Google vs Scanner QR
Google
App Store
$2.44M/mo
~$29.27M/yr · 802.3M installs
VS
Scanner QR
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App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner
Google wins
+243937200% vs other
Installs winner
Google wins
+200567133% vs other
MAU winner
Google wins
+8980522% vs other
Rating winner
Google wins
+5% vs other
Why Google is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Google earns roughly 2439372× more per month than Scanner QR - $2.44M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Google runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; Scanner QR relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Google has ~802.3M lifetime installs vs Scanner QR's ~400 - 2005672.3× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Google runs 7 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Google
vs
Scanner QR
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.44M
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$29.27M
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
802.3M
◀
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
7.2M
◀
80.4
App Store rating
4.65★
◀
4.43★
Total ratings
4.7M
◀
7
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$19.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 12, 2019
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 413.1 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 426.2
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +36 more
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 20, 2018
- Last updated
- Nov 2, 2018
- File size
- 27.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 3.1
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Google trajectory
Scanner QR trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google or Scanner QR? v
Google earns about $2.44M per month, while Scanner QR earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$2.44M more per month for Google). Annual revenue: Google ≈ $29.27M/year, Scanner QR ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google or Scanner QR? v
Google leads with about 802.3M estimated downloads vs 400 for Scanner QR - a 2005672.3× gap. Google's App Store downloads are estimated from 4.7M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Scanner QR's App Store downloads are estimated from 7 ratings.
Are Google and Scanner QR in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
No - Google is in Utilities and Scanner QR is in Photo & Video. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Google from utilities monetization patterns, Scanner QR from photo & video.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Google and Scanner QR offer? v
Google: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Scanner QR: no IAP detected on the public listing. Google runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Scanner QR runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google or Scanner QR? v
Google edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Google 4.7M ratings, Scanner QR 7 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google vs Scanner QR revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.44M for Google and $0 for Scanner QR are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Utilities / 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 Google or Scanner QR to a different App Store app? v
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