AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Top Photo and Video Apps in Costa Rica Q4 2025
Explore the performance of the leading photo and video apps in Costa Rica during Q4 2025, with insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Costa Rica's top photo and video applications on the unified platform showed varied performance metrics. This analysis, based on data from Sensor Tower, highlights the trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for the leading apps in this category.
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor from Bytedance Pte. Ltd, experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $26.6K in the last week of December. Downloads surged towards the end of the quarter, reaching approximately 17.1K. Active users fluctuated but culminated in a strong finish with over 317K.
Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor saw a steady revenue stream, maintaining around $19K in early December before dropping to about $14.3K by the end of the month. Downloads declined over the quarter, ending at nearly 4K, while active users decreased from over 267K to around 169K.
YouTube by Google showed a consistent increase in revenue, closing the quarter at approximately $53.6K. Weekly downloads varied, with a peak of 6.5K in mid-October, while active users remained robust, averaging around 3.4M throughout the quarter.
KICK - Live Streaming experienced a revenue increase, ending December with $1.1K. Downloads were volatile, spiking to 15.8K in mid-October and closing the year with 8.5K. Active users showed a slight decrease, settling at about 27K.
Instagram maintained a steady presence with revenue tapering off slightly to $2.5K by year-end. Downloads showed an upward trend, reaching 17.4K in late December, and active users remained stable, finishing at over 1.1M.
These insights from Sensor Tower provide a snapshot of the dynamic landscape of photo and video applications in Costa Rica, reflecting user engagement and monetization trends during this period. For more detailed insights, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive analytics.