How many users does Snapseed have?

Estimated audience: ~152.0M lifetime downloads, ~6.7M monthly active users, and ~1.6M daily active users. Derived from ratings count × category installs-per-rating × age decay. US-storefront-equivalent — global audience can be 5-10× larger for internationally-distributed apps.

What apps are like Snapseed?

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What is Snapseed built with?

Our heuristic places Snapseed on the Native Android (Kotlin) stack (High confidence, 80%). Signals: app bundle size, category context, store-description markers, release-date era. We don't disassemble binaries. Alternative possibilities: Flutter.

Is Snapseed still actively maintained?

Maintenance status: Active (5% abandonment risk). Last shipped version was 20 days ago. The risk score combines time-since-last-update with Editor's Choice / curated featuring + user-base maturity adjustments.

When was Snapseed last updated?

Snapseed last shipped a new version on 2026-09-04 — less than a month ago. This is the date Apple / Google last accepted a new build, not a content-only push.

Snapseed is published by Google LLC on the Google Play Store. See the full publisher portfolio (other apps by the same developer) via the More by developer block on the product page above.

What is Snapseed's BU Score?

Snapseed has a BU Score of 84/100 (Excellent). The score combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetization model and revenue signals calibrated against founder-verified MRR anchors. See the BU Score formula.

Snapseed

Quality Score

Excellent

Snapseed

Name: Snapseed — app revenue, audience, build cost & risk profile
Creator: Bumetric
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Snapseed revenue, Snapseed app analytics, mobile app revenue estimate, Photography revenue, Android app revenue

by Google LLC

High confidence

4.7 Google Play rating

✍️ Bumetric analysis

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This photography app targets serious mobile photographers seeking advanced editing capabilities, putting it in direct competition with apps like Adobe Lightroom Mobile and VSCO. Its substantial user base, evidenced by over 1.7 million ratings, indicates robust traction and a mature, established product within the category. The consistent updates, with the latest in May 2024, suggest ongoing developer commitment. While currently free, the high engagement and professional feature set position Snapseed well for potential future monetization. Many successful photography editors in this space leverage a freemium model, offering core features for free and then monetizing through subscriptions for premium tools, cloud storage, or exclusive filter packs. Given Google's backing and the app's strong foundation, a similar upgrade path could unlock significant revenue without alienating its existing user base.

BU Score 84 · Excellent — strong product-market fit. The full Investment Matrix below scores 8 dimensions including monetisation, growth, and operational risk.

Track snapshot history and revenue forecast in the Performance section below.

💰 Forecast monthly revenue

—/mo

Founder-confirmed monthly revenue

BIG tier

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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE

5 snapshots on record

idle

Rating

4.7

Reviews

1,812,028 reviews

Forecast Revenue / mo

—

Snapshots tracked

since May 2026

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BU Investment Matrix

Concerning · 50/100BIG TIERbelow benchmarks

Growth Velocity

5.0

Founder Strength

6.8

Product Quality

9.5

Revenue Strength

0.0

Monetization Maturity

1.0

Defensibility

7.5

Market Position

0.0

Operational Safety

10.0

💰 Revenue: Pre-revenue or unknown — $0 - $0/mo · BIG tier · high confidence, trajectory unclear.
⭐ Quality: 4.73★ across 1,812,028 reviews — exceptional (top 1% in category).
📍 Market: Not yet charting in any of the 9 monitored markets.
📈 Growth: Insufficient signal to assess trajectory.
⚠️ Risk: Low — no material risk signals detected.

🎯 For competitors: Mixed picture. Worth competing if you have a clear UX or pricing edge — otherwise crowded segment.

💵 For acquirers: No verified revenue — acquisition only makes sense for tech / userbase / brand.

Composite of 8 dimensions computed deterministically from public signals — no LLM, every score traces back to a measurable input. Default weights shown; "compete" / "acquire" / "invest" lenses re-weight without re-fetching.

Range:

💰 Forecast Revenue / mo

MODEL

Revenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.

🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 9 of 9 triggers

Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:

High install base (1,812,028 ratings)METRIC		+$12,000
subscriptionREVIEW		+$2,500
Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC		+$2,200
5 starREVIEW		+$1,800
excellent appREVIEW		+$1,500
Mature app (13y old)METRIC		+$1,500
highly recommendREVIEW		+$1,400
slowREVIEW		−$1,200
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC		+$600

METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📥 Estimated Downloads / week

PROXY · ratings × 50/wk —

Industry-rule estimate (Sensor Tower / data.ai): one weekly install ≈ 50 new ratings. Solid points = tracked snapshots · faded line = pre-tracking model backfill.

📈 Reviews Growth

LIVE

Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.

⭐ Rating Trend

LIVE

Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

HISTORY

Each bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name: Snapseed
Developer: Google LLC
Bundle ID: com.niksoftware.snapseed
App Store URL: Open in App Store
Category: Photography
Content rating: Not found
Languages: Not found

Company

Website: support.google.com
Tagline: Not found
Description: Not found
Founded: Not found
HQ / Address: Not found
Employees: Not found
Logo: Not found

Revenue

Reported revenue signal / mo: Not found
AI revenue estimate / mo: Not found
AI annual estimate: Not found
Model estimate / mo: $459/mo
Top-grossing rank: Not found
All-time revenue: Not found
Pricing: Not found

Founder

Founder data not yet collected for this app.

