PhotoPills vs Snapchat

PhotoPills

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

Snapchat

Snap, Inc.
App Store
$65.44M/mo
~$785.30M/yr · 3.0B installs
Revenue winner Snapchat wins +186732% vs other
Installs winner Snapchat wins +2509940% vs other
MAU winner Snapchat wins +2250463% vs other
Rating winner PhotoPills wins +4% vs other

Why Snapchat is winning

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

  1. Snapchat earns roughly 1868× more per month than PhotoPills - $65.44M vs $35.0K.
  2. Subscription model. Snapchat runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; PhotoPills relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Snapchat has ~3.0B lifetime installs vs PhotoPills's ~120K - 25100.4× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Snapchat runs 6 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
Snapchat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.0K
$65.44M
Annual revenue (est.)
$420.3K
$785.30M
Lifetime installs (est.)
120K
3.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
850.0M
App Store rating
4.70★
4.50★
Total ratings
1K
5.8M
US grossing rank
-
#5
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
6 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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Snapchat

Snap, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Jul 13, 2011
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
349.5 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
13.91.1.0
Languages
Arabic, BN, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +29 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, PhotoPills or Snapchat? v
Snapchat earns about $65.44M per month, while PhotoPills earns about $35.0K. That is a 1868.3× revenue gap (~$65.41M more per month for Snapchat). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $420.3K/year, Snapchat ≈ $785.30M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or Snapchat? v
Snapchat leads with about 3.0B estimated downloads vs 120K for PhotoPills - a 25100.4× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Snapchat's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.8M ratings.
Are PhotoPills and Snapchat 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 Snapchat offer? v
PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. Snapchat: IAP range 6 tiers detected. PhotoPills runs a "Paid app ($10.99)" monetization model; Snapchat runs "Subscription (~$4.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #5". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, PhotoPills or Snapchat? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 1K ratings, Snapchat 5.8M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs Snapchat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.0K for PhotoPills and $65.44M for Snapchat 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 Snapchat to a different App Store app? v
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