Instagram vs ProperShot

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$12.28M/mo
~$147.40M/yr · 1.6B installs
VS

ProperShot

Nodalview
App Store
$47/mo
~$562/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner Instagram wins +26134251% vs other
Installs winner Instagram wins +401768369% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +22014611% vs other
Rating winner Instagram wins +29% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

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

  1. Instagram earns roughly 261344× more per month than ProperShot - $12.28M vs $47.
  2. Premium pricing. Instagram charges $14.99/mo vs ProperShot's $12.42/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs ProperShot's ~400 - 4017684.7× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Instagram sits at 4.69★ vs 3.63★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Instagram
vs
ProperShot
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$12.28M
$47
Annual revenue (est.)
$147.40M
$562
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6B
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
25.7M
116.8
App Store rating
4.69★
3.63★
Total ratings
29.2M
8
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$14.99
$12.42
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
3 tiers

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 6, 2010
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
561.2 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
436.0.0
Languages
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
View full Instagram report →

ProperShot

Nodalview
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Sep 2, 2022
Last updated
Mar 30, 2026
File size
117.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
4.20.5
Languages
English, French, Spanish
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instagram or ProperShot? v
Instagram earns about $12.28M per month, while ProperShot earns about $47. That is a 261343.5× revenue gap (~$12.28M more per month for Instagram). Annual revenue: Instagram ≈ $147.40M/year, ProperShot ≈ $562/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Instagram or ProperShot? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 400 for ProperShot - a 4017684.7× gap. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. ProperShot's App Store downloads are estimated from 8 ratings.
Are Instagram and ProperShot 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 ProperShot offer? v
Instagram: IAP range 2 tiers detected. ProperShot: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Instagram runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)" monetization model; ProperShot runs "Subscription (~$12.42/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Instagram or ProperShot? v
Instagram edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.6 (gap of 1.1 stars). Rating volume: Instagram 29.2M ratings, ProperShot 8 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instagram vs ProperShot revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $12.28M for Instagram and $47 for ProperShot 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 ProperShot to a different App Store app? v
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