Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs PhotoPills

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
$3.56M/mo
~$42.71M/yr · 218.3M installs
VS

PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.1K/mo
~$420.6K/yr · 120K installs
Revenue winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +10054% vs other
Installs winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +182422% vs other
MAU winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +29358% vs other
Rating winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +2% 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 102× more per month than PhotoPills - $3.56M vs $35.1K.
  2. Bigger install base. Google Photos: Backup & Edit has ~218.3M lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~120K - 1825.2× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Google Photos: Backup & Edit 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
PhotoPills
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.56M
$35.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$42.71M
$420.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
218.3M
120K
Monthly active users (est.)?
11.1M
38K
App Store rating
4.82★
4.70★
Total ratings
1.3M
1K
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 →

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
View full PhotoPills report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PhotoPills? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns about $3.56M per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.1K. That is a 101.5× revenue gap (~$3.52M more per month for Google Photos: Backup & Edit). Annual revenue: Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $42.71M/year, PhotoPills ≈ $420.6K/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 PhotoPills? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit leads with about 218.3M estimated downloads vs 120K for PhotoPills - a 1825.2× gap. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.3M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are Google Photos: Backup & Edit 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 Google Photos: Backup & Edit and PhotoPills offer? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit: IAP range 3 tiers detected. PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a "Free + one-time IAP (3 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, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PhotoPills? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Google Photos: Backup & Edit 1.3M ratings, PhotoPills 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs PhotoPills revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.56M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit and $35.1K 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 Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PhotoPills to a different App Store app? v
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