PhotoPills vs YouTube
PhotoPills
PhotoPills S.L.
App Store
$35.4K/mo
~$424.8K/yr · 121K installs
VS
YouTube
Google
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner
PhotoPills wins
+3540200% vs other
Installs winner
YouTube wins
+4138973% vs other
MAU winner
YouTube wins
+7072999% vs other
Rating winner
PhotoPills wins
+1% vs other
Why PhotoPills is winning
Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- PhotoPills earns roughly 35402× more per month than YouTube - $35.4K vs $0.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
PhotoPills
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$35.4K
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$424.8K
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
121K
▶
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
▶
2.7B
App Store rating
4.71★
◀
4.67★
Total ratings
2K
▶
47.8M
US grossing rank
-
▶
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
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 11, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 21, 2026
- File size
- 352.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 21.25.5
- Languages
- AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
PhotoPills trajectory
YouTube trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, PhotoPills or YouTube? v
PhotoPills earns about $35.4K per month, while YouTube earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$35.4K more per month for PhotoPills). Annual revenue: PhotoPills ≈ $424.8K/year, YouTube ≈ $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 YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 121K for PhotoPills - a 41390.7× gap. PhotoPills's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.8M ratings.
Are PhotoPills and YouTube 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 YouTube have in-app purchases? v
PhotoPills does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. YouTube does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: PhotoPills runs "Paid app ($10.99)", YouTube runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, PhotoPills or YouTube? v
PhotoPills edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: PhotoPills 2K ratings, YouTube 47.8M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these PhotoPills vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $35.4K for PhotoPills and $0 for YouTube 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 YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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