Letterboxd vs YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live

Letterboxd

Letterboxd
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 9.7M installs
VS

YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live

YouNow, Inc.
App Store
$453.5K/mo
~$5.44M/yr · 3.2M installs
Revenue winner YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live wins +45354400% vs other
Installs winner Letterboxd wins +204% vs other
MAU winner Letterboxd wins +211% vs other
Rating winner Letterboxd wins +7% vs other

Why YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live is winning

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

  1. YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live earns roughly 453544× more per month than Letterboxd - $453.5K vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Letterboxd relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. More monetization surfaces. YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Letterboxd
vs
YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$453.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$5.44M
Lifetime installs (est.)
9.7M
3.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.4M
1.4M
App Store rating
4.82★
4.51★
Total ratings
88K
29K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 tiers

Letterboxd

Letterboxd
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Mar 15, 2016
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
134.6 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
4.12.3
Languages
English
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YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live

YouNow, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Mar 21, 2012
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
167.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
18.31.3
Languages
Arabic, English, German, Spanish
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Letterboxd or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live? v
YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live earns about $453.5K per month, while Letterboxd earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$453.5K more per month for YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live). Annual revenue: Letterboxd ≈ $0/year, YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live ≈ $5.44M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Letterboxd or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live? v
Letterboxd leads with about 9.7M estimated downloads vs 3.2M for YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live - a 3.0× gap. Letterboxd's App Store downloads are estimated from 88K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live's App Store downloads are estimated from 29K ratings.
Are Letterboxd and YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Letterboxd and YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live offer? v
Letterboxd: no IAP detected on the public listing. YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Letterboxd runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Letterboxd or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live? v
Letterboxd edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Letterboxd 88K ratings, YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live 29K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Letterboxd vs YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Letterboxd and $453.5K for YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Letterboxd or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live to a different App Store app? v
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