STARZ vs Twitch: Live Streaming
STARZ
Starz Entertainment, LLC
App Store
$2.28M/mo
~$27.32M/yr · 49.7M installs
VS
Twitch: Live Streaming
Twitch Interactive, Inc.
Google Play
$1.95M/mo
~$23.36M/yr · 352.0M installs
Revenue winner
STARZ wins
+17% vs other
Installs winner
Twitch: Live Streaming wins
+608% vs other
MAU winner
STARZ wins
+9% vs other
Rating winner
STARZ wins
+21% vs other
Why STARZ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Subscription model. STARZ runs a $11.99/mo subscription that compounds; Twitch: Live Streaming relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. STARZ runs 7 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. STARZ sits at 4.81★ vs 3.97★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
- Charts placement. STARZ ranks #82 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
STARZ
vs
Twitch: Live Streaming
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.28M
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$1.95M
Annual revenue (est.)
$27.32M
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$23.36M
Lifetime installs (est.)
49.7M
▶
352.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
14.5M
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13.4M
App Store rating
4.81★
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3.97★
Total ratings
332K
▶
5.7M
US grossing rank
#82
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$11.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 1, 2012
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 53.2 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 8.16.0
- Languages
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 20, 2015
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
STARZ trajectory
Twitch: Live Streaming trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, STARZ or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
STARZ earns about $2.28M per month, while Twitch: Live Streaming earns about $1.95M. That is a 1.2× revenue gap (~$329.3K more per month for STARZ). Annual revenue: STARZ ≈ $27.32M/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, STARZ or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
Twitch: Live Streaming leads with about 352.0M estimated downloads vs 49.7M for STARZ - a 7.1× gap. STARZ's App Store downloads are estimated from 332K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Twitch: Live Streaming reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are STARZ 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 STARZ and Twitch: Live Streaming offer? v
STARZ: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Twitch: Live Streaming: IAP range $0.99 - $1,598.00 per item. STARZ runs a "Subscription (~$5.83/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #82" 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, STARZ or Twitch: Live Streaming? v
STARZ edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: STARZ 332K ratings, Twitch: Live Streaming 244K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these STARZ vs Twitch: Live Streaming revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.28M for STARZ 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.
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