PhotoPills vs RunwayML
PhotoPills
PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.5K/mo
~$425.7K/yr · 121K installs
VS
RunwayML
runwayml
App Store
$152.7K/mo
~$1.83M/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner
RunwayML wins
+330% vs other
Installs winner
RunwayML wins
+946% vs other
MAU winner
RunwayML wins
+930% vs other
Rating winner
PhotoPills wins
+5% vs other
Why RunwayML is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- RunwayML earns roughly 4× more per month than PhotoPills - $152.7K vs $35.5K.
- Subscription model. RunwayML runs a $15.00/mo subscription that compounds; PhotoPills relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. RunwayML has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~121K - 10.5× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. RunwayML runs 10 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
RunwayML
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.5K
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$152.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$425.7K
▶
$1.83M
Lifetime installs (est.)
121K
▶
1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
▶
394K
App Store rating
4.71★
◀
4.48★
Total ratings
2K
▶
12K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$15.00
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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10 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
- Apr 18, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 28, 2026
- File size
- 116.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 88.0.0
- Languages
- English
PhotoPills trajectory
RunwayML trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoPills or RunwayML? v
RunwayML earns about $152.7K per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.5K. That is a 4.3× revenue gap (~$117.2K more per month for RunwayML). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $425.7K/year, RunwayML ≈ $1.83M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or RunwayML? v
RunwayML leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 121K for PhotoPills - a 10.5× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. RunwayML's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings.
Are PhotoPills 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 PhotoPills and RunwayML offer? v
PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. RunwayML: IAP range 10 tiers detected. PhotoPills runs a "Paid app ($10.99)" 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, PhotoPills or RunwayML? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 2K ratings, RunwayML 12K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs RunwayML revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.5K for PhotoPills and $152.7K 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 PhotoPills or RunwayML to a different App Store app? v
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