Kwai - Short Video Community vs NightCap Camera

Kwai - Short Video Community

JOYO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
App Store
$359.8K/mo
~$4.32M/yr · 1.6M installs
VS

NightCap Camera

RTD
App Store
$18.7K/mo
~$223.8K/yr · 234K installs
Revenue winner Kwai - Short Video Community wins +1829% vs other
Installs winner Kwai - Short Video Community wins +605% vs other
MAU winner Kwai - Short Video Community wins +999% vs other
Rating winner Kwai - Short Video Community wins +4% vs other

Why Kwai - Short Video Community is winning

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

  1. Kwai - Short Video Community earns roughly 19× more per month than NightCap Camera - $359.8K vs $18.7K.
  2. Subscription model. Kwai - Short Video Community runs a $21.68/mo subscription that compounds; NightCap Camera relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Kwai - Short Video Community has ~1.6M lifetime installs vs NightCap Camera's ~234K - 7.0× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Kwai - Short Video Community runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Kwai - Short Video Community
vs
NightCap Camera
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$359.8K
$18.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$4.32M
$223.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6M
234K
Monthly active users (est.)?
514K
47K
App Store rating
4.51★
4.36★
Total ratings
15K
3K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$21.68
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

Kwai - Short Video Community

JOYO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Feb 2, 2018
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
475.2 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
13.5.50
Languages
English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish
View full Kwai - Short Video Community report →

NightCap Camera

RTD
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD2.99
Released
Dec 12, 2013
Last updated
Oct 6, 2022
File size
6.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
9.9.1
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +6 more
View full NightCap Camera report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Kwai - Short Video Community or NightCap Camera? v
Kwai - Short Video Community earns about $359.8K per month, while NightCap Camera earns about $18.7K. That is a 19.3× revenue gap (~$341.1K more per month for Kwai - Short Video Community). Annual revenue: Kwai - Short Video Community ≈ $4.32M/year, NightCap Camera ≈ $223.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Kwai - Short Video Community or NightCap Camera? v
Kwai - Short Video Community leads with about 1.6M estimated downloads vs 234K for NightCap Camera - a 7.0× gap. Kwai - Short Video Community's App Store downloads are estimated from 15K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. NightCap Camera's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Kwai - Short Video Community and NightCap Camera 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 Kwai - Short Video Community and NightCap Camera offer? v
Kwai - Short Video Community: IAP range 10 tiers detected. NightCap Camera: no IAP detected on the public listing. Kwai - Short Video Community runs a "Subscription (~$21.68/mo)" monetization model; NightCap Camera runs "Paid app ($2.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Kwai - Short Video Community or NightCap Camera? v
Kwai - Short Video Community edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Kwai - Short Video Community 15K ratings, NightCap Camera 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Kwai - Short Video Community vs NightCap Camera revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $359.8K for Kwai - Short Video Community and $18.7K for NightCap Camera 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 Kwai - Short Video Community or NightCap Camera to a different App Store app? v
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