FOREVER® vs PhotoPills

FOREVER®

Forever, Inc.
App Store
$1.3K/mo
~$15.6K/yr · 14K installs
VS

PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.0K/mo
~$420.3K/yr · 120K installs
Revenue winner PhotoPills wins +2594% vs other
Installs winner PhotoPills wins +779% vs other
MAU winner PhotoPills wins +829% vs other
Rating winner PhotoPills wins +19% vs other

Why PhotoPills is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. PhotoPills earns roughly 27× more per month than FOREVER® - $35.0K vs $1.3K.
  2. Bigger install base. PhotoPills has ~120K lifetime installs vs FOREVER®'s ~14K - 8.8× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. PhotoPills sits at 4.70★ vs 3.94★ - 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.

FOREVER®
vs
PhotoPills
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.3K
$35.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$15.6K
$420.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
14K
120K
Monthly active users (est.)?
4K
38K
App Store rating
3.94★
4.70★
Total ratings
272
1K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

FOREVER®

Forever, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Feb 11, 2014
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
78.2 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
5.53
Languages
English
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PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD10.99
Released
Mar 21, 2013
Last updated
Apr 16, 2026
File size
51.0 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
2.13.25
Languages
Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +3 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, FOREVER® or PhotoPills? v
PhotoPills earns about $35.0K per month, while FOREVER® earns about $1.3K. That is a 26.9× revenue gap (~$33.7K more per month for PhotoPills). Annual revenue: FOREVER® ≈ $15.6K/year, PhotoPills ≈ $420.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, FOREVER® or PhotoPills? v
PhotoPills leads with about 120K estimated downloads vs 14K for FOREVER® - a 8.8× gap. FOREVER®'s App Store downloads are estimated from 272 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are FOREVER® and PhotoPills 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 FOREVER® and PhotoPills offer? v
FOREVER®: IAP range 10 tiers detected. PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. FOREVER® runs a "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)" monetization model; PhotoPills runs "Paid app ($10.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, FOREVER® or PhotoPills? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: FOREVER® 272 ratings, PhotoPills 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these FOREVER® vs PhotoPills revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.3K for FOREVER® and $35.0K for PhotoPills 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 FOREVER® or PhotoPills to a different App Store app? v
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