CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs Twitch: Live Streaming

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
$14.18M/mo
~$170.17M/yr · 189.3M installs
VS

Twitch: Live Streaming

Twitch Interactive, Inc.
App Store
$7.52M/mo
~$90.26M/yr · 464.6M installs
Revenue winner CapCut: Photo & Video Editor wins +89% vs other
Installs winner Twitch: Live Streaming wins +145% vs other
MAU winner Twitch: Live Streaming wins +42% vs other
Rating winner Twitch: Live Streaming wins +2% vs other

Why CapCut: Photo & Video Editor is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns roughly 2× more per month than Twitch: Live Streaming - $14.18M vs $7.52M.
  2. Subscription model. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs a $7.99/mo subscription that compounds; Twitch: Live Streaming relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Charts placement. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ranks #16 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor
vs
Twitch: Live Streaming
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$14.18M
$7.52M
Annual revenue (est.)
$170.17M
$90.26M
Lifetime installs (est.)
189.3M
464.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
16.7M
23.7M
App Store rating
4.62★
4.72★
Total ratings
1.1M
2.7M
US grossing rank
#16
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Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
10 tiers

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Bytedance Pte. Ltd
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Apr 14, 2020
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
744.5 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
18.4.0
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian +14 more
View full CapCut: Photo & Video Editor report →

Twitch: Live Streaming

Twitch Interactive, Inc.
App Store
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Released
Oct 26, 2011
Last updated
Jun 22, 2026
File size
374.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
30.0
Languages
Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +22 more
View full Twitch: Live Streaming report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns about $14.18M per month, while Twitch: Live Streaming earns about $7.52M. That is a 1.9× revenue gap (~$6.66M more per month for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor). Annual revenue: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ≈ $170.17M/year, Twitch: Live Streaming ≈ $90.26M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Twitch: Live Streaming leads with about 464.6M estimated downloads vs 189.3M for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor - a 2.5× gap. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Twitch: Live Streaming's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.7M ratings.
Are CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and Twitch: Live Streaming 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 CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and Twitch: Live Streaming offer? v
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Twitch: Live Streaming: IAP range 10 tiers detected. CapCut: Photo & Video Editor runs a "Subscription (~$7.50/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #16" monetization model; Twitch: Live Streaming runs "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Twitch: Live Streaming edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor 1.1M ratings, Twitch: Live Streaming 2.7M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these CapCut: Photo & Video Editor vs Twitch: Live Streaming revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $14.18M for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor and $7.52M for Twitch: Live Streaming 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 CapCut: Photo & Video Editor or Twitch: Live Streaming to a different App Store app? v
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