PhotoPills vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor

PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.1K/mo
~$420.6K/yr · 120K installs
VS

Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
$2.65M/mo
~$31.79M/yr · 110.9M installs
Revenue winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +7459% vs other
Installs winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +92623% vs other
MAU winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +26015% vs other
Rating winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +1% vs other

Why Photoshop Express Photo Editor is winning

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

  1. Photoshop Express Photo Editor earns roughly 76× more per month than PhotoPills - $2.65M vs $35.1K.
  2. Subscription model. Photoshop Express Photo Editor runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; PhotoPills relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Photoshop Express Photo Editor has ~110.9M lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~120K - 927.2× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Photoshop Express Photo 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.

PhotoPills
vs
Photoshop Express Photo Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.1K
$2.65M
Annual revenue (est.)
$420.6K
$31.79M
Lifetime installs (est.)
120K
110.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
9.9M
App Store rating
4.70★
4.75★
Total ratings
1K
739K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
4 tiers

PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
USD10.99
Released
Mar 21, 2013
Last updated
Apr 16, 2026
File size
51.0 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
2.13.25
Languages
Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +3 more
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Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 9, 2009
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
388.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
26.17.0.8712
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +20 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, PhotoPills or Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor earns about $2.65M per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.1K. That is a 75.6× revenue gap (~$2.61M more per month for Photoshop Express Photo Editor). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $420.6K/year, Photoshop Express Photo Editor ≈ $31.79M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor leads with about 110.9M estimated downloads vs 120K for PhotoPills - a 927.2× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Photoshop Express Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 739K ratings.
Are PhotoPills and Photoshop Express Photo 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 PhotoPills and Photoshop Express Photo Editor offer? v
PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. Photoshop Express Photo Editor: IAP range 4 tiers detected. PhotoPills runs a "Paid app ($10.99)" monetization model; Photoshop Express Photo Editor runs "Subscription (~$8.33/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, PhotoPills or Photoshop Express Photo Editor? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 1K ratings, Photoshop Express Photo Editor 739K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.1K for PhotoPills and $2.65M for Photoshop Express Photo 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 PhotoPills or Photoshop Express Photo Editor to a different App Store app? v
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