LumaFusion vs Video Star
LumaFusion
Luma Touch LLC
App Store
$2.17M/mo
~$26.03M/yr · 2.7M installs
VS
Video Star
Frontier Design Group
App Store
$572.8K/mo
~$6.87M/yr · 9.8M installs
Revenue winner
LumaFusion wins
+279% vs other
Installs winner
Video Star wins
+262% vs other
MAU winner
Video Star wins
+244% vs other
Rating winner
LumaFusion wins
+17% vs other
Why LumaFusion is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- LumaFusion earns roughly 4× more per month than Video Star - $2.17M vs $572.8K.
- Premium pricing. LumaFusion charges $9.99/mo vs Video Star's $5.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Better app store reviews. LumaFusion sits at 4.75★ vs 4.07★ - 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.
LumaFusion
vs
Video Star
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.17M
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$572.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$26.03M
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$6.87M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.7M
▶
9.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
860K
▶
3.0M
App Store rating
4.75★
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4.07★
Total ratings
25K
▶
89K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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$5.99
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
▶
8 tiers
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- USD29.99
- Released
- Dec 22, 2016
- Last updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- File size
- 235.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 5.5.0
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +7 more
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 28, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 20, 2026
- File size
- 535.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 15.2.2
- Languages
- Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French +16 more
LumaFusion trajectory
Video Star trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, LumaFusion or Video Star? v
LumaFusion earns about $2.17M per month, while Video Star earns about $572.8K. That is a 3.8× revenue gap (~$1.60M more per month for LumaFusion). Annual revenue: LumaFusion ≈ $26.03M/year, Video Star ≈ $6.87M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, LumaFusion or Video Star? v
Video Star leads with about 9.8M estimated downloads vs 2.7M for LumaFusion - a 3.6× gap. LumaFusion's App Store downloads are estimated from 25K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Video Star's App Store downloads are estimated from 89K ratings.
Are LumaFusion and Video Star 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 LumaFusion and Video Star offer? v
LumaFusion: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Video Star: IAP range 8 tiers detected. LumaFusion runs a "Paid app ($29.99)" monetization model; Video Star runs "Subscription (~$5.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, LumaFusion or Video Star? v
LumaFusion edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: LumaFusion 25K ratings, Video Star 89K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these LumaFusion vs Video Star revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.17M for LumaFusion and $572.8K for Video Star 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 LumaFusion or Video Star to a different App Store app? v
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