Light | Long Exposure vs Prequel: Photo & Video Editor

Light | Long Exposure

Alexander Sukhanov
App Store
$380/mo
~$4.6K/yr · 14K installs
VS

Prequel: Photo & Video Editor

Prequel Inc.
App Store
$323.3K/mo
~$3.88M/yr · 50.6M installs
Revenue winner Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins +84988% vs other
Installs winner Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins +351122% vs other
MAU winner Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins +273265% vs other
Rating winner Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins +5% vs other

Why Prequel: Photo & Video Editor is winning

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

  1. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor earns roughly 851× more per month than Light | Long Exposure - $323.3K vs $380.
  2. Subscription model. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor runs a $1.25/mo subscription that compounds; Light | Long Exposure relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor has ~50.6M lifetime installs vs Light | Long Exposure's ~14K - 3512.2× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor 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.

Light | Long Exposure
vs
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$380
$323.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$4.6K
$3.88M
Lifetime installs (est.)
14K
50.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3K
8.0M
App Store rating
4.52★
4.74★
Total ratings
288
337K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$1.25
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
4 tiers

Light | Long Exposure

Alexander Sukhanov
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD0.99
Released
Apr 29, 2018
Last updated
Oct 31, 2020
File size
9.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.2.2
Languages
English, German, Russian
View full Light | Long Exposure report →

Prequel: Photo & Video Editor

Prequel Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Mar 29, 2018
Last updated
Jun 22, 2026
File size
361.9 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2.95
Languages
English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese +9 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Light | Long Exposure or Prequel: Photo & Video Editor? v
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor earns about $323.3K per month, while Light | Long Exposure earns about $380. That is a 850.9× revenue gap (~$323.0K more per month for Prequel: Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: Light | Long Exposure ≈ $4.6K/year, Prequel: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $3.88M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Light | Long Exposure or Prequel: Photo & Video Editor? v
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor leads with about 50.6M estimated downloads vs 14K for Light | Long Exposure - a 3512.2× gap. Light | Long Exposure's App Store downloads are estimated from 288 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 337K ratings.
Are Light | Long Exposure and Prequel: Photo & Video 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 Light | Long Exposure and Prequel: Photo & Video Editor offer? v
Light | Long Exposure: no IAP detected on the public listing. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Light | Long Exposure runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Prequel: Photo & Video Editor runs "Subscription (~$1.25/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Light | Long Exposure or Prequel: Photo & Video Editor? v
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Light | Long Exposure 288 ratings, Prequel: Photo & Video Editor 337K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Light | Long Exposure vs Prequel: Photo & Video Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $380 for Light | Long Exposure and $323.3K for Prequel: Photo & Video 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 Light | Long Exposure or Prequel: Photo & Video Editor to a different App Store app? v
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