Instagram vs PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$243.79M/mo
~$2.93B/yr · 1.6B installs
VS

PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker

JUPITER PALACE PTE. LTD.
App Store
$5.35M/mo
~$64.17M/yr · 17.3M installs
Revenue winner Instagram wins +4459% vs other
Installs winner Instagram wins +9136% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +9021% vs other
Rating winner PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker wins +4% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Instagram earns roughly 46× more per month than PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker - $243.79M vs $5.35M.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Instagram undercuts at $14.99/mo vs $29.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker's ~17.3M - 92.4× 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
PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$243.79M
$5.35M
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.93B
$64.17M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6B
17.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
504.0M
5.5M
App Store rating
4.69★
4.87★
Total ratings
29.0M
115K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$14.99
$29.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
8 tiers

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 6, 2010
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
546.4 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
428.2.0
Languages
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
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PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker

JUPITER PALACE PTE. LTD.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Aug 1, 2012
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
342.3 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
9.2.51
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek +16 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instagram or PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker? v
Instagram earns about $243.79M per month, while PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker earns about $5.35M. That is a 45.6× revenue gap (~$238.45M more per month for Instagram). Annual revenue: Instagram ≈ $2.93B/year, PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker ≈ $64.17M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Instagram or PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 17.3M for PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker - a 92.4× gap. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker's App Store downloads are estimated from 115K ratings.
Are Instagram and PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker 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 Instagram and PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker offer? v
Instagram: IAP range 2 tiers detected. PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Instagram runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)" monetization model; PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker runs "Subscription (~$29.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Instagram or PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker? v
PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Instagram 29.0M ratings, PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker 115K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instagram vs PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $243.79M for Instagram and $5.35M for PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker 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 PhotoGrid: Video Collage Maker to a different App Store app? v
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