Kwai - Short Video Community vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Kwai - Short Video Community

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

Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
$2.65M/mo
~$31.83M/yr · 111.0M installs
Revenue winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +637% vs other
Installs winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +6637% vs other
MAU winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +1822% vs other
Rating winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +5% vs other

Why Photoshop Express Photo Editor is winning

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

  1. Photoshop Express Photo Editor earns roughly 7× more per month than Kwai - Short Video Community - $2.65M vs $359.8K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Photoshop Express Photo Editor undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $21.68/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Photoshop Express Photo Editor has ~111.0M lifetime installs vs Kwai - Short Video Community's ~1.6M - 67.4× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Kwai - Short Video Community
vs
Photoshop Express Photo Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$359.8K
$2.65M
Annual revenue (est.)
$4.32M
$31.83M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6M
111.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
514K
9.9M
App Store rating
4.51★
4.75★
Total ratings
15K
740K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$21.68
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
4 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 →

Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 9, 2009
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
398.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
26.26.0
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +20 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Kwai - Short Video Community or Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor earns about $2.65M per month, while Kwai - Short Video Community earns about $359.8K. That is a 7.4× revenue gap (~$2.29M more per month for Photoshop Express Photo Editor). Annual revenue: Kwai - Short Video Community ≈ $4.32M/year, Photoshop Express Photo Editor ≈ $31.83M/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 Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor leads with about 111.0M estimated downloads vs 1.6M for Kwai - Short Video Community - a 67.4× gap. Kwai - Short Video Community's App Store downloads are estimated from 15K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Photoshop Express Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 740K ratings.
Are Kwai - Short Video Community and Photoshop Express Photo 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 Kwai - Short Video Community and Photoshop Express Photo Editor offer? v
Kwai - Short Video Community: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Photoshop Express Photo Editor: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Kwai - Short Video Community runs a "Subscription (~$21.68/mo)" monetization model; Photoshop Express Photo Editor runs "Subscription (~$8.33/mo)". 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 Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Kwai - Short Video Community 15K ratings, Photoshop Express Photo Editor 740K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Kwai - Short Video Community vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $359.8K for Kwai - Short Video Community and $2.65M for Photoshop Express Photo 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 Kwai - Short Video Community or Photoshop Express Photo Editor to a different App Store app? v
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