Instagram vs Unsharp

Instagram

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

Unsharp

北北 宋
App Store
$11/mo
~$127/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner Instagram wins +111664855% vs other
Installs winner Instagram wins +401768369% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +21076279% vs other
Rating winner Instagram wins +12% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

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

  1. Instagram earns roughly 1116650× more per month than Unsharp - $12.28M vs $11.
  2. Subscription model. Instagram runs a $14.99/mo subscription that compounds; Unsharp relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs Unsharp's ~400 - 4017684.7× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Instagram sits at 4.69★ vs 4.20★ - 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
Unsharp
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$12.28M
$11
Annual revenue (est.)
$147.40M
$127
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6B
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
25.7M
122
App Store rating
4.69★
4.20★
Total ratings
29.2M
5
US grossing rank
-
=
-
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
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 →

Unsharp

北北 宋
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD0.99
Released
Aug 9, 2024
Last updated
Jun 15, 2026
File size
11.3 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.3.2
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Chinese
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instagram or Unsharp? v
Instagram earns about $12.28M per month, while Unsharp earns about $11. That is a 1116649.5× revenue gap (~$12.28M more per month for Instagram). Annual revenue: Instagram ≈ $147.40M/year, Unsharp ≈ $127/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Instagram or Unsharp? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 400 for Unsharp - a 4017684.7× gap. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Unsharp's App Store downloads are estimated from 5 ratings.
Are Instagram and Unsharp 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 Unsharp offer? v
Instagram: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Unsharp: no IAP detected on the public listing. Instagram runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)" monetization model; Unsharp runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Instagram or Unsharp? v
Instagram edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Instagram 29.2M ratings, Unsharp 5 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instagram vs Unsharp revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $12.28M for Instagram and $11 for Unsharp 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 Unsharp to a different App Store app? v
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