FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor vs YouTube

FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor

FaceApp Technology Limited
App Store
$3.72M/mo
~$44.58M/yr · 297.3M installs
VS

YouTube

Google
App Store
$381.33M/mo
~$4.58B/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner YouTube wins +10164% vs other
Installs winner YouTube wins +1582% vs other
MAU winner YouTube wins +17705% vs other
Rating winner FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor wins +1% vs other

Why YouTube is winning

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

  1. YouTube earns roughly 103× more per month than FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor - $381.33M vs $3.72M.
  2. Premium pricing. YouTube charges $20.99/mo vs FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor's $10.00/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube has ~5.0B lifetime installs vs FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor's ~297.3M - 16.8× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. YouTube runs 4 IAP tiers vs 1 - 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.

FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.72M
$381.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$44.58M
$4.58B
Lifetime installs (est.)
297.3M
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
15.2M
2.7B
App Store rating
4.73★
4.67★
Total ratings
1.7M
47.1M
US grossing rank
#70
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.00
$20.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
4 tiers

FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor

FaceApp Technology Limited
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Jan 24, 2017
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
139.4 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
26.1.0
Languages
Arabic, HY, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +28 more
View full FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor report →

YouTube

Google
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Sep 11, 2012
Last updated
May 3, 2026
File size
341.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
21.18.4
Languages
AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $381.33M per month, while FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor earns about $3.72M. That is a 102.6× revenue gap (~$377.61M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor ≈ $44.58M/year, YouTube ≈ $4.58B/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor or YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 297.3M for FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor - a 16.8× gap. FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.7M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.1M ratings.
Are FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor and YouTube 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 FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor and YouTube offer? v
FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor: IAP range 1 tiers detected. YouTube: IAP range 4 tiers detected. FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor runs a "Subscription (~$10.00/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #70" monetization model; YouTube runs "Subscription (~$20.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #2". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor or YouTube? v
FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor 1.7M ratings, YouTube 47.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.72M for FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor and $381.33M for YouTube 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 FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor or YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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