Instagram vs Lightroom: AI Photo Editor

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 1.6B installs
VS

Lightroom: AI Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 50.3M installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner Instagram wins +3094% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +221% vs other
Rating winner Lightroom: AI Photo Editor wins +2% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs Lightroom: AI Photo Editor's ~50.3M - 31.9× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Instagram
vs
Lightroom: AI Photo Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6B
50.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
25.7M
8.0M
App Store rating
4.69★
4.78★
Total ratings
29.2M
335K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 6, 2010
Last updated
Jun 22, 2026
File size
562.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
435.0.0
Languages
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
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Lightroom: AI Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Jun 22, 2014
Last updated
Jun 15, 2026
File size
337.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
11.4
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian +16 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instagram or Lightroom: AI Photo Editor? v
Lightroom: AI Photo Editor earns about $0 per month, while Instagram earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Instagram ≈ $0/year, Lightroom: AI Photo Editor ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Instagram or Lightroom: AI Photo Editor? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 50.3M for Lightroom: AI Photo Editor - a 31.9× gap. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Lightroom: AI Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 335K ratings.
Are Instagram and Lightroom: AI Photo Editor 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.
Do Instagram and Lightroom: AI Photo Editor have in-app purchases? v
Instagram does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Lightroom: AI Photo Editor does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Instagram runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Lightroom: AI Photo Editor runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Instagram or Lightroom: AI Photo Editor? v
Lightroom: AI Photo Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Instagram 29.2M ratings, Lightroom: AI Photo Editor 335K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instagram vs Lightroom: AI Photo Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Instagram and $0 for Lightroom: AI Photo Editor 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 Instagram or Lightroom: AI Photo Editor to a different App Store app? v
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