Medal vs KICK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Medal
Easily capture, upload, and share your gaming moments from PC or console. Watch friends' clips, discover trending content, and post your own highlights directly to social media.
- Capture PC and console game clips
- Watch friends' and trending clips
- Upload clips in 1080p 60fps
- Share directly to social media
- Create private links for sharing
- Sync PC clips to mobile app
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Medal is the easiest clipping app where you can capture and share your gaming moments! We created the Medal mobile app because we wanted a place where you can easily access and share your gaming clips with friends. Things you can do on our mobile app: Watch • Watch your friends clips • New & trending gaming clips • Favorite clips and save them to your profile Share • Access your PC game clips • Free 1080p 60fps uploads • Post your game clips instantly • Create private links to share with friends • Share your clips directly to any other social apps including Discord, TikTok, Instagram and more! Record on PC Download Medal Desktop (medal.tv/desktop) onto your PC and your sessions will show up instantly on the mobile app! • Press one hotkey to record what just happened on-screen • Lightweight on GPU with minimal impact to game performance Upload console gaming clips: • Sync your account with Medal to access your console game clips For feedback and questions, please contact us via our social media: Discord https://www.medal.tv/discord Twitter https://x.com/medal_tv Instagram https://www.instagram.com/medal.tv Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Medal.tv/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/medaltv Terms of Service https://medal.tv/terms
KICK
This live streaming platform connects creators with their communities in real-time. Viewers can engage with content, participate in internet culture, and enjoy an ad-free experience. Creators benefit from favorable revenue splits and the freedom to multistream.
- Live streaming platform
- Creator communities
- Real-time chat
- Ad-free viewing
- Multistreaming capability
- Creator incentive program
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KICK’s a live streaming platform where creators kick it with their communities. (Yeah, we said the thing…) Our creators march to the beat of their own drum, as do we, disrupting our opps with a 95-5 subscription split, our creator incentive program, and the freedom to multistream. That’s why the likes of xQc, Asmongold, and MaxHolloway all pick KICK. For viewers, it’s the fear of missing out that compels them to tune in, the chance to be part of internet culture, all in real-time and ad-free. but lets be real, no one reads these, so if youve made it this far, at least give the app 5 stars. it will good for my performance review. thanks :) P.S. Peep the boring stuff at https://kick.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://kick.com/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KICK at every 6 days against Medal's fortnightly. KICK also leads on ratings volume (140K vs 37K) and chart position (#15 vs #55). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Medal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and KICK sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Medal against 4.7 for KICK. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37K and 140K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Medal's written reviews are positive against 47% of KICK's.
Medal ships an update fortnightly, KICK every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Medal | KICK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better | 4.7 (140K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews — better | 47.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K | 140K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #55 | #15 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Medal B.V. | Kick Streaming |
Customer experience
Medal
KICK
User reviews
Medal
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for sharing clips
- 🚀 Smooth and fluid
- 👍 Convenient on PC and mobile
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Paywall for basic features
- 🐛 Unreliable uploads and downloads
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on iOS
KICK
From 140K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive app
- 🔒 No censorship
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 💡 Better revenue split for creators
- 👍 Potential to rival Twitch
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Inconsistent moderation
- 👎 Forced portrait mode on iPad
- 👎 Inability to follow/subscribe in-app
Bugs and requests
Medal
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clips not showing up in mobile app
- Audio issues and muting problems
- Uploading and sharing clips not working
- Slow performance and lagging on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add clipping functionality on mobile
- Ability to categorize and organize clips
- Improve mobile app UI and usability
- Expand platform support beyond PC and Xbox
KICK
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login and sign-up issues
- Unresponsive follow/subscribe buttons
- Cropped video player in landscape mode
- Disappearing chat messages
- Inconsistent stream quality and performance
Requested features
5 requests- Picture-in-picture mode
- Ability to view past chat logs
- Customizable notification settings
- Chromecast and AirPlay support
- Landscape mode support on iPad
In-app purchases
Medal
- Medal Gold Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Medal Gold Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Medal Gold Annual14 Days trial$66.991 Year
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- Medal Gold Annual14 Days trial$95.901 Year
KICK
- Sub T1 adinross$6.491 Month
- Sub T1 westcol$6.491 Month
- Sub T1 brucedropemoff$6.491 Month
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- Tier1 access for loochy$6.491 Month
- Tier1 access for kingwoolz$6.491 Month
- Tier1 access for ryda$6.491 Month
- Tier1 access for stackswopo$6.491 Month
- Sub T1 schlump$6.491 Month
- Sub T1 n3on$6.491 Month
- Tier1 access for yourrage$6.491 Month
- Sub T1 Nickmercs$6.491 Month
- Sub T1 trainwreckstv$6.491 Month
- Sub T1 odablock$6.491 Month
- Tier1 access for drchubzdpt$6.491 Month
- Tier1 access for lospollostv$6.491 Month
- 250 KICKs$3.99
- Gifted subscription Tier 1$6.49
- 500 KICKs$7.99
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- 1000 KICKs$15.49
- Gifted subscription x5 Tier 1$32.49
- Gifted subscription x10 Tier 1$64.90
- Gifted subscription x25 Tier 1$162.99
