Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs Google Photos

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
$3.55M/mo
~$42.59M/yr · 217.7M installs
VS

Google Photos

Google LLC
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 13.9B installs
Revenue winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +354922800% vs other
Installs winner Google Photos wins +6271% vs other
MAU winner Google Photos wins +2274% vs other
Rating winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +9% vs other

Why Google Photos: Backup & Edit is winning

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

  1. Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns roughly 3549228× more per month than Google Photos - $3.55M vs $0.
  2. More monetization surfaces. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs 3 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  3. Better app store reviews. Google Photos: Backup & Edit sits at 4.82★ vs 4.40★ - 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.

Google Photos: Backup & Edit
vs
Google Photos
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.55M
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$42.59M
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
217.7M
13.9B
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.1M
263.5M
App Store rating
4.82★
4.40★
Total ratings
1.3M
53.6M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
0 tiers

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
May 28, 2015
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
397.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
7.75.0
Languages
Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +33 more
View full Google Photos: Backup & Edit report →

Google Photos

Google LLC
Google Play
Category
Photography
Price
Free
Released
May 28, 2015
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
VARY
Languages
-
View full Google Photos report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or Google Photos? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns about $3.55M per month, while Google Photos earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$3.55M more per month for Google Photos: Backup & Edit). Annual revenue: Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $42.59M/year, Google Photos ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or Google Photos? v
Google Photos leads with about 13.9B estimated downloads vs 217.7M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit - a 63.7× gap. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.3M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Google Photos reports 10,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Google Photos: Backup & Edit and Google Photos in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Google Photos: Backup & Edit is in Photo & Video and Google Photos is in Photography. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Google Photos: Backup & Edit from photo & video monetization patterns, Google Photos from photography.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Google Photos: Backup & Edit and Google Photos offer? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Google Photos: no IAP detected on the public listing. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a "Free + one-time IAP (3 tiers)" monetization model; Google Photos 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 Photos: Backup & Edit or Google Photos? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Google Photos: Backup & Edit 1.3M ratings, Google Photos 1.3M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs Google Photos revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.55M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit and $0 for Google Photos are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Photo & Video / 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 Google Photos: Backup & Edit or Google Photos to a different App Store app? v
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