Flickr vs Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Flickr

Flickr, Inc.
App Store
$110.6K/mo
~$1.33M/yr · 1.6M installs
VS

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
$2.62M/mo
~$31.43M/yr · 238.5M installs
Revenue winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +2269% vs other
Installs winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +14756% vs other
MAU winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +2328% vs other
Rating winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +7% vs other

Why Google Photos: Backup & Edit is winning

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

  1. Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns roughly 24× more per month than Flickr - $2.62M vs $110.6K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Google Photos: Backup & Edit undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $11.00/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Google Photos: Backup & Edit has ~238.5M lifetime installs vs Flickr's ~1.6M - 148.6× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs 4 IAP tiers vs 2 - 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.

Flickr
vs
Google Photos: Backup & Edit
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$110.6K
$2.62M
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.33M
$31.43M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6M
238.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
501K
12.2M
App Store rating
4.53★
4.83★
Total ratings
15K
1.4M
US grossing rank
-
#96
Cheapest monthly sub
$11.00
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
4 tiers

Flickr

Flickr, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Sep 8, 2009
Last updated
Apr 14, 2026
File size
112.0 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
4.17.66
Languages
English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean +4 more
View full Flickr report →

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
May 28, 2015
Last updated
Jun 26, 2026
File size
416.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
7.82.0
Languages
Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +33 more
View full Google Photos: Backup & Edit report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Flickr or Google Photos: Backup & Edit? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns about $2.62M per month, while Flickr earns about $110.6K. That is a 23.7× revenue gap (~$2.51M more per month for Google Photos: Backup & Edit). Annual revenue: Flickr ≈ $1.33M/year, Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $31.43M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Flickr or Google Photos: Backup & Edit? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit leads with about 238.5M estimated downloads vs 1.6M for Flickr - a 148.6× gap. Flickr's App Store downloads are estimated from 15K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings.
Are Flickr and Google Photos: Backup & Edit 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 Flickr and Google Photos: Backup & Edit offer? v
Flickr: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Google Photos: Backup & Edit: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Flickr runs a "Subscription (~$6.83/mo)" monetization model; Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #96". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Flickr or Google Photos: Backup & Edit? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Flickr 15K ratings, Google Photos: Backup & Edit 1.4M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Flickr vs Google Photos: Backup & Edit revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $110.6K for Flickr and $2.62M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit 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 Flickr or Google Photos: Backup & Edit to a different App Store app? v
Use the search box at the bottom of this page or paste any two App Store 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.