JPics vs YouTube

JPics

捷 廖
App Store
$26/mo
~$317/yr · 1K installs
VS

YouTube

Google
App Store
$381.33M/mo
~$4.58B/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner YouTube wins +1466643119% vs other
Installs winner YouTube wins +499999900% vs other
MAU winner YouTube wins +1323529312% vs other
Rating winner YouTube wins +2% vs other

Why YouTube is winning

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

  1. YouTube earns roughly 14666432× more per month than JPics - $381.33M vs $26.
  2. Subscription model. YouTube runs a $20.99/mo subscription that compounds; JPics relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube has ~5.0B lifetime installs vs JPics's ~1K - 5000000.0× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. YouTube runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.

JPics
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$26
$381.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$317
$4.58B
Lifetime installs (est.)
1K
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
204
2.7B
App Store rating
4.60★
4.67★
Total ratings
20
47.1M
US grossing rank
-
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$20.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
4 tiers

JPics

捷 廖
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD0.99
Released
Apr 7, 2015
Last updated
Apr 22, 2024
File size
3.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
6.0.8
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +5 more
View full JPics report →

YouTube

Google
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Sep 11, 2012
Last updated
May 3, 2026
File size
341.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
21.18.4
Languages
AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
View full YouTube report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, JPics or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $381.33M per month, while JPics earns about $26. That is a 14666432.2× revenue gap (~$381.33M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: JPics ≈ $317/year, YouTube ≈ $4.58B/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, JPics or YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 1K for JPics - a 5000000.0× gap. JPics's App Store downloads are estimated from 20 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.1M ratings.
Are JPics and YouTube 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 JPics and YouTube offer? v
JPics: no IAP detected on the public listing. YouTube: IAP range 4 tiers detected. JPics runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; YouTube runs "Subscription (~$20.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #2". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, JPics or YouTube? v
YouTube edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: JPics 20 ratings, YouTube 47.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these JPics vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $26 for JPics and $381.33M for YouTube 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 JPics or YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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