Snapchat vs Twitch: Live Streaming
Snapchat
Snap, Inc.
App Store
$60.39M/mo
~$724.71M/yr · 3.0B installs
VS
Twitch: Live Streaming
Twitch Interactive, Inc.
App Store
$46.42M/mo
~$557.04M/yr · 458.8M installs
Revenue winner
Snapchat wins
+30% vs other
Installs winner
Snapchat wins
+554% vs other
MAU winner
Snapchat wins
+486% vs other
Rating winner
Twitch: Live Streaming wins
+5% vs other
Why Snapchat is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Subscription model. Snapchat runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Twitch: Live Streaming relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Snapchat has ~3.0B lifetime installs vs Twitch: Live Streaming's ~458.8M - 6.5× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Snapchat ranks #6 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.
Snapchat
vs
Twitch: Live Streaming
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$60.39M
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$46.42M
Annual revenue (est.)
$724.71M
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$557.04M
Lifetime installs (est.)
3.0B
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458.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
850.0M
◀
145.0M
App Store rating
4.50★
▶
4.72★
Total ratings
5.8M
◀
2.7M
US grossing rank
#6
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 13, 2011
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- 349.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 13.91.1.0
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +29 more
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 26, 2011
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 369.6 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 29.3
- Languages
- Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +22 more
Snapchat trajectory
Twitch: Live Streaming trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Snapchat or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Snapchat earns about $60.39M per month, while Twitch: Live Streaming earns about $46.42M. That is a 1.3× revenue gap (~$13.97M more per month for Snapchat). Annual revenue: Snapchat ≈ $724.71M/year, Twitch: Live Streaming ≈ $557.04M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Snapchat or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Snapchat leads with about 3.0B estimated downloads vs 458.8M for Twitch: Live Streaming - a 6.5× gap. Snapchat's App Store downloads are estimated from 5.8M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Twitch: Live Streaming's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.7M ratings.
Are Snapchat 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 Snapchat and Twitch: Live Streaming offer? v
Snapchat: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Twitch: Live Streaming: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Snapchat runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #6" 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, Snapchat or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Twitch: Live Streaming edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Snapchat 5.8M ratings, Twitch: Live Streaming 2.7M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Snapchat vs Twitch: Live Streaming revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $60.39M for Snapchat and $46.42M 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 Snapchat or Twitch: Live Streaming to a different App Store app? v
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