Flickr vs Lightroom Photo & Video Editor

Flickr

Flickr, Inc.
Google Play
$286.9K/mo
~$3.44M/yr · 4.0M installs
VS

Lightroom Photo & Video Editor

Adobe
Google Play
$7.92M/mo
~$95.01M/yr · 460.5M installs
Revenue winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +2660% vs other
Installs winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +11414% vs other
MAU winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +3394% vs other
Rating winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +27% vs other

Why Lightroom Photo & Video Editor is winning

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

  1. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor earns roughly 28× more per month than Flickr - $7.92M vs $286.9K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor undercuts at $15.65/mo vs $28.62/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor has ~460.5M lifetime installs vs Flickr's ~4.0M - 115.1× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor sits at 4.51★ vs 3.55★ - 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.

Flickr
vs
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$286.9K
$7.92M
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.44M
$95.01M
Lifetime installs (est.)
4.0M
460.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
580K
20.3M
App Store rating
3.55★
4.51★
Total ratings
34K
3.6M
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$28.62
$15.65
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Flickr

Flickr, Inc.
Google Play
Category
Photography
Price
Free
Released
Oct 3, 2019
Last updated
Feb 26, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Mature 17+
Version
4.17.61
Languages
-
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Lightroom Photo & Video Editor

Adobe
Google Play
Category
Photography
Price
Free
Released
Jan 14, 2015
Last updated
Jun 25, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
11.4.3
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Flickr or Lightroom Photo & Video Editor? v
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor earns about $7.92M per month, while Flickr earns about $286.9K. That is a 27.6× revenue gap (~$7.63M more per month for Lightroom Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: Flickr ≈ $3.44M/year, Lightroom Photo & Video Editor ≈ $95.01M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Flickr or Lightroom Photo & Video Editor? v
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor leads with about 460.5M estimated downloads vs 4.0M for Flickr - a 115.1× gap. Flickr reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Flickr and Lightroom Photo & Video Editor in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Photography 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 Flickr and Lightroom Photo & Video Editor offer? v
Flickr: IAP range $9.99 - $82.00 per item. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor: IAP range $0.49 - $499.99 per item. Flickr runs a "Subscription (~$28.62/mo)" monetization model; Lightroom Photo & Video Editor runs "Subscription (~$15.65/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Flickr or Lightroom Photo & Video Editor? v
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 3.6 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: Flickr 2K ratings, Lightroom Photo & Video Editor 17K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Flickr vs Lightroom Photo & Video Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $286.9K for Flickr and $7.92M for Lightroom Photo & Video Editor are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Photography) - 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 Flickr or Lightroom Photo & Video Editor to a different Google Play app? v
Use the search box at the bottom of this page or paste any two Google Play links into the homepage tool. We auto-generate a permanent comparison URL with revenue, downloads, IAP tiers, subscription pricing and grossing rank for both apps.