Instories: AI Photo & Video vs Snapchat

Instories: AI Photo & Video

Ylee Studio LTD
App Store
$500.7K/mo
~$6.01M/yr · 4.9M installs
VS

Snapchat

Snap, Inc.
App Store
$55.34M/mo
~$664.13M/yr · 3.0B installs
Revenue winner Snapchat wins +10952% vs other
Installs winner Snapchat wins +61158% vs other
MAU winner Snapchat wins +54826% vs other
Rating winner Instories: AI Photo & Video wins +5% vs other

Why Snapchat is winning

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

  1. Snapchat earns roughly 111× more per month than Instories: AI Photo & Video - $55.34M vs $500.7K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Snapchat undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $14.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Snapchat has ~3.0B lifetime installs vs Instories: AI Photo & Video's ~4.9M - 612.6× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Snapchat runs 7 IAP tiers vs 5 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Instories: AI Photo & Video
vs
Snapchat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$500.7K
$55.34M
Annual revenue (est.)
$6.01M
$664.13M
Lifetime installs (est.)
4.9M
3.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.5M
850.0M
App Store rating
4.73★
4.51★
Total ratings
45K
5.9M
US grossing rank
-
#7
Cheapest monthly sub
$14.99
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
7 tiers

Instories: AI Photo & Video

Ylee Studio LTD
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Mar 10, 2019
Last updated
Jun 15, 2026
File size
456.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
5.112.1
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +7 more
View full Instories: AI Photo & Video report →

Snapchat

Snap, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Jul 13, 2011
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
363.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
14.13.0.53
Languages
Arabic, BN, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +29 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Instories: AI Photo & Video or Snapchat? v
Snapchat earns about $55.34M per month, while Instories: AI Photo & Video earns about $500.7K. That is a 110.5× revenue gap (~$54.84M more per month for Snapchat). Annual revenue: Instories: AI Photo & Video ≈ $6.01M/year, Snapchat ≈ $664.13M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Instories: AI Photo & Video or Snapchat? v
Snapchat leads with about 3.0B estimated downloads vs 4.9M for Instories: AI Photo & Video - a 612.6× gap. Instories: AI Photo & Video's App Store downloads are estimated from 45K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Snapchat's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.9M ratings.
Are Instories: AI Photo & Video and Snapchat 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 Instories: AI Photo & Video and Snapchat offer? v
Instories: AI Photo & Video: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Snapchat: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Instories: AI Photo & Video runs a "Subscription (~$10.00/mo)" monetization model; Snapchat runs "Subscription (~$4.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #7". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Instories: AI Photo & Video or Snapchat? v
Instories: AI Photo & Video edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Instories: AI Photo & Video 45K ratings, Snapchat 5.9M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Instories: AI Photo & Video vs Snapchat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $500.7K for Instories: AI Photo & Video and $55.34M for Snapchat 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 Instories: AI Photo & Video or Snapchat to a different App Store app? v
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