Instagram vs Video Editor ·

Instagram

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$12.20M/mo
~$146.36M/yr · 1.6B installs
VS

Video Editor ·

Luni
App Store
$1.46M/mo
~$17.49M/yr · 32.7M installs
Revenue winner Instagram wins +737% vs other
Installs winner Instagram wins +4774% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +230% vs other
Rating winner Instagram wins +1% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

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

  1. Instagram earns roughly 8× more per month than Video Editor · - $12.20M vs $1.46M.
  2. Premium pricing. Instagram charges $14.99/mo vs Video Editor ·'s $7.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs Video Editor ·'s ~32.7M - 48.7× 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
Video Editor ·
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$12.20M
$1.46M
Annual revenue (est.)
$146.36M
$17.49M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6B
32.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
25.5M
7.7M
App Store rating
4.69★
4.67★
Total ratings
29.0M
218K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$14.99
$7.99
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
9 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
View full Instagram report →

Video Editor ·

Luni
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 10, 2018
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
242.1 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.21.0
Languages
English, French, Italian, Chinese, Spanish
View full Video Editor · report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instagram or Video Editor ·? v
Instagram earns about $12.20M per month, while Video Editor · earns about $1.46M. That is a 8.4× revenue gap (~$10.74M more per month for Instagram). Annual revenue: Instagram ≈ $146.36M/year, Video Editor · ≈ $17.49M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Instagram or Video Editor ·? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 32.7M for Video Editor · - a 48.7× gap. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Video Editor ·'s App Store downloads are estimated from 218K ratings.
Are Instagram and Video 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.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Instagram and Video Editor · offer? v
Instagram: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Video Editor ·: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Instagram runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)" monetization model; Video Editor · runs "Subscription (~$5.83/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Instagram or Video Editor ·? v
Instagram edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Instagram 29.0M ratings, Video Editor · 218K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instagram vs Video Editor · revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $12.20M for Instagram and $1.46M for Video 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 Video Editor · to a different App Store app? v
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