Instagram vs Video to Live ◦

Instagram

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

Video to Live ◦

Anish Modan
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 236K installs
Revenue winner Instagram wins +1219648200% vs other
Installs winner Instagram wins +676974% vs other
MAU winner Instagram wins +53265% vs other
Rating winner Instagram wins +3% vs other

Why Instagram is winning

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

  1. Instagram earns roughly 12196482× more per month than Video to Live ◦ - $12.20M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Instagram runs a $14.99/mo subscription that compounds; Video to Live ◦ relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Instagram has ~1.6B lifetime installs vs Video to Live ◦'s ~236K - 6770.7× 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 to Live ◦
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$12.20M
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$146.36M
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6B
236K
Monthly active users (est.)?
25.5M
48K
App Store rating
4.69★
4.55★
Total ratings
29.0M
3K
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
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 to Live ◦

Anish Modan
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Jul 29, 2020
Last updated
Dec 11, 2022
File size
97.3 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.4
Languages
English
View full Video to Live ◦ report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instagram or Video to Live ◦? v
Instagram earns about $12.20M per month, while Video to Live ◦ earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$12.20M more per month for Instagram). Annual revenue: Instagram ≈ $146.36M/year, Video to Live ◦ ≈ $0/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 to Live ◦? v
Instagram leads with about 1.6B estimated downloads vs 236K for Video to Live ◦ - a 6770.7× gap. Instagram's App Store downloads are estimated from 29.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Video to Live ◦'s App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Instagram and Video to Live ◦ 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 to Live ◦ offer? v
Instagram: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Video to Live ◦: no IAP detected on the public listing. Instagram runs a "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)" monetization model; Video to Live ◦ runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Instagram or Video to Live ◦? v
Instagram edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Instagram 29.0M ratings, Video to Live ◦ 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instagram vs Video to Live ◦ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $12.20M for Instagram and $0 for Video to Live ◦ 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 to Live ◦ to a different App Store app? v
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