CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs PhotoCircle

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 189.3M installs
VS

PhotoCircle

PhotoCircle, Inc.
App Store
$112.2K/mo
~$1.35M/yr · 17.4M installs
Revenue winner PhotoCircle wins +11223000% vs other
Installs winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +988% vs other
MAU winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +299% vs other
Rating winner PhotoCircle wins +5% vs other

Why PhotoCircle is winning

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

  1. PhotoCircle earns roughly 112230× more per month than CapCut: Photo & Video Editor - $112.2K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. PhotoCircle runs a $1.29/mo subscription that compounds; CapCut: Photo & Video Editor relies on one-shot IAP or ads.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
vs
PhotoCircle
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$112.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$1.35M
Lifetime installs (est.)
189.3M
17.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
16.7M
4.2M
App Store rating
4.62★
4.87★
Total ratings
1.1M
116K
US grossing rank
#19
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$1.29
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
2 tiers

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
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
View full CapCut: Photo & Video Editor report →

PhotoCircle

PhotoCircle, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Apr 19, 2012
Last updated
May 26, 2026
File size
68.4 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2026.0526.04
Languages
English
View full PhotoCircle report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or PhotoCircle? v
PhotoCircle earns about $112.2K per month, while CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$112.2K more per month for PhotoCircle). Annual revenue: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $0/year, PhotoCircle ≈ $1.35M/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 PhotoCircle? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor leads with about 189.3M estimated downloads vs 17.4M for PhotoCircle - a 10.9× gap. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PhotoCircle's App Store downloads are estimated from 116K ratings.
Are CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and PhotoCircle 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 PhotoCircle offer? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: no IAP detected on the public listing. PhotoCircle: IAP range 2 tiers detected. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; PhotoCircle runs "Subscription (~$0.83/mo)". 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 PhotoCircle? v
PhotoCircle edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor 1.1M ratings, PhotoCircle 116K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs PhotoCircle revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and $112.2K for PhotoCircle 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 PhotoCircle to a different App Store app? v
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