DailyLapse vs Instagram

DailyLapse

Christian Pedersen
App Store
$200/mo
~$2.4K/yr · 2K installs
VS

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$12.20M/mo
~$146.36M/yr · 1.6B installs
Revenue winner Instagram wins +6098141% vs other
Installs winner Instagram wins +106381721% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +5673597% vs other
Rating winner Instagram wins +469% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Instagram earns roughly 60982× more per month than DailyLapse - $12.20M vs $200.
  2. Subscription model. Instagram runs a $14.99/mo subscription that compounds; DailyLapse relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs DailyLapse's ~2K - 1063818.2× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Instagram sits at 4.69★ vs 0.00★ - 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.

DailyLapse
vs
Instagram
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$200
$12.20M
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.4K
$146.36M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2K
1.6B
Monthly active users (est.)?
450
25.5M
App Store rating
-
4.69★
Total ratings
0
29.0M
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$14.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
2 tiers

DailyLapse

Christian Pedersen
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD4.99
Released
May 7, 2026
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
1.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.0
Languages
-
View full DailyLapse report →

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 6, 2010
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
546.4 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
428.2.0
Languages
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, DailyLapse or Instagram? v
Instagram earns about $12.20M per month, while DailyLapse earns about $200. That is a 60982.4× revenue gap (~$12.20M more per month for Instagram). Annual revenue: DailyLapse ≈ $2.4K/year, Instagram ≈ $146.36M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DailyLapse or Instagram? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 2K for DailyLapse - a 1063818.2× gap. DailyLapse's App Store downloads are estimated from 0 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.0M ratings.
Are DailyLapse and Instagram 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 DailyLapse and Instagram offer? v
DailyLapse: no IAP detected on the public listing. Instagram: IAP range 2 tiers detected. DailyLapse runs a "Paid app ($4.99)" monetization model; Instagram runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DailyLapse or Instagram? v
Instagram edges ahead with a higher overall score (gap of 4.7 stars). Rating volume: DailyLapse 0 ratings, Instagram 29.0M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DailyLapse vs Instagram revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $200 for DailyLapse and $12.20M for Instagram 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 DailyLapse or Instagram to a different App Store app? v
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