Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs PhotoPills

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

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

PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.5K/mo
~$426.0K/yr · 121K installs
Revenue winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +10967% vs other
Installs winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +196985% vs other
MAU winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +31708% vs other
Rating winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +3% vs other

Why Google Photos: Backup & Edit is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns roughly 111× more per month than PhotoPills - $3.93M vs $35.5K.
  2. Subscription model. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; PhotoPills relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Google Photos: Backup & Edit has ~238.7M lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~121K - 1970.8× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs 4 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.)?
$3.93M
$35.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$47.14M
$426.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
238.7M
121K
Monthly active users (est.)?
12.2M
38K
App Store rating
4.83★
4.71★
Total ratings
1.4M
2K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
0 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 →

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 $3.93M per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.5K. That is a 110.7× revenue gap (~$3.89M more per month for Google Photos: Backup & Edit). Annual revenue: Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $47.14M/year, PhotoPills ≈ $426.0K/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 238.7M estimated downloads vs 121K for PhotoPills - a 1970.8× gap. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.4M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K 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 4 tiers detected. PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" 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 1.4M ratings, PhotoPills 2K 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 $3.93M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit and $35.5K 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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