light Meter: no IAP detected on the public listing. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #24" monetization model; GrayZone - Light Meter runs "Paid app ($2.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or GrayZone - Light Meter? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor edges ahead with a higher overall score (gap of 4.6 stars). Rating volume: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor 1.1M ratings, GrayZone - Light Meter 0 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs GrayZone - Light Meter revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $10.79M for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and $16 for GrayZone - Light Meter 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 CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or GrayZone - Light Meter to a different App Store app? v
Use the search box at the bottom of this page or paste any two App Store links into the homepage tool. We auto-generate a permanent comparison URL with revenue, downloads, IAP tiers, subscription pricing and grossing rank for both apps.