Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
$22.18M/mo
~$266.19M/yr · 217.7M installs
VS

PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor

Cardinal Blue
App Store
$9.47M/mo
~$113.59M/yr · 307.2M installs
Revenue winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +134% vs other
Installs winner PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor wins +41% vs other
MAU winner PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor wins +41% vs other
Rating winner Google Photos: Backup & Edit wins +1% vs other

Why Google Photos: Backup & Edit is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns roughly 2× more per month than PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor - $22.18M vs $9.47M.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Google Photos: Backup & Edit
vs
PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$22.18M
$9.47M
Annual revenue (est.)
$266.19M
$113.59M
Lifetime installs (est.)
217.7M
307.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
69.2M
97.7M
App Store rating
4.82★
4.79★
Total ratings
1.3M
1.8M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
10 tiers

Google Photos: Backup & Edit

Google
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
May 28, 2015
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
397.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
7.75.0
Languages
Arabic, BN, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech +33 more
View full Google Photos: Backup & Edit report →

PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor

Cardinal Blue
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Jul 13, 2011
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
212.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
8.61.1
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +6 more
View full PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit earns about $22.18M per month, while PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor earns about $9.47M. That is a 2.3× revenue gap (~$12.72M more per month for Google Photos: Backup & Edit). Annual revenue: Google Photos: Backup & Edit ≈ $266.19M/year, PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor ≈ $113.59M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor? v
PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor leads with about 307.2M estimated downloads vs 217.7M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit - a 1.4× gap. Google Photos: Backup & Edit's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.3M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.8M ratings.
Are Google Photos: Backup & Edit and PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor 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 Google Photos: Backup & Edit and PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor offer? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit: IAP range 3 tiers detected. PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Google Photos: Backup & Edit runs a "Free + one-time IAP (3 tiers)" monetization model; PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor runs "Subscription (~$3.00/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor? v
Google Photos: Backup & Edit edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Google Photos: Backup & Edit 1.3M ratings, PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor 1.8M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Photos: Backup & Edit vs PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $22.18M for Google Photos: Backup & Edit and $9.47M for PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor 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 Google Photos: Backup & Edit or PicCollage: Magic Photo Editor to a different App Store app? v
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