LumaFusion vs YouTube

LumaFusion

Luma Touch LLC
App Store
$2.16M/mo
~$25.93M/yr · 2.7M installs
VS

YouTube

Google
App Store
$381.33M/mo
~$4.58B/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner YouTube wins +17545% vs other
Installs winner YouTube wins +184930% vs other
MAU winner YouTube wins +315094% vs other
Rating winner LumaFusion wins +2% vs other

Why YouTube is winning

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

  1. YouTube earns roughly 176× more per month than LumaFusion - $381.33M vs $2.16M.
  2. Premium pricing. YouTube charges $20.99/mo vs LumaFusion's $9.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube has ~5.0B lifetime installs vs LumaFusion's ~2.7M - 1850.3× 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.

LumaFusion
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.16M
$381.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$25.93M
$4.58B
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.7M
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
857K
2.7B
App Store rating
4.75★
4.67★
Total ratings
25K
47.1M
US grossing rank
-
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
$20.99
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
4 tiers

LumaFusion

Luma Touch LLC
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD29.99
Released
Dec 22, 2016
Last updated
Mar 30, 2026
File size
234.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
5.4.4
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +7 more
View full LumaFusion 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
View full YouTube report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, LumaFusion or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $381.33M per month, while LumaFusion earns about $2.16M. That is a 176.5× revenue gap (~$379.17M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: LumaFusion ≈ $25.93M/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, LumaFusion or YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 2.7M for LumaFusion - a 1850.3× gap. LumaFusion's App Store downloads are estimated from 25K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.1M ratings.
Are LumaFusion 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 LumaFusion and YouTube offer? v
LumaFusion: IAP range 6 tiers detected. YouTube: IAP range 4 tiers detected. LumaFusion runs a "Paid app ($29.99)" 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, LumaFusion or YouTube? v
LumaFusion edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: LumaFusion 25K ratings, YouTube 47.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these LumaFusion vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.16M for LumaFusion 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 LumaFusion or YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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