Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs LumaFusion

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
$3.93M/mo
~$47.14M/yr · 238.7M installs
VS

LumaFusion

Luma Touch LLC
App Store
$2.17M/mo
~$26.03M/yr · 2.7M installs
Revenue winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +81% vs other
Installs winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +8701% vs other
MAU winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +1316% vs other
Rating winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +2% vs other

Why Google Photos: Backup & Edit is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns roughly 2× more per month than LumaFusion - $3.93M vs $2.17M.
  2. Bigger install base. Google Photos: Backup & Edit has ~238.7M lifetime installs vs LumaFusion's ~2.7M - 88.0× the funnel top.

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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
LumaFusion
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.93M
$2.17M
Annual revenue (est.)
$47.14M
$26.03M
Lifetime installs (est.)
238.7M
2.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
12.2M
860K
App Store rating
4.83★
4.75★
Total ratings
1.4M
25K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
=
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
6 tiers

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 →

LumaFusion

Luma Touch LLC
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD29.99
Released
Dec 22, 2016
Last updated
Mar 30, 2026
File size
234.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
5.4.4
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +7 more
View full LumaFusion report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or LumaFusion? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns about $3.93M per month, while LumaFusion earns about $2.17M. That is a 1.8× revenue gap (~$1.76M more per month for Google Photos: Backup & Edit). Annual revenue: Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $47.14M/year, LumaFusion ≈ $26.03M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or LumaFusion? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit leads with about 238.7M estimated downloads vs 2.7M for LumaFusion - a 88.0× gap. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. LumaFusion's App Store downloads are estimated from 25K ratings.
Are Google Photos: Backup & Edit and LumaFusion 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 Google Photos: Backup & Edit and LumaFusion offer? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit: IAP range 4 tiers detected. LumaFusion: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; LumaFusion runs "Paid app ($29.99)". 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 LumaFusion? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Google Photos: Backup & Edit 1.4M ratings, LumaFusion 25K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs LumaFusion revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.93M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit and $2.17M for LumaFusion 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 Google Photos: Backup & Edit or LumaFusion to a different App Store app? v
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