PhotoPills vs Prequel: Photo & Video Editor
PhotoPills
PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.5K/mo
~$426.0K/yr · 121K installs
VS
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor
Prequel Inc.
App Store
$323.3K/mo
~$3.88M/yr · 50.6M installs
Revenue winner
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins
+811% vs other
Installs winner
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins
+41657% vs other
MAU winner
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins
+20778% vs other
Rating winner
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor wins
+1% vs other
Why Prequel: Photo & Video Editor is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Prequel: Photo & Video Editor earns roughly 9× more per month than PhotoPills - $323.3K vs $35.5K.
- Subscription model. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor runs a $1.25/mo subscription that compounds; PhotoPills relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor has ~50.6M lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~121K - 417.6× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
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PhotoPills
vs
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.5K
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$323.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$426.0K
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$3.88M
Lifetime installs (est.)
121K
▶
50.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
▶
8.0M
App Store rating
4.71★
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4.74★
Total ratings
2K
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337K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$1.25
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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4 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 29, 2018
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 361.9 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 2.95
- Languages
- English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese +9 more
PhotoPills trajectory
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoPills or Prequel: Photo & Video Editor? v
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor earns about $323.3K per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.5K. That is a 9.1× revenue gap (~$287.8K more per month for Prequel: Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $426.0K/year, Prequel: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $3.88M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or Prequel: Photo & Video Editor? v
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor leads with about 50.6M estimated downloads vs 121K for PhotoPills - a 417.6× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 337K ratings.
Are PhotoPills and Prequel: Photo & 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 Prequel: Photo & Video Editor offer? v
PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. Prequel: Photo & Video Editor: IAP range 4 tiers detected. PhotoPills runs a "Paid app ($10.99)" monetization model; Prequel: Photo & Video Editor runs "Subscription (~$1.25/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, PhotoPills or Prequel: Photo & Video Editor? v
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 2K ratings, Prequel: Photo & Video Editor 337K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs Prequel: Photo & Video Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.5K for PhotoPills and $323.3K for Prequel: Photo & 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 Prequel: Photo & Video Editor to a different App Store app? v
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