Funding

Funding data not yet collected for this app.

Press & Links

Press & Links data not yet collected for this app.

Contacts & Socials

Contacts & Socials data not yet collected for this app.

Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.

📝 About this app

Snapseed is a complete and professional photo editor developed by Google. Pro-level tools, authentic film simulations, smart masking and more — all with no strings attached.

== KEY FEATURES ==

• No Strings Attached: Get 30+ pro tools and filters - no subscriptions, purchases, ads, or watermarks

• Vintage Styles: realistic film filters, plus Halation, Bloom, and Grain tools

• Smart Masking: Instantly and intelligently isolate subjects or backgrounds with a single tap for fast, targeted edits

• Batch Editing: Quickly apply your favorite looks and edits to multiple photos… View full description on the official store →

App Specs

🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →

🔖 vVaries with device🔄 updated 2w ago📂 Photography💰 Free🚀 Launched 2012 (13y old)

📅

What Worked™ · Development Pipeline

8 EVENTS TRACKED

Detected changes in this app over its tracked lifetime — each event links cause (what changed) to effect (what moved). Sorted newest first.See full history →Version history →

2026-09

⭐

Rating ↑ 3.61 → 4.73 (improved 1.12★)

2026-09

🔧

Shipped update — vVaries with device → vVaries with device

→ 30 days after: rating +1.12★ · reviews +61,288 medium · co-occurring

2026-07

🔧

Shipped update — vVaries with device → vVaries with device

→ 30 days after: rating +1.13★ · reviews +67,747 high confidence

2026-07

🔧

Shipped update — vVaries with device → vVaries with device

→ 30 days after: reviews +9,195 high confidence

2026-06

📸

Refreshed store screenshots — 8 of 8 updated

→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ · reviews +2,736 medium · co-occurring

2026-06

⭐

Rating ↓ 3.95 → 3.65 (dropped 0.30★)

→ 30 days after: rating −0.05★ · reviews +2,736 medium · co-occurring

2026-06

🔧

Shipped update — vVaries with device → vVaries with device

→ 30 days after: rating −0.35★ · reviews +7,925 low · multiple changes

2026-05

🚀

First tracked snapshot — initial data captured

→ 30 days after: rating −0.30★ · reviews +5,189 high confidence

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Store Page History

8 SCREENSHOT CHANGES

Every time a developer swaps a store screenshot we archive both versions. Compare side-by-side to see what messaging / visuals changed.

iPhone screenshots

Slot 1
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-12

Slot 2
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-12

Slot 3
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-12

Slot 4
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-12

Slot 5
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-12

Slot 6
2 ver.

2026-05-06

Now

2026-06-12

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ONE-TIME · BUILD 💰 Estimated build cost

$190K

↳ What it cost to build · not monthly revenue

Likely range $140K – $255K

$25K · MVP floor $100K · indie scale $500K+ · studio build

Synthetic estimate. Inputs: category complexity, file size, screen count, monetization layer, platform reach, age × team-size proxy. Calibrated against 2024-2026 indie-agency rate surveys. Full math + source list on /methodology.

Where the money goes

🧱 MVP baseline (design + 1-store ship)	+$28K
📱 5 unique screens × $4.5K	+$22K
⚙ Photography complexity ×1.35	+$17K
🌐 Cross-platform reach (iOS + Android)	+$37K
⚙ 13.8y maintenance × ~1-person team	+$82K

Total estimate $190K

👥 Estimated audience size

152.0M

Lifetime downloads (US-equivalent)

Monthly active

6.7M

Daily active

1.6M

Synthetic estimate from ratings × category benchmarks. Calibrated against 2024-2026 mobile-attribution retention + DAU/MAU reports. Numbers are US-storefront-equivalent — true global audience can be 5-10× larger for international apps. Full math + source list on /methodology.

How we sized it

📲 Photography engagement	~120 installs / rating
📅 13.8y of rating accumulation	-30%
🔁 Photography D30 retention	15%
📍 DAU / MAU stickiness	0.25

DAU / MAU 25% sticky

🛠 Estimated tech stack

🤖

Native Android (Kotlin)

High confidence · 80%

Also possible

Flutter

Heuristic guess from app bundle size, category, store description signals, and release-date stack era. Bumetric does not disassemble binaries — for binary-level certainty you would need an SDK intelligence tool or the manifest itself. Reasoning chain on the right. Full ruleset on /methodology.

Signals we read

🏷 Category context	Photography
📦 Compact Android bundle	→ Native Kotlin

💀 Maintenance status

Active

Last shipped 2026-09-04 · 20 days ago

0 · Active 50 · At risk 100 · Abandoned

Heuristic risk score from time-since-last-update + ratings velocity proxy + Editor's Choice / curated featuring signals. Calibrated against 2024-2025 app-store ranking decay reports. Not a guarantee — a quiet app with a healthy codebase looks the same as an abandoned one until something breaks. Full math on /methodology.

Risk signals

📅 20 days since last update

Active development

Verdict Active

📝 Description

BU Score · Transcendent

Full revenue analysis

Read the article-style breakdown for Snapseed: category rank, percentile, growth signal, comparable apps, and how the forecast is calibrated against verified-MRR anchors in this niche.

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