PhotoColors vs RunwayML
PhotoColors
Haibin Wang
App Store
$28/mo
~$334/yr · 1K installs
VS
RunwayML
runwayml
App Store
$153.5K/mo
~$1.84M/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner
RunwayML wins
+548061% vs other
Installs winner
RunwayML wins
+115126% vs other
MAU winner
RunwayML wins
+114757% vs other
Rating winner
PhotoColors wins
+1% vs other
Why RunwayML is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- RunwayML earns roughly 5482× more per month than PhotoColors - $153.5K vs $28.
- Premium pricing. RunwayML charges $15.00/mo vs PhotoColors's $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. RunwayML has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs PhotoColors's ~1K - 1152.3× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. RunwayML runs 10 IAP tiers vs 3 - 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.
PhotoColors
vs
RunwayML
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$28
▶
$153.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$334
▶
$1.84M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1K
▶
1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
344.76
▶
396K
App Store rating
4.53★
◀
4.48★
Total ratings
17
▶
12K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
▶
$15.00
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 31, 2026
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- 10.1 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.06.25
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Chinese
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 18, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 116.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 89.0.0
- Languages
- English
PhotoColors trajectory
RunwayML trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoColors or RunwayML? v
RunwayML earns about $153.5K per month, while PhotoColors earns about $28. That is a 5481.6× revenue gap (~$153.5K more per month for RunwayML). Annual revenue: PhotoColors ≈ $334/year, RunwayML ≈ $1.84M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoColors or RunwayML? v
RunwayML leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 1K for PhotoColors - a 1152.3× gap. PhotoColors's App Store downloads are estimated from 17 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. RunwayML's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings.
Are PhotoColors and RunwayML 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 PhotoColors and RunwayML offer? v
PhotoColors: IAP range 3 tiers detected. RunwayML: IAP range 10 tiers detected. PhotoColors runs a "Subscription (~$2.50/mo)" monetization model; RunwayML runs "Subscription (~$12.00/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, PhotoColors or RunwayML? v
PhotoColors edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: PhotoColors 17 ratings, RunwayML 12K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoColors vs RunwayML revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $28 for PhotoColors and $153.5K for RunwayML 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 PhotoColors or RunwayML to a different App Store app? v
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