PhotoPills vs VIEWFINDR
PhotoPills
PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.5K/mo
~$426.0K/yr · 121K installs
VS
VIEWFINDR
ImagoTerra UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
App Store
$3/mo
~$38/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner
PhotoPills wins
+1183100% vs other
Installs winner
PhotoPills wins
+30180% vs other
MAU winner
PhotoPills wins
+32446% vs other
Rating winner
PhotoPills wins
+25% vs other
Why PhotoPills is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- PhotoPills earns roughly 11832× more per month than VIEWFINDR - $35.5K vs $3.
- Bigger install base. PhotoPills has ~121K lifetime installs vs VIEWFINDR's ~400 - 302.8× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. PhotoPills sits at 4.71★ vs 3.75★ - 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
VIEWFINDR
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.5K
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$3
Annual revenue (est.)
$426.0K
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$38
Lifetime installs (est.)
121K
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400
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
◀
117.6
App Store rating
4.71★
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3.75★
Total ratings
2K
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4
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$0.99
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
- Apr 13, 2025
- Last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- File size
- 161.9 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 4.3.3
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
PhotoPills trajectory
VIEWFINDR trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoPills or VIEWFINDR? v
PhotoPills earns about $35.5K per month, while VIEWFINDR earns about $3. That is a 11832.0× revenue gap (~$35.5K more per month for PhotoPills). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $426.0K/year, VIEWFINDR ≈ $38/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, PhotoPills or VIEWFINDR? v
PhotoPills leads with about 121K estimated downloads vs 400 for VIEWFINDR - a 302.8× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. VIEWFINDR's App Store downloads are estimated from 4 ratings.
Are PhotoPills and VIEWFINDR 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 VIEWFINDR offer? v
PhotoPills: no IAP detected on the public listing. VIEWFINDR: IAP range 4 tiers detected. PhotoPills runs a "Paid app ($10.99)" monetization model; VIEWFINDR runs "Subscription (~$0.83/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, PhotoPills or VIEWFINDR? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 3.8 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 2K ratings, VIEWFINDR 4 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs VIEWFINDR revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.5K for PhotoPills and $3 for VIEWFINDR 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 VIEWFINDR to a different App Store app? v
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