Instagram vs Slow Shutter Cam

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$12.19M/mo
~$146.28M/yr · 1.6B installs
VS

Slow Shutter Cam

Cogitap Software
App Store
$17.6K/mo
~$210.6K/yr · 220K installs
Revenue winner Instagram wins +69341% vs other
Installs winner Instagram wins +724303% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +36812% vs other
Rating winner Instagram wins +2% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

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

  1. Instagram earns roughly 694× more per month than Slow Shutter Cam - $12.19M vs $17.6K.
  2. Subscription model. Instagram runs a $14.99/mo subscription that compounds; Slow Shutter Cam relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs Slow Shutter Cam's ~220K - 7244.0× 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
Slow Shutter Cam
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$12.19M
$17.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$146.28M
$210.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6B
220K
Monthly active users (est.)?
25.5M
69K
App Store rating
4.69★
4.62★
Total ratings
29.0M
3K
US grossing rank
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$14.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
0 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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Slow Shutter Cam

Cogitap Software
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD2.99
Released
Feb 23, 2010
Last updated
Apr 7, 2026
File size
4.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
6.3.5
Languages
English, Japanese, Chinese, Chinese
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instagram or Slow Shutter Cam? v
Instagram earns about $12.19M per month, while Slow Shutter Cam earns about $17.6K. That is a 694.4× revenue gap (~$12.17M more per month for Instagram). Annual revenue: Instagram ≈ $146.28M/year, Slow Shutter Cam ≈ $210.6K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Instagram or Slow Shutter Cam? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 220K for Slow Shutter Cam - a 7244.0× gap. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Slow Shutter Cam's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Instagram and Slow Shutter Cam 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 Slow Shutter Cam offer? v
Instagram: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Slow Shutter Cam: no IAP detected on the public listing. Instagram runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)" monetization model; Slow Shutter Cam runs "Paid app ($2.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Instagram or Slow Shutter Cam? v
Instagram edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Instagram 29.0M ratings, Slow Shutter Cam 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instagram vs Slow Shutter Cam revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $12.19M for Instagram and $17.6K for Slow Shutter Cam 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 Slow Shutter Cam to a different App Store app? v
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