Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs PhotoColors
Google Photos: Backup & Edit
Google
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 239.3M installs
VS
PhotoColors
Haibin Wang
App Store
$28/mo
~$334/yr · 1K installs
Revenue winner
PhotoColors wins
+2800% vs other
Installs winner
Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins
+21659731% vs other
MAU winner
Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins
+3540449% vs other
Rating winner
Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins
+7% vs other
Why PhotoColors is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- PhotoColors earns roughly 28× more per month than Google Photos: Backup & Edit - $28 vs $0.
- Subscription model. PhotoColors runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Google Photos: Backup & Edit relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. PhotoColors runs 3 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.
Google Photos: Backup & Edit
vs
PhotoColors
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$28
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$334
Lifetime installs (est.)
239.3M
◀
1K
Monthly active users (est.)?
12.2M
◀
344.76
App Store rating
4.83★
◀
4.53★
Total ratings
1.4M
◀
17
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
3 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 31, 2026
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- 10.1 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.06.25
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Chinese
Google Photos: Backup & Edit trajectory
PhotoColors trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PhotoColors? v
PhotoColors earns about $28 per month, while Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$28 more per month for PhotoColors). Annual revenue: Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $0/year, PhotoColors ≈ $334/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 PhotoColors? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit leads with about 239.3M estimated downloads vs 1K for PhotoColors - a 216598.3× gap. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PhotoColors's App Store downloads are estimated from 17 ratings.
Are Google Photos: Backup & Edit and PhotoColors 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 PhotoColors offer? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit: no IAP detected on the public listing. PhotoColors: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; PhotoColors runs "Subscription (~$2.50/mo)". 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 PhotoColors? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Google Photos: Backup & Edit 1.4M ratings, PhotoColors 17 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs PhotoColors revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Google Photos: Backup & Edit and $28 for PhotoColors 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 PhotoColors to a different App Store app? v
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