Lightroom Photo & Video Editor vs The Darkroom Lab

Lightroom Photo & Video Editor

Adobe
Google Play
$7.82M/mo
~$93.83M/yr · 454.5M installs
VS

The Darkroom Lab

The Darkroom
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 9K installs
Revenue winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +781882100% vs other
Installs winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +5019115% vs other
MAU winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +802974% vs other
Rating winner Lightroom Photo & Video Editor wins +55% vs other

Why Lightroom Photo & Video Editor is winning

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

  1. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor earns roughly 7818821× more per month than The Darkroom Lab - $7.82M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor runs a $15.65/mo subscription that compounds; The Darkroom Lab relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor has ~454.5M lifetime installs vs The Darkroom Lab's ~9K - 50192.2× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor sits at 4.52★ vs 2.91★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Lightroom Photo & Video Editor
vs
The Darkroom Lab
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$7.82M
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$93.83M
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
454.5M
◀
9K
Monthly active users (est.)?
20.0M
◀
2K
App Store rating
4.52★
◀
2.91★
Total ratings
3.6M
◀
33
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$15.65
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers

Lightroom Photo & Video Editor

Adobe
Google Play
Category
Photography
Price
Free
Released
Jan 14, 2015
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
11.3.2
Languages
-
View full Lightroom Photo & Video Editor report →

The Darkroom Lab

The Darkroom
Google Play
Category
Photography
Price
Free
Released
Jul 13, 2023
Last updated
Jan 14, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
4.5.9
Languages
-
View full The Darkroom Lab report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Lightroom Photo & Video Editor or The Darkroom Lab? v
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor earns about $7.82M per month, while The Darkroom Lab earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$7.82M more per month for Lightroom Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: Lightroom Photo & Video Editor ≈ $93.83M/year, The Darkroom Lab ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Lightroom Photo & Video Editor or The Darkroom Lab? v
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor leads with about 454.5M estimated downloads vs 9K for The Darkroom Lab - a 50192.2× gap. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play. The Darkroom Lab reports 5,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Lightroom Photo & Video Editor and The Darkroom Lab in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Photography 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 Lightroom Photo & Video Editor and The Darkroom Lab offer? v
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor: IAP range $0.49 - $499.99 per item. The Darkroom Lab: no IAP detected on the public listing. Lightroom Photo & Video Editor runs a "Subscription (~$15.65/mo)" monetization model; The Darkroom Lab runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Lightroom Photo & Video Editor or The Darkroom Lab? v
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 2.9 (gap of 1.6 stars). Rating volume: Lightroom Photo & Video Editor 17K ratings, The Darkroom Lab 17 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Lightroom Photo & Video Editor vs The Darkroom Lab revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $7.82M for Lightroom Photo & Video Editor and $0 for The Darkroom Lab are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Photography) - 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 Lightroom Photo & Video Editor or The Darkroom Lab to a different Google Play app? v
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