PhotoPills vs PowerDirector: AI Video Editor

PhotoPills

PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.0K/mo
~$420.3K/yr · 120K installs
VS

PowerDirector: AI Video Editor

CyberLink
App Store
$200.7K/mo
~$2.41M/yr · 3.3M installs
Revenue winner PowerDirector: AI Video Editor wins +473% vs other
Installs winner PowerDirector: AI Video Editor wins +2659% vs other
MAU winner PowerDirector: AI Video Editor wins +2650% vs other
Rating winner PhotoPills wins +1% vs other

Why PowerDirector: AI Video Editor is winning

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

  1. PowerDirector: AI Video Editor earns roughly 6× more per month than PhotoPills - $200.7K vs $35.0K.
  2. Subscription model. PowerDirector: AI Video Editor runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; PhotoPills relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. PowerDirector: AI Video Editor has ~3.3M lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~120K - 27.6× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. PowerDirector: AI Video Editor runs 9 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
PowerDirector: AI Video Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.0K
$200.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$420.3K
$2.41M
Lifetime installs (est.)
120K
3.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
1.0M
App Store rating
4.70★
4.64★
Total ratings
1K
30K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
9 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
View full PhotoPills report →

PowerDirector: AI Video Editor

CyberLink
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Dec 23, 2019
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
373.1 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
16.4.7
Languages
English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +9 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, PhotoPills or PowerDirector: AI Video Editor? v
PowerDirector: AI Video Editor earns about $200.7K per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.0K. That is a 5.7× revenue gap (~$165.7K more per month for PowerDirector: AI Video Editor). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $420.3K/year, PowerDirector: AI Video Editor ≈ $2.41M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or PowerDirector: AI Video Editor? v
PowerDirector: AI Video Editor leads with about 3.3M estimated downloads vs 120K for PhotoPills - a 27.6× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PowerDirector: AI Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 30K ratings.
Are PhotoPills and PowerDirector: AI Video 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 PowerDirector: AI Video Editor offer? v
PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. PowerDirector: AI Video Editor: IAP range 9 tiers detected. PhotoPills runs a "Paid app ($10.99)" monetization model; PowerDirector: AI Video Editor 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, PhotoPills or PowerDirector: AI Video Editor? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 1K ratings, PowerDirector: AI Video Editor 30K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs PowerDirector: AI Video Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.0K for PhotoPills and $200.7K for PowerDirector: AI Video 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 PowerDirector: AI Video Editor to a different App Store app? v
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