Photoshop Express Photo Editor vs YouTube

Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
$2.65M/mo
~$31.79M/yr · 110.9M installs
VS

YouTube

Google
App Store
$381.33M/mo
~$4.58B/yr · 5.0B installs
Revenue winner YouTube wins +14293% vs other
Installs winner YouTube wins +4409% vs other
MAU winner YouTube wins +27256% vs other
Rating winner Photoshop Express Photo Editor wins +2% vs other

Why YouTube is winning

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

  1. YouTube earns roughly 144× more per month than Photoshop Express Photo Editor - $381.33M vs $2.65M.
  2. Premium pricing. YouTube charges $20.99/mo vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor's $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. YouTube has ~5.0B lifetime installs vs Photoshop Express Photo Editor's ~110.9M - 45.1× the funnel top.
  4. Charts placement. YouTube ranks #2 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Photoshop Express Photo Editor
vs
YouTube
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.65M
$381.33M
Annual revenue (est.)
$31.79M
$4.58B
Lifetime installs (est.)
110.9M
5.0B
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.9M
2.7B
App Store rating
4.75★
4.67★
Total ratings
739K
47.1M
US grossing rank
-
#2
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
$20.99
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
=
4 tiers

Photoshop Express Photo Editor

Adobe Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 9, 2009
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
388.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
26.17.0.8712
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +20 more
View full Photoshop Express Photo Editor report →

YouTube

Google
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Sep 11, 2012
Last updated
May 3, 2026
File size
341.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
21.18.4
Languages
AF, SQ, AM, Arabic, HY, AZ +66 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Photoshop Express Photo Editor or YouTube? v
YouTube earns about $381.33M per month, while Photoshop Express Photo Editor earns about $2.65M. That is a 143.9× revenue gap (~$378.68M more per month for YouTube). Annual revenue: Photoshop Express Photo Editor ≈ $31.79M/year, YouTube ≈ $4.58B/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Photoshop Express Photo Editor or YouTube? v
YouTube leads with about 5.0B estimated downloads vs 110.9M for Photoshop Express Photo Editor - a 45.1× gap. Photoshop Express Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 739K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube's App Store downloads are estimated from 47.1M ratings.
Are Photoshop Express Photo Editor 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.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Photoshop Express Photo Editor and YouTube offer? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor: IAP range 4 tiers detected. YouTube: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Photoshop Express Photo Editor runs a "Subscription (~$8.33/mo)" monetization model; YouTube runs "Subscription (~$20.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #2". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Photoshop Express Photo Editor or YouTube? v
Photoshop Express Photo Editor edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Photoshop Express Photo Editor 739K ratings, YouTube 47.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Photoshop Express Photo Editor vs YouTube revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.65M for Photoshop Express Photo Editor and $381.33M 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 Photoshop Express Photo Editor or YouTube to a different App Store app? v
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