Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs YouTube
Google Photos: Backup & Edit
Google
App Store
$22.18M/mo
~$266.19M/yr · 217.7M installs
VS
YouTube
Google
App Store
$381.33M/mo
~$4.58B/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner
YouTube wins
+1619% vs other
Installs winner
YouTube wins
+2197% vs other
MAU winner
YouTube wins
+3800% vs other
Rating winner
Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins
+3% vs other
Why YouTube is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- YouTube earns roughly 17× more per month than Google Photos: Backup & Edit - $381.33M vs $22.18M.
- Subscription model. YouTube runs a $20.99/mo subscription that compounds; Google Photos: Backup & Edit relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. YouTube has ~5.0B lifetime installs vs Google Photos: Backup & Edit's ~217.7M - 23.0× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. YouTube runs 4 IAP tiers vs 3 - 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
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$22.18M
▶
$381.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$266.19M
▶
$4.58B
Lifetime installs (est.)
217.7M
▶
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
69.2M
▶
2.7B
App Store rating
4.82★
◀
4.67★
Total ratings
1.3M
▶
47.1M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$20.99
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
▶
4 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 11, 2012
- Last updated
- May 3, 2026
- File size
- 341.1 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 21.18.4
- Languages
- AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
Google Photos: Backup & Edit trajectory
YouTube trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $381.33M per month, while Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns about $22.18M. That is a 17.2× revenue gap (~$359.14M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $266.19M/year, YouTube ≈ $4.58B/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 YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 217.7M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit - a 23.0× gap. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.3M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.1M ratings.
Are Google Photos: Backup & Edit and YouTube 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 YouTube offer? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit: IAP range 3 tiers detected. YouTube: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a "Free + one-time IAP (3 tiers)" monetization model; YouTube runs "Subscription (~$20.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #2". 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 YouTube? 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, YouTube 47.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $22.18M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit and $381.33M for YouTube 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 YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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