Paramount+ vs Twitch: Live Streaming

Paramount+

CBS Interactive
App Store
$39.17M/mo
~$470.06M/yr · 350.0M installs
VS

Twitch: Live Streaming

Twitch Interactive, Inc.
Google Play
$1.95M/mo
~$23.36M/yr · 352.0M installs
Revenue winner Paramount+ wins +1912% vs other
Installs winner Twitch: Live Streaming wins +1% vs other
MAU winner Paramount+ wins +654% vs other
Rating winner Paramount+ wins +16% vs other

Why Paramount+ is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Paramount+ earns roughly 20× more per month than Twitch: Live Streaming - $39.17M vs $1.95M.
  2. Subscription model. Paramount+ runs a $8.99/mo subscription that compounds; Twitch: Live Streaming relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Paramount+ runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  4. Better app store reviews. Paramount+ sits at 4.62★ vs 3.97★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Paramount+
vs
Twitch: Live Streaming
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$39.17M
$1.95M
Annual revenue (est.)
$470.06M
$23.36M
Lifetime installs (est.)
350.0M
352.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
100.8M
13.4M
App Store rating
4.62★
3.97★
Total ratings
856K
5.7M
US grossing rank
#7
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
0 tiers

Paramount+

CBS Interactive
App Store
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
Mar 14, 2013
Last updated
May 4, 2026
File size
159.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
15.17.0
Languages
English
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Twitch: Live Streaming

Twitch Interactive, Inc.
Google Play
Category
Entertainment
Price
Free
Released
May 20, 2015
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
VARY
Languages
-
View full Twitch: Live Streaming report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Paramount+ or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Paramount+ earns about $39.17M per month, while Twitch: Live Streaming earns about $1.95M. That is a 20.1× revenue gap (~$37.22M more per month for Paramount+). Annual revenue: Paramount+ ≈ $470.06M/year, Twitch: Live Streaming ≈ $23.36M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Paramount+ or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Twitch: Live Streaming leads with about 352.0M estimated downloads vs 350.0M for Paramount+ - a 1.0× gap. Paramount+'s App Store downloads are estimated from 856K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Twitch: Live Streaming reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Paramount+ 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 Paramount+ and Twitch: Live Streaming offer? v
Paramount+: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Twitch: Live Streaming: IAP range $0.99 - $1,598.00 per item. Paramount+ runs a "Subscription (~$8.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #7" 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, Paramount+ or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Paramount+ edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Paramount+ 856K ratings, Twitch: Live Streaming 244K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Paramount+ vs Twitch: Live Streaming revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $39.17M for Paramount+ and $1.95M 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 Paramount+ or Twitch: Live Streaming to a different App Store app? v
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