Netflix vs Twitch: Live Streaming
Netflix
Netflix, Inc.
App Store
$5.77M/mo
~$69.22M/yr · 610.7M installs
VS
Twitch: Live Streaming
Twitch Interactive, Inc.
Google Play
$1.98M/mo
~$23.79M/yr · 357.3M installs
Revenue winner
Netflix wins
+191% vs other
Installs winner
Netflix wins
+71% vs other
MAU winner
Netflix wins
+1% vs other
Rating winner
Netflix wins
+18% vs other
Why Netflix is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Netflix earns roughly 3× more per month than Twitch: Live Streaming - $5.77M vs $1.98M.
- Subscription model. Netflix runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; Twitch: Live Streaming relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Netflix has ~610.7M lifetime installs vs Twitch: Live Streaming's ~357.3M - 1.7× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Netflix runs 5 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.
Netflix
vs
Twitch: Live Streaming
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.77M
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$1.98M
Annual revenue (est.)
$69.22M
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$23.79M
Lifetime installs (est.)
610.7M
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357.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
14.0M
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13.9M
App Store rating
4.75★
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4.01★
Total ratings
6.8M
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5.7M
US grossing rank
#84
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$19.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
5 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 1, 2010
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 193.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 18.38.0
- Languages
- Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +25 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 20, 2015
- Last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Netflix trajectory
Twitch: Live Streaming trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Netflix or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Netflix earns about $5.77M per month, while Twitch: Live Streaming earns about $1.98M. That is a 2.9× revenue gap (~$3.79M more per month for Netflix). Annual revenue: Netflix ≈ $69.22M/year, Twitch: Live Streaming ≈ $23.79M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Netflix or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Netflix leads with about 610.7M estimated downloads vs 357.3M for Twitch: Live Streaming - a 1.7× gap. Netflix's App Store downloads are estimated from 6.8M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Twitch: Live Streaming reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Netflix and Twitch: Live Streaming in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment 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 Netflix and Twitch: Live Streaming offer? v
Netflix: IAP range 5 tiers detected. Twitch: Live Streaming: IAP range $0.99 - $1,598.00 per item. Netflix runs a "Subscription (~$19.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #84" monetization model; Twitch: Live Streaming runs "Free + IAP (tiers not exposed by store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Netflix or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Netflix edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Netflix 6.8M ratings, Twitch: Live Streaming 245K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Netflix vs Twitch: Live Streaming revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.77M for Netflix and $1.98M for Twitch: Live Streaming are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - 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 Netflix or Twitch: Live Streaming to a different App Store app? v
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