PhotoPills vs RunwayML
PhotoPills
PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.1K/mo
~$420.6K/yr · 120K installs
VS
RunwayML
runwayml
App Store
$133.4K/mo
~$1.60M/yr · 1.1M installs
Revenue winner
RunwayML wins
+280% vs other
Installs winner
RunwayML wins
+824% vs other
MAU winner
RunwayML wins
+809% vs other
Rating winner
PhotoPills wins
+4% 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 - $133.4K vs $35.1K.
- Subscription model. RunwayML runs a $15.00/mo subscription that compounds; PhotoPills relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. RunwayML has ~1.1M lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~120K - 9.2× 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.)?
$35.1K
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$133.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$420.6K
▶
$1.60M
Lifetime installs (est.)
120K
▶
1.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
▶
344K
App Store rating
4.70★
◀
4.50★
Total ratings
1K
▶
10K
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
- May 9, 2026
- File size
- 86.1 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 78.0.0
- Languages
- English
PhotoPills trajectory
RunwayML trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoPills or RunwayML? v
RunwayML earns about $133.4K per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.1K. That is a 3.8× revenue gap (~$98.3K more per month for RunwayML). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $420.6K/year, RunwayML ≈ $1.60M/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 1.1M estimated downloads vs 120K for PhotoPills - a 9.2× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. RunwayML's App Store downloads are estimated from 10K 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 1K ratings, RunwayML 10K 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 $35.1K for PhotoPills and $133.4K 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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