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.

  1. Threads earns roughly 23× more per month than YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live - $10.44M vs $453.5K.
  2. Premium pricing. Threads charges $12.99/mo vs YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live's $9.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. 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
$453.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$125.28M
$5.44M
Lifetime installs (est.)
349.6M
3.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
24.8M
1.4M
App Store rating
4.64★
4.51★
Total ratings
2.1M
29K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
10 tiers

Threads

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
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
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YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live

YouNow, Inc.
App Store
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
View full YouNow: Live Stream, Go Live report →

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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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