CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
$11.15M/mo
~$133.82M/yr · 189.3M installs
VS

Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
$2.65M/mo
~$31.83M/yr · 111.0M installs
Revenue winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +320% vs other
Installs winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +71% vs other
MAU winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +69% vs other
Rating winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +3% 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 4× more per month than Photoshop Express Photo Editor - $11.15M vs $2.65M.
  2. Premium pricing. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor charges $7.99/mo vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor's $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor has ~189.3M lifetime installs vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor's ~111.0M - 1.7× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs 6 IAP tiers vs 4 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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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
Photoshop Express Photo Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$11.15M
$2.65M
Annual revenue (est.)
$133.82M
$31.83M
Lifetime installs (est.)
189.3M
111.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
16.7M
9.9M
App Store rating
4.62★
4.75★
Total ratings
1.1M
740K
US grossing rank
#19
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
4 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
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Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 9, 2009
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
398.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
26.26.0
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +20 more
View full Photoshop Express Photo Editor report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns about $11.15M per month, while Photoshop Express Photo Editor earns about $2.65M. That is a 4.2× revenue gap (~$8.50M more per month for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $133.82M/year, Photoshop Express Photo Editor ≈ $31.83M/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 Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor leads with about 189.3M estimated downloads vs 111.0M for Photoshop Express Photo Editor - a 1.7× gap. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Photoshop Express Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 740K ratings.
Are CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and Photoshop Express Photo Editor 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 Photoshop Express Photo Editor offer? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Photoshop Express Photo Editor: IAP range 4 tiers detected. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #19" monetization model; Photoshop Express Photo Editor runs "Subscription (~$8.33/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 Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor 1.1M ratings, Photoshop Express Photo Editor 740K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $11.15M for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and $2.65M for Photoshop Express Photo Editor 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 Photoshop Express Photo Editor to a different App Store app? v
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