Threads vs YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$10.44M/mo
~$125.28M/yr · 349.6M installs
VS
YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live
YouNow, Inc.
App Store
$453.5K/mo
~$5.44M/yr · 3.2M installs
Revenue winner
Threads wins
+2202% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+10865% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+1669% vs other
Rating winner
Threads wins
+3% vs other
Why Threads is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Threads earns roughly 23× more per month than YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live - $10.44M vs $453.5K.
- Premium pricing. Threads charges $12.99/mo vs YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live's $9.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Threads has ~349.6M lifetime installs vs YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live's ~3.2M - 109.6× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Threads
vs
YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$10.44M
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$453.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$125.28M
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$5.44M
Lifetime installs (est.)
349.6M
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3.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
24.8M
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1.4M
App Store rating
4.64★
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4.51★
Total ratings
2.1M
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29K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
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$9.99
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
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10 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 5, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 199.6 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 436.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
- 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
Threads trajectory
YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Threads or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live? v
Threads earns about $10.44M per month, while YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live earns about $453.5K. That is a 23.0× revenue gap (~$9.99M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: Threads ≈ $125.28M/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, Threads or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live? v
Threads leads with about 349.6M estimated downloads vs 3.2M for YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live - a 109.6× gap. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live's App Store downloads are estimated from 29K ratings.
Are Threads 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 Threads and YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live offer? v
Threads: IAP range 4 tiers detected. YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Threads runs a "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)" 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, Threads or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live? v
Threads edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Threads 2.1M ratings, YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live 29K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Threads vs YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $10.44M for Threads 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 Threads or YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live to a different App Store app? v
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