PhotoPills vs The Darkroom Lab
PhotoPills
PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.1K/mo
~$420.6K/yr · 120K installs
VS
The Darkroom Lab
The Darkroom
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 4K installs
Revenue winner
PhotoPills wins
+3505100% vs other
Installs winner
PhotoPills wins
+2890% vs other
MAU winner
PhotoPills wins
+3103% vs other
Rating winner
PhotoPills wins
+24% vs other
Why PhotoPills is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- PhotoPills earns roughly 35051× more per month than The Darkroom Lab - $35.1K vs $0.
- Bigger install base. PhotoPills has ~120K lifetime installs vs The Darkroom Lab's ~4K - 29.9× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. PhotoPills sits at 4.70★ vs 3.79★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
PhotoPills
vs
The Darkroom Lab
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.1K
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$420.6K
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
120K
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4K
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
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1K
App Store rating
4.70★
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3.79★
Total ratings
1K
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80
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 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
- Sep 18, 2020
- Last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- File size
- 92.1 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 4.6.0
- Languages
- English
PhotoPills trajectory
The Darkroom Lab trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoPills or The Darkroom Lab? v
PhotoPills earns about $35.1K per month, while The Darkroom Lab earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$35.1K more per month for PhotoPills). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $420.6K/year, The Darkroom Lab ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or The Darkroom Lab? v
PhotoPills leads with about 120K estimated downloads vs 4K for The Darkroom Lab - a 29.9× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Darkroom Lab's App Store downloads are estimated from 80 ratings.
Are PhotoPills and The Darkroom Lab 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.
Do PhotoPills and The Darkroom Lab have in-app purchases? v
PhotoPills does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. The Darkroom Lab does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: PhotoPills runs "Paid app ($10.99)", The Darkroom Lab runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, PhotoPills or The Darkroom Lab? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.8 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 1K ratings, The Darkroom Lab 80 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs The Darkroom Lab revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.1K for PhotoPills and $0 for The Darkroom Lab 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 The Darkroom Lab to a different App Store app? v
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