Lensa AI: Photo Editor vs YouTube

Lensa AI: Photo Editor

Prisma labs, inc.
App Store
$952.6K/mo
~$11.43M/yr · 62.3M installs
VS

YouTube

Google
App Store
$381.33M/mo
~$4.58B/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner YouTube wins +39930% vs other
Installs winner YouTube wins +7930% vs other
MAU winner YouTube wins +27343% vs other
Rating winner Lensa AI: Photo Editor wins +0% vs other

Why YouTube is winning

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

  1. YouTube earns roughly 400× more per month than Lensa AI: Photo Editor - $381.33M vs $952.6K.
  2. Premium pricing. YouTube charges $20.99/mo vs Lensa AI: Photo Editor's $3.00/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube has ~5.0B lifetime installs vs Lensa AI: Photo Editor's ~62.3M - 80.3× the funnel top.
  4. Charts placement. YouTube ranks #2 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Lensa AI: Photo Editor
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$952.6K
$381.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$11.43M
$4.58B
Lifetime installs (est.)
62.3M
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.8M
2.7B
App Store rating
4.70★
4.67★
Total ratings
415K
47.1M
US grossing rank
-
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
$3.00
$20.99
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
4 tiers

Lensa AI: Photo Editor

Prisma labs, inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Nov 16, 2018
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
198.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
8.6.0
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese +3 more
View full Lensa AI: Photo Editor 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
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Lensa AI: Photo Editor or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $381.33M per month, while Lensa AI: Photo Editor earns about $952.6K. That is a 400.3× revenue gap (~$380.37M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: Lensa AI: Photo Editor ≈ $11.43M/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, Lensa AI: Photo Editor or YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 62.3M for Lensa AI: Photo Editor - a 80.3× gap. Lensa AI: Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 415K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.1M ratings.
Are Lensa AI: Photo Editor 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 Lensa AI: Photo Editor and YouTube offer? v
Lensa AI: Photo Editor: IAP range 7 tiers detected. YouTube: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Lensa AI: Photo Editor runs a "Subscription (~$3.00/mo)" 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, Lensa AI: Photo Editor or YouTube? v
Lensa AI: Photo Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Lensa AI: Photo Editor 415K ratings, YouTube 47.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Lensa AI: Photo Editor vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $952.6K for Lensa AI: Photo Editor 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 Lensa AI: Photo Editor or YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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