Countdown vs HeyStar-AI Photo Editor
Countdown
Find Appiness LLC
App Store
$1.32M/mo
~$15.85M/yr · 26.4M installs
VS
HeyStar-AI Photo Editor
Chongqing Cuyi Technology Co., Ltd
App Store
$2.1K/mo
~$24.6K/yr · 220K installs
Revenue winner
Countdown wins
+64234% vs other
Installs winner
Countdown wins
+11906% vs other
MAU winner
Countdown wins
+9111% vs other
Rating winner
Countdown wins
+9% vs other
Why Countdown is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Countdown earns roughly 643× more per month than HeyStar-AI Photo Editor - $1.32M vs $2.1K.
- Premium pricing. Countdown charges $17.34/mo vs HeyStar-AI Photo Editor's $2.50/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Countdown has ~26.4M lifetime installs vs HeyStar-AI Photo Editor's ~220K - 120.1× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Countdown sits at 4.81★ vs 4.40★ - 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.
Countdown
vs
HeyStar-AI Photo Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.32M
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$2.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$15.85M
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$24.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
26.4M
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220K
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.3M
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25K
App Store rating
4.81★
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4.40★
Total ratings
176K
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2K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
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$2.50
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
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9 tiers
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 11, 2018
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 39.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 6.5.1
- Languages
- Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +22 more
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 29, 2025
- Last updated
- May 12, 2026
- File size
- 115.6 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 1.5.4
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 more
Countdown trajectory
HeyStar-AI Photo Editor trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Countdown or HeyStar-AI Photo Editor? v
Countdown earns about $1.32M per month, while HeyStar-AI Photo Editor earns about $2.1K. That is a 643.3× revenue gap (~$1.32M more per month for Countdown). Annual revenue: Countdown ≈ $15.85M/year, HeyStar-AI Photo Editor ≈ $24.6K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Countdown or HeyStar-AI Photo Editor? v
Countdown leads with about 26.4M estimated downloads vs 220K for HeyStar-AI Photo Editor - a 120.1× gap. Countdown's App Store downloads are estimated from 176K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. HeyStar-AI Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings.
Are Countdown and HeyStar-AI Photo Editor in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Utilities 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 Countdown and HeyStar-AI Photo Editor offer? v
Countdown: IAP range 2 tiers detected. HeyStar-AI Photo Editor: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Countdown runs a "Subscription (~$17.34/mo)" monetization model; HeyStar-AI Photo Editor runs "Subscription (~$2.50/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Countdown or HeyStar-AI Photo Editor? v
Countdown edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Countdown 176K ratings, HeyStar-AI Photo Editor 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Countdown vs HeyStar-AI Photo Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.32M for Countdown and $2.1K for HeyStar-AI Photo Editor are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Utilities) - 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 Countdown or HeyStar-AI Photo Editor to a different App Store app? v
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