The Darkroom Lab vs Unsharp
The Darkroom Lab
The Darkroom
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 4K installs
VS
Unsharp
北北 宋
App Store
$11/mo
~$127/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner
Unsharp wins
+1100% vs other
Installs winner
The Darkroom Lab wins
+900% vs other
MAU winner
The Darkroom Lab wins
+867% vs other
Rating winner
Unsharp wins
+11% vs other
Why Unsharp is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Unsharp earns roughly 11× more per month than The Darkroom Lab - $11 vs $0.
- Better app store reviews. Unsharp sits at 4.20★ vs 3.79★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
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The Darkroom Lab
vs
Unsharp
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$11
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$127
Lifetime installs (est.)
4K
◀
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
1K
◀
122
App Store rating
3.79★
▶
4.20★
Total ratings
80
◀
5
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 18, 2020
- Last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- File size
- 92.1 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 4.6.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- USD0.99
- Released
- Aug 9, 2024
- Last updated
- Dec 19, 2025
- File size
- 28.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.2.3
- Languages
- English, Korean, Chinese
The Darkroom Lab trajectory
Unsharp trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, The Darkroom Lab or Unsharp? v
Unsharp earns about $11 per month, while The Darkroom Lab earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$11 more per month for Unsharp). Annual revenue: The Darkroom Lab ≈ $0/year, Unsharp ≈ $127/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, The Darkroom Lab or Unsharp? v
The Darkroom Lab leads with about 4K estimated downloads vs 400 for Unsharp - a 10.0× gap. The Darkroom Lab's App Store downloads are estimated from 80 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Unsharp's App Store downloads are estimated from 5 ratings.
Are The Darkroom Lab and Unsharp 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 The Darkroom Lab and Unsharp have in-app purchases? v
The Darkroom Lab does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Unsharp does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: The Darkroom Lab runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Unsharp runs "Paid app ($0.99)".
Which has better ratings, The Darkroom Lab or Unsharp? v
Unsharp edges ahead with ★ 4.2 vs ★ 3.8 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: The Darkroom Lab 80 ratings, Unsharp 5 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these The Darkroom Lab vs Unsharp revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for The Darkroom Lab and $11 for Unsharp 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 The Darkroom Lab or Unsharp to a different App Store app? v
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