Snapchat vs Video Star
Snapchat
Snap, Inc.
App Store
$55.34M/mo
~$664.13M/yr · 3.0B installs
VS
Video Star
Frontier Design Group
App Store
$572.7K/mo
~$6.87M/yr · 9.8M installs
Revenue winner
Snapchat wins
+9563% vs other
Installs winner
Snapchat wins
+30470% vs other
MAU winner
Snapchat wins
+28676% vs other
Rating winner
Snapchat wins
+11% vs other
Why Snapchat is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Snapchat earns roughly 97× more per month than Video Star - $55.34M vs $572.7K.
- Aggressive pricing. Snapchat undercuts at $4.99/mo vs $5.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Snapchat has ~3.0B lifetime installs vs Video Star's ~9.8M - 305.7× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Snapchat sits at 4.51★ vs 4.07★ - 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.
Snapchat
vs
Video Star
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$55.34M
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$572.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$664.13M
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$6.87M
Lifetime installs (est.)
3.0B
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9.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
850.0M
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3.0M
App Store rating
4.51★
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4.07★
Total ratings
5.9M
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89K
US grossing rank
#7
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Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
▶
$5.99
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
▶
8 tiers
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 13, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- 361.3 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 14.12.0.48
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +29 more
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 28, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 20, 2026
- File size
- 535.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 15.2.2
- Languages
- Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French +16 more
Snapchat trajectory
Video Star trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Snapchat or Video Star? v
Snapchat earns about $55.34M per month, while Video Star earns about $572.7K. That is a 96.6× revenue gap (~$54.77M more per month for Snapchat). Annual revenue: Snapchat ≈ $664.13M/year, Video Star ≈ $6.87M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Snapchat or Video Star? v
Snapchat leads with about 3.0B estimated downloads vs 9.8M for Video Star - a 305.7× gap. Snapchat's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.9M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Video Star's App Store downloads are estimated from 89K ratings.
Are Snapchat and Video Star 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 Snapchat and Video Star offer? v
Snapchat: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Video Star: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Snapchat runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #7" monetization model; Video Star runs "Subscription (~$5.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Snapchat or Video Star? v
Snapchat edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Snapchat 5.9M ratings, Video Star 89K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Snapchat vs Video Star revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $55.34M for Snapchat and $572.7K for Video Star 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 Snapchat or Video Star to a different App Store app? v
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