How much do Photo & Video apps make?
The #25 Photo & Video app on the App Store makes about $7.8M a month in App Store spend, and the #100 app about $710K, by AppTrendKit's estimates.
Estimated App Store spend over the last 30 days, worldwide, before Apple's cut. Updated October 25, 2026.
Revenue by rank in Photo & Video
What the app at each position earns and downloads in a month, ranking Photo & Video apps by estimated revenue and by estimated downloads separately.
| Position in Photo & Video | Revenue a month | Downloads a month |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | $7.8M | 500K |
| #50 | $2.6M | 260K |
| #100 | $710K | 140K |
| #200 | $79K | 58K |
515
Photo & Video apps make $10K or more a month
183
Photo & Video apps make $100K or more a month
86
Photo & Video apps make $1M or more a month
The top-earning Photo & Video apps
Ranked by estimated App Store spend over the last 30 days. Figures for the 300 biggest apps on the App Store are free; the rest open with Pro.
What this means if you are building a Photo & Video app
Revenue falls steeply down the ranks: the #25 Photo & Video app makes about 11 times as much as the #100 app. Reaching the top 100 earners takes about $710K a month in App Store spend; a top 25 place takes about $7.8M.
515 of the 17,525 Photo & Video apps we track make an estimated $10K a month or more. Most apps in the category earn far less, so size an idea against apps close to where you can realistically start, not against the leaders.
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Climbing in Photo & Video this week
The biggest climbers on the US Photo & Video Top Free chart, Oct 12–18, 2026, from our weekly App Store report.
- AI Catch: AI Video Generator
Up 24 places to #46
- AI Video Generator - Vixel
Up 19 places to #20
- 101cam - Film & Digital Camera
Up 18 places to #66
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Questions
How much do Photo & Video apps make?
The #25 Photo & Video app on the App Store makes about $7.8M a month in App Store spend, and the #100 app about $710K, by AppTrendKit's estimates.
How many Photo & Video apps make more than $10K a month?
515 Photo & Video apps on the App Store make an estimated $10K or more a month in App Store spend, 183 make $100K or more and 86 make $1M or more. We track 17,525 Photo & Video apps; most of them earn far less than the apps on the grossing charts.
How much does it take to be a top 100 Photo & Video app?
About $710K a month in App Store spend: that is what the #100 Photo & Video app by revenue makes, by our estimates. The #25 app makes about $7.8M.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are AppTrendKit estimates of what users spend in the App Store over the last 30 days, before Apple's cut, worldwide. We model them from App Store chart positions in markets around the world, ratings and pricing. Ads and sales outside the App Store are not included.
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